In this episode we explore Truth. But that's a super heavy topic so we decided to come at it from a couple of different angles including juju from Africa, what it means to "take an oath," (do we even do that anymore?), and of course what the term "fake news" hints at. Welcome to episode 8!

Links:

• Format.com Pics of local juju doctors
• John Tillotson, Archbishop of Cantebury
• Oaths from an Islamic Perspective
• Journal of African Law, Jstor
• A Profane History of Early Modern Oaths, by John Spurr

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