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You're not dead til you're warm and dead.

Chris & Kayla finish their cryonics facility visit with the help of a VIP "tour guide."

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Science / Pseudoscience; Common interest / Fandom

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*Topic Spoiler*

Cryonics

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Further Reading

https://www.alcor.org/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cryonics

https://www.reddit.com/r/cryonics/

Michio Kaku cryonics video

Alcor rebuttal to Michio Kaku

How To with John Wilson episode

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*Patreon Credits*

Michaela Evans, Heather Aunspach, Alyssa Ottum, David Whiteside, Jade A, amy sarah marshall, Martina Dobson, Eillie Anzilotti, Lewis Brown, Kelly Smith Upton, Wild Hunt Alex, Niklas Brock

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Jenny Lamb, Matthew Walden, Rebecca Kirsch, Pam Westergard, Ryan Quinn, Paul Sweeney, Erin Bratu, Liz T, Lianne Cole, Samantha Bayliff, Katie Larimer, Fio H, Jessica Senk, Proper Gander, Nancy Carlson, Carly Westergard-Dobson, banana, Megan Blackburn, Instantly Joy, Athena of CaveSystem, John Grelish, Rose Kerchinske, Annika Ramen, Alicia Smith, Kevin, Velm, Dan Malmud, tiny, Dom, Tribe Label - Panda - Austin, Noelle Hoover, Tesa Hamilton, Nicole Carter, Paige, Brian Lancaster, tiny

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I am the mediocre architect of my afterlife. - Glen Nesbitt

Chris & Kayla take a tour of the very cool place they were headed to last episode.

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*Search Categories*

Science / Pseudoscience; Common interest / Fandom

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*Topic Spoiler*

Cryonics

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Further Reading

https://www.alcor.org/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cryonics

https://www.reddit.com/r/cryonics/

Michio Kaku cryonics video

Alcor rebuttal to Michio Kaku

How To with John Wilson episode

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*Patreon Credits*

Michaela Evans, Heather Aunspach, Alyssa Ottum, David Whiteside, Jade A, amy sarah marshall, Martina Dobson, Eillie Anzilotti, Lewis Brown, Kelly Smith Upton, Wild Hunt Alex, Niklas Brock

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Jenny Lamb, Matthew Walden, Rebecca Kirsch, Pam Westergard, Ryan Quinn, Paul Sweeney, Erin Bratu, Liz T, Lianne Cole, Samantha Bayliff, Katie Larimer, Fio H, Jessica Senk, Proper Gander, Nancy Carlson, Carly Westergard-Dobson, banana, Megan Blackburn, Instantly Joy, Athena of CaveSystem, John Grelish, Rose Kerchinske, Annika Ramen, Alicia Smith, Kevin, Velm, Dan Malmud, tiny, Dom, Tribe Label - Panda - Austin, Noelle Hoover, Tesa Hamilton, Nicole Carter, Paige, Brian Lancaster, tiny

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If a man die, shall he live again? - Book of Job 14:14

Chris and Kayla hotfoot it to a cold storage facility.

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*Search Categories*

Science / Pseudoscience; Common interest / Fandom

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*Topic Spoiler*

Cryonics

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Further Reading

https://www.alcor.org/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cryonics

https://www.reddit.com/r/cryonics/

Michio Kaku cryonics video

Alcor rebuttal to Michio Kaku

How To with John Wilson episode

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*Patreon Credits*

Michaela Evans, Heather Aunspach, Alyssa Ottum, David Whiteside, Jade A, amy sarah marshall, Martina Dobson, Eillie Anzilotti, Lewis Brown, Kelly Smith Upton, Wild Hunt Alex, Niklas Brock

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Jenny Lamb, Matthew Walden, Rebecca Kirsch, Pam Westergard, Ryan Quinn, Paul Sweeney, Erin Bratu, Liz T, Lianne Cole, Samantha Bayliff, Katie Larimer, Fio H, Jessica Senk, Proper Gander, Nancy Carlson, Carly Westergard-Dobson, banana, Megan Blackburn, Instantly Joy, Athena of CaveSystem, John Grelish, Rose Kerchinske, Annika Ramen, Alicia Smith, Kevin, Velm, Dan Malmud, tiny, Dom, Tribe Label - Panda - Austin, Noelle Hoover, Tesa Hamilton, Nicole Carter, Paige, Brian Lancaster, tiny

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Chris & Kayla recap the experience of experiencing things for Season 5 of Cult or Just Weird.

(previously published on CoJW's patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/season-5-bonus-95443966)

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Michaela Evans, Heather Aunspach, Alyssa Ottum, David Whiteside, Jade A, amy sarah marshall, Martina Dobson, Eillie Anzilotti, Lewis Brown, Kelly Smith Upton, Wild Hunt Alex, Niklas Brock

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Jenny Lamb, Matthew Walden, Rebecca Kirsch, Pam Westergard, Ryan Quinn, Paul Sweeney, Erin Bratu, Liz T, Lianne Cole, Samantha Bayliff, Katie Larimer, Fio H, Jessica Senk, Proper Gander, Nancy Carlson, Carly Westergard-Dobson, banana, Megan Blackburn, Instantly Joy, Athena of CaveSystem, John Grelish, Rose Kerchinske, Annika Ramen, Alicia Smith, Kevin, Velm, Dan Malmud, tiny, Dom, Tribe Label - Panda - Austin, Noelle Hoover, Tesa Hamilton, Nicole Carter, Paige, Brian Lancaster, tiny

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There is but one freedom, to put oneself right with death. After that everything is possible.

-Albert Camus

Chris and Kayla contemplate that one thing that joins us all.

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*Search Categories*

Common interest / Fandom

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*Topic Spoiler*

Death Cafes

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*Further Reading*

https://deathcafe.com/

https://www.talkdeath.com/what-is-death-cafe-my-experience-studying-participating-hosting-death-cafes/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_Cafe

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernard_Crettaz

https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/society/-sociologist-of-death--bernard-crettaz-dies/48095070

https://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/essays/47104/take-me-to-the-death-cafe

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2014/mar/22/death-cafe-talk-about-dying

https://seniorsathome.jfcs.org/what-is-a-death-cafe/

https://www.npr.org/2013/03/08/173808940/death-cafes-breathe-life-into-conversations-about-dying

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Michaela Evans, Heather Aunspach, Alyssa Ottum, David Whiteside, Jade A, amy sarah marshall, Martina Dobson, Eillie Anzilotti, Lewis Brown, Kelly Smith Upton, Wild Hunt Alex, Niklas Brock

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Jenny Lamb, Matthew Walden, Rebecca Kirsch, Pam Westergard, Ryan Quinn, Paul Sweeney, Erin Bratu, Liz T, Lianne Cole, Samantha Bayliff, Katie Larimer, Fio H, Jessica Senk, Proper Gander, Nancy Carlson, Carly Westergard-Dobson, banana, Megan Blackburn, Instantly Joy, Athena of CaveSystem, John Grelish, Rose Kerchinske, Annika Ramen, Alicia Smith, Kevin, Velm, Dan Malmud, tiny, Dom, Tribe Label - Panda - Austin, Noelle Hoover, Tesa Hamilton, Nicole Carter, Paige, Brian Lancaster, tiny

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Thinking – the talking of the soul with itself.

-Plato

Chris and Kayla attend class at another small local group... whose presence & influence is worldwide & ubiquitous.

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*Search Categories*

New Religious Movement; New Age​

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*Topic Spoiler*

Theosophy

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*Further Reading*

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theosophy

https://www.britannica.com/topic/theosophy

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/theosophy

https://theosophyult.com/what-is-theosophy

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Lodge_of_Theosophists

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helena_Blavatsky

https://www.britannica.com/topic/New-Age-movement

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Age

https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Platonic_realism

yikes: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Root_race

https://www.rt.com/news/brain-neuroscience-visual-information-709/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hundredth_monkey_effect

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kabbalah

https://www.bl.uk/hebrew-manuscripts/articles/the-power-of-language-in-jewish-kabbalah

https://www.britannica.com/topic/Kabbala

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hermeticism

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neoplatonism

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gnosticism

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revelation

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Michaela Evans, Heather Aunspach, Alyssa Ottum, David Whiteside, Jade A, amy sarah marshall, Martina Dobson, Eillie Anzilotti, Patrick St-Onge, Lewis Brown, Kelly Smith Upton, Wild Hunt Alex, Niklas Brock

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Jenny Lamb, Matthew Walden, Rebecca Kirsch, Pam Westergard, Ryan Quinn, Paul Sweeney, Erin Bratu, Liz T, Lianne Cole, Samantha Bayliff, Katie Larimer, Fio H, Jessica Senk, Proper Gander, Nancy Carlson, Carly Westergard-Dobson, banana, Megan Blackburn, Instantly Joy, Athena of CaveSystem, John Grelish, Rose Kerchinske, Annika Ramen, Alicia Smith, Kevin, Velm, Dan Malmud, tiny, Dom, Benevolent Loki, Tribe Label - Panda - Austin, Noelle Hoover, Tesa Hamilton, Nicole Carter, Paige, Brian Lancaster

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"It is said that power corrupts, but actually it's more true that power attracts the corruptible."

-David Brin

Chris and Kayla explore the nature of power and learn some shocking stories about the group du jour in this part two.

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*Search Categories*

New Religious Movement; Anthropological

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*Topic Spoiler*

The Hare Krishnas / ISKCON

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*Further Reading*

https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B07B4TLHNG/allbooks

http://www.henrydoktorski.com/

https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1990/05/26/hare-krishna-leader-tied-to-murder-plot/5308aa16-44f7-459d-b62e-4c3acc4e1a4f/

https://www.nytimes.com/1996/08/29/us/ex-hare-krishna-leader-gets-20-year-sentence.html

https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-10-28-me-4819-story.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Vrindaban

https://gbc.iskcon.org/

​​http://www.henrydoktorski.com/Killing4Krishna/2018_Memorial_Service.html

https://thecinemaholic.com/charles-st-denis-and-stephen-bryant-murders-is-kirtanananda-swami-dead-or-alive/

https://www.nytimes.com/1977/11/02/archives/california-slaying-case-involves-exmafia-figures-and-krishnas.html

https://culteducation.com/group/1016-iskcon/12236-can-cultic-groups-change-.html

https://culteducation.com/group/1016-iskcon/12198-where-have-all-the-krishnas-gone.html

https://www.nytimes.com/1977/11/16/archives/swami-prabhupada-hare-krishna-head-founder-of-movement-81-came-to.html

https://ffl.org/

https://iscowp.org/

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Michaela Evans, Heather Aunspach, Alyssa Ottum, David Whiteside, Jade A, amy sarah marshall, Martina Dobson, Eillie Anzilotti, Patrick St-Onge, Lewis Brown, Kelly Smith Upton, Wild Hunt Alex, Niklas Brock

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Jenny Lamb, Matthew Walden, Rebecca Kirsch, Pam Westergard, Ryan Quinn, Paul Sweeney, Erin Bratu, Liz T, Lianne Cole, Samantha Bayliff, Katie Larimer, Fio H, Jessica Senk, Proper Gander, Nancy Carlson, Carly Westergard-Dobson, banana, Megan Blackburn, Instantly Joy, Athena of CaveSystem, John Grelish, Rose Kerchinske, Annika Ramen, Alicia Smith, Kevin, Velm, Dan Malmud, tiny, Dom, Benevolent Loki, Tribe Label - Panda - Austin, Noelle Hoover, Tesa Hamilton, Nicole Carter, Paige, Brian Lancaster

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"Repetition not for monotony but the ecstasy it induces." - Martha Graham

Chris and Kayla go to a restaurant. Kind of. Don't worry, we'll repeat ourselves.

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*Search Categories*

New Religious Movement; Anthropological

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*Topic Spoiler*

The Hare Krishnas / ISKCON

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*Further Reading*

https://iskconla.com/Home.aspx

https://www.iskcon.org/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Society_for_Krishna_Consciousness

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A._C._Bhaktivedanta_Swami_Prabhupada

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Sweet_Lord

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=04v-SdKeEpE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVMgEupff-E

https://culteducation.com/group/1016-iskcon/12236-can-cultic-groups-change-.html

https://culteducation.com/group/1016-iskcon/12247-can-it-be-that-the-hare-krishnas-are-not-hindu-.html

https://culteducation.com/group/1016-iskcon/12198-where-have-all-the-krishnas-gone.html

https://culteducation.com/group/1016-iskcon/12228-group-battles-airport-limits-on-solicitors-.htm

https://culteducation.com/group/1016-iskcon/12230-hare-krishna-solicitors-are-again-being-restricted-at-los-angeles-international-airport.html

https://culteducation.com/group/1016-iskcon/12239-at-uf-theres-no-free-lunch.html

https://culteducation.com/group/1016-iskcon/12245-can-hare-krishna-chant-cure-depression.html

https://gta.fandom.com/wiki/Hare_Krishna

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Jenny Lamb, Matthew Walden, Rebecca Kirsch, Pam Westergard, Ryan Quinn, Paul Sweeney, Erin Bratu, Liz T, Lianne Cole, Samantha Bayliff, Katie Larimer, Fio H, Jessica Senk, Proper Gander, Nancy Carlson, Carly Westergard-Dobson, banana, Megan Blackburn, Instantly Joy, Athena of CaveSystem, John Grelish, Rose Kerchinske, Annika Ramen, Alicia Smith, Kevin, Velm, Dan Malmud, tiny, Dom, Ragnheiður Eiríksdóttir, Benevolent Loki, Tribe Label - Panda - Austin, Noelle Hoover, Tesa Hamilton, Nicole Carter, Paige

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It's hard to detect good luck--it looks so much like something you've earned. - Frank A. Clark

Chris and Kayla visit a liquor store to try and resurrect the American dream.

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Anthropological; Destructive

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*Topic Spoiler*

The American State-run Lottery System

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*Further Reading*

https://www.amazon.com/Dollar-Dream-Lotteries-Modern-America/dp/0197604889

https://www.jonathandcohen.com/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lotteries_in_the_United_States

https://www.calottery.com/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prosperity_theology

https://www.praywithme.com/prayer-to-win-lottery.html

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/feb/15/california-powerball-winner-named

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meritocracy

https://www.vox.com/conversations/2016/11/22/13652860/income-inequality-meritocracy-robert-frank-success-luck-ethics

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Michaela Evans, Heather Aunspach, Alyssa Ottum, David Whiteside, Jade A, amy sarah marshall, Martina Dobson, Eillie Anzilotti, Patrick St-Onge, Lewis Brown, Kelly Smith Upton, Wild Hunt Alex, Niklas Brock

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Jenny Lamb, Matthew Walden, Rebecca Kirsch, Pam Westergard, Ryan Quinn, Paul Sweeney, Erin Bratu, Liz T, Lianne Cole, Samantha Bayliff, Katie Larimer, Fio H, Jessica Senk, Proper Gander, Nancy Carlson, Carly Westergard-Dobson, banana, Megan Blackburn, Instantly Joy, Athena of CaveSystem, John Grelish, Rose Kerchinske, Annika Ramen, Alicia Smith, Kevin, Velm, Dan Malmud, tiny, Dom, Ragnheiður Eiríksdóttir, Benevolent Loki, Tribe Label - Panda - Austin, Noelle Hoover, Tesa Hamilton, Nicole Carter

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FVNEM? FVNEX?

Kayla and Chris get up at the crack of dawn to try and solve a cryptogram from 1925.

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Common interest / Fandom

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*Topic Spoiler*

The Los Angeles Breakfast Club

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*Further Reading*

https://twitter.com/labreakfastclub

https://www.labreakfastclub.com/

https://www.latimes.com/california/breakfast-club-los-angeles-latt-123

https://www.labreakfastclub.com/podcast

https://www.facebook.com/LABreakfastClub/

https://www.latimes.com/food/story/2022-11-03/los-angeles-breakfast-club-home

https://www.kcet.org/food-living/the-strangest-club-in-los-angeles-the-l-a-breakfast-club

https://friendsofgriffithpark.org/the-los-angeles-breakfast-club/

https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/los-angeles-breakfast-club

https://www.altaonline.com/dispatches/a7175/los-angeles-breakfast-club/

https://ladailymirror.com/2015/06/01/mary-mallory-hollywood-heights-los-angeles-breakfast-club-dines-on-history/

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Michaela Evans, Heather Aunspach, Alyssa Ottum, David Whiteside, Jade A, amy sarah marshall, Martina Dobson, Eillie Anzilotti, Patrick St-Onge, Lewis Brown, Kelly Smith Upton, Wild Hunt Alex, Hanna

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Jenny Lamb, Matthew Walden, Rebecca Kirsch, Pam Westergard, Ryan Quinn, Paul Sweeney, Erin Bratu, Liz T, Lianne Cole, Samantha Bayliff, Katie Larimer, Fio H, Jessica Senk, Proper Gander, Nancy Carlson, Carly Westergard-Dobson, banana, Megan Blackburn, Instantly Joy, Athena of CaveSystem, John Grelish, Rose Kerchinske, Annika Ramen, Alicia Smith, Kevin, Velm, Dan Malmud, tiny, Dom, Ragnheiður Eiríksdóttir, Benevolent Loki, Tribe Label - Panda - Austin, Noelle Hoover, Tesa Hamilton