Skateboard Archeology, Dire Wolf Bones, The Great Fear - The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week
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Annalee Newitz joins the show to talk all about how 18th century gossip spread like an actual infectious disease. Plus, Laura delves into how dire wolf bones could help our modern pups, and Rachel talks about the archaeologists who are studying more modern stuff, like skate parks from the 1970s and 1980s. (It's worthwhile!!)
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