Strange Customs with Sasha Sagan

By: Sasha Sagan/OnlySky Media
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  • Why do we do things the way we do them? We take on customs from our ancestors, then teach them to the next generation, often without thinking. But when we take a step back, they can seem bizarre, arbitrary...and sometimes, profoundly beautiful. Join Sasha Sagan, author of "For Small Creatures Such as We," as she talks to smart, funny, interesting celebrities and scholars, uncovering just how weirdly wonderful we Earthlings can be.
    Copyright 2023 Sasha Sagan/OnlySky Media
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Episodes
  • Dario Robleto—The Special

    Dario Robleto—The Special
    May 23 2023

    The season 1 finale of Strange Customs brings Sasha Sagan to an extraordinary Chicago exhibition for a conversation with the artist, Dario Robleto. Situated at the intersection of art and science, the show also has its inspiration and roots in Sasha's own family.

    We'll also hear from Harvard art historian Dr. Jennifer Roberts about the ways art and science share a mission to extend our vision beyond the horizon.
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    1 hr and 7 mins
  • Kiley Reid—The Care

    Kiley Reid—The Care
    May 16 2023

    Host Sasha Sagan talks to NYT best-selling novelist KILEY REID (Such a Fun Age) about a tradition that has evolved out of necessity from family and community participation to an economic arrangement with strangers.

    We'll also hear from sociologist DR. TAMARA MOSE about the roots of the tradition that still echo in unfair practices today.
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    53 mins
  • Lily Rabe—The Exchange

    Lily Rabe—The Exchange
    Apr 25 2023

    Sasha Sagan talks with actor-director LILY RABE about a supposedly heartwarming tradition that strikes terror and shame in both their hearts.

    We'll also hear from DR. ANDREA VOYER, a sociologist and historian of social norms at Stockholm University, about her research using etiquette as a lens on changing societies.
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    55 mins

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