FRANCE: Mary Magdalene. "Saint Joan of Arc." The Maginot Line. 1987: Channel Tunnel.

About this episode

The episode explores France's historical and cultural connections to Mary Magdalene, Saint Joan of Arc, and military strategies, alongside a personal anecdote about building a tunnel.

Register your feedback here. Always good to hear from you! Our trip around the world brings us to a nation not mentioned in the Bible yet fraught with Biblical history – or at least Bible-adjacent history. We’ll cover the French’s obsession with Mary Magdalene (and ours); the most obsessive and rebellious teenager you’ve ever seen and why the French love her; the one-size-fits-all approach to war and why it fails every time; and the tunnel we’re building in our game room that will reach all t...

People in this episode

Host: Hal Hammons

Topics covered

• Mary Magdalene
• Saint Joan of Arc
• French history
• war strategies
• Channel Tunnel

Keywords

• Mary Magdalene
• Saint Joan of Arc
• France
• Maginot Line
• Channel Tunnel
• Biblical history
• war strategies

Mentioned in this episode

Places: France

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