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🗓️ 1 November 2019

⏱️ 11 minutes

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It's our first-ever listener questions episode! On this Short Wave, listener Charlotte asks why some people seek out scary experiences. We reached out to Ken Carter, a psychology professor at Oxford College of Emory University, for answers. Turns out, some of us may be more wired to crave the thrill. Follow Maddie on Twitter @maddie_sofia. Email the show at [email protected].

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0:00.0	You're listening to Shortwave from NPR.
0:07.0	Hey everybody, it's Emily Quonk here with Shortwave Host, Maddie Safaya.
0:14.4	Hey real quick, before we get started, we just want to say thank you so much to everybody
0:19.2	who's been listening to Shortwave so far.
0:20.8	Thank you.
0:21.8	If you're enjoying the show, do us a favor by leaving us a review on Apple Podcasts.
0:26.0	It helps us get the show in front of all kinds of new people.
0:28.6	Which is what we want.
0:29.6	Alright Maddie, so it's our very first listener question at the soad.
0:34.6	And we're keeping it Halloweeny one more day.
0:36.8	Because we do what we want.
0:37.8	Yeah, we asked for your Halloween themed questions.
0:40.8	Yes, and we got a lot of awesome questions from you guys.
0:44.5	Y'all are weird.
0:45.5	Like, good weird.
0:46.9	A bunch of you wanted to know why people seek out scary situations.
0:50.7	We're talking haunted houses, scary movies, puppets.
0:54.3	It's not scary, Maddie.
0:55.3	Well, Quonk, do you like to be scared?
0:57.6	I really enjoy these.
0:59.1	Yes.
1:00.1	You are the wisest place.
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