This episode is the audio of CJ's talk at the 2018 Freecoast Festival in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, on the topic of autodidacts in history.Join CJ as he discusses autodidacts from a variety of fields from ancient to modern times, along with some thoughts on what it means to be an autodidact, and some of the potential benefits and pitfalls of it.Support the Dangerous History Podcast via PatreonCJ’s DHP Amazon Wish ListOther ways to support the showThe Dangerous History Podcast is a member of the Recorded History Podcast Network, the Dark Myths Podcast Collective& LRN.fm’s podcast roster.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices