Ep. 31: The Writing on the Wall

Apologies to my Spotify listeners, I thought I had addressed an issue to their satisfaction but they removed the episode anyway. Here is a reupload of episode 31.

This one's all about Nabonidus, the last king of Babylon, an oddball devotee of the moon god Sin whose reign ends up becoming the basis for some of Daniel's most infamous stories.

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Keyvan Golsorkhi on Iran:

https://www.thenation.com/article/world/iran-diaspora-war-trump-israel/

Data Over Dogma on seeing the face of God:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ohh4Huzfn2U

Bibliography:

Paul-Alain Beaulieu - 'Nabonidus the Mad King';