Chapter
Lying for the Sake of Adoption
32:27 - 39:24 (06:57)
The podcast discusses a man who lies about being adopted by somebody rich and powerful and how it's plausible due to him being abandoned in his childhood. They also touch on the fact that the brutality extended throughout every layer of southern culture and included the fact that plantation owners were extremely physically aggressive people.
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The guest defends the biographer's decision to steal his subject's life story, arguing that there can be a moral imperative to do so in certain circumstances.
32:27 - 35:32 (03:05)
Summary
The guest defends the biographer's decision to steal his subject's life story, arguing that there can be a moral imperative to do so in certain circumstances.
ChapterLying for the Sake of Adoption
EpisodePart One: Henry Morton Stanley: The Explorer Who Shot His Way Through Africa
PodcastBehind the Bastards
The southern culture of the past was brutal beyond slavery, with plantation owners being extremely physically aggressive and violent men with hair trigger natures.
35:32 - 37:19 (01:47)
Summary
The southern culture of the past was brutal beyond slavery, with plantation owners being extremely physically aggressive and violent men with hair trigger natures. Henry, having come from the city, was shocked to witness gunfights, hear about murders, and experience the lack of civility in the less settled parts of Louisiana where he worked at a general store.
ChapterLying for the Sake of Adoption
EpisodePart One: Henry Morton Stanley: The Explorer Who Shot His Way Through Africa
PodcastBehind the Bastards
The life of Stanley Kubrick and his struggle against class bias in the UK is discussed in this podcast.
37:20 - 39:24 (02:04)
Summary
The life of Stanley Kubrick and his struggle against class bias in the UK is discussed in this podcast. Despite his success, he was often treated poorly by his fellow British citizens due to his working class background.