Curiosity Daily Podcast: History Is About the Present (w/ Justin Jampol), What Makes the Wind, and Blaming Games for Society’s Problems
Learn about the long tradition of blaming games for society’s decline; and, what makes the wind. You’ll also learn about why history is so complicated from historian Justin Jampol, host of “Lost Secrets” on Travel Channel.
November 08, 2019
Episode Show Notes:
In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following story from Curiosity.com about how blaming games for society’s decline has been popular for millennia: https://curiosity.im/32cZOBK
Additional resources from “Lost Secrets” host Justin Jampol:
- “Lost Secrets” official website — https://www.travelchannel.com/shows/lost-secrets
- Like Travel Channel on Facebook — https://www.facebook.com/TravelChannel/
- Follow @TravelChannel on Instagram — https://www.instagram.com/travelchannel/
- Follow @TravelChannel on Twitter — https://twitter.com/travelchannel
- Follow Justin Jampol on Facebook — https://www.facebook.com/justinjampol/
Check out this live wind map to see exactly where your wind is coming from: https://earth.nullschool.net/
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