21 Sept 2026
On the right panel of Hieronymus Bosch’s The Garden of Earthly Delights lies one of the most unusual details in the history of art — musical notes depicted directly on a sinner’s buttocks. In 2014, student Amelia Hamrick noticed this detail and deciphered the melody that had gone unnoticed for five centuries.
• 600 years old sinners’ hymn hidden in Hier… – original
• Hieronymus Bosch Butt Music – Butt music by Jim Spalink
• Hieronymus Bosch’s Butt Song – the choral version
Timecodes:
0:00 – Intro
1:07 – What is this painting?
2:31 – The Musical Hell
4:21 – What did this melody sound like?
6:11 – Why is the music written on a butt?
7:36 – Conclusion
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4 Aug 2026 3 Takeaways
Why would the world’s largest country risk everything to destroy a smaller neighbor?
What is it about Ukraine that poses a greater threat to Vladimir Putin than any army?
Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Anne Applebaum from @TheAtlantic has spent decades studying Russia, Ukraine, and authoritarian regimes. She argues that the war is being fought over far more than territory and that the outcome will reshape democracy, military power, and global politics.
She discusses:
What Putin was really trying to prevent when he invaded Ukraine
Why nearly everyone underestimated the Ukrainian people
How architects, engineers, and entrepreneurs began reinventing modern warfare
What drones have revealed about the future of war
The first warning sign that a democracy is beginning to fail
How modern propaganda works without persuading anyone
Why leaders often become dramatically richer as democracy weakens
The maps don’t tell the whole story of this war.
Anne Applebaum explains what’s actually at stake, why Putin hasn’t achieved what he expected, and what Ukraine may reveal about the hidden strengths of democracy.
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Timecodes:
00:00 Measuring the War
00:38 Putin’s Real Motives
03:13 Ukraine’s Resilience
04:23 Myth of Dictator Strength
05:46 Drone War Revolution
09:22 A Builder Turned Innovator
11:51 Dystopian Drone Future
14:00 Beyond the Scoreboard
18:48 Victory Day Weakness
21:53 Democracy’s Resilience
23:17 How Democracies Die
24:53 Early Warning Language
26:35 Misconceptions Both Ways
28:25 Can Democracy Return
30:10 Democracy Isn’t Inevitable
32:00 3 Takeaways Wrap
36:42 Final Thanks
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