About this episode

The episode explores the topic of sewage and its implications while discussing Hugo's insights on science.

Cw: sinophobia, discussion of sewage, We dive into the sewers and for the first time ever, Hugo might be right about science, and also teaches us some new words?? We say the word cloaca about seventy thousand times, the English are respectable, and we find Javert's Inspection Chamber ;) Also, did you know the origin of the word OOZE? Prepare yourself because Nemo and Stevie have a LOT of passion about sewers. Human compost: https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2013/05/07/182010827/is-it-safe-to-use-compost-made-from-treated-human-waste Crossness pumping station: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crossness_Pumping_Station This podcast was produced by Nemo Martin. The audio direction and intro composing is by JDWasabi. It is a Captain's Collection Creation. Bread & Barricades (@LesMisPodcast) | Twitter Bread & Barricades | Tumblr Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/lesmispodcast Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/LesMisPodcast

People in this episode

Host: Nemo Martin

Topics covered

• sewage
• science
• language
• Les Misérables
• human compost
• Hugo

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Captain's Collections

Books & works: Bread & Barricades

Places: Crossness Pumping Station

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