Ineffective and Addictive

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Nov 18, 2020•55 min•Ep. 39

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Episode description

Cough medicine is a surprisingly bad idea, medieval monks get surprisingly saucy, and mundane terms have surprising origins.

Cough medicine
Throat lozenge
Why it’s a really good thing cough medicine doesn’t work
Knights vs. Snails
- The Snail in Gothic Marginal Warfare
- A defecating monk is chastised by a naked cleric
Knights & Snails app
List of eponyms
General Ambrose Burnside
Guy Fawkes vs Che Guevara. Epic Rap Battles of History.
Globe and Mail on why we have no small EVs

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