S2E10: The Unforgettable Smell of Play-Doh

About this episode

Jon and Kurt explore the connection between smells and memories, discussing trademarks, irony, and the history of the marathon distance.

Did you know that smells, besides being the strongest door to memories, can be trademarked? As can sounds? Jon and Kurt discuss examples of these as well as smoking tigers, irony, Pocahontas, and the story behind the marathon being 26.2 miles.

People in this episode

Hosts: Jon, Kurt

Topics covered

• smell
• memories
• trademark
• irony
• Play-Doh
• marathon distance

Keywords

• smell
• memories
• Play-Doh
• trademark
• irony
• marathon

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Pocahontas

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