Tune in this week to hear about the larger-than-life figure who shaped the course of history during the twilight years of Imperial Russia. From rubbing elbows with the social elite to serving as a trusted advisor to Russian nobility, Rasputin was an enigma. Fact or folklore, you decide as Tim shares stories about the man who was many things to many different people.
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Talking in Tongues and Prayer Healing
The Bible mentions speaking in tongues, but what is it and why does it occur? This week Zach shares stories of people speaking in tongues and presents them up next to the scientific investigations into what happens in the brain during an active glossolalia episode. In the second half of the show, prepare to throw away all your medicine and cancel your next doctor's appointment as the boys discuss the power of healing prayer! Does it work? (YES!) Is it real? (VERY!) And what has been observed in scientific studies? (Quite a lot actually). Tune in this week to learn all about these little understood religious phenomena.
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Out of Body Experiences and Near Death Experiences
There is no bigger question than 'what happens to us when we die.' This week Zach tackles it while talking about Out of Body Experiences (OBEs) and Near Death Experiences (NDEs) from Leslie Kean's book Surviving Death. What are they? What do people report experiencing? And what does science say about it all? Tune in this week to find out!
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The Stoned Ape Theory
Can we trace human intelligence, ingenuity, altruism and the growth of our brain back to our consumption of psychedelic mushrooms? With the help of Terrance McKenna, Tim and Zach try to piece together this trippy human mystery. Put on your headphones and stare at your blacklight posters, we're going on a wild ride!
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The Yonaguni Monument
Take a journey across land, sea, and time to hear about a mysterious underwater city in Japan. Situated only about 100 meters offshore and about 50 meters under the water are a collection of structures that not only evaded detection for thousands of years, but also left academics and archaeologists scratching their heads as to who or what put them there. Natural or man made? Could this monument hint at a lost continent? Tune in to find out!
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