{"podcast":{"title":"The Symbolic World","slug":"the-symbolic-world-1141216","podcast_index_feed_id":1141216,"rss_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/5969183/episodes/feed","website_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/the-symbolic-world","image_url":"https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5c8b85428d97f6a377a1259236c27c52.jpg","author":"Jonathan Pageau","episode_count":456,"summary":"Jonathan Pageau looks at symbolism in all its forms, from its source in sacred stories and images to contemporary culture and ultimately how it shapes the world we encounter.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-21T12:19:46.042637+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-symbolic-world-1141216"},"episode":{"title":"457 - Backrooms (2026): A Strange Return to Normal","slug":"457-backrooms-2026-a-strange-return-to-normal","published_at":"2026-06-20T13:18:18+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-symbolic-world-1141216/457-backrooms-2026-a-strange-return-to-normal","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-symbolic-world-1141216","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/457-backrooms-2026-a-strange-return-to-normal--72610847","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/72610847/2026_06_backrooms_pod_01.mp3","summary":"Backrooms (2026) is a recent horror/thriller film based on a creepypasta —an internet urban legend— that emerged around the time of the Covid lockdowns. A man discovers an infinite, labyrinthine expanse of \"backrooms\" that becomes increasingly disturbing. In this video, I analyze the symbolism of the film and explore the deeper reasons why it is so popular, outshining major blockbusters with much larger budgets and marketing campaigns. Enjoy. YouTube version: https://youtu.be/ZK6NaFsBGaM Buy Little Red Riding Hood now during the month of June and get the audiobook with for free: https://store.thesymbolicworld.com/ Join Seraphim Hamilton in studying the Book of Isaiah this June. Register now: https://www.thesymbolicworld.com/courses/the-fifth-gospel 🔓 Become a patron to support us and unlock exclusive monthly symbolism content: https://thesymbolicworld.com/subscribe 💻 Website and blog: http://www.thesymbolicworld.com 🔗 Linktree: https://linktr.ee/jonathanpageau 🎧 Listen to and review The Symbolic World podcast: -Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0gI8bUwPtT3gkduHqNh6M5 -Apple podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-symbolic-world/id1386867488 Our website designers: https://www.resonancehq.io/ My intro was arranged and recorded by Matthew Wilkinson: https://matthewwilkinson.net/","meta_description":"Backrooms (2026) is a recent horror/thriller film based on a creepypasta —an internet urban legend— that emerged around the time of the Covid lockdowns. A…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1494,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-symbolic-world-1141216/episodes/457-backrooms-2026-a-strange-return-to-normal/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-symbolic-world-1141216/457-backrooms-2026-a-strange-return-to-normal.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}