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This week on Unorthodox, ‘The Geography of Genius’ author Eric Weiner and Oxford English Dictionary editor Katherine Connor Martin

March 10, 2016
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This week on Unorthodox: Israeli settlers and Palestinians work together … to grow marijuana.

Our Jewish guest is Eric Weiner, former NPR Jerusalem bureau chief and author of the new book The Geography of Genius. He tells us the cities throughout history most conducive to breeding genius (see: prewar Vienna), how he really feels about Silicon Valley, and whether cats are smarter than dogs.

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This week on Unorthodox, ‘The Geography of Genius’ author Eric Weiner and Oxford English Dictionary editor Katherine Connor Martin
March 10, 2016
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Our Gentile of the Week is Katherine Connor Martin, lexicographer and editor of the Oxford English Dictionary and the New Oxford American Dictionary. She tells us why Trumpmentum doesn’t hold a candle to Joementum, and asks about the difference between the words kippah, yarmulke, and skullcap.

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