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Ep. 281: Sacred Seeds

Published: 2021-07-12 09:00:00
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Steven Rinella talks with Taylor Keen, Clay Newcomb, Phil Taylor, Corinne Schneider, and Janis Putelis. 


Topics discussed: Denisovan DNA and scooped teeth; Clay on The Joe Rogan Experience; Montana Farm and Ranch Hunter Access Appreciation Sweepstakes; the effect of drought and heat on wildlife in the west; a 2nd Amendment tax in San Jose; the death of Bruno the Bear; how Steve slept in a cave in WY that was slept in by a crazy cowboy who ate people; Clovis Hunters; when smallpox wipes out up to 95% of the population; Cahokia; the race of hairy giants and Bigfoot as important to Indigenous lore; Omaha--the people who move against the current; Steve having less than average Neanderthal DNA and being sour about it; the Ghost Dance prophet; a major bust of blackmarket collecting and trading of Native American objects; Sacred Seeds; and more.



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Referenced Books

Braiding Sweetgrass
by Robin Wall Kimmerer
Referenced when Taylor discusses indigenous cosmology and creation stories. He mentions 'the story that's in the braiding sweet grass' and later discusses 'Robin's work on braiding sweet grass' in the context of sacred economies and reciprocity. Robin is identified as being from the Potawatomi tribe.
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by Charles Mann
Multiple references to Charles Mann's work discussing pre-Columbian American populations, the Mississippi River expeditions, and terra preta (biochar agricultural practices). Specifically mentioned: 'I like Charles Mann's work a lot' and 'Charles Man in his book he talks a lot about um terra Pretta.'
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America Before
by Graham Hancock
Mentioned in discussion of the Clovis First hypothesis and how anthropology held onto that theory. Taylor says 'Graham Hancock did a wonderful job and America BC no America before' (correcting himself on the title) in the context of uncovering American history that goes back much further than previously accepted.
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The Lost City of Z
by David Grann
Referenced when discussing Colonel Faucett's expeditions to South America in the early 1900s. Taylor mentions being fascinated with 'reading about those British explorers who finally went down to South American and tried to find the Lost City of z Colonel Faucett.'
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by Tim Pauketat
Mentioned as inspirational work on Cahokia. Taylor states 'one of the works that really inspired me to start my book was reading Tim poc Tat's work on on kah Kia' in the context of anthropology beginning to incorporate tribal stories alongside physical evidence.
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