The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week

Butts: A Backstory, Parrot Social Media, Why We Eat Chickens

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Radiolab's Heather Radke joins the show to talk about butts! Plus, Rachel talks about the history of chickens as pets, and Chelsey divulges why parrots are video calling each other.

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