Part One: The Power of Suggestion
The bible foretells of a Golden Age when the laws of the jungle shall be overthrown and predators shall lay down with their prey. But what if such a thing were actually to pass? We take a lookWhen Jonathan Goldstein was 11, his father gave him a book called Ultra-Psychonics: How to Work Miracles with the Limitless Power of Psycho-Atomic Energy. It promised to teach you how to get rich, control other people's minds, and levitate. Jonathan revisits the magical promises the book made. Plus, a man and woman grapple with a troubling word on the inside of a pizza box. This episode is not available for on-demand listening, but you can purchase it on iTunes. 
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