Telling Stories w/ Tom Thumb

12. Holy Shit - the History of Swearing

What makes swear words 'bad' language in the first place? It turns out that it's the fact  we hide the words and the anatomy and actions to which they belong that give them their power. So i've learnt by reading Holy Shit, an excellent book by Melissa Mohr on the history of swearing in which she explores why swear words have the force they have and how they've changed over time. In thiss episode we explore the history of swearing. You can find more podcasts, stories and books from Tom Thumb on www.tomthumb.oeg [https://tomthumb.org] Tom Thumb is is the author of: Hand to Mouth to India Tales of a Road Junky Somewhere Under the Rainbow Science for Hippies And also the podcasts: Road Junky Travel Stories Stories of Tom Thumb

11. Dying Young

Otis Redding, Jimi Hendirix, Janis Joplin, Kurt Cobain, Amy Winhouse - how come they all died young? And how come so many others didn't... You can find more podcasts, stories and books from Tom Thumb on www.tomthumb.oeg [https://tomthumb.org] Tom Thumb is is the author of: Hand to Mouth to India Tales of a Road Junky Somewhere Under the Rainbow Science for Hippies And also the podcasts: Road Junky Travel Stories Stories of Tom Thumb

10. Hot Air Balloons - When Humans Learned to Fly

What was the point of science and Age of Enlightenment if it couldn't impress a few people along  the way? Hundreds of thousands of people came to see the first hot air balloon flights though they were incredibly dangerous adventures that often ended in tragedy.. Drawing on stories from the wonderful book, The Age of Wonder by Richard Holmes. You can find more podcasts, stories and books from Tom Thumb on www.tomthumb.oeg [https://tomthumb.org] Tom Thumb is is the author of: Hand to Mouth to India Tales of a Road Junky Somewhere Under the Rainbow Science for Hippies And also the podcasts: Road Junky Travel Stories Stories of Tom Thumb

9. The Matrix - Red & Blue Pills, Misogyny & Conspiracy Theories

When the Matrix came out in 1999, it gave us a new version of an old metaphor for enlightenment and mystical revelation - what a shock then when its central metaphor got hijacked by the manosphere and conspiracy theorists.. You can find more podcasts, stories and books from Tom Thumb on www.tomthumb.oeg [https://tomthumb.org] Tom Thumb is is the author of: Hand to Mouth to India Tales of a Road Junky Somewhere Under the Rainbow Science for Hippies And also the podcasts: Road Junky Travel Stories Stories of Tom Thumb

8. The Blues - Selling Souls to the Devil

There's an old myth in blue music that a musician would walk on down to the crossroads and sell their soul to the Devil in return for incredible talent. You can find more podcasts, stories and books from Tom Thumb on www.tomthumb.oeg [https://tomthumb.org] Tom Thumb is is the author of: Hand to Mouth to India Tales of a Road Junky Somewhere Under the Rainbow Science for Hippies And also the podcasts: Road Junky Travel Stories Stories of Tom Thumb