Episode

Cookies! Cookies! Cookies!
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57:57
Published: Thu Dec 30 2021
Description

No, we didn’t find another international distress signal we forgot to mention in our Mayday! Short Stuff, we’re just that jazzed about our episode on cookies. Are they even better than cakes? It’s up to you to listen and decide! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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The podcast explores unusual questions such as the possibility of creating new senses for humans and how experiences can shape the brain's abilities.
00:00 - 02:50 (02:50)
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Neuroscience
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The podcast explores unusual questions such as the possibility of creating new senses for humans and how experiences can shape the brain's abilities. A story is shared about a dog named Benny who learned how to bark after being taken in by a family.

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Cookies! Cookies! Cookies!
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Stuff You Should Know
This podcast episode explores the difference between cookies and cakes in terms of their ratios of ingredients and structure, as well as discussing the history of the two desserts.
02:51 - 06:30 (03:39)
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Baking
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This podcast episode explores the difference between cookies and cakes in terms of their ratios of ingredients and structure, as well as discussing the history of the two desserts. The hosts also give a shoutout to Sally's Baking Addiction for their delicious brown butter chocolate chip cookie recipe.

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Cookies! Cookies! Cookies!
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This podcast episode explores the history of cookies and their ingredients, including flour, fat, and sugar.
06:30 - 09:24 (02:53)
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Cookies
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This podcast episode explores the history of cookies and their ingredients, including flour, fat, and sugar. It also debunks the myth that cookies did not exist until sugar was introduced.

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Cookies! Cookies! Cookies!
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The podcast hosts discuss their opinion that the US has invented the best cookies in the world, and that the pinnacle of cookies has already been reached.
09:24 - 14:47 (05:23)
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Cookies
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The podcast hosts discuss their opinion that the US has invented the best cookies in the world, and that the pinnacle of cookies has already been reached.

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Cookies! Cookies! Cookies!
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Stuff You Should Know
Sugar cookies were born out of the European colonization of areas where sugar could be grown and became a tradition for special occasions, like Christmas, due to affordability.
14:47 - 22:35 (07:47)
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Sugar Cookies
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Sugar cookies were born out of the European colonization of areas where sugar could be grown and became a tradition for special occasions, like Christmas, due to affordability. The Persian influence on sugar cookies also played a role in the combination of ingredients, like ginger, that were readily available to them.

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Cookies! Cookies! Cookies!
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This episode delves into the history of cookies, how they became popular in America, and the role they played in various cultural and historical events.
22:35 - 26:23 (03:48)
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Cookies
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This episode delves into the history of cookies, how they became popular in America, and the role they played in various cultural and historical events. From the development of cookie recipes in Medieval Europe to the modern-day cookie industry, this podcast episode covers it all.

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Cookies! Cookies! Cookies!
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The podcast host will explore the correlation between the brain and experiences by answering unique questions to enhance people's understanding of their realities.
26:23 - 31:26 (05:02)
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Brain Science
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The podcast host will explore the correlation between the brain and experiences by answering unique questions to enhance people's understanding of their realities.

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Cookies! Cookies! Cookies!
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A discussion on how immigrants brought their cookie traditions with them to America, including the origins of the Snickerdoodle and the ice sugar cookie.
31:26 - 38:02 (06:36)
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Cookies
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A discussion on how immigrants brought their cookie traditions with them to America, including the origins of the Snickerdoodle and the ice sugar cookie.

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Cookies! Cookies! Cookies!
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Stuff You Should Know
Ruth Wakefield invented chocolate chip cookies by accident and made a deal with Nestle to print her recipe on their bags of semi-sweet chocolate chips, in exchange for a lifetime supply of free chocolates.
38:02 - 41:47 (03:44)
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Toll House Cookies
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Ruth Wakefield invented chocolate chip cookies by accident and made a deal with Nestle to print her recipe on their bags of semi-sweet chocolate chips, in exchange for a lifetime supply of free chocolates. She later sold her rights to the cookies to Nestle.

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Cookies! Cookies! Cookies!
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This podcast episode discusses different types of bar cookies such as lemon bars, nana emos, and brownies.
41:47 - 45:38 (03:51)
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Bar Cookies
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This podcast episode discusses different types of bar cookies such as lemon bars, nana emos, and brownies. It also touches on dropped cookies and suggests topping them with ice cream, hot fudge, and whipped cream.

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This episode of the podcast features discussions about raisins as a BS addition to any sweet treats, classic sandwich cookie, and the process of making a pinwheel cookie.
45:39 - 48:58 (03:19)
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Cookies
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This episode of the podcast features discussions about raisins as a BS addition to any sweet treats, classic sandwich cookie, and the process of making a pinwheel cookie.

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Cookies! Cookies! Cookies!
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Gen Z has taken cookie dough consumption to a new level, with sales in college towns triple those of regular towns due to a lack of ovens in dorms and a growing love for the treat, now made safer to eat with treated flour.
48:58 - 53:46 (04:48)
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Cookie Dough
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Gen Z has taken cookie dough consumption to a new level, with sales in college towns triple those of regular towns due to a lack of ovens in dorms and a growing love for the treat, now made safer to eat with treated flour. The exact origins of this trend are unknown.

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Cookies! Cookies! Cookies!
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In this podcast, the host delves into the possibility of humans being able to create new senses, while also sending well-wishes for the new year and encouraging listeners to share their own stories.
53:46 - 57:44 (03:58)
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Neuroscience
Summary

In this podcast, the host delves into the possibility of humans being able to create new senses, while also sending well-wishes for the new year and encouraging listeners to share their own stories.

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Cookies! Cookies! Cookies!
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Stuff You Should Know