Call of the Void

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🗓️ 28 June 2018

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

When you’re in a high place, peering over a ledge or a drop off, do you ever get that super weird feeling that you should just...jump? This is a real scientific phenomenon. It has a name: The call of the void.

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0:00.0	Produced by the island at WBUR Boston.
0:06.1	Quick note before we start our show, if you're afraid of heights you should probably
0:12.9	listen to this episode, but you should know we are about to talk about jumping off of
0:17.2	things.
0:18.3	If you are having distressing thoughts you should call 1-800-273-TALK.
0:23.6	Anonymous and Open247 get some help if you need it.
0:27.8	Okay, let's go.
0:28.8	Emory, this is your favorite kind of place.
0:32.6	We went to your favorite kind of place, the top of a very tall building.
0:36.9	This is my least favorite moment of working with you so far.
0:41.4	I can honestly say that.
0:43.5	And that's saying something.
0:44.9	Yes, true.
0:46.3	We're on top of building right now on the rooftop, right next to the railing above a highway.
0:52.4	10 view extreme.
0:54.9	I'm in Boston right across from our office.
0:57.4	Why are we here though?
0:58.4	I don't know.
0:59.4	I don't know.
1:00.4	I mean I know.
1:01.4	But why we had to do this, I'm not entirely sure.
1:04.6	We had to though.
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