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The Bear’s Burden of Perfection

Episode 101 • August 15, 2023

On the latest TC podcast, Josh, JR., and Joe look for signs of grace in the demanding, dysfunctional world of Hulu’s The Bear.

Show Notes

Julia York on ‘The Bear’s Inheritance of Shame.’

JR. Forasteros on ‘What Dying Churches Can Learn From The Bear.’

Joe George’s book, The Superpowers and the Glory.

Joe on Christopher Nolan’s sound design.

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JR. Forasteros is the teaching pastor at Catalyst Church in Dallas, Texas. He is also the author of Empathy for the Devil and co-host of the The Fascinating Podcast and In All Things Charity. Connect with him on Facebook or Twitter, or get his weekly Faith & Pop Culture newsletter.

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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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Josh Larsen is editor of 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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