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John Safran vs The Occult

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John Safran vs The Occult

By: John Safran
Narrated by: John Safran
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John Safran has fallen in with the wrong crowd, again. He has spent months among sorcerers, satanists, and exorcists and he's spilling the beans in a new podcast.

Forget gentle white witches and tarot card readers. John packs his bag and fearlessly heads off to places where black magic leads not only to exorcisms but... murder. He flies to the US and investigates a gang who murdered a teenage girl for disturbing their satanic shrine. He sails to remote islands in Vanuatu, where laws have been passed to quash witchcraft and contravening them can lead to a public hanging or exile. Back in his hometown of Melbourne, he spends time with a Muslim professional who, convinced she is possessed by spirits, seeks an Islamic exorcism.

John discovers that a belief in Black Magic can hold people together, and tear people apart. But why, in this world of science and rationality, are so many around the world still fearful of dark spirit realms? And what are police and psychologists meant to do to rein all this in?

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Episodes
  • Ep. 1: Trump and El Bestia

    Ep. 1: Trump and El Bestia
    Nov 18 2019

    John travels to Los Angeles in pursuit of MS-13, a dangerous transnational street gang rumoured to have Satanic roots. He’s determined to find out whether their dark origin story is true and if, to this day, the gang kills in the name of the Devil.
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    40 mins
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  • Ep. 2: The Gang Murder Squad

    Ep. 2: The Gang Murder Squad
    Nov 18 2019

    John flies to Texas to take a closer look at a Satanically motivated gang murder in Houston. The police found a Satanic shrine and everything! John is taken to the evidence room of the Houston Police Department to better understand the disturbing details of the incident.
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    28 mins
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  • Ep. 3: The Rasa and the Witches

    Ep. 3: The Rasa and the Witches
    Nov 18 2019

    In the US, Occult practises were hidden away in dark attics. So John heads to a Pacific Island nation where spirits and sorcery play a far greater role in society - even being recognised by the Constitution. In Vanuatu, John meets the family of two accused sorcerers who were killed by an angry mob. Can John find out what really happened, when no one is willing to talk?
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    32 mins
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Gave me Race Relations/JS vs God vibes in the best way. Short, punchy & interesting episodes that made me google and YouTube facts after listening. Only wish there were unabridged versions or continuing episodes. 3rd or 4th listen through btw.

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This was surprisingly very good. I liked that each story was different and touched on unique incidents of the occult. This leaves you with a lot to ponder and some sort of better understanding of these practices. If there were more stories in the future, I'll be downloading them.

Very Interesting

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Uninteresting propagandized attempted fear porn hits weakly and is unmemorable drivel that is good for helping to fall asleep and little more than that. I'd love to have the time I wasted back .

Cultural Ignorance

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