Episode 4

In the fourth episode, I read excerpts from the following texts:

• *Curious: The Desire to Know and Why Your Future Depends on It,* by Ian Leslie – the ground of so much
• *Twilight of Democracy: The Seductive Lure of Authoritarianism,* by Anne Applebaum – the need for simplicity in a complex world
• *Blood and Thunder: The Epic Story of Kit Carson and the Conquest of the American West,* by Hampton Sides – hide-out on a New Mexico pillar
• *Vodka: A Global History,* by Patricia Herlihy – Russian aristocrats using vodka for social control