Anne Levine Show

Science Walks Into A Bar


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A ballet clip sent us spiraling back to Kate Bush, and that simple scroll unlocked a bigger conversation: how we hear things differently with time, and why owning your work can change the arc of your career. We start with Wuthering Heights—divisive, daring, unforgettable—and trace a line to Stranger Things, music rights, and the long shadow cast by Bittersweet Symphony’s publishing battle. From there, we jump to the art of rewatching: The Sixth Sense still stuns, Groundhog Day still comforts, and Tootsie still snaps. The question isn’t “have you seen it?” but “what did you miss the first time?”

We also check our current screen obsessions. The Morning Show hooks us again, Slow Horses proves that grime can be genius, Survivor and Amazing Race return with big personalities and bigger locations. Along the way, nostalgia turns tactile: ice‑cream truck jingles, fresh stroopwafels in Amsterdam, and the waxy heft of an Edam or Parmesan wheel—especially when $20,000 in cheese goes missing. That sets up a surprising economics lesson: what a wheel weighs, why age matters, and how a couple of crates can become a headline.

Then the animals take over. A parrot “witness” in Argentina, a Swiss self‑driving car locked in indecision over a cow, a Chilean dog who steals a soccer ball and the show, and a small‑town chicken running for mayor with “cluck the system” on every lawn sign. We round things out with nursery rhymes that aren’t as sweet as they sound, a suitcase of garlic bound for Transylvania, and a light‑speed thought experiment that bends time to zero for a photon. It’s funny, thoughtful, and packed with stories that make you want to rewatch, relisten, and reread with new eyes.

If this mix of culture, science, and mischief hits your ears right, tap follow, share with a friend who needs a rewatch nudge, and leave us a quick review—what classic are you revisiting next?

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Anne Levine ShowBy Anne Levine and Michael Hill-Levine

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