EPISODE · Nov 11, 2019 · 29 MIN
THINGS HIDDEN 6: How Myth Makes Modern and Ancient News
from David Gornoski · host David Gornoski
In this episode, David Gornoski analyzes the Apollonius of Tyana mythologically-intermediate story of a miracle in Ephesus. The pagan miracle worker is often favorably compared with Jesus of Nazareth by moderns anxious to posture rebellion towards their parents' Christian affinity. We then use this demystification process to deconstruct a modern news report on a pharmaceutical drug for Alzheimer's disease.
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