Episode 259: The Chosen

The Chosen is a remarkable TV series on two counts. It is the largest crowdfunded effort of its type, having raised more than $10 million and attracted over 150 million downloads over its two seasons. It also manages to depict stories from the New Testament in a way that is attractive to atheists and people of faith alike. Get Your Copy of Cooperation and Coercion Now!

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Quick Hits

https://katu.com/news/nation-world/students-at-no-2-business-school-struggle-to-identify-the-average-americans-salary

https://mcdc.missouri.edu/help/measures-of-income/

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/projects/college-mobility/university-of-pennsylvania

https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.abd0380

Foolishness of the Week

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-01-21/bezos-loses-20-billion-in-brutal-week-for-tech-billionaires

Topic of the Week

https://derraleves.com/certified-youtube-consultant/

https://www.316tees.com/blogs/316/the-chosen-highest-crowd-funded-media

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