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The podcast explores the Oregon Ghost Conference, delving into haunted locations, conducting paranormal investigations, and the correlation between declining religious belief and belief in the paranormal. It also provides a historical overview of ghosts and spirits, discusses theological beliefs, and explores the origins of the spiritualist movement. The hosts recount their ghost investigation at the Starry Night Inn and examine the entertainment and meaning construction of ghost hunts.

Margaret Killjoy, author of 'The Lamb Will Slaughter the Lion', reads the final chapters of her novella. Topics include a mysterious encounter at Doomsday's house, a tense standoff amidst tear gas and flash bangs, and plans for future episodes.

This podcast explores the importance of amplifying Palestinian voices and the incompatibility of theocratic ethnostates with leftist values. It discusses the challenges faced by Palestinians and provides advice on how to engage in conversations about Palestine. The podcast also touches on travel experiences, safety concerns, and the role of various countries and organizations in the conflict. It addresses the impact of Middle East violence and the role of messaging apps in security culture. Other topics of discussion include challenges in engaging with technology, the concept of security nihilism, and the significance of friction in security measures. The podcast also explores military planning concepts, media biases, the impact of Israel's bombing campaign on journalists in Gaza, and the silencing of Palestinian voices. Additionally, it delves into the history of chocolate, the association of chocolate with slavery, racial disparities in access to wage labor, and ongoing slavery in the Dominican Republic sugar plantations. Lastly, it discusses child labor in cocoa bean production, corporate failures in addressing child slavery, and legal loopholes that allow corporations to evade accountability.

Explore the origins and spread of chocolate, including its connection to slavery. Discover the history of forced labor in the tea and chocolate industries, emphasizing racial hierarchies. Delve into the dark history of slavery in the Dominican Republic and the ethical concerns surrounding the cocoa industry. Discuss the comparison of slave labor in the chocolate industry to Willie Wonka.

Rania, a member of the Palestinian Journalists syndicate, discusses the challenges faced by journalists in Gaza, including the bombing campaign by Israel, restrictions on social media, and lack of coverage in mainstream media. The chapter also highlights the devastating consequences of power outages in Gaza, the problem of media biases and misinformation, and the need for support to end the violence in Palestine.

Cooper Quinton and Caroline Sinders from Tech Policy Press discuss encrypted messaging apps, comparing their security. They highlight Signal as the best option due to its usability, encryption, and lack of data storage. The importance of secure messaging apps, meeting in person for sensitive discussions, and the significance of opposing laws that undermine encryption are emphasized.

James is joined by Robert, Shereen, and Gare to discuss drone strikes in North and East Syria. They explore the impact on Rojava's infrastructure and security, the emotional toll of watching drone strikes, and the recent increase in violence in the Middle East.

Sim Kern, an author and journalist, joins the podcast to discuss separating Jewish identity from Israel and the role of Jewish anti-zionist voices in the fight for Palestinian liberation. They explore the difference between Judaism and Zionism, the controversies surrounding Zionism, and the importance of intersectionality in advocating for Palestinian liberation. The chapter also emphasizes the power of learning, reading, and sharing content from respected commentators to disrupt the imperialist narrative.

Margaret Killjoy, author of the folk horror novella the Lamb Will Slaughter the Lion, continues reading chapters of her book. Topics covered include encountering a nighttime celebration, fighting undead animals, finding a dead woman in a treehouse, and various sponsor advertisements.

This podcast explores a variety of interesting topics, including the GameStop stock movement, online communities and controversial language, the rise of Ryan Cohen within GameStop, chaos in Congress and the role of the Speaker of the House, the ongoing bombing in Gaza, traveling challenges from Gaza to Egypt, updates on Afmed and Abdula's families, the Palestinian struggle and criticizing Israel's policies, support and solidarity from various identities, resistance movements labeled as terrorist organizations, frustration over lack of peace focus and media narratives, the NFT crash and the hype and skepticism surrounding NFTs, disturbing discovery of a doodles immersive experience for children, the exploitative nature of NFTs and sympathy towards cult members and desperate investors.