Episode 81: The Pope, Batman and Magic with Drew Dyck

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Episode 81: The Pope, Batman and Magic with Drew Dyck

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Dec 6, 2013

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Is the pope going out at night like Batman?? And then Phil leads Skye and recurring guest Drew Dyck on a wild trip through recent kids movies and how the portrayal of "magic" and the supernatural has shifted from Christian, to modern, to post-modern. And sometimes back again.

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Dec 6, 2013

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