<description>&lt;div&gt;The mythic metropolis of Atlantis has long been an object of our curiosity, but the search for where it was and who lived there has left its origin story underwater. On this episode, we’ll explore how this thought experiment about a fallen empire from the mind of Plato turn into a justification for grand projects of bigotry from eugenicists, pseudo-archeologists and –you guessed it– Nazis. &lt;/div&gt; </description>

Strange and Unexplained with Daisy Eagan

Strange and Unexplained with Daisy Eagan

S2 Ep9: How We Lost the Plot on the Lost City of Atlantis

JUN 9, 202231 MIN
Strange and Unexplained with Daisy Eagan

S2 Ep9: How We Lost the Plot on the Lost City of Atlantis

JUN 9, 202231 MIN

Description

<div>The mythic metropolis of Atlantis has long been an object of our curiosity, but the search for where it was and who lived there has left its origin story underwater. On this episode, we’ll explore how this thought experiment about a fallen empire from the mind of Plato turn into a justification for grand projects of bigotry from eugenicists, pseudo-archeologists and –you guessed it– Nazis. </div>