Light and Shadow of American Life

The Constant: A History of Getting Things Wrong

Mark Chrisler

Natural Sciences, Design, History, Arts, Science

4.8 • 922 Ratings

🗓️ 24 March 2020

⏱️ 62 minutes

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Summary

In almost seventy episodes chronicling bad ideas and loopy frauds through the ages one name has come up again and again. From phrenology to mesmerism to a strange ghostly bowl of molasses, he's the Forrest Gump of 19th century pseudo-science. Get a free trial of The Great Courses Plus and three months of unlimited access for just $30 dollars by going to https://www.thegreatcoursesplus.com/theconstant (https://www.thegreatcoursesplus.com/theconstant)Get 10% off your first month of online counseling by visiting:http://betterhelp.com/theconstant (http://betterhelp.com/theconstant) and entering discount code "theconstant".Visit our Patreon here (https://patreon.com/theconstant).Music by:Blue Dot Sessions (https://www.sessions.blue/)Lee Rosevere (https://leerosevere.bandcamp.com/)Kevin MacLeodWolfgang Amadeus Mozart (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7FgqBQamzus) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	You're listening to an Airwave Media podcast.
0:04.6	This murder was a savage crime.
0:07.1	From legendary director Clint Eastwood.
0:09.4	I got calls for jury duty.
0:10.9	What's the problem?
0:11.8	Starring Nicholas Holt.
0:13.1	I hit something.
0:14.1	I figured it was a deer.
0:15.2	Tony Colette, J.K. Simmons, and Kiefer Sutherland.
0:18.5	What are you telling me?
0:20.4	Maybe I didn't hit it here.
0:21.7	Juror number two in Cinemas Now, book tickets.
0:25.1	This episode is brought to you by Diet Coke.
0:29.3	Time for a Diet Coke break.
0:33.4	Enjoy what you like.
0:36.4	Just how you like it.
0:40.8	This is my taste.
0:44.4	What's yours?
0:47.6	Celebrate your unique taste with Diet Coke.
0:54.4	Hub and spoke.
0:57.0	Audio collective.
1:02.0	Picture a dark and musty theater
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