Drift with Erin Davis

HG Wells's Short History of the World – Part III: The First True Men and Primitive Thought

Drift with Erin Davis

Show Notes

100 years ago, the famous writer HG Wells brought the world his ambitious overview of how we began. In this third and final section of his book, hear when humans became human and how we developed from those early ages. Of course there's a meditation and we'll end with waves, but I expect you'll be asleep by the time the tides roll in, Drifting off to sweet dreams. Listen free, thanks to enVypillow.com and SierraSil.com.

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