John Green reviews a 17,000-year-old painting and the Taco Bell breakfast menu. Thanks to Simple Contacts for sponsoring this episode: simplecontacts.com/anthro
The Nod - The Deacons
Eric tells a story about forgotten part of civil-rights history that is still very much alive. In 1965, a group of black men in Louisiana called the Deacons for Defense and Justice took up arms against the Klan. Now a daughter of the Deacons wants to start a museum in their honor, but not everyone in town wants their story told. This episode originally aired on the Gimlet show “Undone,” and includes a special update on the story from Eric.
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The Nod - BONUS: Introducing Arlan Hamilton
Brittany and Eric talk to Startup podcast host Amy Standen about Arlan Hamilton--a gay Black woman who started a venture capital fund unlike any other in Silicon Valley.
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the memory palace - A White Horse, re-released on the second anniversary of the shooting at the Pulse Nightclub in Orlando.
This piece was originally released a few days after the shooting deaths of 49 people at the Pulse Nightclub in Orlando, Florida. It is re-released here on the second anniversary of the event.
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The Nod - The Legend of RZA and The Last Airbender
A young man named Eric embarks on an epic quest to figure out why so many Black folks love kung fu. He seeks the wisdom of two teachers, including RZA of The Wu-Tang Clan and the lead martial arts consultant on "Avatar: The Last Airbender." Will he discover what it takes to become a true master?
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The Nod - I Am A White Woman
The movie "White Chicks" may have made critics— and honestly, the world —cringe, but Brittany delivers her treatise on why the film deserves a second look.
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the memory palace - No Summer (Episode 127)
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Music
- White Light by Chihei Hatekeyama
- Between the Trees by Akira Kosemura
- Clockwork Toccatta, Op. 68 from Amsterdam Loeki Stardust Quartet.
- End of Summer Part 3 by Hildur Gudnadottir and Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe
- A Gathering to Lead Me When You're Gone by Brian McBride
Notes
- While the most comprehensive and useful thing I read for this piece was The Year Without a Summer: 1816 and the Volcano that Darkened the World and Changed history by William and Nicholas Klingaman, my favorite thing was this video of a news report on the work of Vermont historian, Howard Coffin.