What are Classics? • On Justifications for Studying the Humanities • The Humanistic Tradition • Humanistic Aims and Humanitarian Aims • The Humanities in Crisis • A Social Darwinist Curriculum • Character Development as a Curricular Aim • Responding to Various Arguments • On Irving BabbittFor suggested readings and links to other resources visit our website decayofdiscourse.com

What are Classics? • On Justifications for Studying the Humanities • The Humanistic Tradition • Humanistic Aims and Humanitarian Aims • The Humanities in Crisis • A Social Darwinist Curriculum • Character Development as a Curricular Aim • Responding to Various Arguments • On Irving Babbitt For suggested readings and links to other resources visit our website <a href="http://decayofdiscourse.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">decayofdiscourse.com</a>

E59: Battle of the Classics

James Diamond

Fundamental Practices in the Art of Teaching • Tool Affordances and Human Effectivities • On Classrooms as Constrained Environments • The Business of Education • Tools Can Support Motivation • Pitfalls of The Profit Motive in the Education Space • Distinguishing Between Game-Based Learning, Gamification, and Gameful Learning • A Game as a Logical System • Gaming and Performance-Based Assessments • Environmental Constraints • Simulations/Games  • An Example • On Historical Empathy • On Edutainment • Structural Values of Game-Based Learning • Historical Simulations and Inglorious BastardsStay up to date!&gt; Be sure to sign up for our mailing list for access to our blog, podcast, and other exclusive materials s they're released.&gt; For works mentioned and suggested readings, visit decayofdiscourse.com

Fundamental Practices in the Art of Teaching • Tool Affordances and Human Effectivities • On Classrooms as Constrained Environments • The Business of Education • Tools Can Support Motivation • Pitfalls of The Profit Motive in the Education Space • Distinguishing Between Game-Based Learning, Gamification, and Gameful Learning • A Game as a Logical System • Gaming and Performance-Based Assessments • Environmental Constraints • Simulations/Games • An Example • On Historical Empathy • On Edutainment • Structural Values of Game-Based Learning • Historical Simulations and Inglorious Bastards Stay up to date! &gt; Be sure to sign up for our mailing list for access to our blog, podcast, and other exclusive materials s they're released. &gt; For works mentioned and suggested readings, visit <a href="http://decayofdiscourse.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">decayofdiscourse.com</a>

E58: Digital Tools, Games, and Historical Empathy (A Conversation with James Diamond)

IndexConservative Professors and Job Satisfaction • A Conservative Case for Liberal Education • Campus Cultures • Demands, Dialogue, and Scrutiny • What We Talk About When We Talk About Being Reasonable • On Yielding to Reason as an Authority • What Purposes Do Colleges Serve? • On Media and a Few Perceptions of Campus Cultures • On the Role of Shame on College Campuses • “the culture of cool” • “call-out culture” • Reflections on Euthyphro • Cultivating a Culture of Reason • Intellectual and Democratic Virtues •  Building a Bullshit Detector • An Examined Life • The Role of Shame in Learning • Inquiry and Reason on UniversitiesWorks Mentioned (links @ decayofdiscourse.com)&gt; Let's Be Reasonable: A Conservative Case for Liberal Education [Amazon]&gt; Euthyphro [Google Books]&gt; Thinking Fast and Slow [Amazon]&gt; Harvard Holiday Placemat for Social Justice [Business Insider]&gt; Campus Reform [Twitter]Stay up to date! &gt; Be sure to sign up for our mailing list for access to our blog, podcast, and other exclusive materials as they’re released. &gt; Also, if you are on Clubhouse, follow the Decay of Discourse club to access our “Teacher Talks” every Wednesday at 2:00 PM EST.

Index Conservative Professors and Job Satisfaction • A Conservative Case for Liberal Education • Campus Cultures • Demands, Dialogue, and Scrutiny • What We Talk About When We Talk About Being Reasonable • On Yielding to Reason as an Authority • What Purposes Do Colleges Serve? • On Media and a Few Perceptions of Campus Cultures • On the Role of Shame on College Campuses • “the culture of cool” • “call-out culture” • Reflections on Euthyphro • Cultivating a Culture of Reason • Intellectual and Democratic Virtues • Building a Bullshit Detector • An Examined Life • The Role of Shame in Learning • Inquiry and Reason on Universities Works Mentioned (links @ <a href="http://decayofdiscourse.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">decayofdiscourse.com</a>) &gt; Let's Be Reasonable: A Conservative Case for Liberal Education [Amazon] &gt; Euthyphro [Google Books] &gt; Thinking Fast and Slow [Amazon] &gt; Harvard Holiday Placemat for Social Justice [Business Insider] &gt; Campus Reform [Twitter] Stay up to date! &gt; Be sure to sign up for our mailing list for access to our blog, podcast, and other exclusive materials as they’re released. &gt; Also, if you are on Clubhouse, follow the Decay of Discourse club to access our “Teacher Talks” every Wednesday at 2:00 PM EST.

E57: A Conservative Case for Liberal Education

Index On the Evolution of Normal Schools • Transformative Moments in Teacher Education • The Making of the Middle Class • On State University Funding • Imperiled Working-Class Colleges • College Competition • The Pandemic Bait and Switch • On Administrative Mismanagement • “they see the dorm, rec center, and food.” • The Gap Year Considered • What Are Students Paying For? • Teaching and Learning in a Global Crises • Revealing Internet Inequities • New Lessons for Teachers • The Role of Educational Technology • Multiple Tools and Modalities • Fewer Concepts Taught to Mastery • The Banking System of Education is a Form of Repression Mentioned Works  How the Pandemic Is Imperiling a Working-Class College - New York Times (https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/28/us/college-coronavirus-tuition.html) PISA - OECD (http://www.oecd.org/pisa/data/)  Stay up to date! Be sure to visit our website (decayofdiscourse.com) to access our blog, podcast, and other exclusive materials as they’re released.

Index On the Evolution of Normal Schools • Transformative Moments in Teacher Education • The Making of the Middle Class • On State University Funding • Imperiled Working-Class Colleges • College Competition • The Pandemic Bait and Switch • On Administrative Mismanagement • “they see the dorm, rec center, and food.” • The Gap Year Considered • What Are Students Paying For? • Teaching and Learning in a Global Crises • Revealing Internet Inequities • New Lessons for Teachers • The Role of Educational Technology • Multiple Tools and Modalities • Fewer Concepts Taught to Mastery • The Banking System of Education is a Form of Repression Mentioned Works <blockquote> How the Pandemic Is Imperiling a Working-Class College - New York Times (<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/28/us/college-coronavirus-tuition.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/28/us/college-coronavirus-tuition.html</a>) PISA - OECD (<a href="http://www.oecd.org/pisa/data/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.oecd.org/pisa/data/</a>) </blockquote> Stay up to date! Be sure to visit our website (<a href="http://decayofdiscourse.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">decayofdiscourse.com</a>) to access our blog, podcast, and other exclusive materials as they’re released.

E56: Pandemic U

William Germano

Origins of the Term Syllabus • What Could a Syllabus Be? • Time and Permission to Think • Figuring out what the Questions Will Be • Learning How to Learn • Teaching and Storytelling • Telling Someone Something They Do Not Know is Not Teaching • Technology Altering What Education Means • Teachers, Students, and the Classroom: A Community • Syllabus as Social Contract • A Design For Student Work • Syllabus and Administrative Policies • On Various Perspectives In Regards to the Syllabus • Syllabus and the Inquiry Method • On the Flexibility of the SyllabusI typically record an introduction to each episode, but my reflections on this discussion were entirely too long to serve as a suitable introduction to a podcast. Therefore, I will be releasing my introduction as a blog article and sent out as part of the Dirty History Podcast newsletter. Check out more @ dirtyhistorypod.comWilliam Germano and Kit Nicholls' book, Syllabus: The Remarkable, Unremarkable Document That Changes Everything was released by Princeton University Press on October 20th. Check it out @ https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691192208/syllabus&amp;https://www.amazon.com/Syllabus-Remarkable-Unremarkable-Document-Everything/dp/0691192200

Origins of the Term Syllabus • What Could a Syllabus Be? • Time and Permission to Think • Figuring out what the Questions Will Be • Learning How to Learn • Teaching and Storytelling • Telling Someone Something They Do Not Know is Not Teaching • Technology Altering What Education Means • Teachers, Students, and the Classroom: A Community • Syllabus as Social Contract • A Design For Student Work • Syllabus and Administrative Policies • On Various Perspectives In Regards to the Syllabus • Syllabus and the Inquiry Method • On the Flexibility of the Syllabus I typically record an introduction to each episode, but my reflections on this discussion were entirely too long to serve as a suitable introduction to a podcast. Therefore, I will be releasing my introduction as a blog article and sent out as part of the Dirty History Podcast newsletter. Check out more @ <a href="http://dirtyhistorypod.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">dirtyhistorypod.com</a> William Germano and Kit Nicholls' book, Syllabus: The Remarkable, Unremarkable Document That Changes Everything was released by Princeton University Press on October 20th. Check it out @ <a href="https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691192208/syllabus" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691192208/syllabus</a> &amp; <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Syllabus-Remarkable-Unremarkable-Document-Everything/dp/0691192200" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.amazon.com/Syllabus-Remarkable-Unremarkable-Document-Everything/dp/0691192200</a>

E55: Syllabus with William Germano and Kit Nicholls

Liberal Arts in Decline • On the Value of a Liberal Arts Education • 2008 and the Diminution of Liberal Arts Colleges • What can the Humanities Offer Students? • Seeking a Remedy • The Five Themes of Cornerstone •  A Thematic Approach to Gen Ed Requirements • Reading, Writing, and Presenting • "A career tailored major" • What is a Transformative Text? •  Siddharta • On Teaching Core Texts • Defining Liberal Arts • Generations of Women Historians • CV Wedgwood • Grand Narrative Histories

E54:"...but you're also a human," On Transformative Texts and the Liberal Arts

In this episode of Dirty History, I sit down with Sam Pennacchio of Vinyl Junkies. At the time of writing this description, Sam has, for the past 230 days, broadcasted pirate radio streams 3-5 hours a night on Youtube and Twitch—no breaks, no gaps, no permission.--Portuguese Nuggets • The Spirit of Discovery • On Humanizing Technology • An AM Radio Style • Algorithm Fatigue • On Vinyl Junkies • Discovering Music in the Mp3 Era • The Return of Vinyl • On the Ritual of the Record • Duke Ellington at Newport 1956 • The Brill Building and Carole King • Modes of Music Discovery • “What’s over there?” • Music Communities and Inclusivity • The Broken Windows Theory • On Self Censorship • “It’s called pirate radio for a reason” • Get Behind the MuleLearn more about Vinyl Junkies @ https://www.youtube.com/c/VinylJunkies666/featuredDirty History is produced by Muckraker MediaDirty History Theme: Martial Law by Mephisto FelizeShow Artwork by Woodrow Cowher

In this episode of Dirty History, I sit down with Sam Pennacchio of Vinyl Junkies. At the time of writing this description, Sam has, for the past 230 days, broadcasted pirate radio streams 3-5 hours a night on Youtube and Twitch—no breaks, no gaps, no permission. -- Portuguese Nuggets • The Spirit of Discovery • On Humanizing Technology • An AM Radio Style • Algorithm Fatigue • On Vinyl Junkies • Discovering Music in the Mp3 Era • The Return of Vinyl • On the Ritual of the Record • Duke Ellington at Newport 1956 • The Brill Building and Carole King • Modes of Music Discovery • “What’s over there?” • Music Communities and Inclusivity • The Broken Windows Theory • On Self Censorship • “It’s called pirate radio for a reason” • Get Behind the Mule Learn more about Vinyl Junkies @ <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/VinylJunkies666/featured" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/c/VinylJunkies666/featured</a> Dirty History is produced by Muckraker Media Dirty History Theme: Martial Law by Mephisto Felize Show Artwork by Woodrow Cowher

E53: "Stream Unavailable" - Pirate Radio, Vinyl Junkies, and the Gonzo Disc Jockey of YouTube

On Being an Internet Based Business • The Concept of Bag Appeal • Initiative 71 • Education, Power, and Providence • The Concept of an Educated Consumer • Consumer Interest / Consumer ProtectionTo learn more about District Derp follow them on Instagram @districtderp, or visit their website at https://districtderp.com/Dirty History is produced by Muckraker Media.Dirty History Theme: Martial Law by Mephisto FelizShow artwork by Woodrow CowherThank you to our supporters on Patreon. This show would not be possible without your support.If you value this show, please consider supporting it at patreon.com/dirtyhistory

On Being an Internet Based Business • The Concept of Bag Appeal • Initiative 71 • Education, Power, and Providence • The Concept of an Educated Consumer • Consumer Interest / Consumer Protection To learn more about District Derp follow them on Instagram @districtderp, or visit their website at <a href="https://districtderp.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://districtderp.com/</a> Dirty History is produced by Muckraker Media. Dirty History Theme: Martial Law by Mephisto Feliz Show artwork by Woodrow Cowher Thank you to our supporters on Patreon. This show would not be possible without your support. If you value this show, please consider supporting it at <a href="http://patreon.com/dirtyhistory" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">patreon.com/dirtyhistory</a>

E52: Education, Power, and Providence - The Concept of an Educated Consumer

Jonathan Haber

Leverage the Power of Doubt • The Place of Critical Thinking in Education • On a Definition of Critical Thinking •  Comparing Immersion and Infusion • The Application of Critical Thinking to Standing Curriculum • Knowledge, Skills, and Dispositions • John Dewey and Reflective Thinking • MOOCs • Online Resources in Education • Discourse in the Age of Disinformation •  Deliberate Practice of Critical Thinking • Preparing for Blended Instruction • Critical VoterLinks to Works Discussed: Critical Thinking:  https://mitpress.mit.edu/books/critical-thinkingCritical Voter: http://www.criticalvoter.com/LogicCheck: http://www.logiccheck.net/Degree of Freedom: http://www.degreeoffreedom.org/Dirty History is produced by Muckraker Media. Learn more at muckrakermedia.org

Leverage the Power of Doubt • The Place of Critical Thinking in Education • On a Definition of Critical Thinking • Comparing Immersion and Infusion • The Application of Critical Thinking to Standing Curriculum • Knowledge, Skills, and Dispositions • John Dewey and Reflective Thinking • MOOCs • Online Resources in Education • Discourse in the Age of Disinformation • Deliberate Practice of Critical Thinking • Preparing for Blended Instruction • Critical Voter Links to Works Discussed: Critical Thinking: <a href="https://mitpress.mit.edu/books/critical-thinking" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://mitpress.mit.edu/books/critical-thinking</a> Critical Voter: <a href="http://www.criticalvoter.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.criticalvoter.com/</a> LogicCheck: <a href="http://www.logiccheck.net/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.logiccheck.net/</a> Degree of Freedom: <a href="http://www.degreeoffreedom.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.degreeoffreedom.org/</a> Dirty History is produced by Muckraker Media. Learn more at <a href="http://muckrakermedia.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">muckrakermedia.org</a>

E51: There's an Argument in There - On Critical Thinking with Jonathan Haber

“In Praise of Idleness” • Leisure in a Constructive Sense • Recreational Guilt • The Remembered Self • Productivity Bias • Instrumental Tasks • On the Value of Conversations • Shit Canning Street Epistemology • Mass Media and Critical Thinking • A Hypothetical Philosophy Curriculum • Making Sense • Defining Critical Thinking • Metacognition • Podcasting’s Role in Public Discourse • The Merits of Long-Form Podcasts • Transmit, Don’t Indoctrinate • The Role of the Mentor • The Costs of the Democratization of Media • YouTube as a Learning Platform • Catastrophizing • An Obligatory Plug for Muckraker MediaDirty History is produced by Muckraker Media.Dirty History Theme: Martial Law by Mephisto FelizShow Artwork by Woodrow CowherThank you to our supporters on Patreon. This show would not be possible without your support! If you value this show as an educational resource, please consider supporting it @ Patreon.com/dirtyhistory

“In Praise of Idleness” • Leisure in a Constructive Sense • Recreational Guilt • The Remembered Self • Productivity Bias • Instrumental Tasks • On the Value of Conversations • Shit Canning Street Epistemology • Mass Media and Critical Thinking • A Hypothetical Philosophy Curriculum • Making Sense • Defining Critical Thinking • Metacognition • Podcasting’s Role in Public Discourse • The Merits of Long-Form Podcasts • Transmit, Don’t Indoctrinate • The Role of the Mentor • The Costs of the Democratization of Media • YouTube as a Learning Platform • Catastrophizing • An Obligatory Plug for Muckraker Media Dirty History is produced by Muckraker Media. Dirty History Theme: Martial Law by Mephisto Feliz Show Artwork by Woodrow Cowher Thank you to our supporters on Patreon. This show would not be possible without your support! If you value this show as an educational resource, please consider supporting it @ <a href="http://Patreon.com/dirtyhistory" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Patreon.com/dirtyhistory</a>

E50: Transmit, Don't Indoctrinate

Decay (v.) • Decline in quality, power, or vigorDiscourse (n.) • Written or spoken communication or debate

PAPER

The News as a Broken System • The New Paper • Bias and Sensationalism • The Medium is the Message • Ad-driven News and the Subscription Model • Social Media and the Democratization of MediaAre you interested in fixing the way you get news? Try The New Paper risk-free by using the exclusive link for Dirty History listeners: https://thenewpaper.co/dirtyhistory

The News as a Broken System • The New Paper • Bias and Sensationalism • The Medium is the Message • Ad-driven News and the Subscription Model • Social Media and the Democratization of Media Are you interested in fixing the way you get news? Try The New Paper risk-free by using the exclusive link for Dirty History listeners: <a href="https://thenewpaper.co/dirtyhistory" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://thenewpaper.co/dirtyhistory</a>

E49: The New Paper

Preface • The White-Slave Traffic Act Considered •  The Everleigh Club Case Study • Party with Prince Henry of Prussia • The Murder of Marshall Field Jr. •  Jack Johnson and the Mann Act • The Overwhelming Tide of Anti-Vice Activism • Conclusions"Chicago, a gaudy circus beginning with the two-bit whore in the alley crib." - Theodore DreiserGau·dy (adjective)ostentatiously or tastelessly ornamentedCir·cus (noun)a public scene of frenetic and noisily intrusive activity.Dirty History is produced by Muckraker MediaThank you to all of our supporters on Patreon. This show would not be possible without your support. If you value this show as an educational resource please consider supporting it at Patreon.com/dirtyhistory Dirty History Theme: Martial Law by Mephisto Feliz Intro Track: Crooked Straight by Mild Wild is licensed under an Attribution License.Artwork by Woodrow Cowher

Preface • The White-Slave Traffic Act Considered • The Everleigh Club Case Study • Party with Prince Henry of Prussia • The Murder of Marshall Field Jr. • Jack Johnson and the Mann Act • The Overwhelming Tide of Anti-Vice Activism • Conclusions "Chicago, a gaudy circus beginning with the two-bit whore in the alley crib." - Theodore Dreiser Gau·dy (adjective) ostentatiously or tastelessly ornamented Cir·cus (noun) a public scene of frenetic and noisily intrusive activity. Dirty History is produced by Muckraker Media Thank you to all of our supporters on Patreon. This show would not be possible without your support. If you value this show as an educational resource please consider supporting it at <a href="http://Patreon.com/dirtyhistory" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Patreon.com/dirtyhistory</a> Dirty History Theme: Martial Law by Mephisto Feliz Intro Track: Crooked Straight by Mild Wild is licensed under an Attribution License. Artwork by Woodrow Cowher

E48: A Gaudy Circus (The White Slave Traffic Act Considered)

YouTube and Academia • The Cynical Historian • Journalistic Sensationalism • An Obligatory Discussion of Dan Carlin and Hardcore History • Pop History/Public History • Defacing the Culture • On the Limits of YouTube • Comment Sections • On the Uses of a Comment Section • "Based on a True Story" • The Death of StalinThe Cynical Historian "Favorite Episodes" Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjnwpaclU4wXpzeuEdneQkCdVPB8rqx8_Thank you to our Patreon supporters! We couldn't do this without you.

YouTube and Academia • The Cynical Historian • Journalistic Sensationalism • An Obligatory Discussion of Dan Carlin and Hardcore History • Pop History/Public History • Defacing the Culture • On the Limits of YouTube • Comment Sections • On the Uses of a Comment Section • "Based on a True Story" • The Death of Stalin The Cynical Historian "Favorite Episodes" Playlist: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjnwpaclU4wXpzeuEdneQkCdVPB8rqx8_" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjnwpaclU4wXpzeuEdneQkCdVPB8rqx8_</a> Thank you to our Patreon supporters! We couldn't do this without you.

E47: The Cynical Historian (YouTube and Public History)

Science Journalism • Sci-Hub • Alexandra Elbakyan • Popular and Academic Science • Carl Sagan • The Big Five Academic Publishers • Broader Implications • Misinformation • Henry Ford and Anti-Semitism at the Dearborn IndependentIn this episode of Dirty History, I sit down with science journalist Ian Graber-Stiehl to discuss a variety of topics around the Open Access movement and Sci-Hub.If you want to read his work and stay up to date, follow Ian on Twitter @StiehlPointPenDirty History is produced by Muckraker Media. Find other great shows at muckrakermedia.orgThanks again to our patrons. If you value te show, help keep it running at Patreon.com/dirtyhistorypod

Science Journalism • Sci-Hub • Alexandra Elbakyan • Popular and Academic Science • Carl Sagan • The Big Five Academic Publishers • Broader Implications • Misinformation • Henry Ford and Anti-Semitism at the Dearborn Independent In this episode of Dirty History, I sit down with science journalist Ian Graber-Stiehl to discuss a variety of topics around the Open Access movement and Sci-Hub. If you want to read his work and stay up to date, follow Ian on Twitter @StiehlPointPen Dirty History is produced by Muckraker Media. Find other great shows at <a href="http://muckrakermedia.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">muckrakermedia.org</a> Thanks again to our patrons. If you value te show, help keep it running at <a href="http://Patreon.com/dirtyhistorypod" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Patreon.com/dirtyhistorypod</a>

E46: Open Access and Digital Piracy

Skeptics • Radicals • Popularizers • Socialists • Isaac Asimov • Essentialism • Robert Green Ingersoll • History at the Primary and Secondary Level • American Anti-intellectualism • “My ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.”In this episode of Dirty History, I sit down with public historian Justin Clark to discuss exactly what you see in the title, anti-intellectualism in the United States. However, our conversation does not end there as we discuss a wide range of topics. This is definitely an episode I will revisit. If you have not already, please listen to Justin's appearance on Plato's Cave, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZBc6-OgWQwI consider the two podcasts to be companion pieces.If you want to read more of Justin's work, you can do so on his website, justinclark.orgConversely, Muckraker Media also posts Justin's writing and more which you can find at, muckrakermedia.org/blog

Skeptics • Radicals • Popularizers • Socialists • Isaac Asimov • Essentialism • Robert Green Ingersoll • History at the Primary and Secondary Level • American Anti-intellectualism • “My ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.” In this episode of Dirty History, I sit down with public historian Justin Clark to discuss exactly what you see in the title, anti-intellectualism in the United States. However, our conversation does not end there as we discuss a wide range of topics. This is definitely an episode I will revisit. If you have not already, please listen to Justin's appearance on Plato's Cave, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZBc6-OgWQw" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZBc6-OgWQw</a> I consider the two podcasts to be companion pieces. If you want to read more of Justin's work, you can do so on his website, <a href="http://justinclark.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">justinclark.org</a> Conversely, Muckraker Media also posts Justin's writing and more which you can find at, <a href="http://muckrakermedia.org/blog" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">muckrakermedia.org/blog</a>

E45: Army of Principles (Anti-intellectualism in the United States)

Shrooms • LIFE Magazine • “mushrooms that cause strange visions" • Timothy Leary • The Harvard Psilocybin Project • Concord Prison Experiment • The Miracle at Marsh Chapel • Leary Fired • Crackdown • A Renaissance?“Psychedelic drugs cause panic and temporary insanity in people who have not taken them.”- Timothy Leary

Shrooms • LIFE Magazine • “mushrooms that cause strange visions" • Timothy Leary • The Harvard Psilocybin Project • Concord Prison Experiment • The Miracle at Marsh Chapel • Leary Fired • Crackdown • A Renaissance? “Psychedelic drugs cause panic and temporary insanity in people who have not taken them.” - Timothy Leary

E44: How Psychedelics Became Dangerous (Part 3 - Psilocybin)

Defining Hallucinogen • Peyote and Jungian Archetypes • The Inquisition • San Pedro • Huxley and the Doors of Perception • Military Testing and a "Truth Serum" • The Native American Church and Present-Day MescalineDirty History is produced by Muckraker MediaDirty History is made possible by our Patrons. If you value the show as an educational resource consider supporting it @ Patreon.com/dirtyhistory

Defining Hallucinogen • Peyote and Jungian Archetypes • The Inquisition • San Pedro • Huxley and the Doors of Perception • Military Testing and a "Truth Serum" • The Native American Church and Present-Day Mescaline Dirty History is produced by Muckraker Media Dirty History is made possible by our Patrons. If you value the show as an educational resource consider supporting it @ <a href="http://Patreon.com/dirtyhistory" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Patreon.com/dirtyhistory</a>

E42: How Psychedelics Became Dangerous (Part II - Mescaline)

“A friend of immemorially long-standing” •  Drug Schedules and the Controlled Substances Act • Psychedelics and PR • Synthesizing LSD • Sandoz Pharmaceuticals • Osmond and Hoffer • “The Johnny Appleseed of LSD • Fear and Loathing LSD (“Thrill Drug Warps Mind, Kills”Thank you to Dirty History's patrons. This show is not possible without you.If you value the show as an educational resource please consider supporting it on Patreon. Find out more @ Patreon.com/dirtyhistory

“A friend of immemorially long-standing” • Drug Schedules and the Controlled Substances Act • Psychedelics and PR • Synthesizing LSD • Sandoz Pharmaceuticals • Osmond and Hoffer • “The Johnny Appleseed of LSD • Fear and Loathing LSD (“Thrill Drug Warps Mind, Kills” Thank you to Dirty History's patrons. This show is not possible without you. If you value the show as an educational resource please consider supporting it on Patreon. Find out more @ <a href="http://Patreon.com/dirtyhistory" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Patreon.com/dirtyhistory</a>

E41: How Psychedelics Became Dangerous (Part I - LSD)

Happy Halloween! In this episode, we will be taking a look at witch-hunts, the Satanic Panic, and McCarthyism as we explore the genealogy of fear and the cycle of moral panic.Thank you to patrons likeAnwen ThomasBilly Littlefield&amp; Ronnie NewFind out how you can become a patron at Patreon.com/dirtyhistory

Happy Halloween! In this episode, we will be taking a look at witch-hunts, the Satanic Panic, and McCarthyism as we explore the genealogy of fear and the cycle of moral panic. Thank you to patrons like Anwen Thomas Billy Littlefield &amp; Ronnie New Find out how you can become a patron at <a href="http://Patreon.com/dirtyhistory" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Patreon.com/dirtyhistory</a>

E38: Moral Panics, Witch-Hunts, and Sexual Psychopaths (Oh My)

On this episode of Dirty History, we'll discuss the ways in which cultures treat the remains of the dead from mummification and ship and sky burial to embalming catastrophes and the ethics of the ossuary. This episode is the conclusion of Dirty History's unified theory on what happens to our bodies when we die.A shout out to our newest Patron, Anwen Thomas. Thank you so much for your support!And as always, thank you to all of our listeners for wanting to know that which you shouldn't.

On this episode of Dirty History, we'll discuss the ways in which cultures treat the remains of the dead from mummification and ship and sky burial to embalming catastrophes and the ethics of the ossuary. This episode is the conclusion of Dirty History's unified theory on what happens to our bodies when we die. A shout out to our newest Patron, Anwen Thomas. Thank you so much for your support! And as always, thank you to all of our listeners for wanting to know that which you shouldn't.

E37: Dust to Dust - Burial Rites and Practices II (The Cultural Side of Things)

Tommy is like the Mark Wahlberg of creepy facts. I look forward to hearing more.

Cool Stuff

Loved the first two episodes and can’t wait for more.

What I’m looking for

Decay (v.) • Decline in quality, power, or vigor Discourse (n.) • Written or spoken communication or debate

Decay of Discourse

"Death is not an unaltering state." On this episode, I intend to explain what that means by discussing the chemical processes of death and decomposition. This will serve as the introduction for our discussion on Burial Practices and how we treat the dead.Thank you as always to our supporters on Patreon Billy LittlefieldAlicia Woods&amp;Ronnie NewIf you value the show as an educational resource, consider supporting the show on Patreon.Patreon.com/dirtyhistoryThank you, and enjoy the show!

"Death is not an unaltering state." On this episode, I intend to explain what that means by discussing the chemical processes of death and decomposition. This will serve as the introduction for our discussion on Burial Practices and how we treat the dead. Thank you as always to our supporters on Patreon Billy Littlefield Alicia Woods &amp; Ronnie New If you value the show as an educational resource, consider supporting the show on Patreon. <a href="http://Patreon.com/dirtyhistory" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Patreon.com/dirtyhistory</a> Thank you, and enjoy the show!

E36: Ashes to Ashes - Burial Practices and the Chemistry of Death

On this episode, I try to figure out how we teach history and what pieces get left out. I also look into topics you shouldn't mention at your next dinner party.I hope this episode challenges you to disagree with my guest Mark Elsico or I and formulate a response, critique, or defense of our positions because that is learning in one of its purest forms. If you value the show as an educational resource—support it on Patreon.Patreon.com/dirtyhistoryDirty History is powered by Patrons like:Billy LittlefieldAndrew HenleyAlicia Woods&amp;Ronnie New

On this episode, I try to figure out how we teach history and what pieces get left out. I also look into topics you shouldn't mention at your next dinner party. I hope this episode challenges you to disagree with my guest Mark Elsico or I and formulate a response, critique, or defense of our positions because that is learning in one of its purest forms. If you value the show as an educational resource—support it on Patreon. <a href="http://Patreon.com/dirtyhistory" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Patreon.com/dirtyhistory</a> Dirty History is powered by Patrons like: Billy Littlefield Andrew Henley Alicia Woods &amp; Ronnie New

E35: Why We Teach History the Way We Do: Religion and Politics (What Not to Say At Parties)

On this episode, I was joined by Lyndsey Craig, a researcher and Ph.D. student of Anthropology at UNLV. She recently penned a paper titled, “Pubic Hair Removal Practices in Cross-Cultural Perspective”, Needless to say, as soon as I read it I wanted to talk to her. This is that conversation. Please welcome, Lyndsey Craig!Twitter: @lyndseykcraigFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/lyndsey.craig.92Find the Study @ https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1069397118799298This episode was supported byAlicia WoodsAndrew HenleyBilly LittlefieldRonnie New

On this episode, I was joined by Lyndsey Craig, a researcher and Ph.D. student of Anthropology at UNLV. She recently penned a paper titled, “Pubic Hair Removal Practices in Cross-Cultural Perspective”, Needless to say, as soon as I read it I wanted to talk to her. This is that conversation. Please welcome, Lyndsey Craig! Twitter: @lyndseykcraig Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/lyndsey.craig.92" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/lyndsey.craig.92</a> Find the Study @ <a href="https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1069397118799298" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1069397118799298</a> This episode was supported by Alicia Woods Andrew Henley Billy Littlefield Ronnie New

E34: Pubic Hair, Cleanliness, and Just A Touch of Porn and Power

On this episode of Dirty History, we will discuss why executioners were shunned and feared by middle ages society, and how they coped with it.Also, there is the obligatory recounting of brutal torture executions, a few asides on torture, how to verify death, the various dirty jobs an executioner had to perform, and a rumination on mob violence.This episode does get a touch graphic, but that is to be expected because this is Dirty History.

On this episode of Dirty History, we will discuss why executioners were shunned and feared by middle ages society, and how they coped with it. Also, there is the obligatory recounting of brutal torture executions, a few asides on torture, how to verify death, the various dirty jobs an executioner had to perform, and a rumination on mob violence. This episode does get a touch graphic, but that is to be expected because this is Dirty History.

E33: Executioners and Torture-Executions: A Dirty History of Social Ostracism

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