Is Waits talking about confectionary, Christianity or something else in this track? Helen Rosner returns to discuss her perspectives on all sides of the equation with Sam & Martin, along with communion wafer recipes, Brazilian religious statuary, and exactly how one goes about eating a saviour.
Music extracts used for illustrative/review purposes include:
Chocolate Jesus, Mule Variations, Tom Waits (1999)
Christo Redemptor, Stand Back! Here Comes Charley Musselwhite's South Side Band, Charlie Musselwhite (1967)
Cristo Redentor, A New Perspective, Donald Byrd (1963)
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