The notion of exorcisms have lingered in the zeitgeist so insistently along those religious and superstitious. The idea that a malicious spirit or demon would take control of your body, your vessel, suppressing the soul might sound outdated to some but for others the devil is real and he is everywhere. He’s influencing you to do yoga, seducing you to the dark realm through your television, speaking to you through music but how did this medieval phenomenon make a come back in the 20th and 21st century.  Was it the fault of one 1973 film? Joseph Laycock, the editor of the Penguin book of Exorcism explained, in modern US, exorcism was once rare…all this changed after 1973 when the exorcist created a massive demand Further Reading:Poole W. S. (2009) Satan in America: The Devil We Know. Lanham, MD: Rowman Littlefield.Chambers, A. C. (2021). ‘Somewhere between science and superstition’: Religious outrage, horrific science, and The Exorcist (1973). History of the Human Sciences, 34(5), 32–52. https://doi.org/10.1177/09526951211004465@Salon. “Vatican Unleashes Exorcist for Campaign of Crazy | Salon.com.” Vatican Unleashes Exorcist for Campaign of Crazy, 17 Mar. 2010, www.salon.com/2010/03/17/catholic_exorcist_blames_satan.Elwes, Jay. “The Insatiable Human Appetite for Exorcism.” The Insatiable Human Appetite for Exorcism, Mar. 2010, www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/society-and-culture/the-insatiable-human-appetite-for-exorcism-laycock-review.Insta: @convo_btweTwitter: convo_btweFacebook: A Conversation Before the World Ends Tiktok: convo_btwe

From ancient Babylon to China, Native America to Shinto Japan, Shakespeare to The Shining, ghost stories have been passed down from century to century, through oral traditions or the written word. It doesnt matter if its a vindictive king, a weeping woman, or an apartment building. These stories have influenced our contemporary imagination. The belief is so widespread that it is considered a cultural universal. Following ghosts through time and space, from dusty spirits to ghosts in machines, reveals that ghosts have a unique ability to reflect the worries of their historical moment. Paying attention to what frightens them can teach us about ourselves.Today we will look at how ghosts have persisted and evolved over time by looking at 3 different ghost stories from 3 different parts of the world and how they differed over time. Welcome to a Conversation Before the world ends and we will be looking at the History of Ghosts:Music:  HORROR THEME composed and produced by Vivek AbhishekMusic link : https://youtu.be/LwjzmdiRFpcYurei composed and produced by  KraosandoExtra Reading:A Japanese Ghost Story : Yotsuya Kaidanhttps://www.peak-experience-japan.com/blog/652Simpson, William K. (1972). Simpson, William Kelly (ed.). The Literature of Ancient Egypt: An Anthology of Stories, Instructions, and Poetry. translations by R.O.Charles Edwin Price (January 1994). The Infamous Bell Witch of Tennessee. Johnson City, Tennessee: The Overmountain Press. pp. 38–40. ISBN 978-1-57072-008-6.Insta: @convo_btweTwitter: convo_btweFacebook: A Conversation Before the World Ends Tiktok: convo_btwe

The Haitian Revolution was one of the most significant events in human history. Although continually eclipsed by the American and French Revolutions, which preceded and, to some extent, caused it, it irrevocably altered world history. It witnessed the first successful slave insurrection, established the first African-led republic in the new world, and had a tremendous impact on France, the United States, and the hemispheres surrounding states and territories. From its legendary beginnings in 1791 at a slave ceremony, to numerous interventions by the French, Spanish, and English, to the ultimate victory of independence in 1804, the Haitian Revolution can be difficult to follow and analyze. Indeed, many nineteenth-century officials simply refused to acknowledge that it had occurred and today we will be looking at this often forgotten event. Notes:- - The Black Jacobins: Toussaint LOuverture and the San Domingo Revolutionamazon.com/Black-Jacobins-Toussaint-LOuverture-Revolution/dp/0679724672- Avengers of the New World: The Story of the Haitian Revolutionhttps://www.amazon.com/Avengers-New-World-Haitian-Revolution/dp/0674018265-Haiti has suffered hugely over centuries but its revolution was stunningly innovativehttps://theconversation.com/haiti-has-suffered-hugely-over-centuries-but-its-revolution-was-stunningly-innovative-183954?utm_source=pocket_mylist-The Haitian Revolution: Tracing a lineage of Black resistancehttps://i-d.vice.com/en/article/qjkb45/the-haitian-revolutionat-The Haitian Revolution: the enslaved Africans who rose up against Francehttps://www.historyextra.com/period/georgian/haitian-revolution-rebellion-hispaniola-what-happened-toussaint-louverture/Insta: @convo_btweTwitter: convo_btweFacebook: A Conversation Before the World Ends Tiktok: convo_btwe

The period that would inspire the House of The Dragon took place in England and Normandy between 1135 and 1153, in what historian called the Anarchy. An event that involved the announcement of Empress Matilda as the heir apparent to the throne, her cousin Stephen of Blois who wanted to seize the throne with the help of his brother, and a civil war the ensued inciting a bleak period of civil unrest and political upheaval and all this started with a shipwreck that would go down in British history as one of the worst maritime disasters. Changing the course of history for years to come. Follow Us On:Instagram- @convo_btweFacebook: A Conversation Before the World EndsTwitter- @convo_btweFurther Notes and Readings:- The White Ship: Conquest, Anarchy and the Wrecking of Henry I’s Dream by Charles Spencerhttps://www.amazon.ca/The-White-Ship/dp/0008296804/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8qid=sr=-The real historical event behind HBO’s House of the Dragonhttps://www.historyextra.com/period/medieval/house-of-the-dragon-real-historical-event/Music and Soundbites:-- Rowboat by Coal Chamber- Paralyze Me by Orchards- La Ciel et la terre (Heaven and earth) / Verbum patris hodie · Ensemble AnonymusInsta: @convo_btweTwitter: convo_btweFacebook: A Conversation Before the World Ends Tiktok: convo_btwe

In 2018, Mark Zuckerberg was called out in front of Congress. Biggest scandal in social media history in the 2000 tens personal data, belonging to millions of Facebook users was collected by British consulting firm called Cambridge Analytica through an app called your digital life, .This app consisted of questions, taking people's information, personal preference, and being sold to other people for political means and campaigns. This is when we realize social media has no longer been about keeping in touch and connecting the world, but rather a tool to turn people into extremists and radicalized the world.Instagram:- @Convo_btweTwitter: @Covno_btweFacebook: A Conversation Before the World Ends Insta: @convo_btweTwitter: convo_btweFacebook: A Conversation Before the World Ends Tiktok: convo_btwe

Mount Tambora, Located in Sumbawa island in the what is now Indonesia blew itself up with an apocalyptic force in April of 1815. Barely reported, no one linked that this eruption would leave a cascading worldwide weather disaster, gave birth to the Opium Trade, changing art and creating the genre of gothic fiction in the three years that followed.For Three Years following the explosion. To be alive in any corner of the world meant you were starving. In New England, 1816 was nicknamed “The Year without Summer” or “Eighteen Hundred and Froze to death”. Germans called 1817 “the year of the beggar”. Correction: I mistakenly quoted an article from the Conversation (Largest volcanic eruption in human history changed the 19th century as much as Napoleon) and credited it to Slate. Reference/Notes:- Tambora: The Eruption That Changed the World https://www.amazon.com/Tambora-Eruption-That-Changed-World/dp/0691168628- Mount Tambora Eruption Confirmed As The Cause Of The “Year Without A Summer”https://www.iflscience.com/mount-tambora-eruption-confirmed-as-the-cause-of-the-year-without-a-summer-53695-Largest volcanic eruption in human history changed the 19th century as much as Napoleonhttps://theconversation.com/largest-volcanic-eruption-in-human-history-changed-the-19th-century-as-much-as-napoleon-25098-How a Volcano Helped Inspire Frankensteinhttps://theconversation.com/how-a-volcano-in-indonesia-led-to-the-creation-of-frankenstein-65293Follow Us on the following :Instragramn: @convo_btweTwitter: @convo_btweFacebook: A Conversation Before the World EndsInsta: @convo_btweTwitter: convo_btweFacebook: A Conversation Before the World Ends Tiktok: convo_btwe

So, we believe that in order to fully comprehend and understand Russias decision to invade Ukraine. We should go back to the fall of the Soviet Union and  how these two nation states were on a collision course due to dubious economic policies, empty promises, a pretty odd sense of nostalgia.  Resulting in Putin pulling the trigger.. This is the first episode we did record, so be patient if its not perfect. Orginally recorded June 30th. But with illness, perfecting the podcast format and all thatSocials :Instragramn: @convo_btweTwitter: @convo_btweNotes:-Russia, Ukraine and the 30-year quest for a post-Soviet order: https://www.ft.com/content/742f15fc-675a-4622-b022-cbec444651cfBill Clinton and Boris Yeltsin: When the White House fixed a Russian election: https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2017/06/14/yelt-j14.htmlHow shock therapy created Russian oligarchs and paved the path for Putin: https://www.npr.org/sections/money/2022/03/22/1087654279/how-shock-therapy-created-russian-oligarchs-and-paved-the-path-for-putinThe Making of Vladimir Putin: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/26/world/europe/vladimir-putin-russia.htmlNeo-Nazis and the Far Right Are On the March in Ukraine: https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/neo-nazis-far-right-ukraine/Ukraine: Investigate, Punish Hate Crimes: https://www.hrw.org/news/2018/06/14/ukraine-investigate-punish-hate-crimes Why Zelensky’s Ukraine Is Becoming Increasingly Autocratic: https://nationalinterest.org/feature/why-zelensky%E2%80%99s-ukraine-becoming-increasingly-autocratic-182124o   Ukrainian protesters flood Kiev after president pulls out of EU deal: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/nov/24/ukraine-protesters-yanukovych-aborts-eu-deal-russiaA US-Backed, Far Right–Led Revolution in Ukraine Helped Bring Us to the Brink of War:  https://www.jacobinmag.com/2022/02/maidan-protests-neo-nazis-russia-nato-crimea Ukraines National Militia: Were not neo-Nazis, we just want to make our country better’: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/mar/13/ukraine-far-right-national-militia-takes-law-into-own-hands-neo-nazi-links Ukraine war follows decades of warnings that NATO expansion into Eastern Europe could provoke Russia: https://theconversation.com/ukraine-war-follows-decades-of-warnings-that-nato-expansion-into-eastern-europe-could-provoke-russia-177999 The ripple effects of Russias war in Ukraine are changing the world: https://www.npr.org/2022/05/10/109306Insta: @convo_btweTwitter: convo_btweFacebook: A Conversation Before the World Ends Tiktok: convo_btwe

Welcome to our new DIY podcast. A Conversation Before the World Ends. Where we cover important events, figures and topics throughout history and the impact they have us on today. Insta: @convo_btweTwitter: convo_btweFacebook: A Conversation Before the World Ends Tiktok: convo_btwe