2 hr 5 min

Episode 20 - The Devil in the Belfry - Part 4 - Time in the Old South Unbalanced Views (Of History)

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In this episode, Brian & Mike (Tweet @ViewsUnbalanced, email unbalancedviews@gmail.com ) conclude their discussion of time in the Old South. The discuss forms of resistance and accommodation to clock time and different ways of prioritizing time. They talk broken clocks, graveyards and sharecropping. And they look at Edgar Allen Poe's version of Major T.J. "King" Kong--who learns to stop worrying about the clock and love the sublime. Finally, they talk about standard time--how it came to exist and how people resisted it. Hopefully this episode proves a good way to spend your time! Thanks for listening! Please like, subscribe and leave a comment!

In this episode, Brian & Mike (Tweet @ViewsUnbalanced, email unbalancedviews@gmail.com ) conclude their discussion of time in the Old South. The discuss forms of resistance and accommodation to clock time and different ways of prioritizing time. They talk broken clocks, graveyards and sharecropping. And they look at Edgar Allen Poe's version of Major T.J. "King" Kong--who learns to stop worrying about the clock and love the sublime. Finally, they talk about standard time--how it came to exist and how people resisted it. Hopefully this episode proves a good way to spend your time! Thanks for listening! Please like, subscribe and leave a comment!

2 hr 5 min

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