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Show Notes
On today's page, Menachot 58, the Talmud unpacks why leaven and honey are both banned from the meal offering, and one medieval explanation stops us cold: God deliberately didn't want anything too powerful, too sweet, or too overwhelming on the altar. From there, a late-night espresso hunt on an Italian highway somehow becomes the perfect illustration of why mediocrity — the consistent, reliable, always-available kind — might actually be the secret to civilization. What does a Starbucks latte have to do with ancient sacrifice? Listen and find out.