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🗓️ 23 December 2024

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Elsa Richardson shares five big ideas from her book "Rumbles: A Curious History of the Gut." 📱 Follow the Next Big Idea Daily on Apple Podcasts or Spotify ✉️ Check out our newsletter, Book of the Day 🎁 Need a last-minute gift for the readers in your life? You can get 30% off a Next Big Idea Club gift membership when you use code HOLIDAY30 at nextbigideaclub.com

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0:00.0	Happy Monday. I'm Michael Kovnet, host of the Next Big Idea's sister podcast, The Next Big Idea Daily.
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0:27.5	Good morning. I'm your host, Michael Kovnet, and this is the Next Big Idea Daily,
0:34.5	the show that gives you quick insights from the latest nonfiction books,
0:38.3	making it effortless for you to get smarter while sipping your morning coffee, or maybe an herbal
0:43.8	tea, which I hear is a little easier on the stomach. And that's actually our topic today,
0:49.0	your stomach. What if your stomach had a mind of its own? What if its growls and gurgles held the secrets to not just your physical health, but to your instincts, your moods, and even your personality?
1:02.3	Elsa Richardson is a lecturer at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow, where she holds a Chancellor's Fellowship in the History of Health and Well-Being.
1:10.9	She's written a new book called Rumbles, a curious history of the gut.
1:15.4	And in it, she goes deep into the surprising intersections of folklore, science, and culture,
1:21.4	all through the lens of this most fascinating organ.
1:24.5	She'll join us to share her key insights right after this quick break.
1:38.8	Hey, I'm Michael Kovnet, host of The Next Big Idea Daily. The show is a masterclass in better living from some of the smartest writers around.
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2:06.1	In my new podcast, Building One, I interview some of the best product builders out there.
2:10.4	People at the intersection of dreaming and building and learning.
2:13.9	Together, you and I will learn from their experiences.
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