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Why don’t we eat people? (classic)

Crypto Island by PJ Vogt

Feb 20, 202660:47Technology

A question from a four-year-old tips us into an investigation of one of our most fundamental taboos: cannibalism. With help from New Yorker food critic Hannah Goldfield and writer Kelefa Sanneh. To learn more about liste...

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Why don’t we eat people? (classic) is an episode from Crypto Island by PJ Vogt. A question from a four-year-old tips us into an investigation of one of our most fundamental taboos: cannibalism. With help from New Yorker food critic Hannah G...

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Published Feb 20, 2026, 60:47 long, audio available.

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