Pod Only Knows #045 – Roko’s Basilisk, Pope Watch 2025, and Paula White
Kelly and John Roko’s Basilisk, the techbro thought experiment underlying Elon Musk’s zealous insanity, plus Pope news and Paula White
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Pod Only Knows #044 – The Lord of the Right: Tolkien, Fascism, and Race – with Marika Rose
Scholar Marika Rose joins Kelly and John to talk about why the far-right and religious zealots love Tolkien, and whether that’s justified.
Pod Only Knows #043 – The Gospel of J. Edgar Hoover with Lerone A. Martin
Scholar and author Lerone A. Martin joins Kelly and John to discuss his acclaimed book “The Gospel of J. Edgar Hoover”
Pod Only Knows #042 – Jason Kirk on “Hell Is A World Without You”
Jason Kirk joins Kelly and John to talk about his evangelical youth coming-of-age novel “Hell Is A World Without You”
Pod Only Knows #041 – A Load of Comstock – The life and times of Anthony Comstock
John tells Kelly all about Anthony Comstock, the Christian zealot and giant weirdo whose ghost is about to haunt your life
Pod Only Knows #040 – Did Dickens “Invent” Christmas? – with Kristen Hanley Cardozo
Victorianist Kristen Hanley Cardozo shares some of her expertise as we talk about spirits, Scrooges, and the real reasons for the season.
