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The Mythology of Santa Claus

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For more information about alchemy, we do not recommend looking to the alchemists. Because who knows what they were talking about?! Please check out Jeffrey Raff's "Jung and the Alchemical Imagination," or James Hillman's "The Alchemy of Psychology," which is available in audio form on Spotify. 
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You know how many alchemists died because they blew themselves up? It's higher than zero, I'll tell ya that.

What is Alchemy?

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Death Drive is my favorite Ryan Gosling movie.

The Death Drive

In this episode, we discuss Freedom. Shoutout to our editor, Ryan Farroki, who managed to assemble this episode into a solid Frankenstein-style audio adventure after some technical mishaps! 
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Freedom is the ability to upload a podcast ANY TIME WE WANT.

Freedom

Privacy, freedom, solitude, what's that stuff all about? In this episode, we talk about privacy and what happens if you take an edible as an adult while at school. Pretty deep stuff. 
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I'm right behind you.

Privacy

Superfans, parasocial relationships, and the joys of projecting idealized imagos onto the blank spaces of celebrities. That's a Taylor Swift reference.
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I'm serious. We're going to attack everyone. Well, WE aren't, but y'all are.

The Mythology of Santa Claus

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