The History of Our Fears and Obsessions with Kate Summerscale

Here's Where It Gets Interesting

English - November 07, 2022 06:00 - 35 minutes - 82 MB - ★★★★★ - 13.3K ratings
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Joining Sharon on Here’s Where It Gets Interesting today is author Kate Summerscale. She recently wrote The Book of Phobias & Manias, which highlights the history of our fears and obsessions. How come so many of us find dolls and clowns unnerving? Why do we react with a shriek when we see a mouse skitter across the kitchen floor? And what super famous American entrepreneur suffered from koumpounophobia... the fear of buttons?

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