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Every Little Thing

Clowns and Crows: Weirder and Scarier Than You Think

Every Little Thing

Gimlet

Comedy, Education, Science

4.64.6K Ratings

🗓️ 2 July 2018

⏱️ 18 minutes

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Summary

ELT goes into the mind of a crow to find out if scarecrows work. Plus, a look at how clowns protect their clown IP with fact buddy Prashanth Venkat Guests: Julie "Lovely Buttons" Varholdt; crow expert Kevin McGowan. Thanks to Bruce Johnson (aka "Charlie the Juggling Clown") and Alan Zerobnick (aka “Zerbo the Clown” and “The Shoemaker to the Clowns"). Thanks also to callers Brian and Jordan. Find a link to the clown egg photos on our show page, and on Twitter and Facebook. Have a question that needs answering? Call the ELT Help Line #(833) RING ELT. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Hey Flora, it's Perchamp, your fact buddy. Do you, I don't know, you remember me?

0:10.0

I don't know if you're facting with anybody else right now but you know the last time we

0:17.7

fact I thought it was you know I thought it was really good I had a really good time

0:25.6

I don't want this to come off thirsty or

0:30.5

clingy in any way, but I was just I was hoping I could come by and

0:34.0

fact with you a little bit. You know. I am here for this.

0:35.4

E.L.T is long overdue for a fact buddy.

0:39.2

That's on today's show.

0:43.0

Welcome to our very glamorous studio, Prashant.

0:46.0

I like this abandoned toilet paper roll here.

0:49.0

Prashant's Van Cat is back.

0:51.0

Prashant, today we are multitasking so I am going to wow you with ridiculous facts as usual.

1:00.0

Please me. And we're going to answer listener questions.

1:05.0

Okay.

1:06.0

Starting with this one that I know is right up your alley.

1:09.0

I'm wanting to know what the origin of the modern day clown attire is.

1:16.0

This is in your wheelhouse, right?

1:21.0

That's right, right. Collar Bryan asked about clowns and why they look the way they do,

1:28.9

and we could fill a clown car with a peril fax.

1:32.4

But let's get to the essence of a clown and I want you to

1:36.5

zero in on their heads.

1:41.0

Shoulder up. Yeah. It's like they always say the head is the window to the clown. So what comes to mind?

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