The Drug-Fueled Cults Christianity Stole From

Softcore History

Improv, Comedy, History

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🗓️ 13 November 2023

⏱️ 85 minutes

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Learn about the mystery cults that dominated the religious landscape right before Christianity took off in the Greco-Roman world. From fraternity-style initiations to hallucinatory beverages that made you see gods and think you were dead, these cults sounded... pretty fun?Subscribe to the Softcore History Patreon for hundreds of hours of extra history content including listener history questions, history movie watch-alongs, and weekly bonus episodes.Secure your appointment now with sales starting in-store and online November 6th, at indochino.com1stphorm.com/softcorehistory Free shipping on all orders over $75 when you use the link. Go to ghostbed.com/drinkinbros and use code DRINKINBROS for 30% off EVERYTHING (Mattresses, Adjustable Base, and more) -- plus a 101 Night Sleep Trial and Mattresses Made in America Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to Soft Core History.
0:08.0	Hello and welcome back to Soft Core History.
0:11.0	My name's Jake Goldman, I'll be your host for this week. I'm joined as always by my two co-host, Dan Regester,
0:15.9	Ron Fox. What's up boys? Hello. Hey, guys. Hey, we got a really sporty looking Dan Regester today, guys. I don't know if you can see him. If you're not watching on YouTube you should be check us out on YouTube check out our channel subscribe to that shit
0:28.9	Blond's just have more fun. Yeah Dan is is blonde again. You should absolutely stay away from any protest
0:37.1	about Israel and Palestine right now.
0:38.7	It doesn't even matter which side it is.
0:40.5	Those people will be fucking terrified of you. It like is maybe you should go I think I'm more
0:45.2	racially ambiguous you kind of because I have the beard bag but the blonde hair makes a
0:49.7	short cross blonde hair and the beard so I'm like a gay Palestinian.
0:54.0	Or a fucking like dude who has like knock off SS uniforms in his closet.
1:00.4	Or just Portuguese. Yeah, I'm just. or just be
1:05.0	you're just embracing my roots.
1:06.0	Yeah, I'm just be you're literally bleaching your roots what are you talking about?
1:10.0	I know.
1:11.0	Whitewashing in a way.
1:12.0	Classic that's our show guys I mean that's
1:13.6	Portugal though that is Portugal that's very Portugal through and through
1:17.0	I'm going back to the homeland in December so it's I'm jealous of all those countries
1:21.3	that get off the hook for their
1:23.1	imperialism and colonialism because they just ain't shit now like Portugal, Belgium, Belgium,
1:27.8	Belgium, Belgium, like...
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