This Is -ismshttps://www.spreaker.com/show/this-is-ismsenReligion & SpiritualityCopyright Becky Bergerhttps://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/a1cd1cd69fc730afda66a96f7ea6d06f.jpgThis Is -ismshttps://www.spreaker.com/show/this-is-ismsWed, 14 Jun 2023 14:29:54 +0000Becky BergerBecky Bergerthisisisms@gmail.comHi I’m Becky! Join me as I tell my husband, Nick, about lesser known fringe religions and the ways they connect to the physical and metaphysical world, in an attempt to make my own super religion. It’s weird in a good way!yesepisodicMicrodose 002 | Norse Cosmology: this isn't -ismshttps://www.spreaker.com/user/16442326/microdose-002-norse-cosmology-this-isnt-
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