This week, Olivia and Jessie explore the meanings before first and last names, the name pools they come from, and some surprising lack of creativity!

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This week Olivia and Jessie dive into the emperor’s private messages and the very contentious beginnings of electronic mail. You’ve Got Mail!

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produced by Johnny Stubbs

Pour a glass of your favorite libation, dear listener, and join us to learn about the first ancient folk to decide a vat of old grapes was not only safe, but delicious. Also featuring: beer through a straw.

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Come for the dragons, stay for the myth-busting. In our pilot episode, we ponder why mythical creatures have such sticking power across cultures, what dragons have to do with rainbows, and where the weird concept of a half-man- half-horse came from.

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produced by Johnny Stubbs