{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Shock Absorber","title":"Taylor Swift, egalitarianism and anti-institutionalism","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/b36e92e6\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3662,"description":"Stu, Tim and Joel continue to look at ministering in the world that we live in through the lens of the most influential artists of the time, in particular, Taylor Swift.\nTaylor's actions, impact and influence throughout the 2010s and 2020s give further credence to the idea of how social movements have caused ideas to replace economics in the structure of society. The church's response to these shifts, such as the myth of egalitarianism, the place of consumerism and wealth in society and anti-institutionalism depends on how we engage and/or embrace culture.\n03:48 Cultural Artefact - Look What You Made Me Do, by Taylor Swift\n08:40 Taylor's background and her cultural presence\n12:07 Ian Hussey's framework for cultural analysis\n20:19 Taylor's egalitarianism and anti-institutional stance\n29:02 How the Bible helps us understand egalitarian and hierarchical structures\n33:03 Social movements. Ideas replace economics\n45:00 The church's response and the role of the Shock Absorber\n55:55 The Bible's picture of the egalitarian-hierarchal dynamic\nWatch this episode on YouTube\n--------------------------------\nDISCUSSED ON THIS EPISODE\nPolyphonic's take on Taylor Swift\nTaylor Swift\nLook What You Made Me Do, by Taylor Swift\nIan Hussey\nEvery Single Album: Taylor Swift, by The Ringer\nTaylor Swift's letter to Apple\nTaylor Swift, Scooter Braun, her back catalogue\nThe Billionaire Space Race\nJeff Bezos\nAmazon workers' rights\nJeff Bezos & Tom Hanks going to space?\nExclusion and Embrace, by Miroslav Volf\nChrissy Teigen's social media\nMay '68 Paris Riots\nMiss Americana\nTaylor Swift sexual assault court case\nKesha court case\nMe Too Movement\nPhilippians 2\n--------------------------------\nCONTACT US\nEmail: joel@shockabsorber.com.au\nDiscord: https://discord.gg/Vb6g4JzD","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/Xefvzfzzrkbs1GjU01qCch0kUaJzwBthG2qO_sgqCm8/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/Lzg4NjYvMTU4NTEz/OTEyOS1hcnR3b3Jr/LmpwZw.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}