I Have 23 Children
The hype meter is off the charts this week. The sweat is real. This Vergecast is beef, not bust. Our hosts Nilay Patel, Chris Plante, [Read more]
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The Gunpowder Plot and the First World War
As we approach Bonfire Night, historian Clare Jackson pays a visit to Coughton Court in Warwickshire to explore its connections to the Gunpowder Plot. Meanwhile, Yale University’s Jay Winter joins us to discuss the First World War. …
Gnostic Mysteries 08 Cognizance
The word cognizance describes the range of knowledge our consciousness can understand, which is directly related to our spiritual development and relationship with nature and the divine.
Gnostic Mysteries 08 Cognizance PDF
PDF to accompany the audio lecture.
The History of Halloween Candy
Candy and Halloween go hand-in-hand, but when did candy become the standard for trick-or-treating, and who invented the holiday’s most famous sweet treats like candy [Read more]
Spooky EVPs
What is electronic voice phenomena and what does it have to do with ghosts? Joe McCormick joins the show to talk about EVP. Learn more [Read more]
Villisca Ax Murders
In 1912, a small Iowa town was the scene of a chilling and brutal crime. Eight people were murdered in their beds by an assailant [Read more]
Love: There’s An App For That
Allison Loudermilk joins the show to talk about some of the tech and apps designed to connect people in the digital space and then in [Read more]
Are All Religions THE SAME?
A rational handling of the idea that all religions are basically the same or that all religions are true paths to God. Unfortunately, many people hold to those misconceptions (recently featured in the “Life of Pi”) merely because they haven’t yet though carefully about it.
An Incorrect Oral History of Vaping
Following an immediate but brief foray into Nilay Patel’s dark memoir-in-progress, the Vergecast progresses nicely into a week chock full of news, led by Nilay, [Read more]