Sasha Sagan

Why would he do such a thing? No, I feel like I mean, I feel like the it's interesting because I think there is this correlation between, you know, the conspiracy theories and so much of the history of religion, because we are so uncomfortable not knowing it is torture for us. The future is so unrelenting with its, you know, our inability to predict it. It's miserable.

And I mean, right now, as we are, I don't know when this is going to air, but as we are in the lead up to the election. I mean, it's like- What's happening? What's going on right now? Oh God, you're going to want to have a seat because it's really intense.

And I mean, right now, as we are, I don't know when this is going to air, but as we are in the lead up to the election. I mean, it's like- What's happening? What's going on right now? Oh God, you're going to want to have a seat because it's really intense.

And I mean, right now, as we are, I don't know when this is going to air, but as we are in the lead up to the election. I mean, it's like- What's happening? What's going on right now? Oh God, you're going to want to have a seat because it's really intense.

But I think that like just this discomfort with not knowing the answer to small and deep, profound questions, we humans, you know, we fill stuff in because even if it's something bad, even if it's something disturbing, we somehow are more comfortable with that than just the open space of a question.

But I think that like just this discomfort with not knowing the answer to small and deep, profound questions, we humans, you know, we fill stuff in because even if it's something bad, even if it's something disturbing, we somehow are more comfortable with that than just the open space of a question.

But I think that like just this discomfort with not knowing the answer to small and deep, profound questions, we humans, you know, we fill stuff in because even if it's something bad, even if it's something disturbing, we somehow are more comfortable with that than just the open space of a question.

Exactly. And I think that if you're raised with the worldview that there is someone, a man in charge who makes decisions that you cannot possibly understand, and it seems like it's a bad thing, but maybe there's a good reason and you're not allowed to ask any questions and you just have to agree. It sets you up for all kinds of other ideologies.

Exactly. And I think that if you're raised with the worldview that there is someone, a man in charge who makes decisions that you cannot possibly understand, and it seems like it's a bad thing, but maybe there's a good reason and you're not allowed to ask any questions and you just have to agree. It sets you up for all kinds of other ideologies.

Exactly. And I think that if you're raised with the worldview that there is someone, a man in charge who makes decisions that you cannot possibly understand, and it seems like it's a bad thing, but maybe there's a good reason and you're not allowed to ask any questions and you just have to agree. It sets you up for all kinds of other ideologies.

Yes. Well, I think it's a combination of two things.

Yes. Well, I think it's a combination of two things.

Yes. Well, I think it's a combination of two things.

Like, so like if you were to take like, so part of the reason I'm interested in this is because when I was a kid, my dad would like love to do these thought experiments about like, how would I, like, if I were to meet someone from, you know, another planet, how would I explain what we were doing and why we were doing it?

Like, so like if you were to take like, so part of the reason I'm interested in this is because when I was a kid, my dad would like love to do these thought experiments about like, how would I, like, if I were to meet someone from, you know, another planet, how would I explain what we were doing and why we were doing it?

Like, so like if you were to take like, so part of the reason I'm interested in this is because when I was a kid, my dad would like love to do these thought experiments about like, how would I, like, if I were to meet someone from, you know, another planet, how would I explain what we were doing and why we were doing it?

And it was great because also when you're a child, you are kind of like, you know, you're new on earth and you're still getting a hang of all these norms. And it's very easy once you become an adult to become very blasé about, well, that's just the way we do things. But when you're a child, you're like, well, why do we... say something after someone sneezes, but not after they burp.

And it was great because also when you're a child, you are kind of like, you know, you're new on earth and you're still getting a hang of all these norms. And it's very easy once you become an adult to become very blasé about, well, that's just the way we do things. But when you're a child, you're like, well, why do we... say something after someone sneezes, but not after they burp.

And it was great because also when you're a child, you are kind of like, you know, you're new on earth and you're still getting a hang of all these norms. And it's very easy once you become an adult to become very blasé about, well, that's just the way we do things. But when you're a child, you're like, well, why do we... say something after someone sneezes, but not after they burp.

And then parents sometimes get very annoyed with the long list of why questions, because then they have to ask themselves these. And so I loved always looking at the things we do from the outside. And so that's sort of the impetus for the Strange Customs podcast. Like if you were an anthropologist from somewhere else, how would you explain