From the Vault: Finn McCool, Part 1
Stuff To Blow Your Mind
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4.3 • 6K Ratings
🗓️ 28 February 2023
⏱️ 42 minutes
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The Irish mythological hero Finn MacCool is known for many exploits, from the slaying of a great fire monster to the creation of Giant's Causeway. However, he’s also known for his magical thumb, which he could suck on to gain knowledge. In this Stuff to Blow Your Mind two-parter, Robert and Joe consider the thumb of knowledge and its relations to other myths and even a little bit of science. (originaly published 03/15/2022)
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| 0:36.0 | Hey, you welcome to Stuff to Blow Your Mind. My name is Robert Lam. |
| 0:39.0 | And I'm Joe McCormick, and today we've got a vault episode for you. |
| 0:43.0 | This one originally published March 15th, 2022. |
| 0:46.0 | It's part one of our series on Finn McCool, but hey, we should be back with all new content for you starting tomorrow. |
| 0:54.0 | But for today, let's get right into the Finn McCool Socka. |
| 0:59.0 | Welcome to Stuff to Blow Your Mind, a production of iHeart Radio. |
| 1:09.0 | Hey, welcome to Stuff to Blow Your Mind. My name is Robert Lam. |
| 1:13.0 | And I'm Joe McCormick. |
| 1:15.0 | And it is the week of St. Patrick's Day, so I thought it would be fun to turn our attention to Irish mythology once more. |
| 1:23.0 | And in this case, we're going to be considering the mythic hero, Finn McCool. |
| 1:27.0 | Noted warrior, wonder worker. |
| 1:30.0 | We're going to get into all of that. |
| 1:32.0 | But I guess what I was especially interested in, what kind of pulled me in initially, was his thumb. |
| 1:39.0 | The thumb of knowledge upon which he was said to suck, or at least to place the thumb inside of his mouth in order to receive great insight, or perhaps even see into the future. |
| 1:51.0 | Yeah, Robb, I was going to ask. |
| 1:53.0 | So this topic was your idea, and I was wondering, did you come to it thumb first or hero first? |
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