Who's Better Off: A Roman Emperor, or You?
How good did the Roman emperors have it? The Gist asks UCLA history professor Ronald Mellor to compare a ruler's bounty in the ancient world with life in modern America. Plus, Kashmir Hill from Forbes explains the latest tarnish on Facebook's reputation for dubious privacy practices. In today's Spiel, another botched execution and what it teaches us about the death penalty. Get The Gist by email as soon as it's available: slate.com/GistEmail Subscribe to the podcast in iTunes: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/slate…id873667927?mt=2 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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How good did the Roman emperors have it? The Gist asks UCLA history professor Ronald Mellor to compare a ruler's bounty in the ancient world with life in modern America. Plus, Kashmir Hill from Forbes explains the latest tarnish on Facebook's reputation for dubious privacy practices. In today's Spiel, another botched execution and what it teaches us about the death penalty. Get The Gist by email as soon as it's available: slate.com/GistEmail Subscribe to the podcast in iTunes: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/slate…id873667927?mt=2
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