His Dark Materials: Armour

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🗓️ 26 November 2019

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Welcome to The Authority, Slate’s deep dive into the world(s) of HBO’s His Dark Materials. Each week, Slate’s scholars of experimental theology Dan Kois and Laura Miller discuss the new HBO series and Philip Pullman’s original trilogy. This week, they’re discussing Episode 4, “Armour,” in which Lyra meets Lee Scoresby and Iorek Byrnison. Plus a deep dive into the mysteries of the Magisterium, with a little Milton and Blake thrown in for good measure. You can also read Dan’s piece about Lee and Iorek here. Join the conversation: Email: asktheauthority@slate.com Dan Kois on Twitter: @dankois Laura Miller on Twitter: @magiciansbook Podcast production by Phil Surkis, with engineering assistance from Rosemary Belson. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	On BBC A
0:02.0	I am doing life a few more years means nothing to me
0:06.0	I'm pregnant
0:08.0	to just go easy I'm pregnant women
0:10.0	I've been all my electricity that's all
0:12.0	don't think I should even be in here.
0:14.0	A new series of the Bafter Award winning time.
0:18.0	You tell anyone and I mean anyone about me I will kill you. Starring Jody Whitaker tomorrow Lawrence and
0:26.0	Bella Ramsey. Time watch on BBC I player.
0:30.0	For centuries, they have been trying to keep us where they want us.
0:37.0	Why do demons disappear when you die?
0:41.0	And yet humans leave these nasty skeletons behind.
0:47.0	With pill out children back.
0:49.0	Welcome to the Authority.
0:51.0	Slates His Dark Materials Podcast. It's season one, episode four,
0:55.7	Armour. We're Slate's resident scholars of experimental theology. I'm Dan Coise and my
1:01.5	demon is a prairie vole named Gilda.
1:04.4	And I'm Laura Miller and my demon is a sea otter named Saki.
1:08.1	Episode 4 covers a relatively short part of the book,
1:11.1	just pages 163 to 203 and maybe as a result to my mind at least it
1:16.7	stands as the most satisfying episode yet. In this episode Lyra and the Egyptians
1:21.5	head north to Trolisand and meet some important new characters,
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