Curiosity Daily Podcast: Human Bones on the Red Market (w/ Brian Switek), Stop Venting Anger, and Asparagus Pee

Learn about the shadowy “red market” of bones, with help from author Brian Switek. You’ll also learn why venting your anger is unhealthy, and what you should do instead; and, why asparagus makes your pee smell weird.

March 18, 2019

Episode Show Notes:

In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following stories from Curiosity.com to help you get smarter and learn something new in just a few minutes:

Is It Better to Vent Your Anger or Keep It Inside? — https://curiosity.im/2EACh3P
Why Asparagus Makes Your Pee Smell Weird — https://curiosity.im/2EzSg21

August 2020 edit: Brian Switek is now known as Riley Black. Additional resources from Riley Black:

- “Skeleton Keys: The Secret Life of Bone” on Amazon — https://amazon.com
- Riley Black’s website — http://rileyblack.net/
- Follow Riley on Twitter @Laelaps — https://twitter.com/Laelaps
- Riley’s articles on Smithsonian.com — https://www.smithsonianmag.com/author/riley-black/
- Laelaps blog on Scientific American — https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/laelaps/

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