The Dumb Ages

He talked about Vinicius Junior possibly being taken away by aliens and would you believe it - our Jack has got HIMSELF abducted! The aliens were very nice about it and popped a note through my door saying he’d be back once he’d been fully probed and chipped. So, I’m flying solo this week, bringing you further discussion of the sad case of Maura Murray.

For any listeners who might be heavily involved in the online discussion of the case, I’m sure I’ll have made some mistakes, so let me know in the comments.

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In part one of a new series, Jack looks at the “mysterious” “disappearance of Brazilian footballer Vinicius Junior. It’s a trip to crazy town! And I introduce us to another, actual appearance that’s been an internet obsession for two decades - Maura Murray.

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In part two of our Rapture series, Jack and I discuss the impact of Rapture beliefs on individuals, culture and politics.

 For free subscribers, I explain what happened to part one, and I’m trying to fix it!

Hope you enjoy it!

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In part one of a new two-part episode, Jack and I get eschatological as we talk about the End Times. This time, we’re discussing The Rapture - not an 80s synth pop band but a niche belief, mainly in evangelical Christian circles, about a mass vanishing that’s going to happen before the end of the world. Hope you enjoy it!

Barbara Rossing's "The Rapture Exposed" can be bought here.

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In part two of our look at the menace of internet sleuths, Jack tells us all about a case that’s been rumbling along in the USA - the case of Nolan Wells.

Another (most likely) accidental drowning that some people are desperate to believe was actually a murder. Jack’s done a cracking job on this, so get your ears round it!

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I’m going solo this week, for reasons I explain in the episode and I’m looking at internet sleuths, a modern menace, prone to insane hot takes and conspiracy theories. I explain what they are, who they are and how they interfered with an investigation into a disappearance here in the UK in 2023.

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In the second part of our two-part episode, Jack and I continue to ask the question: Are we in our “Decline and Fall” era? Usual digressions along the way, including memories of 9/11.

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Jack and I are doing something different this week. We ask the question: Are we in our “Decline and Fall” era?

 This is just part one - part two to come next week!

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We pay tribute to Dolly Parton and Tim Curry, followed by an exploration of the tribulations of Pride, left wing authoritarianism associated with “gender affirmation” beliefs and the downfall of Craig Guildford, former West Midlands Chief Constable

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Dumb-agers react to the death of Professor Jason Arday, and it isn’t big or clever. Plus, the government’s latest stupid stunt. And no, that’s not Cockney rhyming slang

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