Family Meal Peacekeeping, Food Coma Science, Etiquette Tips
Curiosity Weekly
Warner Bros. Discovery
4.6 • 963 Ratings
🗓️ 24 November 2021
⏱️ 13 minutes
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Summary
Learn about how to avoid conflict at family meals; what causes food comas; and how to be a great host or guest.
Today’s stories originally ran in the following episodes of Curiosity Daily:
- How to Avoid Conflict at Family Meals by Ashley Hamer originally published November 21, 2018 https://omny.fm/shows/curiosity-daily/be-the-best-host-or-guest-w-jihan-murray-smith-avo
- Food Coma? Here's Why You Get Sleepy After You Eat by Ashley Hamer originally published November 28, 2019 https://omny.fm/shows/curiosity-daily/food-coma-science-how-to-avoid-raising-materialist
- Be the Best Host or Guest (with Jihan Murray-Smith) originally published November 21, 2018 https://omny.fm/shows/curiosity-daily/be-the-best-host-or-guest-w-jihan-murray-smith-avo
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| 0:00.0 | Hi, you're about to get smarter in just a few minutes with Curiosity Daily from Discovery. |
| 0:05.8 | I'm Cody Goth. And I'm Ashley Hamer. |
| 0:07.8 | Today you learn about how to avoid conflict at family meals, |
| 0:11.0 | the science behind what makes you fall into a food coma, and how to be the best |
| 0:15.0 | host or guest so you can make a great first impression with help from etiquette expert |
| 0:19.1 | Jehan Murray Smith. |
| 0:20.9 | We hand-picked these stories from the last few years to help you have a fantastic holiday season, |
| 0:25.4 | and we remastered them just for you. |
| 0:27.8 | Plus, as always, stick around for a brand new recap segment at the end of today's episode to hear our fresh takes on all of today's stories. |
| 0:35.4 | But right now, let's satisfy some curiosity. |
| 0:38.2 | The holidays often involve reuniting with family. |
| 0:41.4 | That's great for a lot of people, but it can be bittersweet |
| 0:44.7 | or just plain stressful for others. |
| 0:46.9 | Fortunately, we've got three research-based tips |
| 0:49.3 | from experts on how to keep the peace |
| 0:51.2 | as you break bread during the holidays. |
| 0:53.2 | Just don't talk about politics and religion, right? |
| 0:55.2 | Well, yeah, but also don't talk about like, |
| 0:57.3 | when are you going to get married? |
| 0:58.7 | When are you going to have kids? |
| 1:00.0 | When are you going to start paying for your own flights home now that you're in your 30s? |
| 1:04.4 | You know, the usual. These don't sound oddly specific. |
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