George Smith (1949-2022) was a learned and extraordinarily charismatic autodidact. A wunderkind, or close to it, Smith published his most famous book, *Atheism: The Case Against God* when he was only 25.  He once bragged that he dropped out of high school to start college, dropped out of college to start a Ph.D., and then dropped out his Ph.D. program to become one of the most beloved Liberty and Society speakers for the Institute for Humane Studies.  This lecture, delivered around 1990, promotes *Atheism, Ayn Rand, and Other Heresies*, a book of essays. The intro is R-rated, but the body of the talk is a deep – and deeply-entertaining - intellectual history of the ethics and psychology of puritanism.

George Smith, descendant of a British politician who profited from slavery, discusses the investigation into the links between his family and the UK's legacy of slavery. The podcast explores the calls for reparations, the challenges of researching Caribbean slavery, and the reactions of King Charles and Jeremy Hunt to their connections with slavery.

In this episode, George Smith, the first person arrested for drunk driving in 1897, shares his infamous story. He hilariously recounts crashing into the home of celebrated actor Sir Henry Irving, who faced the fallout of this historical moment. The discussion reveals how shame has shaped drink-driving convictions over the years and explores the bizarre excuses people have used to justify their actions. Plus, the guests tackle the evolution of laws and the role of the ‘Drunkometer’ in assessing sobriety.