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Serpent Gods: The Legend of Nāga

In an increasingly secular world, people often look back on the past with a mixture of amusement and disdain: "Why," they ask, "would our ancestors really believe in fanciful things like demons, Gods, spirits and angels?" Yet in tonight's episode, Ben, Matt and Noel discover one ...  Show more

Listener Mail: A Ghost Story, Assassinations, Robot Etymology and More

In this week's listener mail segment: Poe inspires a conversation about the End of Ownership. Chewy Black Heart asks the guys for more about missing scientists. Nikki explores the Bell Witch Cave.They don't want you to read our book.: https://static.macmillan.com/static/fib/stuff ...  Show more

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