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Stuff You Should Know

SYSK Selects: What's the deal with Voodoo?

Stuff You Should Know

iHeartPodcasts

Society & Culture

4.679.3K Ratings

🗓️ 25 August 2018

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

Voodoo is a religion found in parts of Africa and Haiti that's often misunderstood. In this episode, Josh and Chuck separate the faction from the fiction as they explore how Voodoo really works.

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.

0:31.1

Hi everybody.

0:32.4

I've got my voodoo doll out because it's Saturday.

0:35.4

It's time for a Saturday select and I went with what's the deal with voodoo from July 6, 2010.

0:42.4

You know, I picked this one because I just remember it being a very interesting episode.

0:46.2

A voodoo is...

0:48.6

Well, we talk all about it.

0:50.0

Not just in a pop culture way because voodoo is so often misinterpreted on TV sitcoms.

0:56.7

Go figure.

0:57.7

But we get into the real voodoo and the history of it and what's behind it all.

1:01.5

Very interesting stuff.

1:02.4

So here we go, July 6, 2010.

1:05.3

What's the deal with voodoo?

1:07.9

Welcome to Stuff You Should Know from House Stuff Works.com.

1:21.8

Hey and welcome to the podcast.

1:23.4

I'm Josh Clark with me as always is Charles W. Chuck Bryant.

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