Thanks to "fear of missing out," we desire both exclusive experiences (Fyre Festival) and endless things (Tidying Up). How might the gospel offer a calming counter?

Show Notes

Joel Mayward on the Fyre Festival documentaries.

Mockingbird article on FOMO.

Liz Wann on Tidying Up.

Joe George on True Detective.

John J. Thompson's Spotify playlist.

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Josh Larsen is senior producer for Think Christian and host/producer of the TC podcast. He's also the co-host of Filmspotting, as well as the author of Movies Are Prayers and Fear Not! A Christian Appreciation of Horror Movies. You can connect with him on Facebook, Twitter, and Letterboxd.

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Joe George is a contributor to the Partially Examined Life blog and Film Inquiry, and hosts the Renewed Mind Movie Talk video series. Find more of his work at joewriteswords.com and follow him on Twitter @jageorgeii.

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“JJT” has been chasing the thread dangling between eternal truths and temporal creative experiences for nearly three decades. He is a writer, a businessman, a father, an artist, and a seeker. Read more about him at True Tunes.

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Sarah Welch-Larson is the author of Becoming Alien, an examination of the Alien franchise through a feminist theological lens. She lives in Chicago with her husband, their dog, and about two dozen houseplants. You can follow her on Twitter @dodgyboffin.

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