Best Peter Schmid Podcasts (2024)

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#79 Elaine Pagels - The Origin of Satan 1:08:42

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Elaine Pagels is an American historian of religion. She is the Harrington Spear Paine Professor of Religion at Princeton University. Pagels has conducted extensive research into early Christianity and Gnosticism. Buy "The Origin of Satan" by Elaine Pagels here.

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Ep. 56: Baby Reindeer (2024) VS Richard Gadd 1:20:11

3h ago1:20:11

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Today's episode is a very special episode. We are covering the Dark comedy thriller TV show, (not the first time we've talked about a TV show.) Baby Reindeer that centers around Richard Gadd and a very traumatizing series of events in his life. Gadd writes, stars, and is the real life inspiration for the show, and the drama surrounding him and the …

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#78 Rory Sutherland - Why Logical Thinking is Illogical 1:48:48

3h ago1:48:48

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Rory Sutherland is a British advertising executive, and vice chairman of the Ogilvy & Mather group of companies. His book, Alchemy, is available here.

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#77 Bart Ehrman - What is the Gospel of Judas? 1:50:39

18d ago1:50:39

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Bart Ehrman is a New Testament scholar focusing on textual criticism of the New Testament, the historical Jesus, and the origins and development of early Christianity. He was one of the first people in the world to see the rediscovered manuscript of the Gospel of Judas, when he was asked by National Geographic to join a small team of experts who ve…

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#76 Jonathan Pageau - Deconstructing the Fall of Adam and Eve 1:59:02

14d ago1:59:02

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Jonathan Pageau is a French-Canadian icon carver, YouTuber and public speaker on symbolism, religion and the Orthodox faith.

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#75 Destiny on Jordan Peterson, Voting, and Political Principles 2:26:05

6d ago2:26:05

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Steven Bonnell II is a popular American political streamer known online as Destiny.

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#74 Rabbi David Wolpe - What is Judaism? 1:19:26

1M ago1:19:26

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David Wolpe is an American rabbi, and Visiting Scholar at Harvard Divinity School. He was named the most influential Rabbi in America by Newsweek in 2012.

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Ep. 55: Jack (2015) VS Jack Unterweger 1:36:52

18d ago1:36:52

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Kendrah and Ana head to Austria this episode to talk about infamous serial Killer and world traveling journalist, Jack Unterweger. (He's a total prick. shocker. ) Plus, SPOILERS for Handmaid's Tale at the end of the episode, Ana's latest book reads, and Kendrah and Ana finally met in person. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informati…

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#73 Arguments for Atheism Tier List w/ Joe Schmid! 2:35:56

2M ago2:35:56

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Joe Schmid is a PhD student in philosophy at Princeton University. He graduated with a B.A. in philosophy from Purdue University in 2022. He has published articles in metaphysics, philosophy of religion, and philosophy of time, and the author of books including "Existential Inertia and Classical Theistic Proofs". He runs the YouTube channel, "Majes…

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#72 John Nelson - What Did Jesus Really Look Like? 1:04:33

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John Nelson holds a PhD in Biblical Studies from the University of Edinburgh. His thesis is the first book-length study of Jesus' physical appearance in the Gospels. He runs a weekly Substack called "Behind the Gospels" which aims to make Biblical studies accessible to all.

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#71 Unsolicited Advice - An Introduction to Nihilism 1:19:51

2M ago1:19:51

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Joe Folley is the creator of the YouTube channel "Unsolicited Advice" which creates short, digestible philosophical videos on a wide range of topics. He joins me today to discuss nihilism: its history, its meaning, and its significance in philosophy.

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#70 Philosophize This! - A Beginner's Guide to Philosophy 1:19:13

2M ago1:19:13

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Steven West is the host of "Philosophize This!" one of the world's most popular philosophy podcasts. Listen to it here.

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#69 Iain McGilchrist - The Mind is More Than a Machine 1:40:29

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Iain McGilchrist is a psychiatrist, writer, and former Oxford literary scholar. McGilchrist came to prominence after the publication of his book The Master and His Emissary, subtitled The Divided Brain and the Making of the Western World.

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#68 Andrew Mark Henry - What is The Gospel of Thomas? 1:23:57

3M ago1:23:57

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Andrew Mark Henry is a scholar of religious studies. His research focus is early Christianity and late Roman religion. He earned his PhD at Boston University. His YouTube channel is "Religion for Breakfast".

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#67 Elaine Pagels | What Are The Gnostic Gospels? 1:09:08

3M ago1:09:08

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Elaine Pagels is an American historian of religion. She is the Harrington Spear Paine Professor of Religion at Princeton University. Pagels has conducted extensive research into early Christianity and Gnosticism. See me speak at Level Up in Atlanta this June: http://levelupconferences.org/

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#66 Coleman Hughes - Should We Take Race Out of Politics? 59:20

3M ago59:20

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Coleman Hughes is an American writer and podcast host. He is the author of "The End of Race Politics: Arguments for a Colorblind America".

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Ep. 54: Men Behind the Sun (1988) VS Unit 731 1:43:43

3M ago1:43:43

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On today's episode, Kendrah and Anastasia take on the infamous Men Behind the Sun and the horrific human experimentation that took place at Japan's Unit 731 during WW2. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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#65 Esoterica - The History of Yahweh 1:44:31

4M ago1:44:31

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Justin Sledge is currently a part-time professor of philosophy and religion at several institutions in the Metro-Detroit area and a popular local educator. His YouTube channel is "Esoterica".

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🔒 Judgy After Dark, Episode 44: Ryan Waller 28:35

3M ago28:35

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Subscriber-only episode FINAL EPISODE! On December 23, 2006, 18 year old Ryan Waller and his girlfriend Heather Quan were enjoying an evening together, but by Christmas Eve one of them would be dead. Police shook their heads, at another case of what they were sure was domestic violence. Or was it? This horrifying case was so badly mishandled... Wow…

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Season 5, Episode 17: Frauke Liebs 36:08

3M ago36:08

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Today’s case is one of the most bizarre in Germany’s crime history. It’s June 2006 and Germany is hosting the World Cup, with millions of people out and about watching the games. On June 20th, Frauke Liebs, 21, disappeared without a trace after walking home from an Irish Pub in downtown Paderborn. What’s so disturbing about this, is that Frauke sti…

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#64 Rory Stewart - We Are Addicted to a Sense of Crisis 1:09:20

4M ago1:09:20

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Rory Stewart is a former UK Government minister, MP, and deputy governor in Iraq following the western invasion. He walked on foot for two years across Afghanistan, Iran, Pakistan, India and Nepal in 2002. He was a private tutor to both Prince William and Prince Harry. He now co-hosts The Rest is Politics with Alastair Campbell, one of the UK's mos…

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🔒 Judgy After Dark, Episode 43: The true story behind Dirty John: Betty Broderick 56:30

3M ago56:30

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Subscriber-only episode "I realize now that he was right when he said our battles would continue until one of us was dead." These are the words from a betrayed wife whose husband seemed to be as bent on her destruction as she was determined to get him back from another woman who took him away. Betty Broderick’s life became notorious due to a highly…

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Ep. 53: Pig Killer (2022) VS Robert Pickton 1:47:47

3M ago1:47:47

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This is the first episode of the new season format (so we can have much needed breaks between research and recording periods) It also marks the first episode with Kendrah as the permanent new co-host. To celebrate Kendrah's arrival, we decided to cover an infamous Canadian serial killer: Robert Pickton aka the Pig Farm Killer. We also watched the f…

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#63 A.C. Grayling - Who Will Own the Moon? 1:02:44

4M ago1:02:44

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A.C. Grayling is a British philosopher and author. In 2011 he founded and became the first Master of New College of the Humanities, an independent undergraduate college in London. Buy "Who Owns the Moon?" here.

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🔒 Judgy After Dark, Episode 42: The Wendorf Family Massacre 40:08

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Subscriber-only episode Rod Ferrell was introduced to a game that invaded his mind. A game that would actually blur the lines of reality for him, and he would go on to believe that he was in fact a 500 year old vampire. But Rod wasn’t alone with this new found persona. His newfound blood lines would make him a cult leader in which he was willing to…

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Throwback to Season 3, Episode 9: Peter Masden the Trophy Husband & Human 32:37

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Danish engineer and mad inventor Peter Masden was intriguing to Swedish journalist Kim Wall. He was inspiring to many and well known for his rockets, space lab, and multiple submarines. But her story of a lifetime turned into making headlines in a very different way that she had expected. Peter secretly plotted to get her alone, under the ocean, an…

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#62 750,000 Subscriber QnA 34:45

4M ago34:45

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Thank you all for 750,000 subscribers on YouTube!

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🔒 Judgy After Dark, Episode 41: Charles Schmid the Pied Piper of Tucson 52:48

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Subscriber-only episode Today’s episode is wild. We’re talking about Charles "Smitty" Schmid, a charismatic sociopath who compensated for his below average height by stuffing his cowboy boots with rags and crushed beer cans, wore pancake makeup, and sported a fake beauty mark on one cheek. He murdered three teenaged girls and buried their bodies in…

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#61 Sam Harris - Can Science Determine Moral Values? 2:55:57

4M ago2:55:57

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Sam Harris is a neuroscientist, philosopher, New York Times best-selling author, host of Making Sense, and creator of Waking Up.

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🔒 Judgy After Dark, Episode 40: The 40th Anniversary of Laura Parker 44:08

4M ago44:08

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Subscriber-only episode Laura Parker was a quiet 14 year old girl, who lived with her parents in Lindenhurst, New York. She had been in choir, active in church, and a softball player at her high school. She disappeared on May 25, 1984, but most people believed that she was a runaway. Laura’s parents knew better and wondered where she was, searching…

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Season 5, Episode 16: Far from Home: Philip Fraser 33:50

4M ago33:50

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In June of 1988, 23-year old Philip Fraser started his trek from Anchorage, Alaska to Olympia, Washington - where he was set to start his pre med classes at Evergreen State College. However, a week after he left, his vehicle was found abandoned and set on fire at a car wash in Prince George, British Columbia… and Philip was nowhere to be found… Mer…

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