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50: Civilized to Death?

50: Civilized to Death?

Update: 2022-08-27

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How does life today differ from pre-agricultural times? Was Jean Jacques Rousseau really the author of the noble savage idea? Are we a culture that spends billions to attempt to prolong life, unnecessarily? We’re joined by special guest Richard Berry to discuss some of Christopher Ryan’s mind-bending book Civilized to Death.

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50: Civilized to Death?

50: Civilized to Death?

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