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EPISODE · May 18, 2015

Searching for Atlantis, Skin Whitening

from Modern Notion · host Emma Morgenstern

On today’s Modern Notion Daily, our guest is Mark Adams, author of Meet Me in Atlantis: My Obsessive Quest to Find the Sunken City (Dutton, March 2015). Adams spent three years exploring the veracity of Plato’s classic tale of Atlantis. While he encountered some idiosyncratic character and wild theories, the people he found to be…

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On todays Modern Notion Daily, our guest is Mark Adams, author of Meet Me in Atlantis: My Obsessive Quest to Find the Sunken City (Dutton, March 2015). Adams spent three years exploring the veracity of Platos classic tale of Atlantis. While he encountered some idiosyncratic character and wild theories, the people he found to be the most obstinate throughout his journey were the academics who dismissed his quest outright. We also talk with contributing editor Mark Hay about another obsessive quest: to lighten ones skin. Music this hour: “Elle va au Japon” by Nic Bommarito, from the album A Quiet Age Soldiertype (militarised) by Ketsa, from the album Whats Withouts Within Oceanica by Avaren, from the album For Others Use

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