Ep. 071: The Buttery Tones of Karl Malcolm

Context:

Carl mentions this book was published by Kermit and Ted Roosevelt about a previous asiatic expedition in the nineteen twenties. He states: 'They had done a previous uh asiatic expedition in the nineteen twenties, and they published a book from that expedition as well, and that the title that book is East of the Sun and West of the Moon.'

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Carl explicitly discusses obtaining this book: 'So the expedition that involved the hunting of the panda. They published a book, Trailing the Giant Panda. I got a copy of this book after hown like scrounging libraries all over the country to try to find a copy of this book.' He describes how everything in the book's account matched what a villager in China had told him about the Roosevelt sons' visit.

Context:

Carl uses this as a comparison when describing a nature reserve in China: 'it's kind of it reminds me kind of like the Chronicles of Narnia, where you'd see vegetation.' He's describing the diverse and somewhat fantastical-seeming biodiversity of the Tanjahu nature reserve.