A Little Stitious: Recent Episodes

Anisha

Breaking down and understanding the history, impact, and fear of superstitions

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Knock on wood three times, run to the nearest tree and touch it, the touchwood superstition has taken over our lives, maybe even to the extent of being comical. From knocking our heads when there's no wood around, to panicking about whether plywood counts as real wood, we all have experienced our own variations. So does wood really have anything to do with our good luck, or have we been knocking our knuckles around for no reason. In this episode, we find out if knocking wood makes us a little stitious.

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Cutting hair is prohibited on certain days of the week in a lot of Indian households, so much so that Tuesday is even declared a holiday for local barbers and salons. Is someone out there watching us cut our hair, and if they are, what really is the big deal? The claims of the consequences that come with wanting a haircut, seem to be much worse than those bangs that are too short. In this episode, we find out if wanting a glowup, is something to be wary about, and maybe even, a little stitious.

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Why is the right side of our body considered auspicious and the left impure? Does the word righteousness just play into our minds, or is there actually something wrong with being a leftie? In this episode, we find out if this superstition has real reasoning, and if we have to be a little stitious.