29: Swearing is Good Medicine

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In this episode, Matt tries to find out if a study saying that swearing has an "opiate" like effect on pain is valid. He calls in journalist Jeff Harder , doctoral Northwestern student, Jim Kloet and pain psychologist Dr...

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