ShortHand: The Holy Grail
4/3/202632 min
The Holy Grail is the most sought-after object in human history. The legend goes that the grail could bring whoever finds it unbelievable power, influence, youth and even eternal life. Which is why the hunters have included everyone from the knights of King Arthur to full-blown Nazis, hunting for a secret weapon to win them the war.
We trace the whole story back to the Last Supper, via the Crusades, Heinrich Himmler, Dan Brown and Indiana Jones.
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First 90 secondsSpeaker 00:00
K-pop demon hunters Saja Boys breakfast meal and Huntrix meal have just dropped at McDonald's. They're calling this a battle for the fans. What do you say to that, Roomie?
Speaker 1· Host0:09
It's not a battle. So glad the Saja Boys could take breakfast and give our meal the rest of the day.
Speaker 00:14
It is an honor to share. No, it's our honor. It is a larger honor.
Speaker 1· Host0:19
No, really, stop.
Speaker 00:21
You can really feel the respect in this battle. Pick a meal to pick a side.
Speaker 1· Host0:26
Ba da ba ba ba.
Speaker 00:28
At participating McDonald's while supplies last.
Speaker 1· Host0:30
[upbeat music] Hello. Hello. And welcome to a very festive, a very Christian shorthand. We're talking about the Holy Grail. And I don't think it's too much of a stretch to say that the Holy Grail is the most sought after object in all of human history. Any other contenders that jump to mind for you? Uh, the Ark of the Covenant. Mm. Which apparently is in Ethiopia. Mm-hmm. And it's in this church- Mm-hmm ... and in this, like, village. Mm. So the Ark of the Covenant is what once held the Ten Commandment tablets. They're gone. Nobody is claiming to have them. Uh-huh. But what they used to be in and carried in- Okay ... is alleged to be in Ethiopia, where Christianity was