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Jul 23
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416: The Free Will Episode

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Why do fish jump out of the water? What do I talk about in therapy? If the whole world quarantined itself for six weeks, would all viruses die out? If I want to donate to the TB cause, what is the best organization to do that with? Does a place without wind exist? Why does diet Dr. Pepper taste so differently when it is cold versus when it is room temperature? What do I do when it is my circus, but not my monkeys? …Hank and John Green have answers!


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