{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Shock Absorber","title":"Kanye West, materialism, wealth and mental health","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/fd94a2d9\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":4047,"description":"Joel, Stu and Tim continue to review the culture of 2010s and 2020s, this time through the lens of Kanye West (now known as Ye). They explore if Christians should embrace or critique the ideas Kanye raises through his music of power, consumerism, wealth, materialism and mental health while also being wary of syncretising culture. There is always though, the unchanging nature of God and how He helps us to have conversations around such prevalent issues.\n03:24 Cultural Artefact: Kanye's Sunday Service Choir\n06:16 Background on Kanye West\n15:07 Displays of power and anti-institutionalism\n19:42 Being wary of syncretising culture\n23:48 Kanye's shifts with culture and mental health\n29:15 Kanye's Christianity\n36:25 How consumerism plays out in Australian society\n41:39 How do we have conversations about such issues?\n1:00:03 God remains the same\nDISCUSSED ON THIS EPISODE\nPolyphonic channel\nHow Kanye West Shaped the 2010s, by Polyphonic\nWhat is Kanye West's Sunday Service?\nKanye interrupts Taylor Swift at 2009 MTV VMAs\nThe Rise and Fall of Mars Hill\nIan Hussey\nDon't Waste Your Life, by John Piper\nAustralia II wins America's Cup\nPsalm 73\nJohn D. Rockefeller\nCONTACT US\nEmail: joel@shockabsorber.com.au\nDiscord: https://discord.gg/pv5bQgbs\nWebsite: shockabsorber.com.au","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}