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Religions and Pop Culture

Season 1 Episode 24 | 12m 04s

Is Star Wars a religion? What about belief in UFOs or QAnon? In our final episode of Crash Course Religions, we’ll explore how religion shapes pop culture, and pop culture shapes religion right back.

Aired: 03/03/25
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