ATHEISM! Where did it come from, and how did it evolve? This episode of Religion Camp dives into the history of atheism, from its ancient philosophical roots to its rise in the modern world. We’re unpacking the key figures, cultural shifts, and societal impacts that shaped the concept of a world without gods. Skeptics, philosophers, and history buffs—this one’s for you. Welcome to CAMP! 🏕️ SIGN UP TO CAMP NEWSLETTER HERE: https://camp.beehiiv.com/ TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 Intro 0:56 Origins of Atheism 3:12 Etymology of “Atheism” 4:44 Xenophanes of Colophon 8:38 Protagoras of Abdera 10:45 Prodicus of Ceos 13:20 Diagoras of Melos 16:09 Epicurus + Epicureanism 17:55 Luceretius 21:21 Charvaka 23:40 Christians Labeled As Atheist 25:18 Atheism In Islamic Culture 28:03 Medieval Atheism + Giordano Bruno 32:15 Atheistic Priest Writings + Jean Meslier 36:54 Karl Marx 39:02 Modern Atheism

Go to https://buyraycon.com/campgagnon to get up to 15%off sitewide! Brought to you by Raycon. Christopher Arthur Hughes, or Chris Must List, as you may know him, is a Youtuber and journalist who has travelled to some of the most dangerous destinations in the world. Chris catalogues his journeys with rich storytelling from dangerous gangs to innocent bystanders. Chris has seen it all and is in the tent to tell us all about it. WELCOME TO CAMP. 🏕️ FREE NEWSLETTER HERE: https://camp.beehiiv.com/ S/o to our sponsors: Prizepicks and Raycon Prizepicks : https://prizepicks.onelink.me/ivHR/CAMP TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 Intro 1:36 Meet ChrisMustList 2:45 Getting Detained and Eating With Taliban 10:03 Learning English From Watching Friends 14:21 Things Christ Couldn’t Film + School Shooting 19:10 The Beauty of Afghanistan 20:41 Kindness of The Taliban 22:42 What Pushed Chris To Travel? 25:20 Trinidad Gang 33:21 Getting Arrested In Trinidad 42:31 Type of People In These Gangs 46:48 Haitian and Jamaican Gangs + Barbecue 50:22 Daily Life + Mud Cookies 52:54 Being Shown Taliban Videos 1:01:27 Haitian Voodoo + Visiting Death Room 1:05:27 Rastafari Religion 1:08:18 Best Food In Caribbean 1:11:02 Traveling To Ukraine 1:16:57 Unknown Aspects of Ukraine/Russia War 1:22:41 Similarities In Gang Wars and Ukraine/Russia War 1:25:34 Giving Water To a Whole Community 1:32:22 Places That Have Improved 1:36:02 Places Falling Apart In U.S. 1:42:03 Visiting a Tent City 1:46:05 Being Scammed In Foreign 1:54:01 Tattoos In El Salvador 1:55:26 The Dumbest Thing Chris Has Done 2:05:26 Future Travels + Balancing Family Life 2:07:31 Most Misunderstood Country + Travel Advice 2:12:06 Visiting Namibia + Himba Tribe 2:15:19 Drugs In Other Countries 2:17:06 Nastiest Food Chris Has Had 2:20:04 Safari Mark

We've got Professor Joseph Manning of Yale University back in the tent today to answer all the Ancient Egypt questions you've always wanted to ask. What did the Egyptians know about Atlantis and how did they build the famed pyramids after all? Were King Tut and Cleopatra overrated? And is the Alexandria Library fire a myth? Professor Manning is back to explain it all. WELCOME TO CAMP! 🏕️ JOIN S'MORE CAMP INNER SANCTUM HERE: https://camp.beehiiv.com/ Shoutout to our sponsors Morgan&Morgan and Bluechew TIMECODES 0:00 Intro 0:54 Unknown Findings In Egypt 4:54 Egypts Famine 6:39 Could Farmers Write? 8:31 Timeframe of Ancient Egypt 12:28 King Tut 16:01 Where Did Egyptians Get Horses? 17:24 Regaining Control 21:20 Cleopatra Reign 24:57 Cleopatra's Death + Importance of Understanding Time 31:22 Why Do Some Records Last Longer Than Others? 36:02 How Much Writing Have We Found? 40:45 The First Pyramid 50:50 Materials For Pyramids 51:43 Obelisk 57:34 Freemasonry 1:03:09 First Egyptian Dynasty 1:05:35 Atlantis Story 1:09:30 Most Documented Egyptian Era + Scribes 1:15:33 Corruption of Scribes 1:19:19 Everyday Life of Egyptian Citizens 1:20:24 Importance of Property + Egyptian Lawyers 1:26:14 Gender Roles In Egypt 1:29:46 Cleopatra Records + Greek Influence 1:34:08 Lighthouse of Alexandria 1:35:58 Ptolemaic Navy 1:37:38 The Library of Alexandria 1:42:18 Cleopatra’s Dream 1:49:24 What Were The Pyramids Built For?

GILGAMESH! The oldest story known to man. From Annunaki conspiracies to the ancient Great Flood and the quest for immortality, we’re unpacking one of humanity's oldest stories. WELCOME TO (religion) CAMP! 🏕️ JOIN S'MORE CAMP INNER SANCTUM HERE: https://camp.beehiiv.com/ Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 2:07 The Discovery Of The Epic 3:40 Gilgamesh’s Reign As King 5:20 Creation Of Enkidu 9:29 Enkidu and Gilgamesh’s Battle 14:23 Journey To Cedar Forest 18:19 The Bull of Heaven 22:09 The Death of Enkidu 29:00 Search For Immortality 35:06 Flood Story + Return To Uruk 39:12 Tablet 12 40:16 Similarities To Other Stories 44:33 The Annunaki 46:31 Gilgamesh’s Impact Today

Former FBI Undercover Agent Bob Hamer is back to discuss the wildest operations he's been involved in. Bob takes us through infiltrating the Italian mob, two separate contract killing cases, and everything you've always wanted to know about Undercover FBI work. WELCOME TO CAMP! Ground News: https://ground.news/gagnon 🏕️ JOIN S'MORE CAMP INNER SANCTUM HERE: https://camp.beehiiv.com/ TIMECODES 0:00 Intro 1:29 Busting The Italian Mob 11:28 Street Tax 16:20 Meeting Mafia At Universal Studios 24:45 Meeting The Mafia In K-Mart 27:51 Infiltrating The Mafia 38:08 Being Threatened On Phone Call 48:17 Bob’s Scariest Operation + Crips and Bloods 58:40 Bob’s First Deal By Himself 1:01:42 Contract Killer Case 1:09:10 2nd Contract Killer Case + 20 Kilo Deal At Dennys 1:21:47 The Setup + Shootout 1:30:09 First Big Arrest 1:32:57 Scariest Person Bob Dealt With 1:35:58 Taking Down Robert Salas + $100k Head Contract

The dark and mysterious history of Christmas is rarely told beyond Santa and candy canes. This episode of Religion Camp details the history of Christmas and it's connections to the winter solstice, pagan rituals, and the Roman festival of Saturnalia. We’ll also look at how Christian traditions shaped the holiday, the evolution of Santa Claus, and the rise of gift-giving as a central part of the season. Merry Christmas and Welcome to CAMP 🏕️🎄 Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 2:28 Significance Of Winter Solstice 4:57 Zagmuk 9:26 Fertility Rituals 11:58 Ancient Egyptian Christmas 15:30 Celtic and Druid Christmas 21:24 The Yule 27:44 Psychedelic Christmas 36:24 Mithras 38:16 Saturnalia 42:35 Biblical Christmas 50:21 Saint Nicholas 56:03 Merry Christmas!!!

Ivano Dal Prete is a History professor at Yale University and an active astronomer with a specialty in Saturn and Mars. Today, he is in the tent to talk about how older civilizations viewed life on other planets. Ivano is the co-discoverer of several asteroids and currently working on a book about other Earths in the sky, and the fascinating cultural history of extra-terrestrial life. WELCOME TO CAMP. 🏕️ JOIN S'MORE CAMP INNER SANCTUM HERE: https://camp.beehiiv.com/ Shoutout to our sponsors : SculptNation: https://sculptnation.com/Camp Huel: https://huel.com/camp Prizepicks : https://prizepicks.onelink.me/ivHR/CAMP TIMECODES 0:00 Intro 1:16 Philosopher’s View Of The Cosmos + Pythagoras 10:40 Philosophical Schools + Atomists 13:17 Aristotle 17:25 Plutarch 21:10 Lucian’s Writings Of People On The Moon 22:19 Christian Influence On Philosophy + Aristotle’s teachings 28:02 Church’s View Of Other Worlds 30:11 Vorilong Theory + C.S. Lewis + Nicholas of Cusa 35:41 Leonardo Da Vinci Moon Theory 39:10 Galileo’s Anonymous Book + Moon Civilization Theory 44:08 Galileo’s Space Civilization Theory 51:36 Dialogue On Plurality Of Worlds 55:03 UFO’s In Texts 56:59 Plato’s Atlantis + World's Inside The Earth 59:47 Who Was Killed For Their Ideas? + Christopher Columbus Theory 1:03:52 Theory On Origin Of Life + Pope's Statement On Alien Life 1:06:22 Did Scholars Write Of Visitors From Other Worlds? 1:07:47 Thomas Payne + The Book Of Mormon 1:10:31 Kepler + The Martian Chronicles 1:13:20 Isacc Newton + Robert Boyle 1:17:30 Observing Mars Canals 1:34:05 Science Fiction Influence On Space + Wernher Von Braun 1:45:42 Speculations About Life On Mars 1:54:44 Dragon’s and Basilisk’s + Sailor’s Seeing Merman 2:00:51 Importance Of Context

Frank Parlato Jr. is an American publisher widely credited for bringing attention to the NXIVM cult in 2017. Frank's experience working for the cult and later facing legal retaliation for defecting makes this among the best inside looks at one of the most insidious cults in American history. WELCOME TO CAMP! Shout out to our sponsors, Huel, Morgan &Morgan, and Bluechew! Shout out to our sponsors, Huel, Morgan &Morgan, and Bluechew! Huel: https://huel.com/camp TIMECODES 0:00 Intro 1:11. Origins Of Nxivm + Keith Raniere 6:12 Where members come from + Keith’s Knowledge 7:45 How Does Indoctrination Work? 9:12 When Does Nxivm Meet? 10:39 How Did Raniere Remain Prominent? 13:14 When Do The Crimes Start? 15:09 Prominent Figures Joining Nxivm 17:12 Parallels Between Members 19:06 Bronfman Sisters 22:20 How Were Actresses Brought In? 24:01 Losing $26,000,000 + Illuminati 25:30 Frankie’s Recruitment 34:21 What Were Raniere’s Motives? 38:19 Dinner With Keith Raniere 45:36. After Recovering The Money + Getting Fired 52:28. Exposing The Criminal Side 58:47 Bronfman Sisters Take Frankie To Court 1:05:47 Frankie’s Report 1:11:12 Catherine Oxenberg + Branding 1:15:40 DOS Women 1:18:00 Main Things Frankie Exposed + Raniere Escapes 1:21:34 Who Was Charged? 1:23:06 Victim’s Reimbursement 1:25:18 Nxivm Members Today 1:26:08 Member’s Thoughts On Frankie + FBI Planting Evidence 1:34:22 What Made Frankie Special? 1:42:21 New Definition Of Sexual Misconduct 1:46:21 Who Were Raniere’s Connections + Regrets From Case 1:49:07 Frank Receiving Death Threats 1:50:08 How To Fight Back Against Being Targeted 1:52:01 Power Of The Jury + Prosecutor 1:56:20 Process Of The Prosecution + Defense 1:59:03 One Taste Case 2:05:37 Trump's Case + Job Of Jury 2:12:15 William Penn

The most mysterious prophet of all time, but did Nostradamus REALLY predict the future? Today I'm breaking down his most famous prophecies, decoding their meaning, and separating fact from fiction. From plagues to world wars—did he see it all coming? Welcome to Camp! Timecodes 0:00 Intro 0:52 Nostradamus’ Background 8:04 First Premonition 10:54 The Almanacs 16:29 Catherine de’ Medici 19:23 Predicting The Death of Henry II 22:28 Predicting Hitler’s Reign 28:09 JFK and RFK Assassination + Jean Dixon 32:43 Climate Change 34:14 Taiwan Conflict 36:49 Elon Musk 39:14 9/11

Former NYC Cop Tony Hernandez is BACK to tell us about all his craziest Mob stories from living and working around organized crime for most of his formative years. Tony dishes on all the neighborhood "Family" businesses, who the key players were and how much of that infrastructure remains. WELCOME TO CAMP! 🏕️ JOIN S'MORE CAMP INNER SANCTUM HERE: https://camp.beehiiv.com/ Shout out to our sponsors Prizepicks and Bluechew Prizepicks : https://prizepicks.onelink.me/ivHR/CAMP 0:00 Intro 1:51 Tony’s Mob Connection 7:37 The French Connection 12:27 Importance Of Respect + Dad’s Work 16:59 Dad’s Work 19:19 Inside The Restaurant + Tony’s Busboy Story 23:10 Cops Connection To Mobs 26:05 Mob Spots Around NY 28:16 Mob Activities 31:55 First Card Game + Meeting Women 37:38 Dice + Numbers 42:49 Knife Fight + Prostitutes  45:04 The Change Over Time 47:42 Breaking Up Bar Fights 49:39 NY Biker Gangs 51:48 Organized Crime Today 59:57 Sanitation Criminal Connection 1:01:51 Frank Sinatra 1:11:02 The Mobs Hollywood Influence 1:15:17 How Virgil Got Made 1:26:27 John Gotti 1:30:30 Gang vs. Mafia 1:32:00 Dirty Cops 1:40:29 Check Out Tony’s Channel