Mystery Fools: The Strange and Terrible Origins of Clowns Part II w/ Paul Stobbs & Recluse

Clowns, the occurrence of black and white, Edessa, Harran, Sabians of Harran, lunar worship/solar worship, the white and black cities, Knights Templar, Benedictions, Knights Hospitaller, Franciscans, Rosicrucians, Freemasons, Shriners, Royal Order of Jesters, Royal Antediluvian Order of Buffaloes, Sufism, clowns in Sufism, the Joker, clowns in pop culture, Pennywise, It, The Dark Tower series, Stephen King, the meta-fiction of Stephen King, The Dark Tower as hyperstition, "piercing the veil," AI, talking statues, talking heads, animatronics, Disney World, the Hat Man

1st Musical Break (3:50): the White and the Black, secret societies & clowns, colorphobia, piercing the veil 2nd musical break (32:00): Sufism, clowns in pop culture, the metafiction/hyperstition of Stephen King 3rd musical break (1:05:20): AI, talking statues, extended intelligence, Disney World, the Hat Man

Music by Keith Allen Dennis: https://keithallendennis.bandcamp.com/

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