<description>&lt;p&gt;What does a Spanish colonial mine named Potosi and Erebor in Middle Earth have in common? More than you probably think...&lt;/p&gt;
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What does a Spanish colonial mine named Potosi and Erebor in Middle Earth have in common? More than you probably think...

Potosi: The Real Life Lonely Mountain

<description>&lt;p&gt;Document: &lt;a href="http://large.stanford.edu/courses/2012/ph241/tran1/docs/188.pdf"&gt;http://large.stanford.edu/courses/2012/ph241/tran1/docs/188.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Selection discussed can be found on page 81 of the document.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Special thanks to my brother, Ryan, for helping mix the sound.&lt;/p&gt;
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Document: <a href="http://large.stanford.edu/courses/2012/ph241/tran1/docs/188.pdf">http://large.stanford.edu/courses/2012/ph241/tran1/docs/188.pdf</a>
Selection discussed can be found on page 81 of the document.
 
Special thanks to my brother, Ryan, for helping mix the sound.

Malaise: The Three Mile Island Disaster and the 1970's

<description>&lt;p&gt;This week's document is Kennedy's speech before a special joint session of Congress May 25, 1961. A link to the speech excerpt can be found below. I encourage you to refer to it while listening when possible.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.jfklibrary.org/learn/about-jfk/historic-speeches/address-to-joint-session-of-congress-may-25-1961"&gt;https://www.jfklibrary.org/learn/about-jfk/historic-speeches/address-to-joint-session-of-congress-may-25-1961&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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This week's document is Kennedy's speech before a special joint session of Congress May 25, 1961. A link to the speech excerpt can be found below. I encourage you to refer to it while listening when possible.&nbsp;
 
<a href="https://www.jfklibrary.org/learn/about-jfk/historic-speeches/address-to-joint-session-of-congress-may-25-1961">https://www.jfklibrary.org/learn/about-jfk/historic-speeches/address-to-joint-session-of-congress-may-25-1961</a>

"Safe Space: Kennedy and the decision to put a man on the moon"

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