Critical Mass   /     Episode 43: Easter, Orson Welles, the Church of Tyson

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In this week's history segment, Tim and Tom talk about Easter, both the ancient and modern traditions. They look at a great essay by British writer Sam Kriss about Neil deGrasse Tyson, and they look back at a wonderful little film that NASA produced in 1975 starring the great Orson Welles. All that and the magic numbers.

Summary

In this week’s history segment, Tim and Tom talk about Easter, both the ancient and modern traditions. They look at a great essay by British writer Sam Kriss about Neil deGrasse Tyson, and they look back at a wonderful little film that NASA produced in 1975 starring the great Orson Welles. All that and the magic numbers.

Subtitle
In this week’s history segment, Tim and Tom talk about Easter, both the ancient and modern traditions. They look at a great essay by British writer Sam Kriss about Neil deGrasse Tyson, and they look back at a wonderful little film that NASA produced in...
Duration
46:04
Publishing date
2016-03-27 22:41
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http://criticalmass.cc/?p=195
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In this week’s history segment, Tim and Tom talk about Easter, both the ancient and modern traditions. They look at a great essay by British writer Sam Kriss about Neil deGrasse Tyson, and they look back at a wonderful little film that NASA produced in 1975 starring the great Orson Welles. All that and the magic numbers.

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