About this episode
On today's show we test your gag reflex. First an exploration of rank, funky cheeses made from your own body's bacteria. Then the history of how distaste evolved into disgust.
SHOW CLOCK
00:00 Opening Credits
00:50 Introduction
01:41 South By South Swab
11:40 Distaste and Disgust
14:45 Closing Credits
CREDITS
Special thanks to Lindsay Patterson and Jacqueline Boytim for researching this show. Additional credits available at chemheritage.org/distillations.
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