Episode Summary:

This episode is an on-the-road recording, with the welcome addition of an old friend. We discuss a favorite topic of Ben’s, fabled creatures we Westerners know as genies and many Muslim believers call djinn. Are the original djinn really lamp-dwelling, wish-granting, half-smoke floating torsos with wicked senses of humor? Maybe a little. From parallels to demons to Aladdin to modern off-color jokes, we sample the folklore from roots to stem and hear Ben’s personal experiences with those who have real fears of djinn and the harm they are reputed to cause.