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Badass of the Week (Patreon)

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2023-08-12 03:00:16

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Fun chat with Ben Thompson on The Drunken Taoist Podcast. His website, Badass of the Week, has been incredibly fun to follow over the past couple of decades. His hilarious takes on history are worth reading and re-reading.

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Episode 241 - Badass of the Week! Ben Thompson! | The Drunken Taoist

And please check out my public Facebook page Today, our guest is Ben Thompson from Badass of the Week! We get to chat about how to talk about history in an entertaining way, the balance between accuracy and good storytelling, Benvenuto Cellini, some of Ben's favorites, Marco Polo, injecting humor in dark stories, writing history for kids, people being more comfortable with violence than sexuality, the Badass of the Week podcast, and much more!