Possessions

For our last Halloween-season-themed episode, we are talking about possessions. We have discussed exorcisms in the past. So, for this discussion, we dug more into the philosophy of science for bringing a skeptical analysis to possessions. We had a lot of fun doing it, too. Recommendations Abraham: A Walk in the Park (by Kevin Fedarko; https://www.kevinfedarko.com/a-walk-in-the-park) Shane: Werewolf by Night (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt15318872/) Holidays (10/28/2026): Champagne Day International Animation Day Lung health Day National Chocolate Day Plush Animal Lovers Day Separation of Church and State Day Statue of Liberty Dedication Day Wild Foods Day Ace Week American Massage Therapy Week Brain Tumor Awareness Week Disarmament Week International Magic Week Pro Bono Week Links: https://apnews.com/article/portland-san-francisco-oregon-cff13a56cd41997553ea3e9a8fc21384 https://www.newportri.com/story/entertainment/2016/10/25/4-degrees-demonic-possession/985256007/?gnt-cfr=1&gca-cat=p&gca-uir=false&gca-epti=z110720e110720v000001&gca-ft=164&gca-ds=sophi https://www.servantsuniversity.com/the-assumptions-of-science/ https://www.jstor.org/stable/2156020 https://anthrosource.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1525/aa.1958.60.2.02a00040 https://anthrosource.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1548-1352.2008.00013.x https://brill.com/view/journals/jocc/8/1-2/article-p23_2.xml Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/why-we-do-what-we-do--3419521/support. Support our podcast: www.patreon.com/wwdwwdpodcast