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Back to SearchEp. 149 | What Makes a Curse Word a Curse Word? Swearing Science
Season 1 Episode 149
Dr. Benjamin Bergen is a Cognitive Science professor at the University of California San Diego, the author of the book, What the F, and was featured …
3 years, 9 months ago
Ep. 148 | Are Technology, Religion & UFOs Connected?
Season 1 Episode 148
Dr. Diana Walsh Pasulka is a Professor of religious history at the University of North Carolina Wilmington. Her research focuses on religion and tech…
3 years, 10 months ago
Ep. 147 | Garbage Lasagna & Landfill Farts: The Science of Trash
Season 1 Episode 147
Meredith Danberg-Ficarelli is a zero waste consultant and executive director of Common Ground Compost, a New York organization dedicated to waste re…
3 years, 10 months ago
Ep. 146 | Are Weed Nuns Blasphemous? Celibacy, Moon Cycles & CBD
Episode 146
Sister Kate of Sisters of the Valley shares how she went from homeless to housing others & why she transitioned away from THC products to a CBD model…
3 years, 10 months ago
Ep. 145 | Blind Rock Climber? Adventure Advocacy & Innovation
Season 1 Episode 145
Matt Shifrin is a rock climber, podcaster, TedTalk speaker, musical composer & inventor. He’s also blind. He shares how he invented Lego instructions…
3 years, 10 months ago
Ep. 144 | Do I Have Any REAL Friends? Recalibrating Post-Pandemic
Season 1 Episode 144
Introverts are notorious for having a few close friends. Extroverts are known for having many friends, but none very close. Adam Smiley Poswolsky giv…
3 years, 10 months ago
Ep. 143 | Why Is Cannibalism Taboo? Placenta, Columbus & Communion
Season 1 Episode 143
Is the “ick” factor of cannibalism nature or nurture? Bill Schutt, a PhD zoologist & author of, answers this question by sharing the history of human…
3 years, 11 months ago
Ep. 142 | He Ate His Own Foot!? Grief, Friendship & Foot Tacos
Season 1 Episode 142
When the Redditor known as Incrediblyshinyshart lost part of his leg in a motorcycle accident & had to have it amputated, he made an unusual choice –…
3 years, 11 months ago
Ep. 141 | Can I Skip Small Talk? Mastering Elevators, Ubers & Family Events
Season 1 Episode 141
Rob Baedeker is the co-author of What to Talk About: On a Plane, at a Cocktail Party, in a Tiny Elevator with Your Boss's Boss. In this episode, he s…
3 years, 11 months ago
Ep. 140 | Can Hair Save the World? Oil, Otters & Hair Mats
Season 1 Episode 140
The thought of collecting hair is reserved in our minds for the worst episodes of Hoarders, but Lisa Gautier of Matter of Trust is using discarded ha…
3 years, 11 months ago