This week we deep dive into Naser al-Din Shah Qajar's published diary of his 1873 European tour and learn about bigger and better houses of spite. A listener email reveals how a sexy Abe Lincoln statue broke everyone's brains.

Episode Tabs:

Nasir Al-Din Shah And The Art Of Indifference https://new.bidoun.org/articles/redolent-delusions

Spite Buildings: When Human Grudges Get Architectural

https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2018/jun/21/spite-buildings-when-human-grudges-get-architectural-in-pictures

Listener Tabs:

‘Honest Abs’: The story behind that shirtless Lincoln statue flirting with the Internet

https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2019/02/21/honest-abs-story-behind-that-shirtless-lincoln-statue-flirting-with-internet/

Clever Hans And His Effects: Karl Krall And The Origins Of Experimental Parapsychology In Germany

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1369848614000855

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