#96 - Kevin Pereira
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#96 - Kevin Pereira mentions The Sacred Mushroom and the Cross by John Marco Allegro, In Contempt by Chris Darden, and The Verdict with timestamps, quotes, and episode context.
John Marco Allegro, who deciphered the Dead Sea Scrolls, argued that the entire Christian religion was a misunderstanding related to psychedelic mush…
I had the Chris Darden book on that trial. I was fascinated by it. I was like this is some crazy shit that's going on.
We got up early and we sat in front of the fucking TV and watched The Verdict and we both went whoa.
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John Marco Allegro, who deciphered the Dead Sea Scrolls, argued that the entire Christian religion was a misunderstan…
I had the Chris Darden book on that trial. I was fascinated by it. I was like this is some crazy shit that's going on.
We got up early and we sat in front of the fucking TV and watched The Verdict and we both went whoa.
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“We got up early and we sat in front of the fucking TV and watched The Verdict and we both went whoa.”
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John Marco Allegro, who deciphered the Dead Sea Scrolls, argued that the entire Christian religion was a misunderstanding related to psychedelic mu…
I had the Chris Darden book on that trial. I was fascinated by it. I was like this is some crazy shit that's going on.
We got up early and we sat in front of the fucking TV and watched The Verdict and we both went whoa.
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