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    Episode 214 - The New Fandom (History of the Illuminati, Part 1)

    enAugust 30, 2020
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    About this Episode

    Hey there friends and weirdos! We did it. We finally, FINALLY talked about the real-deal, no nonsense, historical Order of the Illuminati. We get into it enough that we have to split it into two parts! Who was Adam Weishaupt and what were the actual ideals of his secret society, the Bavarian Illuminati? How did it become the antisemitic canard of contemporary conspiracy theory? Are the Illuminati just nerds, begging to be pantsed? Anybody got any funny Deadpool bits? Listen and find out!

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