For decades now, campaigns advocating to free Tibet have flourished in western countries.

But there's one place where they haven't flourished, Tibet.

Why not?

Well the reason may surprise you, freeing Tibet originated with westerners.

It is not the goal of the Dalai Lama and the rest of the ruling monk class in exile.

If they want, it's far more subtle and more profitable.

Freeing Tibet is coming up now, Unskeptoid.

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Should Tibet be free?

Perhaps an equally important question is should a science podcast take on a political topic?

For a long time listeners have been sending me requests to do an episode about Tibet.

And for a long time I've been putting these requests into a folder and keeping it stored

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