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Butts: A Backstory, Parrot Social Media, Why We Eat Chickens
Season 7 · Episode 13

Butts: A Backstory, Parrot Social Media, Why We Eat Chickens

The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week

July 19, 20231h 3m

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Show Notes

Radiolab's Heather Radke joins the show to talk about butts! Plus, Rachel talks about the history of chickens as pets, and Chelsey divulges why parrots are video calling each other.

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