Heavenly Truths (False Alarm! part ix)

Benjamen Walker's Theory of Everything

Benjamen Walker & Radiotopia

Society & Culture, Personal Journals

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🗓️ 7 August 2018

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

A postmodern prehistory of post-truth and an alternative history of the Civil War. Our exploration of the Nazi Supernatural concludes with Werewolves and Mass Suicide. Plus: another installment in our False Alarm! fairy tale, the little boy from part one (now designing clothes for the Emperor) gets a surprise visit from a little girl in a red coat!

2018 is not the first time truth, fiction and lies have merged together. In the 1850s people turned to the the dead for answers. In the 1930’s, Hitler and the Nazis tried to remake the world using magic and pseudoscience.

In phase two of False Alarm! we’re going to bounce between the second half of the 19th century, the interwar years and the present to find out if we are doomed for a repeat?

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0:00.0	You are listening to Benjamin Walker's Theory of Everything.
0:05.0	At Radiotopia, we now have a select group of amazing supporters that help us make all our shows possible. If you would like to have your company or
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0:21.4	fm. F. F.
0:22.5	Thanks.
0:23.5	Hey there dear listener, it's me, Benjamin Walker,
0:26.5	and I just want to jump in with a quick thank you.
0:29.5	To everyone who's already donated to Radiotopias 2023 fall fundraiser.
0:36.4	If you've never donated to Radiotopi before, you might wonder where exactly your dollars
0:41.9	go. The short answer is this. where exactly your dollars go?
0:43.1	The short answer is this.
0:45.5	Your donation goes to me at the Theory of Everything,
0:50.1	actually to all of the shows in this network
0:52.6	so that we can keep making the audio that you love listening to.
0:57.2	The longer answer is that it just takes
0:59.2	an investment of time, energy, and yes money
1:02.2	to create even a single episode.
1:05.8	In my case, it's really easy to tell you about this longer answer because this January,
1:11.2	I will be finally debuting my new mini series, Not All Propaganda is Art, a mini series that I have been working on for three years.
1:22.0	Without the support of Radiotopia I never ever ever would have been able to even
1:27.2	contemplate pulling something like this off. I've visited archives all over the world.
1:32.1	I've interviewed over a hundred people. I've visited archives all over the world. I've interviewed over 100 people.
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