Dr. Keri Thomas joins us to talk about medieval manuscripts, death, and the possibility of digital resurrection. Are we entering a digital dark age, or are our mortal souls bound for the cloud?
Highlights:
[0:00] CoRri tells Keri and Marko about Europe's werewolf trials
[28:53] We dive right in with an introduction to Dr. Keri Thomas that spirals into a discussion of how digitization and resurrection are related
[66:03] We talk about the super metal way medieval manuscripts were made, how people would have read them, and how people lived so closely acquainted with death
[91:42] We talk a bit more about the Voynich Manuscript, which we discussed at length on the Laydown Podcast! Go listen!
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Stuff we referenced:
Ep: 183: a baby-eating dingo & tourist (death) traps
Ep. 182: plane theft & nonce hunters
Ep. 181: toxic landscapes & extreme protest
Ep. 180: The Toynbee Tiles & Media Gambles
Extra: The Doomsday Clock
Ep. 179: the coffee's too hot and so is the planet
Ep. 178: a soviet hero, mercury mayhem, & the thing about documentaries
Ep. 177: a scientology scandal & a brief history of assassination
Ep. 176: the ethics of AI art
Ep. 175: irish america & feral children
Special Sneak Peak! JoAG Fancave Ep. 1: The Others
Ep. 174: a real mean serial killer & a royal conspiracy
Ep. 173: chiropractic quackery & tiktok pranksters
Gaza Supersode
Ep. 172: gaza pt. 4: but do you condemn hamas?
Ep. 171: gaza pt. 3: oil, anticommunism, & the rapture
Ep. 170: gaza pt. 2: the brits & the making of israel
Ep. 169: gaza pt. 1: american imperialism
Ep. 168: chasing the humane execution
Ep. 167: sasquatches & spiritual warfare
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