For centuries, they have been trying to keep us where they want us.

Why do demons disappear when you die?

And yet humans leave these nasty skeletons behind.

Within our children back.

Welcome to the Authority, slates His Dark Materials Podcast.

It's season one, episode six, The Demon Cages.

We're Slates resident scholars of experimental theology.

I'm Dan Koes, and my demon is a prairie vole named Gilda.

I'm Laura Miller and my demon is the sea otter named Saki.

Picking up right where the last episode left off,

episode six takes place almost entirely in Bolvanger

and covers nearly 100 pages of the golden compass,

a ways into part 3 of the novel.

Lira sees firsthand what they're up to at Bolvanger as she is nearly separated from Pan

by their big metal guillotine, but Mrs. Coulter grabs her at the last minute and saves her.

The Egyptians raid the station.

Serafina Peckala kills everyone.

Lyra and the children are rescued and Lee takes Lyra, Roger, and York up in his balloon off to find Lord

Azrael. This episode is truly all about the diabolical process cooked

up by the scientists at Bulvanger and so this episode we're going to go deeper into intercission.

How does it work?

Why is it so horrible for people?

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