After they reminisce about workplace email hijinks, Alyssa gives John an update on the Mike Madigan trial, the closing of the Hard Rock Cafe, and the takeover of the Kennedy Center then they take a trip to Zion, Illinois which was founded as a theocracy. Subscribe, leave a five-star review, and tell all your friends. Socials:Twitter, BlueSky, Instagram Show Notes:AP: The Earth is FlatCracked: 1920s Illinois Lived In Fear Of The Priest-King Of The Flat EarthNew York Times: SURE EARTH IS FLAT, SAYS ZION'S OVERSEER; Voliva Declares He Can 'Down Any Modern Astronomer in Less Than Thirty Minutes.'Daily Beast: When a Flat Earther Refused to Concede and All Hell Broke LooseChicago Reader: When Zion Ruled the WavesChicago Reader: The Devil InsidePeople of Zion Only.Off the Edge: Flat Earthers, Conspiracy Culture, and Why People Will Believe AnythingReshaping Performance Spaces: Embracing Change at the Kennedy CenterThe Reach Expansion (Kennedy Center) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices