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Anthropological Savant or Civilization Player?
18:54 - 22:47 (03:53)
The speaker discusses a writer who is being portrayed as an anthropological savant but is actually more like a player of the game Civilization and there is also an ad pitch for United Hammock.
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The speaker discusses Columbus' writing and how he viewed the new world as a blank slate where his sovereigns could create an empire, contrasting it to Carol Delaney's portrayal of him as an anthropological expert.
18:54 - 21:08 (02:14)
Summary
The speaker discusses Columbus' writing and how he viewed the new world as a blank slate where his sovereigns could create an empire, contrasting it to Carol Delaney's portrayal of him as an anthropological expert.
ChapterAnthropological Savant or Civilization Player?
EpisodePart Two: Christopher Columbus: Bringer of the Apocalypse
PodcastBehind the Bastards
The hammock is one of the most exciting inventions that Europeans found from the Taino culture, where they had not even invented the hammock technology yet.
21:08 - 21:53 (00:44)
Summary
The hammock is one of the most exciting inventions that Europeans found from the Taino culture, where they had not even invented the hammock technology yet. This invention revolutionized sleeping on boats as sailors prior to this would sleep in a pile on the floor or on a shelf of a ship.
ChapterAnthropological Savant or Civilization Player?
EpisodePart Two: Christopher Columbus: Bringer of the Apocalypse
PodcastBehind the Bastards
This podcast episode discusses the irony of how the world got the hammock, a luxury item, while there was a genocide happening.
21:53 - 22:47 (00:54)
Summary
This podcast episode discusses the irony of how the world got the hammock, a luxury item, while there was a genocide happening. The speaker also talks about how the phrase "don't be afraid" was used by Columbus and his crew to trick and harm the native people they encountered.