This week we tackle the Broadway sensation Hamilton. We discuss the way that seeing the live production (on streaming) changed how we perceived certain parts of the narrative, how the staging and blocking adds to the storytelling, and the nature of Burr as an antagonist. We also question what the musical says about ego and legacy, push back against the implicit messages around Hamilton’s affair, and gush over Daveed Diggs.

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Show Notes:

Alexander Hamilton by Ron Chernow The biography that inspired the play

Washington Post - Yes, any kid can wear a Black Panther costume, say creators who helped shape the character

Today I Found Out - Thomas Jefferson, the "First Foodie" of America

Time - Forget Hamilton, Burr is the Real Hero

The Federalist - The Real Hero of Hamilton Is Aaron Burr

NY Times - Decision Fatigue Article summarizing research and impacts of decision fatigue on decision-making and willpower

Medium - Stop Buying Into 'Decision Fatigue' Article summarizing the evidence that the strength of decision fatigue is mediated by a person’s belief in decision fatigue and that those that view willpower instead as a muscle that strengthens with use experience much less decision fatigue.

NBC News - Historians Uncover Slave Quarters of Sally Hemings at Thomas Jefferson's Monticello

Black Youth Project - Sally Hemings, Thomas Jefferson, and the Normalization of Slave Rape Narratives

Monticello - Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings: A Brief Account

Popular Science - Your memories are less accurate than you think

[Video] 8 Mile - Rabbit Battles Papa Doc The rap battle from 8 Mile referenced during the podcast

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