Myrrh

Episode notes

Alex Schmidt is joined by comedy podcaster/creator Jesse Thorn (Maximum Fun, ‘Bullseye’) for a look at why myrrh is secretly incredibly fascinating.

Visit http://sifpod.fun/ for research sources, handy links, and this week’s bonus episode.

LINKS FOR THE GUESTS:

• the Maximum Fun podcast network
• ‘Bullseye with Jesse Thorn’ podcast (Maximum Fun and NPR)
• ‘Jordan Jesse Go’ podcast (Maximum Fun)
• ‘Judge John Hodgman’ podcast (Maximum Fun)
• ‘The Turnaround’ podcast (Columbia Journalism Review and Maximum Fun)
• Jesse Thorn on Twitter

RESOURCES USED TO INFORM THE EPISODE’S LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT:

• native-land.ca
• U.S. Department Of Arts And Culture
• The True Native New Yorkers Can Never Truly Reclaim Their Homeland (Smithsonian)
• Mapping Manahatta: 10 Lenape sites in New York City (6sqft)

RESEARCH SOURCES:

• What are frankincense and myrrh and why is their smell so mystical? (Chemical & Engineering News) 
• Here’s What History Can Tell Us About the Magi (Time Magazine) 
• Journey of the Magi: Travels In Search Of The Birth Of Jesus by Paul William Roberts 
• Biblical Magi (The National Gallery Of Art) 
• African Magus, one of the Three Kings from an Adoration Group (The Metropolitan Museum Of Art) 
• the “Ask Food Historians” subreddit
• At Home: A Short History Of Private Life by Bill Bryson
• information on camphor trees from TheSpruce.com — it turns out they’re a separate species (Cinnamomum camphora) from the trees that make myrrh (Commiphora).
• Good Face, High Ass: The Baseball Scouting Glossary (Vice)
• YouTube upload of comedian Dwayne Kennedy on The Late Show with David Letterman
• 2008 New York Times story: “Episcopal Split as Conservatives Form New Group”
• 5 Things You May Not Have Known About Frank Beard (Rhino.com)
• Baseball-Reference.com page for Melky Cabrera — according to their information, Melky Cabrera’s given first name is “Melky”. Not a nickname!
• Burger King Kids Club entry on a website called “Kids Club Wiki”

KEY GOSPEL PASSAGES (via BibleGateway.com, using New International Version):

• Matthew, Chapter 2
• Luke, Chapter 2
• Mark, Chapter 1
• John, Chapter 1
• Mark, Chapter 15