Big Beautiful Walls

Today we're doing a throwback episode to one of our favorites from the early days of Stories Podcast. Phaeton Steals the Sun! Demigod Phaeton wants to be JUST like his father, Helios, the god of the sun, but he doesn't want to wait until he's a grown up! What will happen when he ...  Show more

Today we're doing a throwback episode to one of our favorites from the early days of Stories Podcast. The Hare's Tug of War! Ms. Elephant and Mr. Hippo are being very greedy with their berries and flowers, and the hare is VERY hungry! What will she do to earn some of the big kids ...  Show more

What creates civilization, in the most basic sense? According to Professor David Frye, who joins me this week, it's walls - Hadrian's Wall, the Great Wall of China, city walls, and thousands more over the millennia.

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