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What\\u2019s in a name? Well, it turns out, a whole lot! We dive into the religious and folkloric origins of the True Name, the fantasy works it inspired, and how names are just as powerful now as they were in the dawn of humanity.\\xa0

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Content Warning: This episode contains conversations about or mentions of death, animal attacks, racism, slavery, and religious persecution.\\xa0\\xa0

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Housekeeping

- Links: Read more about names in Judaism here, here, and here!

- Recommendation: This week, Julia recommends The Queen\\u2019s Thief series by Megan Whalen Turner

- Books: Check out our previous book recommendations, guests\\u2019 books, and more at spiritspodcast.com/books

- Call to Action: Listen to Tell Me About It today!

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Sponsors

- BetterHelp is an online therapy service. Get 10% off your first month at betterhelp.com/spirits

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Transcripts are available at http://spiritspodcast.com/episodes. To buy merch, hear us on other podcasts, contact us, find our mailing address, or download our press kit, head on over to http://spiritspodcast.com.

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About Us

Spirits was created by Julia Schifini, Amanda McLoughlin and Eric Schneider. We are founding members of Multitude, an independent podcast collective and production studio. Our music is "Danger Storm" by Kevin MacLeod (http://incompetech.com), licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0.