How to Slay a Wizard: Owen Benjamin on Straight Bible

How to Slay a Wizard: Owen Benjamin on slogans as spells, false binaries, comedy against control, and the unseen forces behind culture. Owen Benjamin on Straight Bible, hosted by Matt Hepner.

Owen Benjamin talks about his book How to Slay a Wizard: how slogans work like spells, polarity seeding and false binaries, C.S. Lewis on temptation, and why comedy cuts against control. Along the way: predestination and free will, rehab and getting off meth, student debt, family roles and homeschooling, sound money, and church money games.

Later they get into Lot's wife, conscience and creation, the Lincoln and Kennedy synchronicities, King David and Goliath, and practical next steps if the economy crashes.

Questions answered • What does "How to Slay a Wizard" mean? (24:43) • Are slogans a kind of spell? (27:38) • What is polarity seeding? (32:07) • Did God write our script, or do we have free will? (10:53)

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Chapters 0:00 Bath Talk and Salt 0:45 Farm Kids and Chores 1:48 Paper Route Hustle 3:06 Hollowing Out and Demons 3:54 Kanye Call and Scripts 6:12 Identity and Rehab Stories 6:50 Meth and Staying Awake 8:54 Alcohol and Adderall Debate 10:53 Predestination and Free Will 14:43 Canceled Comedy and Bertaria 19:48 Vince Vaughn and Fatherhood 23:34 Disney Adults and Church 24:43 How to Slay a Wizard 27:38 Slogans as Spells 29:26 Insurance Industry Wizardry 30:22 COVID Mask Madness 31:19 Comedy Against Control 32:07 Polarity Seeding Explained 34:16 C.S. Lewis and Temptation 36:01 False Binaries Everywhere 39:18 Gender Reality Jokes 42:03 Scripture and Reality 43:55 Charity Scams in Church 48:38 Media Kinks and Demoralization 50:21 Sacred Cows and Trinity 56:25 Honoring Parents and Israel 1:00:01 Deplatforming and Money Control 1:01:09 Treehab and Rehab Story 1:01:28 Rehab In The Hood 1:02:05 Busted By Mom 1:03:08 Probation And Work 1:04:25 Toil And Working Men 1:06:13 Student Debt Slavery 1:07:42 Family Roles And Homeschool 1:09:22 Generational Wealth Living 1:11:51 Sound Money Silver 1:13:53 Wizard Trap And Ego 1:16:09 Church Money Games 1:24:02 Lot Wife Salt Nostalgia 1:27:28 Conscience And Creation 1:29:40 Demonic Name Synchronicities 1:30:47 Kennedy Lincoln Setup 1:32:12 Booth Secret Society 1:33:01 Booth Escape Theory 1:33:19 Lincoln Kennedy Parallels 1:35:01 Synchronicity and God 1:38:55 Death Eternity and Treasure 1:41:12 Spells Slavery and Abortion 1:46:09 King David Foreskins Debate 1:52:44 David and Goliath Weapons 1:56:36 What Now Practical Focus 2:01:02 Economic Crash and Real Solutions 2:03:02 Wrap Up and Plugs

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