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Podcast: Fantastical Truth
Episode: 43. How Did a 1980s Evangelical Book Warn about ‘Turmoil in the Toy Box’?
Description: What if you put Yoda, a G. I. Joe, He-Man, Skeletor, a Care Bear, and more nostalgic 1980s toys into a yellow box, and sent it hurtling at you through a green void, hurled by a shadowy figure in the background that could only be The Devil? That’s the cover of a book from vintage 1980s evangelical culture, and we’re exploring turmoil in toy boxes just in time for this holiday season.
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