This week on Always Wondered, we explore your brain’s favorite pastime - Phobias! Why does something that seems totally harmless suddenly have our knees knocking? We’ll try to make sense of it all. Also, how come one of your shoelaces always comes untied before the other? Science has actually studied this, and we’ll have the details. Plus, we dive into one of the great mysteries of grocery shopping. Why do hot dogs come ten to a pack, but buns only eight to a pack? So join host Rick Peterson as he answers more of the questions you’ve Always Wondered about.

On this episode, St. Patrick’s Day is filled with tradition. But it turns out that many of those myths were invented by someone who probably had one too many green beers! We’ll cut through all the blarney. Also - hear the story of what may be the craziest toy ever marketed to kids. (Spoiler alert: you might want to have a Geiger counter handy!) Plus - why do we say “shh’ whenever we want quiet? Is it science? Instinct? Or just humanity’s universal sound for “zip it”? So join host Rick Peterson as he answers more of the questions you’ve Always Wondered about.

On this episode, St. Patrick’s Day is filled with tradition. But it turns out that many of those myths were invented by someone who probably had one too many green beers! We’ll cut through all the blarney. Also - hear the story of what may be the craziest toy ever marketed to kids. (Spoiler alert: you might want to have a Geiger counter handy!) Plus - why do we say “shh’ whenever we want quiet? Is it science? Instinct? Or just humanity’s universal sound for “zip it”? So join host Rick Peterson as he answers more of the questions you’ve Always Wondered about.