Podcasts by The Stuff of Life
Eavesdrop on experts and researchers as they ponder what makes our world so maddening, so strange and so achingly beautiful. Not to mention ridiculous. Join Julie Douglas for this week’s episode of The Stuff of Life, a podcast by HowStuffWorks.com.
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Studies in Desperation from 2017-05-05T07:00
1963 was a year of chaos and social upheaval. Sound familiar? Time, it would seem, is circular, something the American Survey of Fears proves out. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.i...
ListenThe Nostalgia Factory from 2017-04-28T07:00
Ah, the “good ol days.” If America had its own brochure it would depict rocking chairs on front porches, pristine farms and tidy downtowns. But did this America ever exist? And is thinking it did d...
ListenTeen Dream from 2017-04-21T07:00
Adolescence: It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com
ListenSpecial Announcement: It's All Odin's Fault from 2017-04-19T07:00
The Stuff of Life is packing up its bags and moving to Fridays. Find out why. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com
ListenMen Dancing from 2017-04-12T07:00
Some men dance, many don’t. What are the unspoken rules that govern the ways we move our body, and what does it say about our society and how we treat each other? Learn more about your ad-choices ...
ListenThe Empathy Wall from 2017-04-05T07:00
The antidote to being a jerk is empathy. And thankfully it appears to be hard-wired in the human brain. And yet … we’re increasingly casting off the ability to walk a mile in another person's shoes...
ListenThe Great Escape from 2017-03-29T07:00
We all want to hit the eject button on reality and look for a different way to live our lives at one point or another. How about through transforming yourself into another species, meditating on yo...
ListenThe Big Hurt: Hate&Anger from 2017-03-22T07:00
‘Anger in its time and place,’ wrote the essayist Charles Lamb, ‘May assume a kind of grace.’ We look at how anger can be clarifying, even helpful, and we find out how it can morph into its more da...
ListenLife the Game from 2016-03-30T23:15
In this episode we look at the idea that life is just a game. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com
ListenThe First Songs from 2016-03-23T21:00
Nature gave us the first songs -- the patterns and melodies that we replicate in instruments, and our own voices. We take a visit to the exhibit, "Wild Music," to look at our deep connection to nat...
ListenUnder the Weather from 2016-03-16T14:00
The Earth is wrapped in an atmosphere that weighs 5.5 quadrillion tons. And inside this atmosphere the weather creates a crazy quilt of conditions. To say that the weather is unpredictable is to su...
ListenMap of Self from 2016-03-09T20:42
Finding our way in the world is one of the most fundamental things we humans do, and maps map it possible. But on some level, these maps are a thing of fiction. Learn more about your ad-choices at...
ListenMourner for Hire from 2016-03-02T21:44
In this episode we’ll look at how, as the bereaved, we find solace in ritual – everything from providing comfort food to hiring professional mourners. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://w...
ListenLife at the Death Café from 2016-02-25T00:54
In this episode we put out a pot of tea, a plate of cucumber sandwiches, and we take a seat with death. What is a “good death,” how do we achieve it and how might our dreams help? Learn more about...
ListenBuilding Eternity from 2016-02-10T19:15
In one way or another we’re all trying to transcend death, whether it’s through an “I was here” graffiti scrawl or an e-epic-length autobiography. In this episode we look at our attempts to achieve...
ListenGlossophobia: The Fear of Public Speaking from 2016-02-03T18:19
One of the top American fears, alongside walking alone at night and personal injury, is public speaking. Find out why it can be so terrifying to step into the spotlight. Learn more about your ad-c...
ListenThe Power of Fear from 2016-01-27T17:36
Cat’s out the bag: We’re not making it out alive. So how do we deal with the ultimate fear – that death is right around the corner? And when the survival chips are down, how can we increase our cha...
ListenThe Stuff of Life: Episode Zero from 2016-01-25T20:53
Eavesdrop on experts and researchers as they ponder what makes our world so maddening, so strange and so achingly beautiful. Not to mention ridiculous. Join Julie Douglas for The Stuff of Life, a n...
ListenThe Stuff of Life: Trailer from 2016-01-14T16:20
The Stuff of Life podcast teases apart the tales we tell — because when we crack open a story and look inside, we see the seeds of what make our world so maddening, so strange and so achingly beaut...
ListenThe Stuff of Life: Trailer from 2016-01-14T16:20
The Stuff of Life podcast teases apart the tales we tell — because when we crack open a story and look inside, we see the seeds of what make our world so maddening, so strange and so achingly beaut...
ListenThe Stuff of Life: Trailer from 2016-01-14T16:20
The Stuff of Life podcast teases apart the tales we tell — because when we crack open a story and look inside, we see the seeds of what make our world so maddening, so strange and so achingly beaut...
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