When was Jesus actually born? Chapter Two: Why December?

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Listener Mail: One Moo To Rule Them All? Sleep Paralysis, McCasland Updates, Epstein Funded Telepathy, and More

In this weekly listener mail segment, Jmodaez hips Ben, Matt and Noel to Peter Thiel's funding of 'cowcollars'. Over on Spotify, Sasha prompts a conversation about why intelligence agencies love former Latter-day Saint missionaries. Sean shares a new experience with sleep paralys ...  Show more

The Future of Detention Centers

As the United States debate over immigration continues to rage, Uncle Sam is constructing hundreds of controversial detainment centers. The official reasoning is that these facilities will hold people until they are cleared or deported... but is that the entire story? In this epi ...  Show more

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