Episode 297: Samurai Magic! & The Men Who Stare at Goats!
Summary
Host Joshua P. Warren explores the "First Earth Battalion Operations Manual," which inspired the film *The Men Who Stare at Goats*, discussing its claims of psychic warfare and "warrior monks." He also reveals the origin of his haunted ventriloquist dummy, Kennedy, tracing it to a Mumbai shop owner. Finally, Warren shares his critical review of Steven Spielberg’s *The Day*, calling it uninspired despite its unique portrayal of alien abductions.
Topics discussed
Autodesk Flex ad for small businesses
The Devil's Quarry crime podcast promo
Show intro and disclaimer
Intro music and theme song
Middle age, ninjas, and the First Earth Battalion manual
Show break and bumper
The Devil's Quarry ad
Colin Firth teleportation joke and Disclosure movie
The Men Who Stare at Goats and psychic warfare
The Devil's Quarry ad
Extended theme music
Renaming the pig doll and the haunted Kennedy doll
The Devil's Quarry ad
Solving the mystery of the Kennedy doll's origin
Review of the movie Disclosure
Meditation, outro, and final ads
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