{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/69666b1d023744df11faeaa1/699dc27198d184ee560a509c?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"6. TOO BLESSED TO STRESS: What's really at stake","description":"<p>In the final episode of BTS: TBTS, we zoom out from personal origin story to cultural stakes, asking why stories like <em>Too Blessed to Stress</em> matter right now.</p><p><br></p><p>With publication just days away, Alli reflects on what six weeks of deep excavation—of faith, influence, media, and power—revealed about the world her novel is entering. This episode explores influencer culture as an economic system, the normalization of Christian ideology online, and how seemingly “harmless” platforms can shape belief, politics, and real-world consequences. It’s a closing argument for nuance, media literacy, and taking our feeds a little more seriously.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>In this episode:</strong></p><ul><li>Why media about influencers matters in the first place</li><li>Why books about influencers deserve to be more than “beach reads”</li><li>The risks of commodifying belief through platforms and branding</li><li>What fictional groups like the Moral Mavens reveal about real-world power</li><li>How online influence connects to political polarization and cultural movements</li></ul><p><br></p><h3>Links:</h3><ul><li><a href=\"https://allihoffkosik.com/too-blessed-to-stress\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Too Blessed to Stress</em> — available for pre-order now</a></li><li><a href=\"https://allihoffkosik.com/too-blessed-to-stress-events\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Events for <em>Too Blessed to Stress</em></a></li><li>Follow Alli on Instagram: <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/allihoffkosik\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@allihoffkosik</a></li><li>Follow Alli on Substack: <a href=\"https://allihoffkosik.substack.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Getting It Alli Together</a></li></ul><p><br></p>","author_name":"Alli Hoff Kosik"}