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470 - The Great Library of Alexandria

OCT 23, 2024111 MIN
Do Go On

470 - The Great Library of Alexandria

OCT 23, 2024111 MIN

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<p>The Ancient Egyptian city of Alexandria was regarded as the capital of knowledge and learning, all because of the city's great library that held documents from across the world. But what happened to it and where would we be if all of its knowledge hadn't been lost? To answer these questions and more we're joined by our dear friend Alasdair Tremblay-Birchall. This is the 6th most voted for topic of Block 2024!</p><br><p>This is a comedy/history podcast, the report begins at approximately 15:51 (though as always, we go off on tangents throughout the report).</p><br><p>Support the show and get rewards like bonus episodes: <a href="http://www.patreon.com/DoGoOnPod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">patreon.com/DoGoOnPod</a></p><br><p>Support the show on Apple podcasts and get bonus episodes in the app: <a href="http://apple.co/dogoon" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">http://apple.co/dogoon</a>&nbsp;</p><br><p>Live show tickets: <a href="https://dogoonpod.com/live-shows/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://dogoonpod.com/live-shows/</a>&nbsp;</p><br><p>Watch Do Go On The Quiz Show: <a href="https://youtu.be/GgzcPMx1EdM?si=ir7iubozIzlzvWfK" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/GgzcPMx1EdM?si=ir7iubozIzlzvWfK</a> </p><br><p>Submit a topic idea directly to the hat:<a href="https://omny.fm/shows/do-go-on/playlists/podcast/dogoonpod.com/Submit-a-Topic" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> </a><a href="https://dogoonpod.com/suggest-a-topic/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">dogoonpod.com/suggest-a-topic/</a></p><br><p>Check out our merch: https://do-go-on-podcast.creator-spring.com/</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>Twitter:<a href="https://omny.fm/shows/do-go-on/playlists/podcast/twitter.com/dogoonpod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> @DoGoOnPod</a></p><p>Instagram:<a href="https://omny.fm/shows/do-go-on/playlists/podcast/instagram.com/dogoonpod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> @DoGoOnPod</a></p><p>Facebook:<a href="https://www.facebook.com/DoGoOnPod/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> https://www.facebook.com/DoGoOnPod/</a></p><p>Email us: [email protected]</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Check out our other podcasts:</p><p>Book Cheat:<a href="https://play.acast.com/s/book-cheat" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> https://play.acast.com/s/book-cheat</a></p><p>Prime Mates:<a href="https://play.acast.com/s/prime-mates/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> https://play.acast.com/s/prime-mates/</a></p><p>Listen Now:<a href="https://play.acast.com/s/listen-now/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> https://play.acast.com/s/listen-now/</a></p><p>Who Knew It with Matt Stewart: <a href="https://play.acast.com/s/who-knew-it-with-matt-stewart/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://play.acast.com/s/who-knew-it-with-matt-stewart/</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Our awesome theme song by<a href="https://twitter.com/evanms" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> Evan Munro-Smith</a> and logo by<a href="https://peaderthomas.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> Peader Thomas</a></p><br><p>Do Go On acknowledges the traditional owners of the land we record on, the Wurundjeri people, in the Kulin nation. We pay our respects to elders, past and present. &nbsp;</p><br><p><br></p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>