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Our Fake History

Episode #105- Is the Renaissance a Myth? (Part I)

Our Fake History

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History, Education, Society & Culture

4.73.7K Ratings

🗓️ 25 February 2020

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

The Renaissance has been touted as one of the most important moments in European history. 19th century historians like Jules Michelet and Jakob Burckhardt made the case that a "rebirth" starting in the 1300's laid the ground work for the modern world. This idea has been massively influential, but its not without its critics. Why do some claim that Renaissance is actually a historical myth? Tune in and find out how weird lawn aeration jobs, snobbish ideas about Italy, and lost cities all play a role in the story.    Get Our Fake History merch at https://www.teepublic.com/stores/our-fake-history?ref_id=9701 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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0:00.0

Hi this is Chris Arif from the Plugger and Chris Arifockcast and I'm taking the Celtics over to 76

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0:08.6

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0:17.4

When I was 22 years old I managed to make some money going door to door selling lawn errations.

0:25.9

You know that machine that takes plugs out of your lawn that look like goose poops?

0:31.5

Yeah that's a lawn erater and apparently it's good for your grass.

0:36.4

In my early 20s I had a weird talent for selling this service at front doors.

0:42.7

I would roll up to your house pushing this 300 pound erration machine,

0:47.7

ring your bell and sell you on the many benefits of lawn erration.

0:53.6

And then I would aerate your lawn for you right then and there.

0:58.8

It was a weird time in my life but I managed to sock away a lot of money or at least what seemed

1:05.6

like a lot of money at the time. It was doable considering that I was living the bohemian

1:11.6

existence of a student in the city of Ottawa which at the time was still reasonably affordable for a

1:17.2

young person. I saved a big enough chunk of change that I had a choice to make.

1:23.6

Was I going to invest this wisely in my future? Should I maybe buy a used car?

1:30.0

Should I maybe start renting a nicer place?

1:34.0

All of these options seemed far too practical for someone who had just spent the last four years

1:40.2

and thousands of dollars completing a bachelor of humanities degree.

1:46.2

I needed to finish this out the right way.

1:50.0

So I bought a nice backpack so the Canadian flag on the back and hopped a flight to Europe.

1:57.5

The plan was to backpack around the continent and live in hostels until I ran out of money.

2:03.8

I managed to keep it up for six months.

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