About this episode

Holly discusses the small circle of London intellectuals during John Graunt's time and the presence of disco balls in bathrooms.

Holly talks about how small the circle of London intellectuals was in John Graunt's time. Then there is discussion of disco balls in bathrooms. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Host: Holly

Topics covered

• London intellectuals
• John Graunt
• disco balls
• history
• society
• culture

Keywords

• London intellectuals
• John Graunt
• disco balls
• history
• society

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: London intellectuals

Books & works: disco balls

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