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Heather Radke

Author of "Butts: A Backstory" and contributing editor/reporter at WNYC's Radiolab, teaching nonfiction writing at Columbia University.

Sep 7, 2026

American Hysteria

American Hysteria

Baby Got Backstory with Heather Radke

Sep 7 · 1h 32m

Chelsea Weber SmithHOST
13:39
To be fair, it's not like the only
Heather RadkeGUEST
13:40
adaptation for running.
Heather RadkeGUEST
13:42
It is the only thing that makes our brains grow.
Heather RadkeGUEST
13:45
It's the only reason we are humans.
Heather RadkeGUEST
13:49
There are, you know, whatever, Achilles tendons, ability to sweat, like the fact that your head doesn't like lull all around.
Heather RadkeGUEST
13:58
The story of that's super interesting, but I thought we could.
Heather RadkeGUEST
14:00
Yeah, I bet.

13 MINS LATER

Chelsea Weber SmithHOST
27:14
Yeah, exactly.

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