Smell The Roses
Maria Konnikova sniffs out the truth about aromatherapy. Is that a whiff of bulls--t?
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Listen to Episode 205 of Slate’s The Gist:
The Affordable Care Act faces another Supreme Court challenge this week in King v. Burwell. Today on The Gist, Slate's legal correspondent Dahlia Lithwick discusses whether the suit’s plaintiffs have the legal standing to sue. (Her recent Amicus podcast includes conversations with key figures in the case.) Plus, can aromatherapy help with stress or memory? Mike asks Maria Konnikova of The New Yorker to sniff out the clues. For the Spiel, Bibi's boo-boo.
We end today's show with our latest song premiere from They Might Be Giants’ epic Dial-a-Song project. It’s called “I Can Help the Next in Line.”
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