I have never listened to the Skeptic’s Guide podcast before but that sounds like a very good idea.
BTW, does anyone know what David had to do with music? What is Cohen talking about?
This an allusion to the old testament King David {you probably knew that much}
“cultural literacy” encourages us to know about the stories of King David—“David and Goliath”, “David and Bathsheba”, etc.This BBC link has a pretty good well-rounded discussion.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/7787355.stm
Ahh, I see:
“We kick off in the Book of Samuel with David who is, as well as a nifty fighter, a mean harpist. His ‘secret chord’ that ‘pleased the Lord’ is enough to release an evil spirit from Saul, the man he is shortly to succeed as king.”
Thanks, Jackson! Damn, should have saved that question for the next biblical scholar guest on PoI.