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This episode I'm joined by John Jeffery's Martin to discuss his book, A Beautiful Ending, The Apocalyptic Imagination and the Making of the Modern World. He talks about how apocalypticism is a way in which one could bring religion into what might ostensibly seem like secular topics. And it's a fascinating book, fascinating little historical book in a way. So before we jump in with all these ideas, just tell us a little bit about yourself, what did you do, and how this book came about? Well, I am a professor of history, and I've been at this craft for a long time. But certainly part of it was a frustration in my teaching that we

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