Why Would You Ask That?

About Why Would You Ask That?

Remy, Karen, and M answer your bizarre questions! We will talk everything from trivia to true crime to paranormal fun— and when we get questions, we'll ask our own and pile on. We HAVE to know. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/why-would-you-ask-that--5784165/support (https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/why-would-you-ask-that--5784165/support?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss).

Publisher

Why Would You Ask That?

Category

comedy · education · history

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

7 May 2022

Latest episode

21 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

174 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   21 Oct 2026

   It's Not Race, It's Recessive: Part 1

   Some diseases really do run in certain ancestries. Others just look that way until you factor in poverty and colonialism. We dig into which is which, what these conditions actually are, and the surprisingly strategic reasons evolution let some of them stick around. CW: Death in Childhood, Medical Racism, Colonialism, Imperialism, Pain as a Medical Symptom, Details of Medical Conditions (Cystic Fibrosis, Tay Sachs, Sickle Cell, Diabetes), Poverty Music provided by Dark Fantasy Studios. [License] Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/why-would-you-ask-that--5784165/support (https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/why-would-you-ask-that--5784165/support?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss).

2. 

   5 Oct 2026

   The Poison Squad

   Join us as we learn about the incredible work of Dr. Harvey Wiley and his crusade against corporate greed, food lobbies, and small time fraudster's alike. One man's mission to make sure food is exactly what it says on the tin led to an insane experiment that laid the foundation for none other than the FDA. CW: Human Experimentation, Poison Consumption, Physical Illness, Several Minutes Talking About Poop, Death, Tuberculosis, References to War Music provided by Dark Fantasy Studios. [License] Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/why-would-you-ask-that--5784165/support (https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/why-would-you-ask-that--5784165/support?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss).

3. 

   8 Sept 2026

   Cultural Concepts of Distress

   Part 3? Kind of. This episode is not about idioms but is from a question we received about "culture-bound syndromes" based on the idiom running amok from our Spilling the Beans episode. You don't need to have listened to parts 1 and 2 to understand this episode. It's all about how the term "culture-bound syndrome" was born and died in a flash. We take a look at what some of these syndromes were/are and what the APA is doing to fix their mistakes. From koro to bouffée délirante, join us in learning what binds us together in mental health awareness. CW: Mental Health Talk (the whole episode), Eating Disorders, Bugs on or in the body (briefly), Skin Picking (briefly), Exoticism/Othering in the Medical Community Music provided by Dark Fantasy Studios. [License] Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/why-would-you-ask-that--5784165/support (https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/why-would-you-ask-that--5784165/support?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss).

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

Spotify

4.2 / 5

10 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 55 / 100

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91

Social presence

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YouTube

0

Engagement

51

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