
We Have Concerns
Jeff Cannata and Anthony Carboni talk about the personal philosophical concerns they find lurking inside everyday things. It's fun?
Latest episodes

Sep 17, 2021 • 47min
And the Winners Are...
Hey! If you’re enjoying the show, please take a moment to rate/review it on whatever service you use to listen.Here’s the iTunes link: http://bit.ly/wehaveconcerns And here’s the Stitcher link: http://bit.ly/stitcherwhconcernsJeff on Twitter: http://twitter.com/jeffcannataAnthony on Twitter: http://twitter.com/acarboni See all of the Ig Nobel Price winners here: https://www.improbable.com/2021-ceremony/winners/If you’ve seen a story you think belongs on the show, send it to wehaveconcernsshow@gmail.com or leave it on the subreddit: http://reddit.com/r/wehaveconcerns

Sep 10, 2021 • 53min
Human Growth Plants and Zen and the Art of Lying
Hey! If you’re enjoying the show, please take a moment to rate/review it on whatever service you use to listen.Here’s the iTunes link: http://bit.ly/wehaveconcerns And here’s the Stitcher link: http://bit.ly/stitcherwhconcernsJeff on Twitter: http://twitter.com/jeffcannataAnthony on Twitter: http://twitter.com/acarboniIf you’ve seen a story you think belongs on the show, send it to wehaveconcernsshow@gmail.com or leave it on the subreddit: http://reddit.com/r/wehaveconcerns

Sep 3, 2021 • 1h 8min
Daddy Short Legs and Chemical Violins
Hey! If you’re enjoying the show, please take a moment to rate/review it on whatever service you use to listen.Here’s the iTunes link: http://bit.ly/wehaveconcerns And here’s the Stitcher link: http://bit.ly/stitcherwhconcernsJeff on Twitter: http://twitter.com/jeffcannataAnthony on Twitter: http://twitter.com/acarboniToday’s stories: Making a Daddy Shortlegs: https://www.livescience.com/scientists-create-daddy-shortlegs.htmlWhat's in a Stadivarius? https://today.tamu.edu/2021/08/12/the-secret-of-the-stradivari-violin-revealed/If you’ve seen a story you think belongs on the show, send it to wehaveconcernsshow@gmail.com or leave it on the subreddit: http://reddit.com/r/wehaveconcerns

Aug 20, 2021 • 56min
Working for Food and Space Pizza
Hey! If you’re enjoying the show, please take a moment to rate/review it on whatever service you use to listen.Here’s the iTunes link: http://bit.ly/wehaveconcerns And here’s the Stitcher link: http://bit.ly/stitcherwhconcernsJeff on Twitter: http://twitter.com/jeffcannataAnthony on Twitter: http://twitter.com/acarboniToday’s stories: Contrafreeloading and the animals who don't do it: https://people.com/pets/cats-prefer-free-meals-over-working-for-food-study/Baking in space: https://www.wheninmanila.com/nasa-sends-an-oven-to-space-so-astronauts-can-finally-bake-cookies/If you’ve seen a story you think belongs on the show, send it to wehaveconcernsshow@gmail.com or leave it on the subreddit: http://reddit.com/r/wehaveconcerns

Aug 13, 2021 • 1h
Vibing Minds and Robot Inventors
Hey! If you’re enjoying the show, please take a moment to rate/review it on whatever service you use to listen.Here’s the iTunes link: http://bit.ly/wehaveconcerns And here’s the Stitcher link: http://bit.ly/stitcherwhconcernsJeff on Twitter: http://twitter.com/jeffcannataAnthony on Twitter: http://twitter.com/acarboniToday’s stories: What being on the same wavelength might be: https://www.discovermagazine.com/mind/brains-might-sync-as-people-interact-and-that-could-upend-consciousnessRobot inventors: https://gizmodo.com/australian-court-rules-that-yes-ai-can-be-an-inventor-1847394182If you’ve seen a story you think belongs on the show, send it to wehaveconcernsshow@gmail.com or leave it on the subreddit: http://reddit.com/r/wehaveconcerns

Aug 6, 2021 • 53min
The Kids are Lonely and Close the Open Floorplan
Hey! If you’re enjoying the show, please take a moment to rate/review it on whatever service you use to listen.Here’s the iTunes link: http://bit.ly/wehaveconcerns And here’s the Stitcher link: http://bit.ly/stitcherwhconcernsJeff on Twitter: http://twitter.com/jeffcannataAnthony on Twitter: http://twitter.com/acarboniToday’s stories: Loneliness spike in teens around the world: Open floorplans are bad: https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2021/07/open-plan-office-noise-stress-mental-health-mood-work-employment-employees-welfareIf you’ve seen a story you think belongs on the show, send it to wehaveconcernsshow@gmail.com or leave it on the subreddit: http://reddit.com/r/wehaveconcerns

Jul 30, 2021 • 59min
We Need More Monkeys and Women on Mars
Hey! If you’re enjoying the show, please take a moment to rate/review it on whatever service you use to listen.Here’s the iTunes link: http://bit.ly/wehaveconcerns And here’s the Stitcher link: http://bit.ly/stitcherwhconcernsJeff on Twitter: http://twitter.com/jeffcannataAnthony on Twitter: http://twitter.com/acarboniToday’s stories: More monkeys, stat! https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-01894-zWomen > Men for Mars: https://www.marieclaire.com/career-advice/a35878850/female-astronaut-advantages/If you’ve seen a story you think belongs on the show, send it to wehaveconcernsshow@gmail.com or leave it on the subreddit: http://reddit.com/r/wehaveconcerns

Jul 16, 2021 • 58min
The Sensation of Touch and Romance Between Friends
Hey! If you’re enjoying the show, please take a moment to rate/review it on whatever service you use to listen.Here’s the iTunes link: http://bit.ly/wehaveconcerns And here’s the Stitcher link: http://bit.ly/stitcherwhconcernsJeff on Twitter: http://twitter.com/jeffcannataAnthony on Twitter: http://twitter.com/acarboniToday’s stories: Haptics research: https://www.sciencenews.org/article/touch-sense-tech-haptics-prosthetics-digitalHow does love start? If you’ve seen a story you think belongs on the show, send it to wehaveconcernsshow@gmail.com or leave it on the subreddit: http://reddit.com/r/wehaveconcerns

Jul 9, 2021 • 1h 1min
Hot Heads and Cellular Fluidics
Hey! If you’re enjoying the show, please take a moment to rate/review it on whatever service you use to listen.Here’s the iTunes link: http://bit.ly/wehaveconcerns And here’s the Stitcher link: http://bit.ly/stitcherwhconcernsJeff on Twitter: http://twitter.com/jeffcannataAnthony on Twitter: http://twitter.com/acarboniToday’s stories: The hotter it gets, the more violent we are: https://www.nber.org/system/files/working_papers/w28987/w28987.pdfCellular fluidics: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-01822-1If you’ve seen a story you think belongs on the show, send it to wehaveconcernsshow@gmail.com or leave it on the subreddit: http://reddit.com/r/wehaveconcerns

Jul 2, 2021 • 60min
Representational Drift and the Stress of Grey
Hey! If you’re enjoying the show, please take a moment to rate/review it on whatever service you use to listen.Here’s the iTunes link: http://bit.ly/wehaveconcerns And here’s the Stitcher link: http://bit.ly/stitcherwhconcernsJeff on Twitter: http://twitter.com/jeffcannataAnthony on Twitter: http://twitter.com/acarboniToday’s stories: New breakthrough in neuroscience: https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2021/06/the-brain-isnt-supposed-to-change-this-much/619145/The connection between stress and grey hair: https://gizmodo.com/reducing-stress-can-sometimes-reverse-gray-hair-study-1847164876 If you’ve seen a story you think belongs on the show, send it to wehaveconcernsshow@gmail.com or leave it on the subreddit: http://reddit.com/r/wehaveconcerns