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Apr 6
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S11 Trailer: The Spirit of Fear

Tara Jean Stevens
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Demons. The Antichrist. Witches. Tara Jean says she was instilled with a spirit of fear, in her childhood church. But it's now been decades since she was a believer, why is she still afraid? Join her as she attempts to recontextualize the concepts that haunt her with the help of scholars and other experts in religious history, mythology, sociology, and more.


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Growing up in the church, Tara Jean was instilled with a spirit of fear that has stayed with her decades after she stopped calling herself a believer. On this season, she'll lean on expert guests to help demystify some of these specific fears, like exorcisms, the female body, and ... Show More
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