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The dark and mysterious history of Christmas is rarely told beyond Santa and candy canes. This episode of Religion Camp details the history of Christmas and it's connections to the winter solstice, pagan rituals, and the Roman festival of Saturnalia. We’ll also look at how Christian traditions shaped the holiday, the evolution of Santa Claus, and the rise of gift-giving as a central part of the season. Merry Christmas and Welcome to CAMP 🏕️🎄 Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 2:28 Significance Of Winter Solstice 4:57 Zagmuk 9:26 Fertility Rituals 11:58 Ancient Egyptian Christmas 15:30 Celtic and Druid Christmas 21:24 The Yule 27:44 Psychedelic Christmas 36:24 Mithras 38:16 Saturnalia 42:35 Biblical Christmas 50:21 Saint Nicholas 56:03 Merry Christmas!!!

Ivano Dal Prete is a History professor at Yale University and an active astronomer with a specialty in Saturn and Mars. Today, he is in the tent to talk about how older civilizations viewed life on other planets. Ivano is the co-discoverer of several asteroids and currently working on a book about other Earths in the sky, and the fascinating cultural history of extra-terrestrial life. WELCOME TO CAMP. 🏕️ JOIN S'MORE CAMP INNER SANCTUM HERE: https://camp.beehiiv.com/ Shoutout to our sponsors : SculptNation: https://sculptnation.com/Camp Huel: https://huel.com/camp Prizepicks : https://prizepicks.onelink.me/ivHR/CAMP TIMECODES 0:00 Intro 1:16 Philosopher’s View Of The Cosmos + Pythagoras 10:40 Philosophical Schools + Atomists 13:17 Aristotle 17:25 Plutarch 21:10 Lucian’s Writings Of People On The Moon 22:19 Christian Influence On Philosophy + Aristotle’s teachings 28:02 Church’s View Of Other Worlds 30:11 Vorilong Theory + C.S. Lewis + Nicholas of Cusa 35:41 Leonardo Da Vinci Moon Theory 39:10 Galileo’s Anonymous Book + Moon Civilization Theory 44:08 Galileo’s Space Civilization Theory 51:36 Dialogue On Plurality Of Worlds 55:03 UFO’s In Texts 56:59 Plato’s Atlantis + World's Inside The Earth 59:47 Who Was Killed For Their Ideas? + Christopher Columbus Theory 1:03:52 Theory On Origin Of Life + Pope's Statement On Alien Life 1:06:22 Did Scholars Write Of Visitors From Other Worlds? 1:07:47 Thomas Payne + The Book Of Mormon 1:10:31 Kepler + The Martian Chronicles 1:13:20 Isacc Newton + Robert Boyle 1:17:30 Observing Mars Canals 1:34:05 Science Fiction Influence On Space + Wernher Von Braun 1:45:42 Speculations About Life On Mars 1:54:44 Dragon’s and Basilisk’s + Sailor’s Seeing Merman 2:00:51 Importance Of Context

Frank Parlato Jr. is an American publisher widely credited for bringing attention to the NXIVM cult in 2017. Frank's experience working for the cult and later facing legal retaliation for defecting makes this among the best inside looks at one of the most insidious cults in American history. WELCOME TO CAMP! Shout out to our sponsors, Huel, Morgan &Morgan, and Bluechew!

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0:00 Intro 1:11. Origins Of Nxivm + Keith Raniere 6:12 Where members come from + Keith’s Knowledge 7:45 How Does Indoctrination Work? 9:12 When Does Nxivm Meet? 10:39 How Did Raniere Remain Prominent? 13:14 When Do The Crimes Start? 15:09 Prominent Figures Joining Nxivm 17:12 Parallels Between Members 19:06 Bronfman Sisters 22:20 How Were Actresses Brought In? 24:01 Losing $26,000,000 + Illuminati 25:30 Frankie’s Recruitment 34:21 What Were Raniere’s Motives? 38:19 Dinner With Keith Raniere 45:36. After Recovering The Money + Getting Fired 52:28. Exposing The Criminal Side 58:47 Bronfman Sisters Take Frankie To Court 1:05:47 Frankie’s Report 1:11:12 Catherine Oxenberg + Branding 1:15:40 DOS Women 1:18:00 Main Things Frankie Exposed + Raniere Escapes 1:21:34 Who Was Charged? 1:23:06 Victim’s Reimbursement 1:25:18 Nxivm Members Today 1:26:08 Member’s Thoughts On Frankie + FBI Planting Evidence 1:34:22 What Made Frankie Special? 1:42:21 New Definition Of Sexual Misconduct 1:46:21 Who Were Raniere’s Connections + Regrets From Case 1:49:07 Frank Receiving Death Threats 1:50:08 How To Fight Back Against Being Targeted 1:52:01 Power Of The Jury + Prosecutor 1:56:20 Process Of The Prosecution + Defense 1:59:03 One Taste Case 2:05:37 Trump's Case + Job Of Jury 2:12:15 William Penn

The most mysterious prophet of all time, but did Nostradamus REALLY predict the future? Today I'm breaking down his most famous prophecies, decoding their meaning, and separating fact from fiction. From plagues to world wars—did he see it all coming? Welcome to Camp! Timecodes 0:00 Intro 0:52 Nostradamus’ Background 8:04 First Premonition 10:54 The Almanacs 16:29 Catherine de’ Medici 19:23 Predicting The Death of Henry II 22:28 Predicting Hitler’s Reign 28:09 JFK and RFK Assassination + Jean Dixon 32:43 Climate Change 34:14 Taiwan Conflict 36:49 Elon Musk 39:14 9/11

Former NYC Cop Tony Hernandez is BACK to tell us about all his craziest Mob stories from living and working around organized crime for most of his formative years. Tony dishes on all the neighborhood "Family" businesses, who the key players were and how much of that infrastructure remains. WELCOME TO CAMP!

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0:00 Intro

1:51 Tony’s Mob Connection

7:37 The French Connection

12:27 Importance Of Respect + Dad’s Work

16:59 Dad’s Work

19:19 Inside The Restaurant + Tony’s Busboy Story

23:10 Cops Connection To Mobs

26:05 Mob Spots Around NY

28:16 Mob Activities

31:55 First Card Game + Meeting Women

37:38 Dice + Numbers

42:49 Knife Fight + Prostitutes 

45:04 The Change Over Time

47:42 Breaking Up Bar Fights

49:39 NY Biker Gangs

51:48 Organized Crime Today

59:57 Sanitation Criminal Connection

1:01:51 Frank Sinatra

1:11:02 The Mobs Hollywood Influence

1:15:17 How Virgil Got Made

1:26:27 John Gotti

1:30:30 Gang vs. Mafia

1:32:00 Dirty Cops

1:40:29 Check Out Tony’s Channel