Curious State
QuickAndDirtyTips.com, Doug Fraser
EN40 episodes
societyculture
Could we have domesticated a T-Rex? Is the mafia really that violent? Haven't all the possible songs been written by now? Unexpected gems of knowledge are hidden all around us. Let’s dig them up, one offbeat question at a time.
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Episodes (40)
A fond farewell
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Dec 20, 20222:59pending
Why is classical music so timeless? | feat. Benjamin Zander
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Dec 13, 202212:28pending
Haven't all the possible songs been written by now? | feat. Matt McGinley
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Dec 6, 202212:41pending
Who will save us from ransomware? | feat. Renee Dudley and Daniel Golden
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Nov 29, 202215:34pending
How do you catch a predator? | feat. Chris Hansen
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Nov 22, 202219:49pending
How do you get into a Princeton lunch club? | feat. Mark Oppenheimer
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Nov 8, 202215:40pending
Is nature cool with cannibalism? | feat. Bill Schutt
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Nov 1, 202213:35pending
Why is the Stranger Things music so haunting? | feat. David Klotz
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Oct 25, 202213:17pending
Where does movie blood come from? | feat. Howard Berger
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Oct 18, 202220:10pending
Wait... vampires are real? | feat. Michelle Belanger
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Oct 11, 202217:54pending
How do you design a house...for fear? | feat. Leonard Pickel
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Oct 4, 202218:25pending
Is pillow fighting the next big sport? | feat. Steve Williams
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Sep 27, 202211:13pending
What makes movie trailers so compelling? | feat. Dallas Taylor
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Sep 20, 202214:37pending
What's the secret to breaking 800+ world records? | feat. Ashrita Furman
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Sep 13, 202215:01pending
Why were prized rabbits in Auschwitz? | feat. Tanya Singer
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Sep 6, 202216:14pending
Can a "friends with benefits" relationship last? | feat. Dr. Justin Lehmiller
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Aug 30, 202220:06pending
How does cyanide kill you? | feat. Neil Bradbury
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Aug 23, 202216:28pending
Are cats a**holes? | feat. Jackson Galaxy
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Aug 16, 202218:05pending
What does reality TV say about us? | feat. Danielle J. Lindemann
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Aug 9, 202218:25pending
What's it like to remember every moment of your life? | feat. Rebecca Sharrock
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Aug 2, 202212:25pending
How do you get rid of a dead whale? | feat. VA Beach Aquarium Stranding Response
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Jul 26, 202223:22pending
Can deep play revolutionize your work life? | feat. Alex Soojung-Kim Pang
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Jul 19, 202218:15pending
Why did we fall out of love with pigeons? | feat. Andrew Blechman
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Jul 12, 202218:00pending
Who picks you up when you die? | feat. Jake Halbeck
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Jul 5, 202214:35pending
What's it like in the Pixar writers' room? | feat. Matthew Luhn
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Jun 28, 202223:32pending
How'd they fix wounded soldiers' faces in WWI? | feat. Dr. Lindsey Fitzharris
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Jun 21, 202220:54pending
Whatever happened to "thou"? | feat. Grammar Girl
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Jun 14, 202214:16pending
Does this episode make you sleepy? | feat. Drew Ackerman
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Jun 7, 202217:54pending
Could science go extinct? | feat. Alie Ward
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May 31, 202215:52pending
What makes a cemetery a tourist destination? | feat. Loren Rhoads
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May 24, 202216:11pending
Can animals break the law? | feat. Mary Roach
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May 17, 202216:27pending
Why's that crow living in the aquarium? | feat. The Virginia Aquarium
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May 10, 202215:26pending
Can you empathize with your internet haters? | feat. Dylan Marron
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May 3, 202215:46pending
Are celebrities more interesting than us? | feat. SuChin Pak
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Apr 26, 202215:02pending
Why are there so few female psychopaths? | feat. Dr. Mark Freestone
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Apr 19, 202217:36pending
What's the point of regret? | feat. Daniel Pink
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Apr 12, 202219:33pending
Is the mafia really that violent? | feat. Elie Honig
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Apr 5, 202214:17pending
Can we overcome our childhoods? | feat. Lori Gottlieb
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Mar 29, 202213:36pending
Could we have domesticated a T-Rex? | feat. Dr. Richard Kissel
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Mar 29, 202215:22pending
Trailer
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Mar 15, 20221:52pending