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Aug 2021
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How to Talk to Strangers, Red Dead Redem...

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Learn how to get better at talking to strangers; and how Red Dead Redemption 2 turns gamers into naturalists. Trivia too!

Additional resources from Joe Keohane:

Red Dead Redemption 2 accidentally turns gamers into amateur naturalists without them even knowing by Cameron Duke

Episodes referenced in the Curiosity Challenge trivia game:

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