How the Hygiene Hypothesis Works

Stuff You Should Know

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Society & Culture

4.6 • 79.3K Ratings

🗓️ 18 June 2019

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

In the early 90s, a new study that found that kids who are exposed to more germs early in life are less likely to develop allergies later. With the West in the grip of a full-blown immunity crisis (still going on today), this was an interesting thought.

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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.
0:30.7	Hello there, it's me Josh and I just wanted to let you know, people living in Minneapolis
0:36.0	or with access to Minneapolis, I'm going to be in your city doing my solo show, The End
0:41.2	of the World or How I Learn to Start Worrying and Love Humanity.
0:45.6	It's a gas and it's pretty interesting too.
0:48.6	So on June 19th, I'll be at the Parkway Theatre in Minneapolis and the next night I'll be
0:54.3	at the Miracle Theatre in Washington, D.C.
0:57.7	So come see me, go to themiracletheater.com or theparkwaytheater.com for tickets.
1:05.2	Welcome to Step You Should Know, a production of I Heart Radio's House Stuff Works.
1:09.3	Hey welcome to the podcast, I'm Josh, there's Chuck, there's Jerry, and Step You Should
1:18.2	Know.
1:19.2	You jerk.
1:20.2	No bra.
1:21.2	Oh Jerry's back from vacation.
1:26.4	Hello Jerry, welcome back.
1:28.3	Welcome back, Ms. Rowland.
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