That "Wet Dog Smell" (and other fascinating facts)

TheThinkingAtheist

The Thinking Atheist

Education, Society & Culture, Science

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🗓️ 20 January 2026

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

Here's a fun one for the holiday. In this show, we answer questions like, "Why do we get the hiccups?" "How do flu shots work?" And of course, "Why do dogs stink when they get wet?"

Science can indeed be fun!

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0:00.0	Okay, here we got. Stand by. Three, two, one.
0:04.6	The thinking atheist, it's not a person. It's a symbol. An idea.
0:10.6	The population of atheists in this country is going through the room.
0:14.0	Rejecting faith. Pursuing knowledge. Challenging the sacred.
0:18.6	If I tell the truth, it's because I tell the truth.
0:22.4	Not because I put my hand on a book and made a wish.
0:25.7	And working together for a more rational world.
0:29.0	Take the risk of thinking for yourself.
0:31.0	Much more happiness, truth, beauty, and wisdom will come to you that way.
0:35.6	Assume nothing.
0:37.3	Question everything. and start thinking.
0:42.2	This is the Thinking Atheist podcast, hosted by Seth Andrews.
0:58.7	Today I want you to give yourself permission.
1:00.1	Okay?
1:01.1	Permission.
1:10.1	The permission to disengage from the fresh hell of headlines that has awaited us every single day since forever.
1:14.5	And we deal so often with the critical stuff, as we must.
1:16.2	I know you do in your own life.
1:19.1	There are important things to be discussed.
1:21.5	There are alarms to be sounded.
1:23.6	There are things that need to be fixed.
1:28.7	So many things in this crazy world, and it's heavy and it's hard, and we carry that burden with us from day to day. It is okay to take an hour and not do that. Which brings me to this
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