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Dylan and Sam Tripoli explore the theory that dragons were real and suppressed by the Catholic Church, connecting historical accounts from Alexander the Great and Marco Polo.

New studio, same chaos. Dylan and Sam Tripoli return after a few weeks off to break down one of the show's biggest theories yet: that dragons weren't myth, but a real species written out of the historical record. They trace dragon accounts from Alexander the Great's reported sighting in a cave after invading India, to Marco Polo's travel logs, to Saint George's documented dragon slayings across three continents — and lay out the theory that the Catholic Church suppressed the truth to protect its own claim to power. Along the way: the case that dinosaur bones were first identified as Nephilim giants, the Chinese zodiac's one "fake" animal, and a Leviathan-Godzilla connection tying it all to ancient sea monster cults. Also this episode: Dark Smith's ongoing Gulf War Syndrome saga, Nancy Mace's tattoo collection, and a breakdown of Mark Zuckerberg's "personal superintelligence" pitch and what it means for surveillance, censorship, and comedy on Instagram. New studio is live — let us know what you think in the comments. Grab Tickets To Sam Tripoli's Live Shows At: https://samtripoli.com/events/ Lawerence, KS: 9/17-9/19 Tulsa, OK: 10/9-10/10 Dallas, TX: 11/07 New Orleans, LA: 11/13…

People in this episode

Hosts: Dylan, Sam Tripoli

Topics covered

• dragons
• historical theories
• Catholic Church
• ancient sea monsters
• Gulf War Syndrome
• surveillance
• comedy

Keywords

• dragons
• Alexander the Great
• Marco Polo
• Catholic Church
• Gulf War Syndrome
• Mark Zuckerberg
• Nephilim
• sea monsters
• comedy

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Catholic Church, Patreon

Books & works: Marco Polo's travel logs, Dark Smith's ongoing Gulf War Syndrome saga

Places: Lawerence, KS, Tulsa, OK, Dallas, TX, New Orleans, LA, Austin, TX

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