What would happen if you were walking by the Empire State Building right at the time someone dropped a penny, and it hit you on top of your head? Listen as this episode begins with the science behind this hypothetical experiment that reveals whether you would live or die. Source: Bill Sones author of Can A Guy Get Pregnant? https://amzn.to/3ZZbwkF

What does it smell like on the moon? What would it feel like to walk on other planets? These are some of the questions we explore as we take an imaginary tour of our solar system with John Moores. He has been a member of the science and operations teams of several space missions and has written dozens of academic papers about planetary science. John is also co-author of the book, Daydreaming in the Solar System: Surfing Saturn's Rings, Golfing on the Moon, and Other Adventures in Space Exploration (https://amzn.to/4fbYRPt).

Who doesn’t love a good sandwich? What makes a great sandwich? What makes a horrible one? Come along as we take a look back through the history and lore and the sandwich as well as some suggestions on some sandwiches you can make that will knock your socks off. Our guide is Barry Enderwick. He is the quintessential expert on the sandwich and has eaten just about every kind of sandwich (good and bad) you can imagine or has been created since the dawn of sandwiches. Barry is the author of the book Sandwiches of History: The Cookbook: All the Best (and Most Surprising) Things People Have Put Between Slices of Bread (https://amzn.to/3VxNVEI)

You surely have had the experience of walking outside into cold weather and then your nose starts running. Why does that happen? You aren’t sick – so why do you get a runny nose? Listen as I give you the medical explanation. https://www.health.harvard.edu/staying-healthy/you-dont-say-why-does-your-nose-run-in-cold-weather

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