Episode
Fundamentalism: Menace II Society
1:06:57
Published: Thu Oct 20 2022
Description
Fundamentalism is usually thought of as a problem religions have to deal with, but not all fundamentalists are religious. And no matter what their belief system, fundamentalism is inherently antisocial and a problem for everyone.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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