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Live from the Poundstone Institute

How Long Are You Gonna Be In There?

Live from the Poundstone Institute

NPR

Comedy

4.61.9K Ratings

🗓️ 22 July 2017

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

We learn from a professor who actually teaches a class about identifying B.S., and we talk to a researcher who made a fascinating discovery about... pee. Plus: late night legend Jay Leno joins us to take our personality test.

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0:00.0

I'm Linda Holtz and I'm Stephen Thompson. There's more stuff to watch and read these days than any one person can get to.

0:07.5

That's why we make pop culture happy hour.

0:10.3

Twice a week we sort through the nonsense share reactions and give you the low down on

0:14.4

what's worth your precious time and what's not. Find pop culture happy hour on the

0:18.4

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0:21.3

Hey you know Paul is an interesting piece of research just came in.

0:24.8

You want to hear it?

0:25.8

Yeah. A study says 7% of people who define themselves as religious say they've

0:31.8

prayed for a good parking space.

0:33.4

Wait, who define themselves as religious?

0:40.0

Yeah.

0:41.0

I'm an atheist and let me tell you I never find a parking space.

0:45.0

There's days I just go you know what until I convert I may as well just walk.

0:50.0

What percentage of non-religious people?

0:54.8

Pray for parking spots?

0:56.4

I would imagine a fairly large number, do.

0:58.5

Yeah.

0:59.5

Because as they say, there are no atheists in Trader Joe's parking lots.

1:03.0

From NPR, it's live from the Poundstone Institute, where we continue our weekly search for all the world's knowledge.

1:20.0

We're like those weird old dudes on the beach with metal detectors, except they occasionally get paid.

1:25.0

On today's show, we look at how animals pee.

1:28.0

We accomplish this either by A, talking to a researcher who's discovered something fascinating,

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