Episode 215: Marcus Licinius Crassus
Added 2021-01-26 19:13:46 +0000 UTCWe take a break from living billionaires this week to visit the richest man in the Roman republic. We cover everything from how he got it on with his brother's widow to his invention of the for-profit fire brigade to his misadventures in the middle east. We also note that he was a consul of Rome.
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Bernie one of the Gracchi brothers lol... David Graeber (half) jokes that the Romans would have made use of the steam engine if slaves were not so plentiful and cheap for them
K
2021-05-13 03:53:27 +0000 UTCReally enjoyed this episode hope you do similar stuff again ๐
Pepipopa
2021-02-01 12:02:10 +0000 UTCFor example, is RFKJ still on the Vaccine Safety Task Force that Trump appointed him to in 2017? Did that actually happen? TIA
David
2021-01-28 18:19:42 +0000 UTCDo an ep on the history of vaccination and make sure to talk about RFK Jr.
David
2021-01-28 17:48:32 +0000 UTCWe are seeing to it that Andy repentantly self-harms for this oversight
2021-01-28 00:34:47 +0000 UTCAndy of course not knowing that Tusken Raiders travel in single file to hide their numbers rather than stormtroopers almost ruined the entire episode. However Sean's blatant Italian racism saved it.
Alex Fabiilli
2021-01-27 04:16:33 +0000 UTCThank you! Did not know that and happy we do now.
2021-01-27 00:58:21 +0000 UTCEnjoyable episode, guys!! One bit of trivia you left out (I'm only half thru the episode, so assuming) is that Gore Vidal was a scriptwriter on Spartacus, who slipped in that oysters v. snails gay stuff.
Mark Schneider
2021-01-26 22:03:31 +0000 UTC
