Joe reflects on Ryan Gosling's movie - which he enjoyed - and human fascination with an escape to another and alien culture. He talks about his experience as a participant observer at a Catholic men's Wild Man gathering and displays the merch he picked up there - including illustrated advice to "Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil." (which armor includes, the: helmet of salvation, breastplate of righteousness, belt/girdle of truth (loins girt with truth), shoes of peace (feet with the preparation of the gospel of peace), shield of faith and the sword of the spirit/word of God). 

Another amusing and insightful chat between these two longstanding cult specialists. 

Links: 

Joe's website

For anyone else who finds things like this as fascinating as Spike does, here's more information on the statue of Mao. 

And here's a great video on how Lenin's body was (and still is) preserved.