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Stuff To Blow Your Mind

Biology of the Hobbit

Stuff To Blow Your Mind

iHeartPodcasts

Social Sciences, Science, Life Sciences, Natural Sciences

4.36K Ratings

🗓️ 10 March 2020

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

Not to question the wisdom of Gandalf the Grey, but a hobbit might seem like a poor choice for a continent-sprawling journey to rid the world of evil. In this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe return to the science of Middle Earth with a look at scientific breakdowns of hobbit diet, hobbit physiology and hobbit vitamin requirements.

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0:00.0

Our 20s are often seen as this golden decade. Our time to be carefree, make mistakes, and figure

0:05.7

out our lives. But what can psychology teach us about this time? I'm Gemma Speg, the host of

0:12.0

the psychology of your 20s. Each week we take a deep dive into a unique aspect of our 20s,

0:18.3

from career anxiety, mental health, heartbreak, money, and much more to explore the science behind

0:24.4

our experiences. The psychology of your 20s hosted by me, Gemma Speg. Listen now on the iHeart

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Radio Amp Apple Podcast or wherever you get your podcasts.

0:38.4

Hi there. I'm Bob Jeffy, host of the Daily Dad Jokes Podcast. I've delivered over 10,000

0:44.0

dad jokes to over 3 million listeners. And man, the postage fees are killing me.

0:48.8

I'm on a mission to spread dad jokes far and wide. If you want to make your family and friends

0:57.6

laugh and grow, then join the hundreds of thousands who have listened to my podcast.

1:01.6

Listen to Daily Dad Jokes Podcast on the iHeart Radio Amp Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your

1:06.6

podcasts. Hello, this is Brett Goldstein. I'm a comedian and actor, writer, director,

1:10.8

swimmer, and I love films. Come join me on my podcast, Films to Be Barried With, where I invite a special

1:15.9

guest over. I tell them they've died, then they get them to discuss their life through the films

1:19.8

that meant the most of them. What films scared them the most? What made them cry the most?

1:23.5

Etc. At the end, they pick a film to go and their coffee and then take to heaven.

1:27.4

Life, death, and movies. Listen to Films to Be Barried With with Brett Goldstein on Will Farrell's

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Big Money Players Network on the iHeart Radio Amp Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts.

1:38.4

You asked me to find the 14th man for your expedition and I chose Mr. Baggins.

1:45.0

Just let anyone say I chose the wrong man or the wrong house and you can stop at 13 and have all

1:51.2

the bad luck you like or go back to digging coal. He scowled so angrily and glowing that the dwarf

1:57.8

huddled back in his chair and when Bilbo tried to open his mouth to ask a question, he turned and

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