Pheromones vs. Humans

Stuff They Don't Want You To Know

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Society & Culture

4.3 • 10.7K Ratings

🗓️ 16 July 2025

⏱️ 82 minutes

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Summary

Although most people may not notice this, the living world is rife with an everpresent, invisible chemical conspiracy: pheromones. These chemicals can warn of danger, entice mates, mark territory and produce sophisticated behavioral changes in every species they touch -- but what about humans? Conventional science has argued humans don't play the pheromone game, but as Ben, Matt and Noel learn in tonight's episode... there may be more to the story.

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0:00.0	From UFOs to psychic powers and government conspiracies, history is riddled with unexplained events.
0:06.5	You can turn back now or learn the stuff they don't want you to know.
0:12.0	A production of IHeartRadie. Hello, welcome back to the show.
0:27.5	My name is Matt.
0:28.6	My name is Noel.
0:30.0	They call me Ben.
0:31.5	We're joined, as always, with our super producer, Dylan the Tennessee pal Fagin.
0:35.9	Most importantly, you are you, you are here.
0:39.3	That makes this the stuff they don't want you to know and a message from us to everyone listening.
0:45.4	Ooh, baby, you smell good.
0:48.4	Sex Panther.
0:49.6	We can say I'm just going to leave that right there.
0:51.7	We can smell you through the phone.
0:54.5	Right, through the miracle of modern technology. In the right circumstances, who doesn't love to hear that?
1:01.7	First off, don't call HR. I'm not hitting on anybody. It's just, you're hitting on the whole audience.
1:07.6	I think it's a great reference, and I hope it gave everyone a chuckle. I love the Sex Panther reference. I think it's a great reference and I hope it gave everyone a chuckled.
1:12.4	I love the Sex Panther reference.
1:14.5	I know it gave you a laugh.
1:16.3	And Dylan, I can picture you giggling a little bit hopefully.
1:19.8	Well, they say it's like a dirty diaper full of Indian food or something like that.
1:24.2	I'm going to be honest with you. That smells like pure gasoline.
1:29.3	I feel like that's also a send-up of Draccar Noir, one of the most divisive colognes.
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