Taboos. Intolerable foods. Sad songs. Sexy kinks. Candy that looks like poo. Let’s get a little gross, shall we? The foremost expert in disgust, Dr. Paul Rozin, chats about the emotions related to revulsion – and BOY HOWDY do we cover some ground. Why do some things gross us out and others don’t? Can we change that? Learn how research psychologists study disgust, from butterflies to bigotry, and from pranks to power dynamics. Maybe don’t eat lunch while you listen, but definitely tune in to learn how to conquer some fears.
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Editing by Mercedes Maitland of Maitland Audio Productions and Jake Chaffee
Managing Director: Susan Hale
Scheduling producer: Noel Dilworth
Transcripts by Aveline Malek and The Wordary
Website by Kelly R. Dwyer
Theme song by Nick Thorburn
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P-22: The Life & Death of an L.A. Cougar with Miguel Ordeñana & Beth Pratt
Meteorology (WEATHER & CLIMATE) with Marshall Shepherd
Enigmatology (WORD PUZZLES) with David Kwong
Special Ep: Mycology (MUSHROOMS) Tom Volk Memorial Encore
Indigenous Pedology (SOIL SCIENCE) with Lydia Jennings
Smologies #18: FEASTS with Katherine Spiers
Bryology (MOSS) Encore with Dr. Robin Wall Kimmerer
Discard Anthropology (GARBAGE) with Robin Nagle
Smologies #17: FLAGS with E. Tory Laitila
Vampirology (VAMPIRES) Part 2 with Jeff Holdeman
Vampirology (VAMPIRES) Part 1 with Jeff Holdeman
Smologies #16: INSECTS with Lila Higgins
Metropolitan Tombology (PARIS CATACOMBS) with Erin-Marie Legacey
FIELD TRIP: I Go France and Learn Weird French Stuff
5th Anniversary Special! Xylology (LUMBER) with Jeff Perry
Geology (ROCKS) Part 2 with Schmitty Thompson
Smologies #15: FAMILY TREES with Stephen Hanks
Geology (ROCKS) Part 1 with Schmitty Thompson
Oreamnology (MOUNTAIN GOATS ARE NOT GOATS) with Julie Cunningham
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