Episode 787: What Marks the Spot?!

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Peter Fenzel and Matthew Wrather follow a treasure map to the meaning of “X,” a letter with a semiotic gravity all its own. As Pete describes it, it is the only letter which stretches from pornography to divinity, from X-Rated to Xmas.

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Further Reading

• “Why are there continent-sized ‘blobs’ in the deep Earth?” (BBC)
• Miss Waldron’s Red Colobus (Wikipedia)
• “Adam’s Task” by John Hollander
• “The Canonical Doctrine of Reception” (ARCC)

Episode 787: What Marks the Spot?! originally appeared on Overthinking It, the site subjecting the popular culture to a level of scrutiny it probably doesn't deserve. [Latest Posts | Podcast (iTunes Link)]