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. 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
Ep. 166: global outlook fubar
Ep. 165: planes, trains, & ahhh!
Ep. 164: a JoAG family new year
Ep. 163: caves and car thefts
Ep. 162: JoAG gets tarot'd
Ep. 160: sleepwalkers
Ep. 159: park the panic
Ep. 158: death row stories
Ep. 157: the JoAG Halloween campfire
Ep. 156: dooming ourselves with medicine
Ep. 155: The boundaries of horror
Ep. 154: when people are objects
Ep. 153: Hospital hell pt. 4 – murderous medical professionals
Ep. 152: Hospital Hell pt. 3: emergency in the ER
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