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In this Wildly Curious minisode, Katy Reiss and Laura Fawks Lapole kick off their new Niche Scientists series with a deep dive into Dr. Richard Stephens—a psychologist who studies something we all do (sometimes loudly): swearing.

From pain tolerance to powerlifting, Dr. Stephens’ research shows that strategic cursing can actually make you stronger, tougher, and maybe even a little bit smarter about when to drop an F-bomb.

🤬 Can swearing really reduce pain?
💪 Does cursing make you physically stronger?
🧠 What happens in your brain when you let it fly?
🚫 And why swearing too often makes it less effective?

It’s the perfect mix of science, psychology, and sass—because sometimes the best way to say “ouch”... is to not say “ouch.”

🎧 This is our first episodr of our Niche Scientists minisodes—short, weird, and full of science you didn’t know you needed.

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Subscribe and stuff your brain before you stuff your turkey. 🦃🥧

In this Wildly Curious Thanksgiving special, Katy Reiss and Laura Fawks Lapole serve up the surprisingly scientific and hilariously human history of America’s favorite feast. From how pumpkins nearly went extinct after the Ice Age to why turkeys were almost wiped out (and then made a comeback), this episode is a buffet of weird facts, origin stories, and seasonal science.

🍂 How mastodons helped evolve pumpkins
🦃 Why Benjamin Franklin thought turkeys were “more respectable” than eagles
🥧 The secret history of pumpkin pie (and the rise of pumpkin spice)
🇺🇸 How Thanksgiving became a national holiday—and a marketing goldmine

It’s history, biology, and nostalgia all rolled into one big, slightly chaotic, pumpkin-scented audio pie.

🎧 Listen in for the laughs, the learning, and the reminder to use your pumpkins wisely.

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Season 13 is here… and it’s fight night. (Hypothetically, of course.) 🥊

Katy Reiss and Laura Fawks Lapole are back with Could You Fight That? Part 2, the follow-up to one of Wildly Curious’ most beloved (and ridiculous) episodes.

This time, the matchups get even wilder—from kangaroos and cassowaries to anteaters and octopuses—as the duo debates whether they could theoretically survive these encounters.
It’s all fun, all hypothetical, and all rooted in animal science and pure chaos.

⚠️ DISCLAIMER: This episode is 100% for fun. Do NOT approach or engage with wildlife—ever. Be smart, be respectful, and please don’t be the next person trending for trying to hug a bison.

🐜 Giant anteater vs. human tactics
🐺 Lone wolves, red kangaroos, and cassowary chaos
🦑 Octopus escape plans and questionable chokeholds
😂 Laughs, science, and bad life choices (imagined only!)

🎧 Kick off Season 13 with science, strategy, and sheer nonsense.

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