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The Brain Candy Podcast

537: Reality TV Shame, Resting Bitch Face, & Mystery Packages

Jul 29, 2021
57:10

Today we find out whether marijuana can actually make you a better athlete (if Sarah is any indication, then the answer is yes!). We learn about very strange mystery packages that showed up across the country, and we are stumped about what is actually going on. We hear why resting bitch face has always been an accusation leveled at women--even 450 years ago. We find out why the national spelling bee brings immigrants closer together. And we discuss why reality tv imposes unnecessary shame on its participants for the sake of "entertainment".

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