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Sarah Posner - On her new podcast, Epstein, and... by Pod Only Knows

This week, John talks to friend of the show @sarahposner.bsky.social about her new podcast, REIGN OF ERROR, and what recent revelations about Epstein tell us about him and his network

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Sarah Posner - On her new podcast, Epstein, and... by Pod Only Knows

This week, John talks to friend of the show @sarahposner.bsky.social about her new podcast, REIGN OF ERROR, and what recent revelations about Epstein tell us about him and his network

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Kelly and John are wonderful hosts and I had so much fun last year talking with them about Dickens and Christmas!

RERELEASE (from 12/24): Did Dickens "Invent" Ch... by Pod Only Knows

Rereleased from last year, @kellyjbaker.bsky.social and @johnbrooks.bsky.social welcomed @khandozo.bsky.social to discuss Dickens, Christmas, and whether or not he invented it (spoiler: No. But...)

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#060 - Selling Out Santa - with Vaughn Joy

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#060 - Selling Out Santa - with Vaughn Joy by Pod Only Knows Researcher Vaughn Joy discusses the Cold War era evolution of Christmas movies with her book "Selling Out Santa"

This week, @kellyjbaker.bsky.social and @johnbrooks.bsky.social welcome @gvaughnjoy.bsky.social to discuss her book "Selling Out Santa: Hollywood Christmas Films in the Age of McCarthy"

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#059 – The Passion of the Marjorie Taylor Greene

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#059 – The Passion of the Marjorie Taylor Greene by Pod Only Knows Kelly and John talk Marjorie Taylor Greene, Peter Thiel, and the Pope's newfound love of raves

This week, @kellyjbaker.bsky.social and @johnbrooks.bsky.social catch up on a wild week in the news with Marjorie Taylor Greene's attempted redemption arc, Peter Thiel's Antichrist lectures, and papal raves!

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#058 – THE EXORCIST EFFECT with Joseph Laycock Podcast Episode · Pod Only Knows · 11/11/2025 · 1h 7m

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#058 – THE EXORCIST EFFECT with Joseph Laycock by Pod Only Knows Scholar and author Joseph Laycock joins us to talk about his book "The Exorcist Effect" and how movies influence what and how we believe.

Spooky season isn't over yet!

The one and only @josephlaycock.bsky.social joins @johnbrooks.bsky.social and @kellyjbaker.bsky.social in a follow-up to our last episode where we discuss the cultural impact of THE EXORCIST

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Pod Only Knows #057 – THE EXORCIST with Matthew J. Cressler Our friend and Catholic horror expert joins us for Halloween to talk about his favorite movie, 1973's The Exorcist!

Happy Halloween! Our old friend @mjcressler.bsky.social joins us as @johnbrooks.bsky.social finally gets @kellyjbaker.bsky.social to watch THE EXORCIST. We talk Catholics, horror, demons, and curses in history's weirdest Christmas release!

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Friend of the @podonlyknows.bsky.social pod here, hyping this fun convo. I could talk #TheExorcist for days, especially with these two brilliant and beautiful humans. 😈🖤

#057 – THE EXORCIST with Matthew J. Cressler Podcast Episode · Pod Only Knows · 10/28/2025 · 1h 16m

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Happy Halloween! Our old friend @mjcressler.bsky.social joins us as @johnbrooks.bsky.social finally gets @kellyjbaker.bsky.social to watch THE EXORCIST. We talk Catholics, horror, demons, and curses in history's weirdest Christmas release!

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We're back tomorrow with more spookiness as we talk to @mjcressler.bsky.social about THE EXORCIST!

Oh God, I am knee deep in my own work on white Christian nationalism this morning because I want to sound like I know what I'm talking about when I talk to a reporter.

Y'all, I have been researching this stuff for 19 years.

Imposter syndrome is a jerk.

#056 – Paranormal America with Darryl Caterine Podcast Episode · Pod Only Knows · 10/21/2025 · 1h 3m

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Pod Only Knows #056 – Paranormal America with Darryl Caterine Darryl Caterine joins Kelly and John to talk about the religious dimensions of America's obsession with the paranormal

Happy Halloween!

For our first spooky season episode, @johnbrooks.bsky.social and @kellyjbaker.bsky.social talked to Darryl Caterine about the paranormal and the religious in America!

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RERELEASE: #037 – What really happened at Salem - with Kathleen M. Brown

No new episode this week due to scheduling challenges, but we're going back to back for the next two Tuesdays.

In the meantime, please enjoy this episode from last Halloween on the Salem Witch Trials.

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Bad news for fan favorite recurring POK character Ryan Walters!!!
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#055 – Taylor Swift: Christian TradWife Extraor... by Pod Only Knows Kelly and John talk about the right's obsession with the idea that Taylor Swift is secretly, deep down one of them!

It's Taylor Swift Album Week! (Or so John is told)

This week, @kellyjbaker.bsky.social and @johnbrooks.bsky.social talk about the Christian right's obsession with Taylor-as-TradWife, Pete Hegseth's love of massacres, and bid a sad farewell to recurring character Ryan Walters!

#055 – Taylor Swift: Christian TradWife Extraordinaire! Podcast Episode · Pod Only Knows · 09/30/2025 · 54m

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