The episode uploaded before I realized I’d missed some throat clearing that needed to be taken out of the audio, so I went back and edited the episode then republished it but Spotify and Apple podcasts haven’t updated the episode yet, so I apologize if you listen to the unedited version of this 🙏
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Was Alexander the Great an alcoholic? Did Odysseus take opium in the land of the lotus-eaters? Was the romance of Anthony and Cleopatra an alcohol-fuelled orgy, and was the Oracle at Delphi the world’s first rehab?