Dave and Matt return from a winter break to discuss the future of AP World and review James C. Scott's book Against the Grain. 

Recommendations:

Dave: Webb, Humanity's Burden and Klieman, "The Pygmies Were Our Compass"

Matt: Wrangham, Catching Fire

Music

Eric Jones, Angkor

Feist, Let It Die

MIMS, This Is Why I'm Hot