The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week

Worm Time in Whale City, Neanderthal Funk, Old-Timey Sauna Science

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Defector's Sabrina Imbler joins the show this week to talk about whale falls! Plus, Rachel talks about how a bunch of dudes sat in saunas for science, and Sara Kiley explains why Neanderthals probably stunk at smelling their own funk.

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