In this Deep Dive episode, our hosts discuss how a national institution born on November 28, 1925 shaped culture and legacy.
• 📜 The hosts trace the mythic language and cultural resonance of an institution founded November 28, 1925 — how founding moments, manifestos, and early leaders set values that echo through arts, education, public ceremonies, and celebrity engagement.
• 🎂 Birthday round-up celebrating William Blake (1757), Friedrich Engels (1820), and Berry Gordy (1929), with a focused look at Blake’s illuminated books, his fusion of poetry and visual art, mystical symbolism, and his critique of institutions that keeps him relevant today.
• 💡 Fact of the day: a striking anecdote about Napoleon’s penis being sold to an American urologist for $40,000 — a discussion of how bodily relics become collectible artifacts, what value means in this context, and the cultural implications of owning intimate items tied to famous figures.
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