In this episode we discuss Christmas, re-opening safely, recalling Newsom, Gabriel talks about two books: "Bradford's History of the Plymouth Settlement, 1608-1650" by William Bradford and "From Dawn to Decadence" by Jacques Barzun, Cromwell, Mars colonies, Plato, and News Years Eve. Link to the audio book for "Bradford's History of the Plymouth Settlement, 1608-1650" https://librivox.org/bradfords-history-of-the-plymouth-settlement-by-william-bradford/