The Experiment

The Great Seed Panic of 2020

The Experiment ›

35:00 | Jul 15th, 2021

11 recommendations

Last summer, an unexplained phenomenon gripped nightly newscasts and Facebook groups across America: Unsolicited deliveries of obscurely labeled seed packages, seemingly from China, were being sent to...Show More



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humphreysui recommended:Jul 19th, 2021

anti-china/chinese sentiment always seems to find a market, bigotry? supremacist? discrimination? thanks to the media and the governments behind. Yet the truth always got brushed under the rug, becoming irrelevant.

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💬 A great conversation
💡 Educational
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mm recommended:Jul 20th, 2021

Wowwwww. Such a crazy episode. 🤯🤯🤯

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🤯 Unbeliveable
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rmmiller364 recommended:Jul 21st, 2021

I had read about these mysterious seed deliveries in the news and also the theory that it was an e-commerce scam to get more reviews. So I was shocked to hear that it’s even weirder (but also more simple?!) than that.

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💎 A Hidden Gem
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dsilvas recommended:Jul 28th, 2021

Good example of Occums Razor

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dldamore recommended:Jul 26th, 2021

Enjoyable listen. Was skeptical that the answer would take so long to explain in an episode. Worth the time.

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danny recommended:Jul 30th, 2021

Unexpectedly great episode

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phocks recommended:Aug 10th, 2021

There's a great quote in this episode that I think applies a lot today: People who are looking to correct what they see as a lot of conspiracy and craziness in the world have to be really careful about checking themselves for arrogance, because when that goes wrong, it backfires really horribly. Gr...Show More

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😲 Fascinating
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switters recommended:Aug 22nd, 2021

I thought this episode was:

🧐 Intriguing
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mrs.thornywolf recommended:Sep 3rd, 2021

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crossjr recommended:Sep 15th, 2021

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