CLASSIC: History's Weirdest Flexes, Part One

About this episode

The episode explores some of the strangest and most petty flexes in human history.

Do you know anyone who decided to show off in a weird way? While the phrase 'weird flex' may be relatively recent, it turns out that this phenomenon is as old as human civilization. Join the guys with special guests Miles and Jack from The Daily Zeitgeist as they explore some of the strangest (and most petty) flexes in human history. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Host: not specified

Guests: Miles, Jack

Topics covered

• weird flexes
• human civilization
• history
• society
• culture

Keywords

• weird flex
• history
• human civilization
• strange behaviors
• petty flexes

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Daily Zeitgeist

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