Can you put a pope’s corpse on trial?
Elvis Duran and the Morning Show ON DEMAND
Elvis Duran Podcast Network and iHeartPodcasts
4.7 • 1.2K Ratings
🗓️ 10 October 2023
⏱️ 10 minutes
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Summary
We’re all intrigued by political rivalries. But how far can rivals go? This is all about a medieval pope whose body was exhumed, dressed up, and put on trial by his opponents.
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| 0:00.0 | Okay, I have a spooky image for you. |
| 0:02.4 | Imagine a dead Pope, |
| 0:04.4 | dug up from his grave, |
| 0:06.0 | dressed up, and put on trial for stuff he did in life. |
| 0:10.0 | It actually happened. |
| 0:11.5 | It's the ultimate case of political rivalry. |
| 0:14.4 | I'm Patty Steele, dead Pope on trial. |
| 0:17.5 | Next on the backstory. |
| 0:21.6 | Something about Mary Poppins? |
| 0:23.0 | Something about Mary Poppins. |
| 0:24.8 | Exactly. |
| 0:25.5 | Oh, man, this is fun. |
| 0:27.1 | I'm AJ Jacobs, and I am an author and a journalist, |
| 0:30.0 | and I tend to get obsessed with stuff. |
| 0:33.6 | And my current obsession is Puzzles. |
| 0:36.8 | And that has given birth to my new podcast, |
| 0:40.1 | The Puzzler. |
| 0:41.1 | Dressing. |
| 0:42.9 | Dressing. |
| 0:44.1 | Oh, French dressing. |
| 0:45.6 | Exactly. |
| 0:46.4 | Yeah, yeah, yeah. |
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