I just lisented to episode 340 of
This American Life, entitled, "The Devil in Me." The first two parts were typically great; act one was an Iraq war vet dealing with his prejudices and PTSD and act two was just a short bit about the voices in peoples heads. Act three was the one that made me want to post about it.
This fundi Christian talks about his experience "fighting a demon." I didn't even want to hear about it--I almost didn't listen to the episode, it just sounded too stupid--but it turned out to be really, really good. The way he talked about it, it was like he was explaining just why being a fundamentalist is so attractive to so many people. It was very informative, entertaining, and it has an ending I think everyone here will enjoy immensly.
Here's the page for the episode:
http://www.thisamericanlife.org/Radio_Episode.aspx?sched=1259click the link "Full Episode" on the left. Act III begins 45:20 into the episode and is 10.5 minutes long (it's like a youtube clip, worth the time!).
