Episode 117 - 6 Degrees of Coolness (it doesn’t get much cooler than 6 degrees) - 1/4/26
Episode 117 is one of our favorite types: a delightful grab bag of random topics! There's a section all about trends: fashion trends in the chimp community, wellness trends among orca, trends in human coolness over the years; a section about food (talking mushrooms and bitter honey); why deaf people sneeze differently than hearing people; and, of course - chlamydia in koalas.
6 traits of coolness
Chimp fashion trends
Orca wellness trends
Orca present humans with offerings of food
A chlamydia vaccine....for koalas
New flavors of honey
Dogs are good for mental health
A critical age when thinking begins to decline
Can mushrooms actually talk?
Why don't deaf people say "achoo" when sneezing?
Making a big life move
22 Dec 2025
Episode 116 - The non-Christmas Christmas episode - 12/22/25
Welcome to Six Degrees of Rumination’s ”Non-Christmas Christmas episode!” It’s co-host Reno’s revenge on co-host Nina and producer Mike, for all the Christmas specials they made him record over the years. This episode is short and sweet, but spans over thousands of years of history as Reno takes us on a journey from the ancient Mayan pyramids to present day pagan customs. Also included are the ”anti-gift list” and how weird it can be visiting other people’s houses.
27 Nov 2025
Episode 115 - Producer Mike holds us hostage! Send help!!!! - 09/21/25
In a series of unfortunate events, somehow our diabolical producer, Mike, has taken us hostage and forced us to read articles of his choosing. In this episode we were forced to discuss why Yoga sucks, how your gluten allergy is bullsh*t, and why Vegans are murderers.
Send help...Please....we don't have much time left...
6 degrees episode 115
Mondays are more stressful than other days
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/mondays-really-are-more-stressful-on-the-brain-and-body/
Yoga is more dangerous that we thought
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/06/28/yogamore-dangerous-previously-thought-scientists-say/
Adverse effects of yoga
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6664709/
9 reasons the art world is unfair
https://news.artnet.com/art-world/9-reasons-art-world-is-unfair-1726653
Why is the art world so toxic?
https://artofericwayne.com/2018/08/30/runaway-rant-why-is-the-art-world-so-toxic/
Is gluten the villain we think it is?
https://nyulangone.org/news/one-third-americans-are-trying-avoid-gluten-it-villain-we-think-it-is
The impact of a vegan diet
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10027313/
Plants can smell, and hear, and communicate
https://www.gardensillustrated.com/features/plants-communication-research
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