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Aug 25, 2016 — &
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Professor Daniel Ogilvie shares his experience getting students to reflect on their ideas about the soul. Plus: When the afterlife became a reward.

Aug 24, 2016 — &
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Katherine Ozment, author of the new book Grace Without God, on how to confront the end of life without the comfort of religious belief.

Aug 24, 2016 — &
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Matt Lewis outlines what must happen for the Republican party to “correct itself.” Plus: Is Trump’s endgame Trump TV?

Aug 23, 2016 — &
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Philip Menchaca and Jessica Sherry consider what “cargo cults” show about the function of religion. Plus: The unique beliefs of the John Frum movement.

Aug 23, 2016 — &
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Psychologist Daniel Ogilvie traces the evolution of religious beliefs from prehistory onward.

Aug 22, 2016 — &
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Douglas Osto, author of Altered States, describes a new kind of American spirituality that has emerged since the 1960s. Plus: Gateway drugs to Buddhism.

Aug 22, 2016 — &
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Jessica Sherry, director of the documentary Waiting for John, on why a religious movement hopes for the return of a WWII serviceman.

Aug 19, 2016 — &
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Robin Hanson and James Hughes consider the economic effects of future tech. Plus: Robot “zombies” vs. conscious AI.

Aug 19, 2016 — &
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Douglas Osto, author of Altered States, explains how psychedelics helped bring Eastern thought to the West.

Aug 18, 2016 — &
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Bill Scher and Matt Lewis discuss whether hiring Breitbart’s Stephen Bannon is Trump’s first step toward building a media empire.

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