After losing another episode to technical issues, the boys are back. And they sound better than ever thanks to Brian’s sizeable investment in audio equipment. In this episode, Nate responds to some criticism by summoning the ghost of legendary historians Will and Ariel Durant. The Durants flesh out the realities of syncretism, in which old gods conceptually evolve over time into new gods. The lads discuss what made Dionysus and his heir, Jesus, the perfect constellation of memes to bring down the Roman Empire. From there, the discussion turns to other examples of Platonism making a huge splash in history, and finally to the Holy Grail itself.

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