Episode 499 - Possessed Balls (Loudun Affair)

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Hey there friends and weirdos! This week Nile gets fired up about a witch-hunt in 17th century Loudun, France. How did the events that transpired in Loudun inspire the Ken Russell film The Devils? Was there really a conspiracy to destroy the life and reputation of Father Urbain Grandier? Is a horny nun and her sisterhood of devil-possessed ladies at the center of this conspiracy? We discuss all this and much more!

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