On today’s episode of Modern Notion Daily, we’re talking to James Boyce, author of Born Bad: Original Sin and the Making of the Western World (Counterpoint Press, May 2015). Boyce argues that original sin is the West’s creation story, and it affects all Western peoples, whether we’re aware of it or not.

Music this hour:

• “Elle va au Japon” by Nic Bommarito, from the album A Quiet Age
• “Soldiertype (militarised)” by Ketsa, from the album What’s Without’s Within
• “Quasi Motion” by Kevin MacLeod, from the album Global Sampler