Scented: Life According To Your Nose

By Kaia Findlay,

Anita Rao, Amanda Magnus

Published April 29, 2022 at 11:15 AM EDT

Someone bends over a candle with two wicks lit, sniffing it with the word "scented" formed from the vapors coming off the candle.

Anita sniffs out what's so fascinating about the science of smell — and gets her mind blown. A psychologist shares why smell is our most emotional sense, plus stories about the mental health consequences of anosmia (losing your sense of smell), and a scent designer describes how to re-create memories through candles.

Meet the guests:

Bonnie Blodgett, author of “Remembering Smell.”
Rachel Herz, neuroscientist and author of “The Scent of Desire.”
Christina Degreaffenreidt, founder and creator behind Multifaceted, a candle-making company based in Greensboro.

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Kaia Findlay

Kaia Findlay is the lead producer of Embodied, WUNC's weekly podcast and radio show about sex, relationships and health. Kaia first joined the WUNC team in 2020 as a producer for The State of Things.

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Anita Rao

Anita Rao is an award-winning journalist, host, creator, and executive editor of "Embodied," a weekly radio show and podcast about sex, relationships & health.

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Amanda Magnus

Amanda Magnus is the executive producer of Embodied, a weekly radio show and podcast about sex, relationships and health. She has also worked on other WUNC shows including Tested and CREEP.

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