Empathy (Tiger King, Never Rarely Sometimes Always)

04/27/20 • 36 min

Think Christian: A Faith and Pop Culture Podcast

The late film critic Roger Ebert once described movies as “empathy machines.” What’s a Christian understanding of empathy, and do Netflix’s Tiger King and the new indie film Never Rarely Sometimes Always embody it? Josh and Claude find scant signs in the tale of Joe Exotic, while Sarah joins Josh to discuss their more positive - if challenging - experience with Never Rarely.

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