Selects: How Itching Works
Stuff You Should Know
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4.6 • 78.5K Ratings
🗓️ 1 February 2025
⏱️ 55 minutes
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Summary
It was only in the last few decades that science became aware that itches aren't just low-level pain. And in that time, the mystery of how we itch and why we scratch has gotten even more baffling. Explore the mystery with Josh and Chuck in this classic episode.
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| 1:03.7 | uh hi everybody Chuck here it's May 9th |
| 1:07.8 | 2017 and podcast time |
| 1:10.1 | I know it's really 2025 but we're going all the way back to May of 2017 to talk about itching. |
| 1:17.3 | Oh, boy. |
| 1:18.1 | Just seeing that title probably makes you itch. |
| 1:20.9 | And that's one of the deals with itching, if I remember correctly. |
| 1:23.8 | So I hope you dig it, and I hope you're not too itchy right now. |
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