Peter el simon hasamita simon, how are you, man? I'm doing well. We're going to start with a story that's about pretty much the least real thing i can think of. The awesome thing about wrestling is is that there are these random things that are a little bit real. And sometimes those moments of realness can just be like, oh, they can change every now and then.
All the world’s a stage. Or, sometimes it feels that way, especially these days. In this episode, originally aired in 2015, we push through the fourth wall, pierce the spandex-ed heart of professional wrestling, and travel 400 years into the past to unmask our obsession with authenticity and our desire to walk the line between reality and fantasy.
Thanks to Nick Hakim for the use of his song "The Light".
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