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Gist: Flags Tell Fibs

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Gist: Flags Tell Fibs

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Length:
31 minutes
Released:
Oct 19, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Some national flags are created to unify nations, but others are simply based on myths. The Danes believe God threw theirs from heaven, and the Catalonians tell the story of a severed arm dragged across a shield. Vexilloligist and author Tim Marshall joins us to explain these myths and the complex politics of national flags. Marshall’s new book is A Flag Worth Dying For.In the Spiel, a right-wing provocateur provokes often, but not well. 
Released:
Oct 19, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode

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