Episode 42 - Untouched Civilizations, Media Evolution, and GPlus Collections
We discuss the story of an American missionary killed on North Sentinel Island - a forbidden Island off the coast of India which has been isolated for tens of thousands of years.
Also:
- Complaints about the trains in the northeast US
- Some updates on my sabbatical projects
- Followup on my discussion with David Pietrusza: Teddy Roosevelt, and the society at the turn-of-the-20th-century.
- Answer a listeners question about Google Plus's strategy
Link
Stories on the North Sentinelese:
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/24/world/asia/north-sentinel-island-missionary-killed.html
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/nov/21/american-killed-isolated-indian-tribe-north-sentinel-island
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NPR - Booker T Washington dining with Teddy Roosevelt
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