Nurture your inner Olympian, stand upon the podium and feel that gold medal slide around your neck for sculpture or cannon shooting. How about try your hand at skiing behind a running horse. Perhaps YOU are an undiscovered solo synchronized swimmer. Whatever your game, join team Brain Junk and line up! It's time for our event, Tug-of-War!

Nurture your inner Olympian, stand upon the podium and feel that gold medal slide around your neck for sculpture or cannon shooting. How about try your hand at skiing behind a running horse. Perhaps YOU are an undiscovered solo synchronized…Read more →

Nurture your inner Olympian, stand upon the podium and feel that gold medal slide around your neck for sculpture or cannon shooting. How about try your hand at skiing behind a running horse. Perhaps YOU are an undiscovered solo synchronized swimmer. Whatever your game, join team Brain Junk and line up! It’s time for our event, Tug-of-War!

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Ever wondered how they make Jelly Belly jelly beans? How 'bout where baby Volkswagens are made? Today we're all about fun and interesting factory tours. Most we've been on and a few we haven't. Hurry up and get your free sample!

Ever wondered how they make Jelly Belly jelly beans? How ’bout where baby Volkswagens are made? Today we’re all about fun and interesting factory tours. Most we’ve been on and a few we haven’t. Hurry up and get your free…Read more →

Ever wondered how they make Jelly Belly jelly beans? How ’bout where baby Volkswagens are made? Today we’re all about fun and interesting factory tours. Most we’ve been on and a few we haven’t. Hurry up and get your free sample!

This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit brainjunkpodcast.substack.com

Your extreme and irrational fear of spiders or public speaking or of heights is called a phobia. It doesn't make sense, often can't be rationalized and woe betide the fool who tells you to just take a deep breath and relax. Your amygdala believes there's a danger and you're fight-or-flighting before you even know it.

Your extreme and irrational fear of spiders or public speaking or of heights is called a phobia. It doesn’t make sense, often can’t be rationalized and woe betide the fool who tells you to just take a deep breath and…Read more →

Your extreme and irrational fear of spiders or public speaking or of heights is called a phobia. It doesn’t make sense, often can’t be rationalized and woe betide the fool who tells you to just take a deep breath and relax. Your amygdala believes there’s a danger and you’re fight-or-flighting before you even know it.

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Don't get me wrong, I LOVE the county fair, but sometimes, you need a more adventurous kind of festival where you defy death to chase a wheel of cheese or have a man jump over your baby to protect her from harm. Summer's almost over. Let's take our festival game up a notch.