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Goodbye

Has ELT ever been stumped? Producer Phoebe Flanigan tells us about the one that (almost) got away.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a>

Has ELT ever been stumped? Producer Phoebe Flanigan tells us about the one that (almost) got away. 
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Cracking A Mysterious Fortune

Caller Janice accidentally flushed a favorite earring down the toilet and she wants to know where it ended up. Sewer experts Ted Gogol and Bruce Todd take us on a journey down the pipes, and historian <a href="https://www.classics.cam.ac.uk/directory/andrew-wallace-hadrill">Andrew Wallace Hadrill</a> digs up a tale about the ancient jewelry that shared a similar fate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a>

Caller Janice accidentally flushed a favorite earring down the toilet and she wants to know where it ended up. Sewer experts Ted Gogol and Bruce Todd take us on a journey down the pipes, and historian Andrew Wallace Hadrill digs up a tale about the ancient jewelry that shared a similar fate.
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Caller Janice needs to know where her flushed earring ended up.

Sewer Secrets: Flushed But Not Forgotten

This week we’re pulling on an old favorite, one leg at a time: When did pants become a thing? Clothing researcher <a href="http://www.ulrikebeck.com/about/">Ulrike “Rike” Beck</a> and historian <a href="https://web.stanford.edu/dept/HPS/Mayor.html">Adrienne Mayor</a> unravel how this relatively recent invention turned the clothing world upside down. With special guest <a href="http://wornstories.com/">Emily Spivack</a>. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a>

This week we’re pulling on an old favorite, one leg at a time: When did pants become a thing? Clothing researcher Ulrike “Rike” Beck and historian Adrienne Mayor unravel how this relatively recent invention turned the clothing world upside down. With special guest Emily Spivack.
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This week we’re pulling on an old favorite, one leg at a time. 

When Did Pants Become a Thing?

Listener Ben couldn’t stand baby talk — until he had a baby of his own. Now he can’t stop talking in a cutesy wootsy voice. Why did he go googoo for his baby, and is this something people do all over the world? Baby talk researcher <a href="https://www.themusiclab.org/about#people">Cody Moser</a> breaks it down, and ecologist <a href="http://mirjam-knoernschild.org/">Mirjam Knörnschild</a> tells us about another animal that talks to its young in a special widdle way. An earlier version of this episode misidentified one of the languages spoken. We've corrected the error. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a>

Listener Ben couldn’t stand baby talk — until he had a baby of his own. Now he can’t stop talking in a cutesy wootsy voice. Why did he go googoo for his baby, and is this something people do all over the world? Baby talk researcher Cody Moser breaks it down, and ecologist Mirjam Knörnschild tells us about another animal that talks to its young in a special widdle way.

An earlier version of this episode misidentified one of the languages spoken. We've corrected the error.


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Listener Ben couldn’t stand baby talk — until he had a baby of his own.

Why Do We Baby Talk?

Why do we cry? Did cavemen really carry clubs? Can swearing make you stronger? On ELT, you call with a question, we find you an answer. Our helpline is open 24-7. Call 833-RING-ELT or send an audio message to elt@gimletmedia.com.

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