Ancient Sparta was co-opted by the Nazis as a supposed model civilisation for the Third Reich’s twisted racial and martial ideologies.
German children were taught that the Spartans had originally been an ‘Aryan’ tribe, and that they should aspire to Laconian ideals such as endurance, discipline and military self-sacrifice. Yet modern evidence suggests the Ancient Greek city-state may not have been so militaristic after all.
In this episode, Tristan is joined by Dr Helen Roche from Durham University to find out more about this ‘Spartan paradigm’ and how it was exploited by the Nazi regime.
Most drugs -including cancer drugs- are derived from plants.
Plants are important for so many reasons and more people have to connect with plants.
The guest today has over 500 of them -and counting!- and one of the greenest instagram feeds ever.
James Wong, gardener, ethnobotanist, broadcas...
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Today on Patented we're handing over the mic to the incredible Jacob Goldstein (former h...
