Hark Weekend

July 3-5, 2021

The best podcast moments in news, culture and more, curated by Hark editors each day.

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Marking 50 Years Since the Voting Age was Lowered to 18

It’s now been 50 years since the voting age was lowered from 21 to 18. Hosts Jody Avirgan, Nicole Hemmer and Kellie Carter Jackson of This Day in Esoteric Political History talk about the long effort - and what it says about being an adult.

Marking 50 Years Since the Voting Age was Lowered to 18

This Day in Esoteric Political History

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The Explosive History of Bikinis

What do bikinis and nuclear testing have in common? Look to 1946. The history of the ever-controversial bikini, on the podcast Re-Dressed.

Dressed: The History of Fashion

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How Many Hot Dogs Can a Person Eat in 10 Minutes?

The record in Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog-Eating contest is 75 in 10 minutes. But how much further could a person push his body. Great Moments in Science asked a biologist to find out.

How Many Hot Dogs Can a Person Eat in 10 Minutes?

Great Moments In Science

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How to Kill a Musical Earworm

There is one highly effective trick to ridding yourself of an earworm. Revealed here, on the Ongoing History of New Music.

Ongoing History of New Music

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The Balloon Man’s Giant Mega Colon

The Mütter Museum in Philadelphia is home to a giant colon, among many unusual other things. In a live performance of Sawbones, Sydnee and Justin McElroy talk about their visit to this very gross attraction.

Sawbones: A Marital Tour of Misguided Medicine

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Hark Weekend

July 3-5, 2021

Marking 50 Years Since the Voting Age was Lowered to 18

This Day in Esoteric Political History

The Explosive History of Bikinis

Dressed: The History of Fashion

How Many Hot Dogs Can a Person Eat in 10 Minutes?

Great Moments In Science

How to Kill a Musical Earworm

Ongoing History of New Music

The Balloon Man’s Giant Mega Colon

Sawbones: A Marital Tour of Misguided Medicine

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