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25. Grit

"What's your take on this whole grit thing?"

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Nobody Knows features the voice of Mason Rosenthal, with sound design by Morgan FitzPatrick Andrews. Julie Beth asked the question. Somebody dropped a nickel into the 100-year-old calliope, which provided the music for this episode.


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24. Clowns

"Why are Americans afraid of clowns?"

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Nobody Knows features the voice of Mason Rosenthal, with sound design by Morgan FitzPatrick Andrews. Daniel McNamara asked the question. 13-year-old Joë Rossi and Abol-hasan Sabā played the accordion and violin in1930s France and Persia. Poll mentioned in the episode was from 2016 and can be found here.


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23. Snoring

"Why doesn’t loud snoring wake up the snorer?"

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Nobody Knows features the voice of Mason Rosenthal, with sound design by Morgan FitzPatrick Andrews. Bunny Slippers asked the question. Somebody doesn't snore, despite what everybody says.


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22. Seasoning

"Sugar or salt?"

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Nobody Knows features the voice of Mason Rosenthal, with sound design by Morgan FitzPatrick Andrews. Chenda Cope asked the question. The orchestras of Victor Herbert and Raderman-Beckerman provided the sugar and salt a century ago. Somebody likes the space between stations.


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21. Brothers

"Why do I love and hate my brother at the same time?"

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Nobody Knows features the voice of Mason Rosenthal, with sound design by Morgan FitzPatrick Andrews. Scott Blackshire asked the question. No feline nor human siblings were harmed in the making of this episode. Somebody is an only child.


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20. Size

"If size doesn’t matter, what does?"

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Nobody Knows features the voice of Mason Rosenthal, with sound design by Morgan FitzPatrick Andrews. Dave Nimmons asked this episode's question. Bailey's Lucky Seven played the tune "Toot Toot Tootsie Goodbye" back in 1922.


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19. Strangers

"Why am I so scared of strangers?"

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Nobody Knows features the voice of Mason Rosenthal, with sound design by Morgan FitzPatrick Andrews. Vanessa Ogbuehi asked the question. Giovanni Vicari played the mandolin in Little Italy in the 1920s. Somebody played with the gramophone instead of refilling the water cooler.


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18. Gentrification

"Am I a gentrifier?"

Gentrification
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Nobody Knows features the voice of Nobody answering your questions. Christina Gesualdi asked this episode’s question. Somebody drove the bulldozer, borrowed from the community at freesound.org.


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17. Lotus

"Why do good things happen to bad people?"

Lotus
Medium Theatre Company
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Nobody Knows features the voice of Mason Rosenthal, with sound design by Morgan FitzPatrick Andrews. Question asked both by Jessica Johnson and Dorie Byrne. Music played by Moshir Homayoun in 1933. Benjamin Rosenthal played Somebody Bad's stunt double and might not be responsible for this episode's use of the S-word in both English and German.


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16. Cake

"How come nobody ever bakes cakes for their friends?"

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Nobody Knows features the voice of Mason Rosenthal, with sound design by Morgan FitzPatrick Andrews. Question asked by Lily Cavanaugh. Music by Rafael Iriarte and Rosendo Pesoa, recorded in Argentina sometime in the 1920s.


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15. Efficiency

"How can I boost my efficiency?"

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Nobody Knows features the voice of Nobody, with sound design by Somebody. Question asked by Summer Chiu.

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14. Prayer

"How secret should our prayers be?

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Nobody Knows features the voice of Nobody, with sound design by Somebody. Question asked by Kirk Lynn. Prayer bells rung for us by a flock of sheep in the Carpathian Mountains.

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13. Pining

"How long have you pined for the thing you don't have?"

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Nobody Knows features the voice of Nobody, with sound design by Somebody. Question asked by Kylin Metler.

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12. German

"Why do we find a German accent to be reassuring, calming, authoritative, and yet dispassionate? "

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Nobody Knows features the voice of Nobody, with sound design by Somebody. Question asked by the de Roche family. Music by Brüder Baldauf, recorded in the 1930s.

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11. Flowers

"How can I learn to simply appreciate the beauty of flowers once again?

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Nobody Knows features the voice of Nobody, with sound design and floral arrangements by Somebody. Question asked by Paul Kruse. A warning to listeners: this episode uses the phrase "severed sexual organs" more than once.

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10. Politicians

"Why do people have political beliefs that are so bad for the world?

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Nobody Knows features the voice of Nobody, with sound design by Somebody. Question asked by Elizabeth Weinstein. Spanish military band music recorded by Radio Nacional in Sevilla sometime during the early 1950s.

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9. Late

"Is it better late than never?"

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Nobody Knows features the voice of Nobody, with sound design and ace driving by Somebody. Question asked by listener Dana Haberern.

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8. Places

"How should I deal with sudden losses of familiar places?"

Places
Medium Theatre Company
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Nobody Knows features the voice of Nobody, with sound design by Somebody. Question asked by listener PJ Huang. Music taken from old 78's by J. O. LaMadeleine, Effisio Melis, the Original Sacred Harp Choir, Temiuv Damirov, and the Georgian State Folk Song and Dance Ensemble.

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7. Meteor

"Are we safe from meteors crashing into Earth?"

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Nobody Knows features the voice of Nobody, with sound design by Somebody. Question asked by listener Anastasia Wasko.

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6. Eden

"Are humans more important than other animals?"

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Nobody Knows features the voice of Nobody, with sound design by Somebody. Question asked by listener Benjamin Rosenthal. Other voices heard from many birds, insects, a gibbon and various blue monkeys. Nobody was eaten in the making of this episode. Somebody is vegan.

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