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Mon. 10/25 - Music That Gives You Chills, and Why It Does

Mon. 10/25 - Music That Gives You Chills, and Why It Does

FromCool Stuff Ride Home


Mon. 10/25 - Music That Gives You Chills, and Why It Does

FromCool Stuff Ride Home

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Length:
19 minutes
Released:
Oct 25, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

The countercultural witchcraft music of the 1960s, and a study exploring what it is about certain songs that give us a spine-tingling chill. Plus, elephants in Mozambique have evolved to be born without tusks. And the guy who discovered a budget hack for spending just $150 on meals all year: eat every meal at Six Flags.Sponsor:NetSuite, netsuite.com/kottkeLinks:13 Vintage Halloween Songs from the 1910's, 20's, & 30's (History Tea Time with Lindsay Holiday, YouTube)A Look Back at America's Psychedelic Countercultural Witch Music (Atlas Obscura)The Munsters - At Home With The Munsters - Vinyl LP (Rough Trade)Researchers analyzed 700-plus songs known to give people chills. Here’s the playlist (Quartz)Songs To Give You Chills playlist (Quartz, Spotify)Tuskless Elephants Escape Poachers, but May Evolve New Problems (NY Times)Poaching drove the evolution of tusk-free elephants (Ars Technica)Meet the Guy Who Spends Just $150 a Year to Eat All His Meals at Six Flags (Mel Magazine)Iron-stomached man discovers savings benefits of eating meals at a Six Flags par (A/V Club)Kottke.OrgJackson Bird on TwitterSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Released:
Oct 25, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

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