It's the World Cup episode. Manny, Noah, and Devan, are joined by two of the hosts of the Soccernomics podcast — Stefan Szymanski and Ashish Malhotra — to discuss the overlap between Soccer, economics, and culture. Is soccer a form of human trafficking? What's the real reason why the English hate the word soccer? Why does the US men's soccer team struggle, historically? All of that and more. 

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It's the World Cup episode. Manny, Noah, and Devan, are joined by two of the hosts of the <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/033eUgQYKCFxtoj065qoj9?si=10fd2d96c87644a7">Soccernomics</a> podcast &mdash; Stefan Szymanski and Ashish Malhotra &mdash; to discuss the overlap between Soccer, economics, and culture. Is soccer a form of human trafficking? What's the real reason why the English hate the word soccer? Why does the US men's soccer team struggle, historically? All of that and more.&nbsp;
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Join Manny, Noah, and Devan — three best friends and journalists — as they settle dumb arguments by actually doing the research. 

Each week, they start with a debate or discussion. Why don’t men ask follow up questions? Should schools ban phones? Is dating an AI chatbot cheating? Then, they go out into the world, talk to experts, conduct experiments, and find the answer.

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Join Manny, Noah, and Devan &mdash; three best friends and journalists &mdash; as they settle dumb arguments by actually doing the research.&nbsp;
Each week, they start with a debate or discussion. Why don&rsquo;t men ask follow up questions? Should schools ban phones? Is dating an AI chatbot cheating? Then, they go out into the world, talk to experts, conduct experiments, and find the answer.
NO SUCH THING is an explainer podcast about pop culture, the internet, and whatever weird thing your group chat can&rsquo;t agree on. If you&rsquo;ve ever had a take so strong you had to fact-check it, this show is for you.
New episodes on Wednesdays.
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Join Manny, Noah, and Devan &mdash; three best friends and journalists &mdash; as they settle dumb arguments by actually doing the research.&nbsp;
Each week, they start with a debate or discussion. Why don&rsquo;t men ask follow up questions? Should schools ban phones? Is dating an AI chatbot cheating? Then, they go out into the world, talk to experts, conduct experiments, and find the answer.
NO SUCH THING is an explainer podcast about pop culture, the internet, and whatever weird thing your group chat can&rsquo;t agree on. If you&rsquo;ve ever had a take so strong you had to fact-check it, this show is for you.
New episodes on Wednesdays.
For more information, please subscribe to our newsletter at <a href="http://www.nosuchthing.show">www.nosuchthing.show</a>.
And if you have any questions you&rsquo;d like us to get to the bottom of, email us at <a href="mailto:mannynoahdevan@gmail.com">mannynoahdevan@gmail.com</a> or leave a voicemail: ‪(860) 325-0286.

Is soccer a form of human trafficking? (and more World Cup questions)

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We're taking a quick break for August to work on upcoming episodes, so this week we're sharing an episode of Smart Girl Dumb Questions. The show is hosted by our friend Nayeema Raza, who listeners might remember from episode #60: Is recycling a complete scam?

This episode is a lot of fun, we hope you enjoy it as much as we do!

Nayeema sits down with evolutionary biologist Dr. Justin Garcia, Director of the world-famous Kinsey Institute, to unpack the science of love, sex and attraction. Why are there more single peoplethan ever? Are we still having sex? Why do breakups … feel like withdrawal? And what do pandas, penguins and pigs have to teach us about modern relationships?

Also on the agenda: if kissing is “normal,” short kings and what makes someone a great long-term partner. For more from Justin check out his awesome book, The Intimate Animal.

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We're taking a quick break for August to work on upcoming episodes, so this week we're sharing an episode of Smart Girl Dumb Questions. The show is hosted by our friend Nayeema Raza, who listeners might remember from episode #60:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.nosuchthing.show/p/plastic-recycling-big-oil-scam">Is recycling a complete scam?</a>
This episode is a lot of fun, we hope you enjoy it as much as we do!
Nayeema sits down with evolutionary biologist Dr. Justin Garcia, Director of the world-famous Kinsey Institute, to unpack the science of love, sex and attraction. Why are there more single peoplethan ever? Are we still having sex? Why do breakups &hellip; feel like withdrawal? And what do pandas, penguins and pigs have to teach us about modern relationships?
Also on the agenda: if kissing is &ldquo;normal,&rdquo; short kings and what makes someone a great long-term partner. For more from Justin check out his awesome book, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Intimate-Animal-Science-Fidelity-Live/dp/0316594032">The Intimate Animal</a>.
Follow Smart Girl Dumb Questions on <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/smart-girl-dumb-questions/id1784967461">Apple</a> or <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/1mTn9TbRUwo6fpi2okQv2w?si=c0e1854fd9854f0d">Spotify.</a>

Presenting Smart Girl Dumb Questions: What Does Love Hurt? with Dr. Justin Garcia

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This week, we present a remixed and remastered version of our third ever episode. Do you think you’d be able to successfully land a plane, with no prior pilot experience and relying only on air traffic control assistance? A YouGov survey found 13% of people are “very confident” that they could. In this episode, we explore why some people (like Manny) are prone to overconfidence, with help from social psychologist and professor David Dunning. And then, the boys take a trip to the Manhattan Flight Club to play around with a flight simulator.

Stream Nothing Ever Happens by Darry Rahn 

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This week, we present a remixed and remastered version of our third ever episode. Do you think you&rsquo;d be able to successfully land a plane, with no prior pilot experience and relying only on air traffic control assistance? A&nbsp;<a href="https://yougov.com/en-us/daily-results/20230102-fd798-3">YouGov survey</a> found 13% of people are &ldquo;very confident&rdquo; that they could. In this episode, we explore why some people (like Manny) are prone to overconfidence, with help from social psychologist and professor David Dunning. And then, the boys take a trip to the Manhattan Flight Club to play around with a flight simulator. Stream <a href="tapelink.io/share/vx1JZjGl">Nothing Ever Happens</a> by Darry Rahn&nbsp;
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Could you land a plane in an emergency? (Remastered)

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This week, we unpack the moral chaos of air travel. When flying, is it ever acceptable to recline your seat and claim those precious extra inches of space? Is there an ethical argument for reclining? Ergonomically, what is the most comfortable position? Why do we act like completely different people when we’re up in the air? And is this all a distraction from the real villains, greedy airlines? 

Our guest this week is Joshua Rothman, staff writer at The New Yorker. 
Read Josh’s New Yorker column: Should you recline your airplane seat?
Travel + Leisure: Then vs. Now: The Evolution of Airfare Costs Over the Years
AP: Scott Mayerowitz’s story on the” Knee Defender” flight diversion

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NST will be taking August off to work on some new episodes. We’ll be keeping the feed going with a few remastered classics and episodes of other shows we love. Thanks for listening and you’ll hear from us again in September! 

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This week, we unpack the moral chaos of air travel. When flying, is it ever acceptable to recline your seat and claim those precious extra inches of space? Is there an ethical argument for reclining? Ergonomically, what is the most comfortable position? Why do we act like completely different people when we&rsquo;re up in the air? And is this all a distraction from the real villains, greedy airlines?&nbsp;
Our guest this week is Joshua Rothman, staff writer at The New Yorker.&nbsp;
<ul>
<li aria-level="1">Read Josh&rsquo;s New Yorker column: <a href="https://www.newyorker.com/culture/open-questions/should-you-recline-your-airplane-seat">Should you recline your airplane seat?</a></li>
<li aria-level="1">Travel + Leisure: <a href="https://www.travelandleisure.com/airlines-airports/history-of-flight-costs">Then vs. Now: The Evolution of Airfare Costs Over the Years</a></li>
<li aria-level="1">AP: <a href="https://apnews.com/general-news-travel-0cfd0d43e07b4a7cbf55d4113a0e7861">Scott Mayerowitz&rsquo;s story on the&rdquo; Knee Defender&rdquo; flight diversion</a></li>
</ul>
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NST will be taking August off to work on some new episodes. We&rsquo;ll be keeping the feed going with a few remastered classics and episodes of other shows we love. Thanks for listening and you&rsquo;ll hear from us again in September!&nbsp;
Have a question you want us to answer? Email us at&nbsp;<a href="mailto:mannynoahdevan@gmail.com">mannynoahdevan@gmail.com</a> or leave a voicemail at ‪(860) 325-0286

Should you recline your airplane seat?

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Is soccer a form of human trafficking? (and more World Cup questions)

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