Howard Chang and Dave Shepherd explore the etymology of words used to talk about curiosity. (Thanks to Paul Lawler for this topic suggestion.) (1:54)
Song: 'Why,' by Mandi Perkins (6:19)
More about the dark side of curiosity (10:30)
Music bumper from 'Why' by Don't Call Me Dude (16:23)
Rude word of the week: 'MYOB (mind your own business)' (17:06)
Song: 'Why,' by The Day Traders (19:12)
Curiosity as a good thing (the quality that teachers like students to have) (23:07)
Music courtesy of GarageBand.com
Theme music by Kick the Cat
time: 29:25
size: 13.5 Mb
rating: PG (discussion of Jeffrey Eugenides' fascinating novel Middlesex, about a hermaphrodite)
