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Why don’t we eat people? (classic)

February 20, 2026·1h 0m·6-min readconversationalcomedy
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TLDR
On National Cherry Pie and Muffin Day, the podcast re-airs a fan-favorite episode sparked by a four-year-old boy named Otto asking, 'Why don't you eat human heads?' This deceptively simple question opens a wormhole into the taboo of cannibalism—its origins, contradictions, and the strange

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Guest

H

Hannah Goldfield

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Books, people, and resources mentioned in this episode.

People

Hannah GoldfieldKelefa SannehArmin MeiwesChristopher ColumbusOttoPJJerome T. WhitefieldBill Schutt

Books

Cannibalism: A Perfectly Natural Historyby Bill Schutt

Companies

OtwayTart Vinegar

Topics

Food ScienceHistory Of SciencePhilosophyTrue Crime

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