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Stuff You Should Know

How Lion Taming Works

Stuff You Should Know

iHeartPodcasts

Society & Culture

4.679.3K Ratings

🗓️ 18 October 2012

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

Bossing a lion around in front of a crowd at a circus has been an attraction for 200 years, but exactly how lion tamers get their captive wild animals to comply has evolved over time. Take a peek in the jaws of this odd profession with Josh and Chuck.

Transcript

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0:00.0

There's so much news happening around the world that we're somehow supposed to stay on top of.

0:05.7

That's why we launched The Big Take.

0:08.3

It's a daily podcast from Bloomberg and I Heart Radio that turns down the volume a bit

0:14.0

to give you some space to think.

0:16.4

I'm Wes Kosova.

0:17.7

Each weekday I dig into one important story and talk about why it matters.

0:23.6

Listen to The Big Take on The I Heart Radio App, Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen.

0:31.2

Welcome to Stuff You Should Know from HouseofWorks.com.

0:41.2

Hey and welcome to The Podcast.

0:44.0

I'm Josh Clark.

0:45.0

There's Charles W. Chuck Wright.

0:46.7

This is Stuff You Should Know.

0:48.7

Yeah.

0:51.3

This Josh is another episode of The Summer of Sam.

0:56.3

Oh, this kid is good.

0:59.6

Our friend Sam Matty-Garden is programming our show here and there.

1:03.6

Hey Sam!

1:04.6

And Samson and Haline Taming Works, which is also written by Debbie Ronka, my buddy.

1:10.1

Yeah, from New Jersey.

1:11.3

Yep.

1:12.3

Roller Derby Debbie.

1:13.3

As I call her, don't call her that.

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