Episode 247 – Wake Me Up – Mind Virus Podcast

Feelin’ my way through the darkness, guided by a beatin’ heart. I can’t tell where the journey will end, but I know where to start. They tell me I’m too young to understand… So wake me up when it’s all over, when I’m wiser and I’m older. All this time, I was findin’ myself and I didn’t know I was lost.

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Referenced in the Podcast

Laurence Fishburne and Tyson discussing the Matrix
British Comedy Writer Arrested For Three Gender-Critical Tweets; Hospitalized As A Result
J.K. Rowling Completely Obliterated Her Critics With One Powerful Post
Brian Hales Work / Website (Brian Hales is a “monogamy denier”)
Westworld … see also https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0475784/
James Corbett / Corbett Report
Polygamy Denial: The Conspiracy That Could Rewrite Latter-day Saint History (Also done by a “monogamy denier”)

Are you a polygamy denier? Or are you a monogamy affirmer? Or are you something else? Tell us in the comments.

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