<p>Welcome to The Authority, Slate’s deep dive into the world(s) of HBO’s <em>His Dark Materials</em>. Each week, Slate’s scholars of experimental theology Dan Kois and Laura Miller discuss the HBO series and Philip Pullman’s original trilogy. This week, they cover Episode 6 of Season 2, “Malice,” in which Mrs. Coulter controls Spectres, Lee loses control over his balloon, and Mary Malone spends a nice afternoon reading <em>Let’s Go Cittàgazze</em>. Plus: Actual daemons respond to HBO’s My Daemon app.</p><p>Email: <a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a></p><p>Podcast production by Phil Surkis. My Daemon segment written by Marissa Martinelli.</p><p>Dan Kois on Twitter: @dankois</p><p>Laura Miller on Twitter: @magiciansbook</p><br><p> </p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>