HP Lovecraft Was A Super Weird Dude, Part One: Childhood Tragedy

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Mastodons and 'Murica, with Lauren Vogelbaum, Part Two: A Grudge Match with the French

Thomas Jefferson wasn't just obsessed with mastodons for no reason. Instead, he was in an intense dispute with a French naturalist named Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon. Leclerc argued that the American continent was 'degenerate', and all animals and life forms in the join ...  Show more

Mastodons and 'Murica, with Lauren Vogelbaum, Part One: American Degeneracy

If you grew up in the United States, you've doubtlessly learned all sorts of stuff about Thomas Jefferson -- but did you know about his bizarre fascination with mastodons? It's a winding tale of nationalism, naturalism, and good old American rivalry with the French. And the guys ...  Show more

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