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WHY IS THAT?

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Some of the best things in life are often taken for granted, WHY IS THAT?

Have you ever wondered why bread is so much nicer in France? Why people in the UK drive on the left instead of the right? Why planes don't fall out of the sky?

In "WHY IS THAT?" Sebastien Pollock gives you the answers to why things are the way they are and tells a few good stories along the way. Join us on our exploration of the world, through history, science and entertainment and where sometimes the plainest of objects hide the most exciting of tales.

"WHY IS THAT?" is an RJP Media production for World Radio Normandy Caen and World Radio Paris.

These episodes also exist in video form on Youtube!

This series is also available on:

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PODCASTS

WIT - Episode 03

Smiling used to be offensive (w/ Prof. Colin Jones CBE)

00:00 / 01:04

3 Oct 2025

WIT | Episode 02

Britain once had its own prohibition

00:00 / 01:04

21 Aug 2025

WIT | Episode 01

A terrible plague made them dance

00:00 / 01:04

23 Jul 2025

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A City in Trance: Strasbourg’s 1518 Dancing Plague

"WHY IS THAT?" will broadcast its first episode on WRNC tomorrow

23 Jul 2025

The people who danced themselves to death, the start of a new series on WRNC

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