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The Cowboy Philosopher

Hidden Brain by Hidden Brain Media

May 11, 202601:29:00Science & Medicine

In 2009, an old man died in a California nursing home. His obituary included not just his given name, but a long list of the pseudonyms he’d been known to use. In this classic 2019 episode, we trace the life of Riley She...

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