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Stuff To Blow Your Mind

From the Vault: Techno-Religion, Part 1

Stuff To Blow Your Mind

iHeartPodcasts

Social Sciences, Natural Sciences, Life Sciences, Science

4.45.9K Ratings

🗓️ 12 May 2018

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

We often think of technology and religion as distinct and separate worlds, but what happens when they converge? Join Robert Lamb and Joe McCormick in this two-part episode as they examine religious world views shaped by technology, such as John Murray Spear’s electrical messiah, the simple prayer wheel and the psycho-spiritual technologies of Scientology. (Originally published Jun 9, 2015)

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The podcast, Transportista, whom murdered Captain Coral, tells the story of Columbia's drug wars.

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Pablo Escobar's death was supposed to bring peace to Medellín, but that peace was shattered

0:10.3

for Beto Coral when his father was murdered. Two sites, criminals and law enforcement,

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in a battle to the death, in the middle, a city full of innocent people. The result,

0:20.9

thousands of forgotten victims. Listen to Transportista, whom murdered Captain Coral,

0:26.0

on the iHeart Radio App Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts.

0:30.4

In the mid-2000s, I was part of an underground party scene of mostly Latinx teens all across L.A.

0:37.6

Now, I'm looking back at that time, and an unsolved murder that got blamed on the scene.

0:43.5

I'm Janice Hemoka, host of a new podcast about what happens when your safe space isn't always safe.

0:50.1

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0:57.0

Radio App Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts. What's up y'all? My name is Mimi Walker

1:02.9

and I'm your resident auntie supreme over at Hamming My Purse the Podcast. If you aren't familiar with

1:08.4

Hamming My Purse, it's a podcast that's all about diving into an understanding the nuance as a black

1:12.8

culture. From social emotional well-being to cultural matters, mental health and just the life

1:17.7

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1:32.4

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1:37.9

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1:42.9

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listen to Hamming My Purse. It is absolutely everything you never even knew you needed in a podcast.

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Listen and follow Hamming My Purse on the iHeart Radio App Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to

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