When Birdwatching Goes Too Far | Charles Darwin & The Birth of Eugenics (Part 1)

Fin vs History

Fin Taylor & Horatio Gould

Comedy

4.7 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 21 April 2025

⏱️ 53 minutes

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How did a humble British bug-chaser’s ideas about finches lead to America forcibly sterilising people? We’re going on Tour in October! Patreon presale starts thus Thurs Thursday 24th April @ 10am, general sale Friday 25th April 10am The show for people who like history but don't care what actually happened. For weekly bonus episodes, ad-free listening and early access to series, become a Truther and sign up to the Patreon https://www.patreon.com/fintaylor?utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	We're going on tour.
0:01.2	Oh my God.
0:02.7	Live.
0:03.7	Wow!
0:04.7	In real life!
0:05.8	Wow!
0:06.0	Three dimensions!
0:07.5	In October we're going to be taking this cruddy old show to...
0:11.3	This horror show.
0:12.4	Bristol, Newcastle, Glasgow, Manchester, Leeds, Birmingham, London.
0:18.1	You can get tickets.
0:20.2	Now.
0:38.4	No. Oh. If you're a Patreon, you're a truther, you can get access to the pre-sale which starts this Thursday on 24th of October. If you're not a truther, then tickets, whatever's left will go on general sale. This Friday, the 25th. Hot shit. Hot shit in my mouth. Out of my ass. Into my mouth. Shit in my mouth. Out of my ass.
0:39.4	Into my mouth.
0:40.5	Shit in my mouth.
0:41.2	That's exciting.
0:41.8	Wow. See you guys there.
0:42.7	Welcome back to Finn versus History.
0:58.4	As ever, I'm joined by Horatio Gould.
1:00.5	I like bugs.
1:02.0	And today we're talking about a man who liked bugs.
1:06.9	So much that he's now on the 10-pound note.
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