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Bring On The Questions

Bring On The Questions

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 How do you learn about the world? You ask questions. That's exactly what Foennix and Will (her dad) are doing here. They're going to ask some not so serious questions. Why do we say cats have nine lives? They will also ask some slightly more serious questions. How much does the earth weigh and how do we know? They're gonna Bring On The Questions and hopefully bring on some good answers too.Copyright BringOn TheQuestions World
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  • 47 - Are You Superstitious?

    47 - Are You Superstitious?
    Feb 23 2026
    Superstition is an enduring cognitive bridge between the rational pursuit of causality and the psychological need for agency in an uncertain world. Etymologically derived from the Latin superstitio ("standing over"), the term has evolved from Roman associations with excessive ritual to Medieval Christian labeling of "pagan remnants" and "erroneous belief."

    As society moves into the 21st century, superstition has adapted to technology. "Lucky Girl Syndrome" functions as a digital manifestation ritual, while fears surrounding 5G mimic the ancient "Evil Eye." Even in professional settings, "the ghost in the machine" manifests as beliefs that printers sense stress or that IT professionals possess "expert magic" to scare hardware into compliance.\

    Ultimately, superstition thrives in the "knowledge gap." Whether through Ice Age rituals or modern hashtags, these beliefs persist because they address a fundamental human need: the hope that small, symbolic actions can influence the grand machinery of fate. #BringOnTheQuestions #Podcast #Superstition #LuckyGirlSyndrome #Fate
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    1 hr and 26 mins
  • 46 - Why Do We Celebrate Valentines Day?

    46 - Why Do We Celebrate Valentines Day?
    Feb 9 2026
    Happy Valentine’s Day! It’s that time of year where goats are sacrificed and naked priests run around spanking women with strips of goat hides to ensure fertility and ease of pain during childbirth….oh wait….no no….that’s how Lupercalia, the precursor to Valentine’s Day, is celebrated. Sometime later the church decided that kind of celebration was a little too intense to find a partner for a romantic occasion. Later still Geoffrey Chaucer’s The Parliament of Fowls introduced something that was a little closer to the idea of how we celebrate Valentine’s Day today.

    #BringOnTheQuestions #Podcast #Valentine #Lupercalia #History
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    1 hr and 26 mins
  • 45 - What Is A Squonk?

    45 - What Is A Squonk?
    Feb 2 2026
    Here we go, we’re breaking down another cryptid creature. This time we want to know about the sad sad loose skinned teary eyed Squonk that lurks around the hemlocks of north-central Pennsylvania. It was described early on in William T. Cox’s Fearsome Creatures of the Lumberwoods, With a Few Desert and Mountain Beasts. It’s a long name, but the short book is packed full of cryptids from all over the United States. Cox says about the Squonk “Because of its misfitting skin, which is covered with warts and moles, it is always unhappy”. Its peculiar defense mechanism is quite unique. If it’s spooked by anything it’ll simply burst into a puddle of liquid.

    J.P. Wentling once thought he was clever enough to have caught a Squonk in a burlap sack, but soon enough all Wentling was carrying was a sopping sack.

    #BringOnTheQuestions #Podcast #Squonk #Cryptid #Believe
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    1 hr and 7 mins
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