The Hidden History of Assassins, Part I: An Origin Story

The Hidden History of Assassins, Part I: An Origin Story

What's the difference between an assassination and a garden-variety murder? Where does the term 'assassin' actually come from, and how did an obscure sect founded almost one thousand years ago fundamentally change the course of history as we know it? Tune in for the answers to these questions and more in the first part of this special two-part series.

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CLASSIC: Inside Scientology with Mike Rinder, Part II: The Future of the Church

CLASSIC: Inside Scientology with Mike Rinder, Part II: The Future of the Church

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Listener Mail: The Shepherd's Point, Dream Communication, and the Inevitable Rise of Superpowers

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Is Stockholm Syndrome Real?

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CLASSIC: Psilocybin: Fact, Fiction and Future with Robert Lamb

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