The Rise of Islam/The Perpetual Nobel Nominee

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12/24/19 • 55 min

Podding Through Time

The hiatus ends with a return to form for Jacob and Evan! And they bring great new topics:

What did Mozart find funny, and why is the answer to that question poop jokes?
How did the Swahili coast get its name, and what does that have to do with the rise of Islam?
How does one man contribute so much to physics, get nominated so many times, and never win a Nobel prize?
Why is everybody everywhere so angry all the time?

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The hiatus ends with a return to form for Jacob and Evan! And they bring great new topics:

What did Mozart find funny, and why is the answer to that question poop jokes?
How did the Swahili coast get its name, and what does that have to do with the rise of Islam?
How does one man contribute so much to physics, get nominated so many times, and never win a Nobel prize?
Why is everybody everywhere so angry all the time?

Support the show

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