Fascinating People Fascinating Places

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Booking Overview

A bi-weekly documentary-style podcast that blends history, politics, religion, and social justice through expert commentary and real firsthand perspectives. It’s a strong fit for guests who can speak credibly to cultural debates and historical/political context, not just news reactions.

Metrics

Episodes: 135

Frequency: Biweekly

Rating: 5.0/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Neutral

Location: USA

Contact Information

author@danielmainwaring.com

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Host

Fascinating People Fascinating Places - Host is presented as the podcast brand (no individual host name provided in the episode text). The producer/host appears to conduct segment introductions and leads guest-based parts of episodes foc...

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

medium

Typical Credentials:

Academics (history/religion/theology/politics), recognized subject-matter experts, and credible religious figures or prominent public figures tied to major ideological/religious movements; guests should be able to contextualize beliefs and events with authoritative depth.

Required Achievements:

University faculty appointment or major scholarly work, Published research relevant to the episode topic, Public leadership or recognized role within a religious organization or movement, Demonstrated expertise with media presence (often via interviews/talks)

Recent Guest Discussions

Ljubo Rubic - Perspectives On Demons/exorcism And Religious Interpretations

Kenneth Dukofsky - Approaches To Demons/possession; Science Vs. Religion Framing

Shirley Phelps-Roper - Religious/christian Beliefs And Cultural Implications Of Demonic/spiritual Narratives

Father Vincent Lampert - Religious Belief And Exorcism; Contemporary Understanding Of Demons/possession

Prof. Paul Lockhart - King Christian IV And Denmark In The Thirty Years’ War; Separating Myth From Historical Evidence

Recent Topics

History, Politics, Religion, Social Justice, Geopolitics

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on

Fascinating People Fascinating Places

Satan and the Exorcists (Part 1 of 2)

June 07, 2026

Friday 13th ….A few years ago, the Barna Group – a market research firm specializing in religious beliefs conducted a survey in which it emerged that more Americans believe Satan is real than believe in God. On a superficial level, the results seem counterintuitive. In a nominally Christian society, God and Satan seem to go hand in hand. But it’s important to remember that the Satan figure of the Bible appears in Islam and Judaism, and that demons whether real or imagined pre-date the Abraham...

The Last Pagan Kingdom in Europe

June 07, 2026

By the 14th century, God was everywhere. The children of Abraham had conquered the Middle East, North Africa and even portions of Southern Europe under Islam. Christians had churches everywhere from Ireland to Russia, Cyprus to Norway. And Jewish communities thrived across the known world. But there was one outpost where the old world gods of paganism remained strong: Lithuania.In this episode I explore the dramatic story of Europe's last pagan outpost. I travel thousands of miles to see ...

King Christian IV: Crown, Canon, and Catastrophe

May 25, 2026

Geopolitics have brought me to Europe for the beginning of this episode as a onetime ally eyes up Danish territory, and merchant ships are blocked from free access to key waterways unless they’re willing to pay onerous tolls. If it all sounds familiar, I am not here to discuss recent news events, in fact I am exploring similar but much more consequential events that happened 400 years ago right here in Copenhagen Denmark and the man at the center of it all King Christian IV. He may not be a h...

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