David McWilliams
👤 Speaker
419
total appearances
Appearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
David McWilliams (on the history of money)
That is a movie.
Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
David McWilliams (on the history of money)
It's like some kids are going through the cemetery and then they stumble across that.
Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
David McWilliams (on the history of money)
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
David McWilliams (on the history of money)
Yeah.
Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
David McWilliams (on the history of money)
Okay.
Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
David McWilliams (on the history of money)
Was Kushim or Kushim, now I forget, the first name ever written?
Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
David McWilliams (on the history of money)
Yes.
Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
David McWilliams (on the history of money)
All his facts were correct, basically.
Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
David McWilliams (on the history of money)
I did do some checking, though, because I was like, can that be right?
Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
David McWilliams (on the history of money)
And then, yes, it was.
Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
David McWilliams (on the history of money)
He's widely considered the earliest known individual name in recorded history, appearing on Sumerian clay tablets from around 3200 BCE in ancient Mesopotamia.
Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
David McWilliams (on the history of money)
Is algebra an Arabic word?
Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
David McWilliams (on the history of money)
Yes.
Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
David McWilliams (on the history of money)
Meaning restoration, reunion of broken parts, or completion.
Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
David McWilliams (on the history of money)
Yeah, I like that.
Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
David McWilliams (on the history of money)
Were you about to say something?
Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
David McWilliams (on the history of money)
Oh, God, I know.
Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
David McWilliams (on the history of money)
It's not a joke.
Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
David McWilliams (on the history of money)
Oh, it's so depressing.
Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
David McWilliams (on the history of money)
It's so depressing.