How Snails Work

Home economics seems antiquated – a class that teaches high school kids how to bake a cake and sew doesn’t sound super useful. But would you believe that everything from the obesity epidemic to student debt can be chalked up to home ec disappearing?See omnystudio.com/listener for ...  Show more

Playing miniature golf is a very fun thing to do and, you’re about to find, learning about its origin and history is very fun as well. Join Josh and Chuck in this classic episode as they tee off on the mini golf story!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

On your marks, get set, GO! The Beanies get racing, chase speedy snails and learn some silly snail facts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. 

Finally, Gastropod is tackling gastropods! In this episode, Cynthia visits one of America’s first and only snail farms. Though Gastropod is, as regular listeners know, a podcast about the science and history of all things gastronomical, we do share a name with Gastropoda, the tax ...  Show more

It's easy to take things for granted and assume we know all there is about them. But these two curious stories might just change your mind.

Humans are capable of so many things, but we're also incredibly easy to scare. These two stories illustrate just how curious that can be.

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