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Stuff You Should Know

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Oct 25, 2023 • 13min

Short Stuff: Bed Sheet Ghosts

The simple bed sheet has provided countless kids and adults with an easy go-to Halloween costume. But why do we associate white sheets with ghosts anyway?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Oct 24, 2023 • 38min

The Compton Cafeteria Riot

Three years before the riots at Stonewall, the LGBTQ community of San Francisco's Tenderloin rose up. And the story was almost lost to time.  Learn how and why today. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Oct 21, 2023 • 52min

Selects: Where Did Trick-Or-Treating Come From?

We aren’t exactly sure who invented trick-or-treating – kids who realized they could extort adults for candy, or adults who bought off kids in exchange for laying off pranks? The bigger question is: Will trick-or-treating survive the 21st century? Learn more in this classic episode.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Oct 19, 2023 • 48min

Kindness: Do It

In the tradition of our episodes on forgiveness and revenge, comes the third installment in the Emotional Roller Coaster trilogy. Kindness, it turns out, really does make the world go round.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Oct 18, 2023 • 15min

Short Stuff: Candy Corn

Is it vile? Is it delicious? It seems to be both! Hear all about the history of candy corn, how it’s made, and who likes it in this pre-Halloween episode!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Oct 17, 2023 • 54min

The Criminal Father of Criminology

Eugene Francois Vidocq, former criminal turned informant, founded the French national police force and the world's first private detective agency. The podcast discusses his troubled early life, escape attempts, and transition into a police informant. It also highlights Vidocq's abilities as a successful detective and his groundbreaking contributions to criminology.
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Oct 14, 2023 • 44min

Selects: Pain Scales: Yeeeow!

Pain is subjective; it is whatever the person experiencing it says it is. But to effectively treat pain, it helps to quantify it, which is why medicine came up with pain scales. Learn all about them in this classic episode.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Oct 12, 2023 • 53min

How Intellectual Property Works

Intellectual property sounds as dry as can be, but it’s actually very interesting. It’s at the heart of the global economy and the center of a dispute over what should belong to the people who create things, from poetry to pharmaceuticals.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Oct 11, 2023 • 16min

Short Stuff: Longyou Caves

What’s better than discovering a mysterious cavern? Discovering five!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Oct 10, 2023 • 54min

Parasocial Relationships: That Podcaster is Your Friend!

Parasocial relationships are fascinating and it turns out Chuck knows what it's like from both sides. Listen in today to your old friends. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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