Topic: The Anointed

2 chapters across the catalog

93: Higher Infinite Power
18:16 - 21:15

93: Higher Infinite Power

Reverend Velma Thomas, Vocal Anointing, Wade in the Water

The hosts analyze the vocal performance of Reverend Velma Thomas, discussing the concept of "anointing" or "drip" in church singing. They revisit the song Wade in the Water, explaining how its lyrics provided literal instructions for escapees to travel by water to throw off the scent of tracking dogs.

92: White Lies
2:00:01 - 2:09:54

92: White Lies

Thomas Sowell, The Vision of the Anointed

Mo Facts introduces clips of economist Thomas Sowell discussing his book "The Vision of the Anointed." Sowell describes the elite's belief that they have solutions that must be imposed on the "less bright" masses. The hosts also play a scene from the TV show "Mad Men" where Don Draper confronts hippies in Greenwich Village to illustrate the divide between the establishment and counter-culture.