Ologies with Alie Ward
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Broomology (BROOMS) with Cate O’Connell-Richards
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By Shaker Hands
June Sprigg
author june sprigg wrote a book called by shaker hands and noted that quote the shakers felt that work and worship were inseparable ▶ tap to play from here
Jumping the Broom: The Surprising Multicultural Origins of a Black Wedding Ritual
Tyler D. Parry
i'm gonna point to right now a really great book called jumping the broom by tyler d parry who is uh associate professor of african american and african diaspora studies at uh the university of nevada las ▶ tap to play from here
Malleus Maleficarum
Heinrich Kramer
one is the papal bull of pope innocent the eighth and the other is called the malays malificarum aka the hammer of witches ▶ tap to play from here
Swept Away
Karen Hobbs
one is swept away by karen hobbs this is how a lot of people got started making brooms ▶ tap to play from here
The Handmade Broom
Cynthia Main
it's called the handmade broom and she runs sunhouse craft also in berea kentucky ▶ tap to play from here
Orcinology (KILLER WHALES) with Jorge Vélez-Juarbe
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Horror Neurobiology (WATCHING SCARY STUFF) with Austin Lim
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Horror on the Brain: The Neuroscience Behind Science Fiction
Austin Lim
wrote the book on the topics titled horror on the brain the neuroscience behind science fiction ▶ tap to play from here
Brave New You
Mary Pafenroth
biopsychologist and author of the book brave new you the now doctor mary pafenroth ▶ tap to play from here
Rosemary's Baby
Ira Levin
from the best selling novel by ira levin suggested for mature audiences ▶ tap to play from here
Monsters in America: Our Historical Obsession with the Hideous and the Haunting
W. Scott Poole
who wrote the books monsters in america and dark carnivals modern horror and the origins of the american empire ▶ tap to play from here
Dark Carnivals: Modern Horror and the Origins of the American Empire
W. Scott Poole
who wrote the books monsters in america and dark carnivals modern horror and the origins of the american empire ▶ tap to play from here
Plight of the Living Dead: What Real-Life Zombies Reveal About Our World—and Ourselves
Matt Simon
science writer who authored the book plight of the living dead ▶ tap to play from here
Dracula
Bram Stoker
bram stoker's eighteen ninety seven novel you've got dracula ▶ tap to play from here
Relational Psychology (BONDING VIA LAUGHING) with Sara Algoe and Laura Kurtz
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All About Love: New Visions
bell hooks
this is from dr bell hook's nineteen ninety nine book all about love new visions in which the late author and philosopher writes love is an action ▶ tap to play from here
Interpersonal Attraction
Elaine Hatfield and Ellen Berscheid
they wrote a book called interpersonal attraction i have here in nineteen sixty nine ▶ tap to play from here
Silification Geology (OPALS) with Patrice Rey
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Salixology (WILLOWS & SCULPTURE) with Patrick Dougherty
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S
Saveam
Unknown
i'm reading a historical book about a family that chooses the surname willow at some point which symbolically became important because they managed to survive through thick and thin and wars and peace and hiding ▶ tap to play from here
Buffalo Birdwoman's Garden
Buffalo Birdwoman
patron rob h said i recently read buffalo birdwoman's garden and buffalo birdwoman they say describes using willow sticks and boughs for all kinds of traditional work ▶ tap to play from here
Willow
Allison Syme
get a copy of willow by allison syme published by reaction books which is 240 pages of willow folklore ▶ tap to play from here
The Giving Tree
Shel Silverstein
did you ever weep at the giving tree by showing man that's a real weeper isn't it ▶ tap to play from here
Extreme Meteorology (EL NIÑO) with Marshall Shepherd
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Dr. Fred's Weather Watch
Dr. Marshall Shepherd
he's authored several books including a kid's book called dr fred's weather watch ▶ tap to play from here
The Collapse of Complex Societies
Joseph Tainter
and to quote anthropologist dr joseph tainter from the collapsology episode also the author of the collapse of complex societies humans just muddle through ▶ tap to play from here
Meteorology (WEATHER & CLIMATE) Encore with Marshall Shepherd
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Doctor Fred's Weather Watch
Fred Bortz
he's authored several books including a kid's book called doctor fred's weather watch ▶ tap to play from here
Party Psychology (WHY WE CELEBRATE) with Danielle Brick & Kelley Gullo-Wight
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Plenitude: The New Economics of True Wealth
Juliet Schor
and in her book plentitude the new economics of true wealth economist and sociologist dr juliette shore pinpoints what matters most ▶ tap to play from here
Deep Sea Microbiology (UNSEEN OCEAN CRITTERS) with Peter Girguis
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Mephitology (SKUNKS) Part 2 with Jerry Dragoo
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Wild Animals at Home
Ernest Thompson Seaton
ernest thompson seaton mmhmm so in nineteen thirteen he wrote a book called wild animals at home ▶ tap to play from here
Mephitology (SKUNKS) Part 1 with Jerry Dragoo
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A Boy Called Bat
Elana K. Arnold
in a children's book called a boy called bat ▶ tap to play from here
Florentine Codex
Bernardino de Sahagún
well there's also in south america mmhmm the floor team codex in the was it the fifteen hundreds maybe ▶ tap to play from here
Noctohabitology (SLEEP PROCRASTINATION) with Vanessa “Nessy” Hill
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Hyaenidology (HYENAS) with Christine Wilkinson
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Sciuridology (SQUIRRELS) Encore with Karen Munroe
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The White House Cookbook
F. L. Gillette
the eighteen eighty seven white house cookbook features a recipe for squirrel soup ▶ tap to play from here
Bonus Episode: Menopause Advice for You & Loved Ones
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What Fresh Hell Is This?: Perimenopause, Menopause, Other Indignities, and You
Heather Corinna
what fresh hell is this perimenopause menopause other indignities and you by heather carina ▶ tap to play from here
Autistic Menopause
Rachel Mosley and Julie Gamble Turner
autistic menopause by rachel mosley and julie gamble turner ▶ tap to play from here
Emmenology (MENOPAUSE & PERIMENOPAUSE) Part 2 with Monica Christmas, Mary Claire Haver and Sarah Witkowski
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The New Perimenopause Book
Mary Claire Haver
he authored the New York Times bestselling books, The New Paramenopause Book ▶ tap to play from here
Tell Me Where It Hurts
Rachel Zoffness
doctor softness also has a new book called tell me where it hurts ▶ tap to play from here
The Rat Nervous System
George Paxinos
let us read from the two thousand and four book the rat nervous system third edition ▶ tap to play from here
Emmenology (MENOPAUSE & PERIMENOPAUSE) Part 1 with Monica Christmas, Mary Claire Haver and Lara Durgavich
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The New Perimenopause Book
Mary Claire Haver
she authored the new york times bestselling books the new paramenopause book and the new york times bestseller also the new menopause book ▶ tap to play from here
The New Menopause Book
Mary Claire Haver
she authored the new york times bestselling books the new paramenopause book and the new york times bestseller also the new menopause book ▶ tap to play from here
A Clinical Treatise on the Diseases of the Ganglionic Nervous System Incidental to Women at the Decline of Life
Edward John Tilt
this was the eighteen fifty seven paper of dr edward john tilt titled a clinical treatise on the diseases of the ganglionic nervous system incidental to women at the decline of life ▶ tap to play from here
Conversational Psychology (CONNECTING WITH OTHERS) with Nicholas Epley
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Mindwise: How We Misunderstand What Others Think, Believe, Feel, and Want
Nick Epley
so this all just wrote the 2015 book mind wise why we misunderstand what others think believe feel and want ▶ tap to play from here
A Little More Social: How Small Choices Create Unexpected Happiness, Health, and Connection
Nick Epley
and just released a little more social how small choices create unexpected happiness health and connection a new book ▶ tap to play from here
Capsicumology (CHILE PEPPERS) with Paul Bosland
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