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Scented: Life According To Your Nose (Revisited)

By Kaia Findlay,

Anita Rao

Published April 7, 2023 at 5:30 AM EDT

An illustration of a person bending over to smell a candle with two wicks lit. The word "scented" is formed from the scent 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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Embodied Podcast Brain Science

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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