Curiosity Weekly

Hosts Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss a story about the darkest town in America (when it’s not hosting Burning Man), then learn about how redheads experience pain differently (with some help from Natalia Reagan), to help you get smarter and learn something new in just a few minutes!

Plus: learn about the Fantasy Stock League with special guest Patrick Chism from today’s sponsor, Quicken Loans! Please also feel free to visit Rocket Mortgage by Quicken Loans to learn more about their all-new RateShield Approval.

Natalia Reagan is an anthropologist, primatologist, actor, producer, writer, host and comedienne. She is a comedy writer and correspondent on Neil deGrasse Tyson's StarTalk on Nat Geo and is also a StarTalk All-Star podcast host. She was the co-host on Spike TV's show "10 Million Dollar Bigfoot Bounty" where she judged contestants searching for "the world's greatest hide and go seek champion.” Her goal is to meld her passions of science and comedy by educating people about human and animal behavior using humor.

More from Natalia Reagan:

• Official Website
• StarTalk Bio
• IMDB Profile
• Follow @natalia13reagan on Twitter
• Follow @natalia13reagan on Instagram

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Full episode transcript here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/fantasy-stock-league-redhead-pain-tolerance-w-natalia-reagan-and-the-darkest-town-in-america

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In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following stories from Curiosity.com to help you get smarter and learn something new in just a few minutes:

• NEAT Is How Your Body Burns Calories Without Exercise
• A 15-Year-Old Girl Heard Amelia Earhart's Last Transmission
• This Is The Odd Writing Technique Used by David Bowie, Kurt Cobain, and Bob Dylan

If you love our show and you're interested in hearing full-length interviews, then please consider supporting us on Patreon. You'll get exclusive episodes and access to our archives as soon as you become a Patron!

Learn about these topics and more on Curiosity.com, and download our 5-star app for Android and iOS. Then, join the conversation on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

Plus: Amazon smart speaker users, enable our Alexa Flash Briefing to learn something new in just a few minutes every day!

Full episode transcript here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/burning-calories-without-exercise-amelia-earharts-last-words-and-bob-dylan-and-david-bowies-writing-technique

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.