Dr. Keri Thomas joins us to talk about medieval manuscripts, death, and the possibility of digital resurrection. Are we entering a digital dark age, or are our mortal souls bound for the cloud?
Highlights:
[0:00] CoRri tells Keri and Marko about Europe's werewolf trials
[28:53] We dive right in with an introduction to Dr. Keri Thomas that spirals into a discussion of how digitization and resurrection are related
[66:03] We talk about the super metal way medieval manuscripts were made, how people would have read them, and how people lived so closely acquainted with death
[91:42] We talk a bit more about the Voynich Manuscript, which we discussed at length on the Laydown Podcast! Go listen!
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Stuff we referenced:
Ep. 53: Floods & FrightFests
Ep. 52: The JoAGiversary
Ep. 51: Hiking can be murder
Ep. 50: Nightmare toys
Ep. 49: Dead tired
Ep. 48: The EXvangelicals
Ep. 47: Torture
Ep. 46: Sick, sad world
Ep. 45: No pain, no gain?
Ep. 44: Mid-week movie madness special
Ep. 43 : Horror is the fear vaccine
Ep. 42: Satanic, don't panic
Ep. 41: Cursed films
Ep. 40: The stinkhole moment
Ep. 39: Movies that murdered
Ep. 38: Pufferfish, pufferfish, pass
Ep. 37: The suicide contagion
Ep. 36 - Wrasslin'
Ep. 35: Jack of All Quakes
Ep. 34: One day at Horrorland
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