Episode 406
Snake Oil
Learn more about how snake oil developed such a bad reputation
Everything Everywhere Daily: History, Science, Geography, & More
August 16, 20219m 30s
Audio is streamed directly from the publisher (podtrac.com) as published in their RSS feed. Play Podcasts does not host this file. Rights-holders can request removal through the copyright & takedown page.
Show Notes
If you were to call someone a snake oil salesman, it usually means they are trying to defraud someone, and more specifically it often implies making false medical claims.
But what exactly is snake oil, and why did it develop such a bad reputation, and why specifically do we use snake oil for such a negative metaphor?
Learn more about snake oil and why we still reference it on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices