[irrelig]Finally! More than you ever wanted to know about comic books and the puritanical busybodies who almost destroyed them. We discuss the events leading up to the hysteria of the 1954 Senate hearings on juvenile delinquency, as well as the key players such as Bill Gaines of EC Comics and the dreaded Dr. Fredric Wertham. This episode has it all — crime, horror, gore, suppression of free speech, a televised showdown between giants, and a befuddled little psychiatrist who kept referring to his personal case records as “a laborious clinical study.”

It clocks in at just over 90 minutes; check it out here. And while you’re waiting for that to download, here’s a peek at another EC Comics cover to whet your appetite:

[chuck]Thanks for your patience. This week has seen some health problems in the family and a minor surgery, as well as Leighton’s finals, which are tonight. Give us a day or two more to get our shit together, and we should have another podcast out by Friday or Saturday.

Here’s a hint as to the subject material:

[chuck]Whenever the choice is between putting out a mediocre podcast and putting out none at all, we choose the lazy way out and take the week off.

So we’ll see you next week with what we hope is a decent podcast. In the meantime, listener and Irreligiosophy Apostle Emma has sent us the “Irreligiosophy Drinking Game.” Enjoy getting stupid drunk while listening to old episodes.

[irrelig]So having dispensed with the historical backdrop of 7th century Arabia, we finish our (randomly-timed, not influenced by South Park at all) two-parter with a discussion of the Quran itself, crazy Islamic beliefs, and the status of women in Islam.

If you thought part one was crazy, get ready for multi-horned bovines standing on fish, propping up the earth and resting on angels with thousands of hands tipped with thousands of fingers, each a stinging serpent. Oh, and invisible genies. Give it a listen here.

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[irrelig]In answer to your prayers, the One True Podcast discusses Islam in a special two-parter. The first part covers the historical backdrop of Muhammad and 7th century Arabia, as well as the “Five Pillars of Islam,” all in a manner you’ve become accustomed to from the hard-working staff at Irreligiosophy.

Plus, we talk about this week’s candidates for the Mims Carter Skunk Dick of the Week Award and our mention by Skepticality‘s Swoopy on a recent Double Meat podcast. Get it while it’s hot, right here.

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