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EPISODE · Dec 20, 2020 · 45 MIN

Squeaky Clean, or The Rediscovery of Soap in the Past

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An ancient soap factory found in a Bedouin village leads our panelists to ask the age-old question, what’s it doing there? Why is it a soap factory anyway? And just what is soap anyway? With guest star Dr. Bronner and a recursive discussion on the role of Irish Spring in the Troubles, this an episode that can’t be missed!   To learn more Earliest soap factory in Israel, discovered in Negev, shows seeds of early Islam https://www.timesofisrael.com/earliest-soap-factory-in-israel-discovered-in-negev-shows-seeds-of-early-islam/#gs.fpbrru

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