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Sneak Peek: Hoax Hunters explain the Pokemon Shock
This is a sneak peek of a bonus episode available to Smarty Pass subscribers. It’s a follow up to the Forever Ago episode about the history of Pokemon. This time, Marc and Sanden are back as the Hoax Hunters to investigate a phenomenon known as the Pokemon Shock. It was an event where a TV show apparently made thousands of people feel sick. To hear the full episode, sign up for Smarty Pass and support the Brains On Universe.
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greeting from me or Joy Dolo, head to smartypass.org and sign up for Smartypass. Enjoy.
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That's the show where Sandin and I look into claims that seem hard to believe. Like what?
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- 98% of the words are B1 or easier.
- 108 words a minute: slow, clear speech.
- 8 harder words (B2 and up) in the whole episode.
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The opening of the episode. The whole transcript is in the player.
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Lemonado. Brains on Universe. greeting from me or Joy Dolo, head to smartypass.org and sign up for Smartypass. Enjoy. Hey smartypals, Mark and Sandin here. Yo, what's up? We're back as the hoax hunters.
That's the show where Sandin and I look into claims that seem hard to believe. Like what? to find out if they are real, a misunderstanding, or maybe a hoax. Gonna hunt that hoax? Oh yeah, gonna hunt it.
Today, we're bringing you a bonus episode that's only available to smarty pals like you. So exclusive. It's kind of a follow-up to that Forever ago episode on the history of Pokemon. Like a sequel!
That was the opening. The rest of the episode (6 min) is in the player: every word clickable, with translation, saved words and flashcards.
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