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Ep. 281: Sacred Seeds

July 12, 2021

Description

Steven Rinella talks with Taylor Keen, Clay Newcomb, Phil Taylor, Corinne Schneider, and Janis Putelis. Topics discussed: Denisovan DNA and scooped teeth; Clay on The Joe Rogan Experience; Montana...
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Books Referenced

Braiding Sweetgrass

Author: Robin Wall Kimmerer

Context:

Referenced when Taylor discusses indigenous cosmology and creation stories. He mentions 'the story that's in the braiding sweet grass' and later discusses 'Robin's work on braiding sweet grass' in the context of sacred economies and reciprocity. Robin is identified as being from the Potawatomi tribe.

America Before

Author: Graham Hancock

Context:

Mentioned in discussion of the Clovis First hypothesis and how anthropology held onto that theory. Taylor says 'Graham Hancock did a wonderful job and America BC no America before' (correcting himself on the title) in the context of uncovering American history that goes back much further than previously accepted.

The Lost City of Z

Author: David Grann

Context:

Referenced when discussing Colonel Faucett's expeditions to South America in the early 1900s. Taylor mentions being fascinated with 'reading about those British explorers who finally went down to South American and tried to find the Lost City of z Colonel Faucett.'