Joseph Laycock
Experts on Expert with Dax Shepard
English - October 29, 2020 07:30 - 1 hour - 100 MB - ★★★★★ - 3.2K ratingsEducation Comedy experts on expert dax shepard armchair expert armchair umbrella Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Spooky episode alert! Joseph Laycock is an associate professor of religious studies at Texas State University. Joseph joins the Armchair Expert to discuss all things exorcism; the overall belief of demonic possession in America, the unholy trinity of films that influenced belief, and how it’s typically a political phenomenon. Joseph talks about the Salem Witch Trials, the West Memphis Three trial, the McMartin Preschool trial and explains why people tend to tell awful stories during times of upheavals. Dax reminisces on the satanic panic of the 80s and Joseph exclaims that if you’re doing it right, critical thinking should hurt.