Blasphemy

Humans have shown themselves capable of believing almost anything. The amount of information available to us hasn't seemed to quell our insatiable need to create and believe alternate realties, conspiracies, spiritual beliefs, and political ideas. At the BLASPHEMY! podcast, we uncover the very human origins or these beliefs, how they evolved, and the impact they have had, and continue to have, on society and culture.

XMAS - Part 4 - Angels 12/24/2023

XMAS - Part 4 - Angels We are back! Just in time to bring you a gift for the season. Join Chris as he takes Marnee through humanity's long and deep history of Angels, why we created them, what purposes they served in our mythologies, and how they got to the image we all have today, maybe even sitting on top of our Christmas Tree. Have a Very Blasphemous XMAS! Researched, Written, and Edited by: Chris Setty Performed by: Chris and Marnee Setty Theme Music: Slow Fade by Thör /episode/index/show/blasphemywithchrisandmarnee/id/29218498

Special Announcement! 06/03/2021

Special Announcement! Don't you worry. We will be back Blaspheming with you very soon. Chris & Marnee have a LOT going on right now, but soon we will be resettled and back in your face with some fun stories of belief and the impacts they have had on society and culture. /episode/index/show/blasphemywithchrisandmarnee/id/19345994

Vaxxing - Part 2 03/17/2021

Vaxxing - Part 2 Join Chris as he takes Marnee through the aftermath of Edward Jenner's world-changing contribution in Part 2. We discuss the very first global vaccination project and other developments that turn the tide in our fight against smallpox. We then turn our attention to the groups and people who, from day one, suddenly became "experts" in this brand new science, creating propaganda, preaching, and politically organizing against vaccinations. Ideas and fears that are held by increasing numbers today. /episode/index/show/blasphemywithchrisandmarnee/id/18354902

Vaxxing - Part 1 02/24/2021

Vaxxing - Part 1 We get to live today, blissfully ignorant, unaware, and untouched by a mysterious, deadly killer that stalked humankind for thousands and thousands of years. It killed our children, took our eyesight, left us scarred and disfigured, if we even managed to survive its horrific attacks. This tale is *THE* story of how we came to live the long, potential-filled lives we do. How we fought back against this invisible, truly terrifying, serial killer - and how we should all thank our lucky fucking stars we won. /episode/index/show/blasphemywithchrisandmarnee/id/18065426

The Sinister Left 02/17/2021

The Sinister Left In this episode, Chris takes Marnee through a deeply ingrained belief around something considered innocuous today - the idea of the right hand versus the left. For millennia, our association of the left side, hand or way with evil and immorality. This belief crept into our religions, spiritual outlooks, languages, and even societal policy, impacting the lives of many left-handed people well into the latter parts of the 20th century. /episode/index/show/blasphemywithchrisandmarnee/id/17989463

Human Rationality - Part 2 02/10/2021

Human Rationality - Part 2 Join us as Chris takes Marnee through some specific examples of how our brains are not wired for reason, logic, rationality, or a search for truth. Through scientific experimentation and research, we have learned a lot about how we actually operate. Spoiler alert: You're totally biased. /episode/index/show/blasphemywithchrisandmarnee/id/17891156

Human Rationality - Part 1 02/04/2021

Human Rationality - Part 1 The human brain. It's about finding out truth and an objective picture of reality...there is something special about us compared to the rest of nature, something that makes us smarter, more logical, and more objective, right? Pretty much a ubiquitous belief amongst people. Join Chris as he takes Marnee through some interesting features discovered about our brains. Realities that indicate we aren't the rational creatures we think we are. /episode/index/show/blasphemywithchrisandmarnee/id/17826995

The Blasphemous Ballad of Chris & Marnee 01/27/2021

The Blasphemous Ballad of Chris & Marnee On this episode, things get personal. Rather than tackling someone else's story of belief, we sat down and recorded our own. It was recorded exactly 30 years, to the hour, from when we stood at the altar and were married, January 25th, 1991. We thought that hearing our tale will help you understand where the Blasphemy! podcast came from, and allow you to get to know us better. /episode/index/show/blasphemywithchrisandmarnee/id/17704076

The Notorious HPB - Part 4 01/21/2021

The Notorious HPB - Part 4 As we conclude our look at Helena Blavatsky - her life, influence, and impact on the world - Chris takes Marnee through the developments Theosophy would undertake in turn-of-the-century Germany. Ideas that would be formulated using Helena's supposedly supernaturally-obtained truth, slapped on to German social and racial movements, leading to Nazi death camps. /episode/index/show/blasphemywithchrisandmarnee/id/17640851

The Notorious HPB - Part 3 01/13/2021

The Notorious HPB - Part 3 Listen in as Chris explains the information Helena claims to have gotten from the Masters via all kinds of shenanigans and cons. As she lays out her divinely inspired story of human evolution and development, we see her appropriation of "scientific" theories and ideas swirling around at the time. Ideas that laid the groundwork for racial struggles we are still dealing with. /episode/index/show/blasphemywithchrisandmarnee/id/17522630

The Notorious HPB - Part 2 01/06/2021

The Notorious HPB - Part 2 As Chris and Marnee continue their exploration of Spiritualism and Helena Blavatsky's influence on the movement, he covers the establishment of her official organization, The Theosophical Society, and all the fun, very human twists and turns it took along the way. /episode/index/show/blasphemywithchrisandmarnee/id/17442527

The Notorious HPB - Part 1 12/30/2020

The Notorious HPB - Part 1 Join us as Chris takes Marnee through the roots of the Spiritualist movement in the latter half of the 19th century, and introduces Helena Blavatsky, who would go on to influence Western Esoteric and Spiritual thought more than pretty much anyone.. /episode/index/show/blasphemywithchrisandmarnee/id/17365328

XMAS - Part 3 12/26/2020

XMAS - Part 3 Join Chris as he takes Marnee through the origins, development, and various paths that the myth of the magical gift giver himself took in order to get to us in his current form. Like most beliefs, this one was forged through the pressures, experiences, imaginations, and practical needs of good old humans. /episode/index/show/blasphemywithchrisandmarnee/id/17329409

XMAS - Part 2 12/21/2020

XMAS - Part 2 As we continue our look into Christmas, we get a look at the ideas and concepts that formed the foundations of our world. Join Chris as he takes Marnee through the Astrological underpinnings of our world and traditions, including the Bible and the story of Jesus. This one is blasphemous - and long - so settle in and hopefully you stay with us. /episode/index/show/blasphemywithchrisandmarnee/id/17270666

XMAS - Part 1 12/16/2020

XMAS - Part 1 We have heard it said in the media over the last 15 years or so that Christmas is under attack by filthy pagans who are trying to stamp out the true meaning of the season. Join Chris as he takes Marnee through the history of the traditions, the ups and downs of its use and acceptance, and the eventual invention of what we have come to know as Christmas. /episode/index/show/blasphemywithchrisandmarnee/id/17209853

Satan's RPG - Part 3 12/09/2020

Satan's RPG - Part 3 As the satanic panic around D&D evolved, one person in particular would largely shape the narrative being sold to the public, and the police, about occult crimes and their link to the evil influence of the game. Her name was Patricia Pulling, and her tale is one of tragedy which she redirected into a full-blown mission to fight the Devil as he lured innocent teenagers into suicide and murder through D&D. /episode/index/show/blasphemywithchrisandmarnee/id/17114159

Satan's RPG - Part 2 12/02/2020

Satan's RPG - Part 2 In Part 2, we take a look at the moral crusaders who flooded in to take advantage of the panic over Dungeons & Dragons. It includes a whole host of dubious characters preying upon gullibility. Join Chris as he sits down with Marnee to continue the Satan's RPG series, revealing who the real magical thinkers are. /episode/index/show/blasphemywithchrisandmarnee/id/16943672

Satan's RPG - Part 1 11/25/2020

Satan's RPG - Part 1 In the 1980s and 90s, a game came under attack for being a portal to Satanic forces, evil powers that were capturing the minds of impressionable young people, causing them to lose grip with reality, or worse, falling into league with the Devil. This led to beliefs around Dungeons & Dragons tying all kinds of societal issues to its dark influence. Join us as Chris takes Marnee through Part 1 where we discuss what kicked this whole thing off. /episode/index/show/blasphemywithchrisandmarnee/id/16852457

Adrenochrome - Part 2 11/18/2020

Adrenochrome - Part 2 Listen as we conclude the Adrenochrome conspiracy theory in Part 2, where Chris sits down with Marnee to explain what Adrenochrome is, how it broke into the popular zeitgeist, and the pretty disgusting path it has taken to become the modern day Blood Libel. /episode/index/show/blasphemywithchrisandmarnee/id/16838546

Adrenochrome - Part 1 11/12/2020

Adrenochrome - Part 1 Lately, some terms have been bubbling up into the popular consciousness. Maybe you've heard of Qanon, Adrenochrome, or the #saveourchildren movement. While these ideas may seem like something new, they are actually modern incarnations of very archaic, extremely bigoted accusations and tropes. Listen in as Chris explains to Marnee why nobody would believe this nonsense, and how doing so make you party to anti-Semitism. /episode/index/show/blasphemywithchrisandmarnee/id/16778711

The Myth of the Human Alpha Male 11/12/2020

The Myth of the Human Alpha Male Alphas and Betas. They exist in human society, right? Some beliefs come to us not through spiritual channels, but through the world of science itself. In this episode we take a look at the rise and fall of the Alpha Wolf, how ideas around these hierarchies were bridged over to humans, and how reducing human dynamics down to such a simple model is ludicrous. /episode/index/show/blasphemywithchrisandmarnee/id/16778585

5G Is Going to Kill Us All?! 11/11/2020

5G Is Going to Kill Us All?! You've seen the conspiracies, watched the YouTube videos, and heard the scary truth about 5G. All of this nonsense is coming to you from people who don't even understand how all of this works. The truth is 5G is totally safe. Join me, Chris, as I sit down with Marnee and try to explain the electromagnetic spectrum, and how all of us have been continually exposed to levels of radiation so much higher than 5G, it ceases to be of any concern. /episode/index/show/blasphemywithchrisandmarnee/id/16762757

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