Mar 9, 2026 · 1 hr 37 min · 33 segments
Disgust is a strong emotion, one designed by evolution to protect us from danger and diseases. But disgust also spills into other areas of our lives, influencing our morals, our intuitions about right…
David PizarroGuest
Shankar VedantamHostHuggy RaoGuest
When David Pizarro was five years old, he was at a weekly church meeting with his family.
The grownups went to visit with each other while the children, including David, were left to their own devices.
And my sister and her little friend thought that they would play a, a fun game with me, and that game involved making me lie down, close my eyes, and open my mouth.
I, sort of naively trusting of my, my dear older sister, who by the way is an attorney now-
... [laughs] sure enough, closed my eyes and opened my mouth, and I felt something soft, wet, and sort of cold in my mouth.
And I immediately spit, opened my eyes, and I saw my sister and her little friend laughing.
What they had put in my mouth was, I don't recall exactly what food it was, but it was partially chewed food that the other little girl had [laughs] decided to chew up, put in her hand, and then stick right in my mouth.
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When David Pizarro was five years old, he was at a weekly church meeting with his family.
The grownups went to visit with each other while the children, including David, were left to their own devices.
And my sister and her little friend thought that they would play a, a fun game with me, and that game involved making me lie down, close my eyes, and open my mouth.
I, sort of naively trusting of my, my dear older sister, who by the way is an attorney now-
... [laughs] sure enough, closed my eyes and opened my mouth, and I felt something soft, wet, and sort of cold in my mouth.
And I immediately spit, opened my eyes, and I saw my sister and her little friend laughing.
What they had put in my mouth was, I don't recall exactly what food it was, but it was partially chewed food that the other little girl had [laughs] decided to chew up, put in her hand, and then stick right in my mouth.