Xerxes I
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Oct 28, 2026
Max LucadoHOST
The exit of Vashti triggered the entrance of Esther.
Max LucadoHOST
And she had enough woo, she had enough wow, that she won the heart of the king and inherited the the throne of the queen but there was a secret she was a jew and her cousin mordecai the other main character in the story who worked in the palace was also a jew and no one knew king xerxes did not know that he slept with the jew and employed a jew And they probably never would have known except for the villain of the story, Haman, who happened to be a Jew hater.
Max LucadoHOST
And when Mordecai refused to bow before Haman, Haman convinced the king, King Xerxes, to exterminate every Jew in the Persian empire.
Max LucadoHOST
It was a crisis.
Nate TiceHOST
They really got gamed up in that, which surprised me.
Nate TiceHOST
You know, it's like seeing Xerxes bleed.
Nate TiceHOST
And so now, actually, I want to rewatch this game and see if there were any blitzes.
Nate TiceHOST
But they're third in EPA per play, if you're an EPA person.
Nate TiceHOST
They really got gamed up in that, which surprised me.
Nate TiceHOST
You know, it's like seeing Xerxes bleed.
Nate TiceHOST
And so now, actually, I want to rewatch this game and see if there were any blitzes.
Nate TiceHOST
But they're third in EPA per play, if you're an EPA person.
Sinead HannaGUEST
And why are they carrying that? Why is he being lofted in a wicker chair above the heads of the city? Is there a reason for that?
Brennan StorrHOST
If it's good enough for Xerxes, it's good enough for him.
Sinead HannaGUEST
It just...
Sinead HannaGUEST
So you've got this guy carried around in a chair, a crazy harmonium player playing in the dark, and then just, yeah, just creepy music emerging.
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289.
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Of the empire of the Persians Artabanus reigned seven months, and upon suspicion of treason against Xerxes, was slain by Artaxerxes Longimanus, the son of Xerxes.
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290.
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The wars of the Greeks and Persians the Greeks were becoming serious rivals to the Semites upon the sea, and their detached and vigorous intelligence made them useful and unprejudiced officials.
speaker_0HOST
That's America.
speaker_0HOST
You know what I'm saying? That hunchback, disgusting motherfucker who sold out Leonidas and his crew and told Xerxes how to attack him from behind.
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That's them liberals.
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Yeah.
John BatchelorHOST
Very little has changed, however.
John BatchelorHOST
The king of kings, Darius or Xerxes or Artaxerxes, bring to bear a great reputation for resisting, no matter what the offense is, no matter who's charging.
John BatchelorHOST
The only person to conquer Persia in 2,500 years is Alexander the Great.
John BatchelorHOST
Then he died too young to make it a habit.
John BatchelorHOST
Very little has changed, however.
John BatchelorHOST
The king of kings, Darius or Xerxes or Artaxerxes, bring to bear a great reputation for resisting, no matter what the offense is, no matter who's charging.
John BatchelorHOST
The only person to conquer Persia in 2,500 years is Alexander the Great.
John BatchelorHOST
and he died too young to make it a habit.
CameronHOST
I'm going to burn your mom's crops.
CameronHOST
All your livestock I'm going to kill? Who are you? Xerxes?
SeanHOST
Wait.
SeanHOST
King of Persia? Oh, that's it, man.
JasonHOST
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JasonHOST
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Ron ThompsonHOST
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