Episode 35: Inherit the Wind (1960)

Inherit the Wind (1960) is a fictional retelling of the Scopes “Monkey” Trail of 1925, the seminal case which pitted science vs. religion. Turns out the movie is actually a parable for McCarthyism, and there is barely any evolution in it at all. In this episode we talk about evolution anyway, and finally settle the debate between evolution and creationism once and for all :P

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In this episode:

• The Scopes “Monkey” Trial

• Cain’s wife was from the land of Nod

• The form of wordplay where the sentence is repeated with words reversed is called antimetabole

• Examples of antimetabole in Mystery Men

• A “Chopraism” is something else, but it’s also fun

• Kitzmiller v. Dover

• A phylogenetic and Evolutionary History of the Pokemon

• Notes on Racial Phylogeny (Skyrim)

• Ross’s hecklers in the Daily Mail

• Why anthropologists don’t accept the Aquatic Ape theory

• Wrinkly fingers are caused by a nervous response