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Why are we so collectively desperate for belonging? To understand this world and our place in it? What is it that calls to us to find the secret knowledge from the beyond? Join us, as we do a brief dive into the dark waters of cults.

In this episode we examine JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES, HEAVEN'S GATE, THE PEOPLE'S TEMPLE and THE MANSON FAMILY. The groups, their leaders, founders and the doctrine they follow(ed).

One could argue the thing that makes cults fundamentally different (and therefore dangerous) then other groups is the subversion of the members' free will. A dynamic more akin to mind control or social engineering than spiritual enlightenment.  But how can we protect the vulnerable from the predations of a bad shepherd, while still living up to America's founding principles of freedom?

What is it that makes us so susceptible to religious persuasion? Why do people devote their lives to some movements and not others? And why will we often follow someone into Hell to find these answers?

You decide.


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Asch Experiments

Milgram Shock Experiment


JW's
JW.org

JW Theology

What if they're right?


Heaven's Gate
Heaven's Gate

Exit Testimonials


Jim Jones / Peoples Temple
Paradise Lost

Death Tape

SDSU Records


Manson Family
Diane Sawyer Interview

Turning Point


Jokes
As a great man once said

Family Guy Garden of Eden

Flair

Rookie Numbers

American History X
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Uh oh! Did we just become a celebrity gossip podcast!? You can't avoid it, so we talked about it. But who is at fault here? Should we do more commentary as half-informed outsiders?

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There's a new sheriff in Twitter town. But what changes will it bring? Will it be a bastion of free speech, or a cesspool of internet trolls?

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Hyperloop Testing


Elon Buys Twitter

Follower count changes

Chinese Consulate in Houston burns docs in courtyard

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Has Markus finally finished his quest for audiovisual perfection!? Find out in this thrilling retelling!

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Dolby Cinema

The Lost City 
Try it yourself!

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In a surprising mid-season twist, Markus rants about things that probably only he cares about. Put on your waders listeners, cause this one gets deep. Are these the ravings of a mad man, or is his nerd rage justified? You decide.

Note of correction: I mistakenly said “kilobytes per second” in regards to audio bitrate, when more accurately it is “kilobits per second” which ironically enough proves my point

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 Inaudible Dialogue
4K vs UHD
Loudness War
IMAX vs Liemax
EX. A Dune Formats
Film vs Digital Projection
Aspect Ratio (The Simpsons)
EX. B HDMI Versions
Soap Opera Effect
Frame Rate
Gemini Man LFR
Gemini Man HFR
Color Grading "The Snyder Cut"
Filmmaker Mode
Color Temperature (Display settings)
EX. C Movie Sound Formats
Speaker Layouts
HDR Formats
EX. D HDR Color Range
EX. E HDR
Dolby Atmos
Bit rate (video)
EX. F Bit Rate
EX. G Sample Rate
Image compression and formats
8-Bit? 32-Bit? 64-bit?
Bit Depth in Audio
EX. H Bit Depth in Video
EX. I Bit Depth in Video
Bit Depth and HDR
EX. J Audio File Sizes
EX. K Video File Sizes

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In this Tangent, Markus and Drew discuss America's complicated relationship with billionaires.

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 Bezos meets Dicaprio

"Or we will write you an angry letter to you..."

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