Show Notes
We begin a twisted tale of witchcraft, poison, and legal arguing over magically cursed genitals in the court of King James I. Sir Thomas Overbury tried his best to climb to a coveted position at court, but he made a lot of enemies along the way. Content note: I'm going to throw an explicit label on this one just in case because it involves a discussion of a legal case revolving around the mechanics of impotence. Sources and show notes at this link Support the show on Patreon
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Heads up that due to the usual September bout with illness that plagues all new teachers, there will be no episode this week. We'll record part 2 on Mickey Cohen next week.
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Sorry for the delay folks! Isaac's school year just started and Demetria has been sick, so we'll have a delayed release for this next episode.
As the internet creates new unmoderated spaces for ideas to spread, the sovereign citizen movement moves on to new audiences and finds a lot of angry divorced dads who don't want to pay child support. Content notes: This episode continues our discussions of fascist ideology, racism, and antisemitism from part 1. Sources and show notes at this link Support the show on Patreon