What is the Kaaba?
religion for breakfast
Scientists mimicking the Big Bang accidentally turn lead into gold
Medieval alchemists dreamed of transmuting lead into gold. Today, we know that lead and gold are different elements, and no amount of chemistry can turn one into the other. But…
Sister Helen
In 1982, Sister Helen Prejean was invited to write a letter to a man on death row named Elmo Patrick Sonnier. She told us, “I thought that all I was…
Future Knowledge: The Public Domain
What do jazz, gene sequences, and the World Wide Web have in common? They all reveal what’s at stake when our cultural commons shrinks. In this episode, James Boyle, author…
Frostbiter: Wrath of the Wendigo
Frostbiter: Wrath of the Wendigo, is an independent comedy horror film, filmed sometime in 1988 but released in 1995 by Troma Entertainment. Two friends go hunting in the woods of…
The Origins of Infant Baptism
Religion for Breakfast
Why Ancient Christians Destroyed Greek Statues
Religion for Breakfast
The Amish Explained
The Amish appear a lot in pop culture, but they're also frequently misrepresented and mythologized. So what do the Amish actually believe and practice?
The Origins of Lilith
Adam's First Wife?
Mike Diana
the first person to receive a criminal conviction in the United States for artistic obscenity for his comic Boiled Angel.