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He Ate Human Flesh for Science
Manage episode 209966963 series 2355375
Bill Schutt says no one from his childhood is surprised to find out he’s been studying cannibalism—after all, he was into vampire bats as a kid. For his new book, he’s investigated the (natural) history of people eating one another and why it’s only been taboo in some countries, like China, for a short time.
In the Spiel, how we talk about domestic terrorism.
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2386 episodes
Manage episode 209966963 series 2355375
Bill Schutt says no one from his childhood is surprised to find out he’s been studying cannibalism—after all, he was into vampire bats as a kid. For his new book, he’s investigated the (natural) history of people eating one another and why it’s only been taboo in some countries, like China, for a short time.
In the Spiel, how we talk about domestic terrorism.
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