
Stuff To Blow Your Mind From the Vault: The Whistling, Part 3
Aug 26, 2023
The podcast explores the nature and history of human whistling, including whistled languages. They discuss the cultural attitudes towards whistling in ancient times, ancient music and the challenges of understanding it, werewolf stories and animal transformation myths, the cultural significance of whistling, the debated origin and cultural beliefs of the wolf whistle, superstitions surrounding whistling at sea, and the acceptability of whistling at work.
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Introduction
00:00 • 2min
Whistling in the Ancient World: Evidence and Attitudes
01:33 • 2min
Ancient Music and the Challenges of Understanding
03:47 • 14min
Werewolf Stories and Animal Transformation Myths
18:07 • 4min
The Cultural Significance of Whistling
22:00 • 11min
The Origin and Cultural Beliefs of the Wolf Whistle
33:14 • 5min
Whistling Superstitions at Sea
38:07 • 12min
Whistling at work and listening to dwarves
50:14 • 2min
