Podcast #568: Harry Potter, Aliens, and Israel

About this episode

The episode discusses reboots of popular franchises, the existence of aliens, and the significance of Israel.

This episode of DXP kicks off with a discussion of the coming Lord of the Rings and Harry Potter reboots, after which we discuss Project Hail Mary and the issue of "practical effects." We listen to a theory claiming that things in this country are actually improving, after which we discuss the growing acceptance of the existence of aliens (which leads into some deeper conspiracy-related topics). We conclude with Pastor Jack being a moron about the significance of Israel.

Topics covered

• Harry Potter reboots
• Lord of the Rings reboots
• Project Hail Mary
• practical effects
• aliens
• conspiracy theories
• Israel

Keywords

• Harry Potter
• Lord of the Rings
• Project Hail Mary
• aliens
• conspiracy theories
• Israel

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, Project Hail Mary

Places: Israel

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