His Dark Materials Season 1, Episode 1: “Lyra’s Jordan”

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🗓️ 5 November 2019

⏱️ 50 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 the series premiere; weighing in on the show’s three primary characters, Lyra, Mrs. Coulter, and Lord Asriel; and going in-depth about the complex relationship between Jordan College and the Magisterium. 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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0:37.0	Why do demons disappear when you die?
0:41.0	And yet humans leave these nasty skeletons behind.
0:47.0	Within our children back.
0:50.0	Welcome to The Authority, Sl's His Dark Materials Podcast.
0:54.6	Each week we'll be discussing HBO's new series, but we'll also be diving deep into
0:58.8	Lyra's world with help from Philip Pullman's original trilogy.
1:02.6	But first, let's introduce ourselves.
1:05.1	We're the hosts of the Authority
1:06.4	were Slate's Resident Scholars of Experimental Theology.
1:09.4	I'm Dan Koes, and my demon is a prairie vole named Gilda.
1:13.5	I'm Laura Miller and my demon is a seiotter named Saki.
1:17.5	Hi Laura.
1:18.5	Hi.
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