These days, biologists believe all living things come from other living things. But for a long time, people believed that life would, from time to time, spontaneously pop into existence more often—and not just that one time at the base of the evolutionary tree. Even the likes of Aristotle believed in the “spontaneous generation” of life until Louis Pasteur debunked the theory—or so the story goes.
Undiscovered - Mini: The Undercover Botanist
In 1767, a young French servant sailed around the world, collecting plants previously unknown to Western science. The ship’s crew knew the servant as “Jean,” the scrappy aide to the expedition’s botanist. But “Jean” had a secret. She was actually Jeanne Baret, a woman disguised as a man—and she was about to make botanical history.
Annie and Elah told this story for a live audience at On Air Fest a few weeks ago.
Undiscovered - Mini: Cats, Villains At Heart
Undiscovered is back between seasons with a listener question: What saved the cats? If you rewind to the Middle Ages, cats and humans were on bad terms. Cat roundups, cat torture, and even cat murder were common occurrences throughout Europe. But a series of historic events steadily delivered the tiny felines into public favor. In a story that spans centuries and continents, the Catholic Church and the Rosetta Stone, Elah and Annie investigate how the cat’s reputation shifted from devil’s minion to adored companion.
the memory palace - Episode 133: Antidisestablishmentarianism
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Music
We start with the very English, Voluntary No. 4 in b-flat Minor, by Margaret Phillips.
Hear Nero's Nocturne from Chilly Gonzales.
Some of The Stars vs. Creatures by Colleen.
Abide with Me from the Thelonious Monk Septet off his Monk's Music album.
Walzer fur Robert by Anne Muller off of Erased Tapes Volume 5.
Evening at Eight by Keith Kenniff.
and Berceuse by Alexandra Streliski.
“Rhetoric: A New Path to Political Power” (24-06), Ian Worthington, The Long Shadow of the Ancient Greek World
Prof. Ian Worthington
The Long Shadow of the Ancient Greek World
Lecture #24: Rhetoric: A New Path to Political Power
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“Rhetoric: A New Path to Political Power” (24-05), Ian Worthington, The Long Shadow of the Ancient Greek World
Prof. Ian Worthington
The Long Shadow of the Ancient Greek World
Lecture #24: Rhetoric: A New Path to Political Power
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“Rhetoric: A New Path to Political Power” (24-04), Ian Worthington, The Long Shadow of the Ancient Greek World
Prof. Ian Worthington
The Long Shadow of the Ancient Greek World
Lecture #24: Rhetoric: A New Path to Political Power
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“Rhetoric: A New Path to Political Power” (24-03), Ian Worthington, The Long Shadow of the Ancient Greek World
Prof. Ian Worthington
The Long Shadow of the Ancient Greek World
Lecturee #24: Rhetoric: A New Path to Political Power
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“Rhetoric: A New Path to Political Power” (24-02), Ian Worthington, The Long Shadow of the Ancient Greek World
Prof. Ian Worthington
The Long Shadow of the Ancient Greek World
Lecturee #24: Rhetoric: A New Path to Political Power
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“Rhetoric: A New Path to Political Power” (24-01), Ian Worthington, The Long Shadow of the Ancient Greek World
Prof. Ian Worthington
The Long Shadow of the Ancient Greek World
Lecturee #24: Rhetoric: A New Path to Political Power
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