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The Gist

Are Southpaws Really Criminals?

The Gist

Peach Fish Productions

Daily News, News

4.53.7K Ratings

🗓️ 14 September 2016

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

Does being left-handed make you a threat to civilized society? On The Gist, Maria Konnikova tells the story of the mustachioed Italian criminologist who gave southpaws a bad reputation. But what does handedness really tell us about the brain? Konnikova writes for the New Yorker and is the author of The Confidence Game. This week, Mike challenged his audience to find someone in the country who is torn between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump. Well, the search is over: We talk to a listener who likes 'em both.  For the Spiel, does Donald Trump believe children are our future? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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The following podcast contains explicit language.

0:37.6

It's Wednesday, September 14th, 2016 from Slated's The Gist, I'm Mike Pasca.

0:42.4

The Paralympics are in their seventh day.

0:44.4

Did you know that? No, you didn't know that,

0:46.4

unless you specifically sought it out.

0:48.4

American corporations, they'll put a guy in a wheelchair and one of their commercials.

0:52.0

But NBC just doesn't air this stuff in any meaningful way, except on Deep Cable, they could.

0:57.2

I think they should. The games themselves are compelling,

1:00.4

not because, oh, I feel bad for the athletes or it's the right thing to do.

1:04.4

It's just interesting to watch a lot of these sports on Hang Up and Listen.

1:08.0

We talk to an exponent and a player of the sport of goal ball, blind people,

1:13.5

playing a version of team handball, and the strategy is pretty rich,

1:17.6

and they spin when they throw the ball, and then the whole crowd has to be silent,

1:21.2

because the ball is a beeping it.

1:22.8

Look, if watching races is compelling and it is,

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