Summary: IN HONOR of St. Patrick's Day, we bring back an archived show as an RSS-feed only exclusive:Contrary to popular belief, St. Patrick's Day isn't an Irish celebration. It's not even an American celebration, really.Christopher Knowles, author of the fascinating blog The Secret Sun and the Eagle Award-winning Our Gods Wear Spandex: The Secret History of Comic Book Heroes, traces the history of St. Paddy's Day back through Rome to ancient Egypt, and points out a lot of odd, highly improbable "coincidences" along the way.Also: 3/17 everywhere you look, and the Babylonian symbolism at the Academy Awards.
