Welcome to another exciting episode of "Is it a cult?" (Spoiler: yep!)
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints is one of the world's youngest and fastest-growing religions. It's also completely bonkers. In this week's supersized episode, Shane and Duncan marvel at the sheer awesome silliness of Mormonism and recount the unlikely story of the church's enigmatic con-artist founder, Joseph Smith.
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Episode Transcript
Scandals: Hollywood Edition
Superstition: Black cats and devils and mirrors, oh my
Unique, Strange, and Creepy Historical Humans
Scandals: Music and Murder
The Fermi Paradox, A.K.A ”Where are the Aliens?”
Armageddon, Ragnarok, and End Times
Weird and Obscure Facts about the Human body
The World’s Most-Hated Corporations
The Dark Side of Disney
Myths in the Modern World: The Olympians
Secret Societies
Human Superpowers
Pointless, Petty Wars
Pirates: Were they anything like the stereotype? (No. But kind of. But mostly no.)
UFOs ARE REAL (but they’re probably not aliens)
Medical Quackery: From snake oil to coca wine
More Misconceptions: If You Didn’t Know, Now You Know
More cults: Moonies, Jonestown, Heaven’s Gate
Idioms (common sayings): Mysteries Solved
Screwups and Blunders (Part 2)
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