The First Starting From Scratch

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Jonathan Goldstein reads a story about the first people to ever start from scratch, a couple named Adam and Eve. (14 minutes)

This story appears in Jonathan's book Ladies and Gentlemen, the Bible. Jonathan is the host of the podcast Heavyweight.

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