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EPISODE · May 9, 2026 · 32 MIN

Bizarre Phobias: Genophobia, Neophobia & More

from The Worst of the Best Podcast · host Ryan Rebalkin

Ryan & Jason dive into 10 bizarre and uncommon phobias that most people have never heard of. From genophobia (fear of chins) and syingophobia (fear of relatives), to ablutophobia (fear of bathing), neophobia (fear of new things), deipnophobia (fear of dinner conversations), arachibutyrophobia (fear of peanut butter stuck to the roof of your mouth), heliophobia (fear of sunlight), chorophobia (fear of dancing), gelotophobia (fear of laughter), and optophobia (fear of opening your eyes). They discuss how these phobias impact daily life and pick the absolute worst one.0:00 – Welcome & episode intro3:12 – Genophobia: Fear of chins5:45 – Syngenophobia: Fear of relatives8:48 – Ablutophobia: Fear of bathing10:37 – Neophobia: Fear of new things12:58 – Deipnophobia: Fear of dinner conversations15:06 – Arachibutyrophobia: Peanut butter fear17:16 – Heliophobia: Fear of sunlight19:58 – Chorophobia: Fear of dancing22:02 – Gelotophobia: Fear of laughter24:58 – Optophobia: Fear of opening eyes26:54 – Picking the worst phobia & final thoughts

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Ryan & Jason dive into 10 bizarre and uncommon phobias that most people have never heard of. From genophobia (fear of chins) and syingophobia (fear of relatives), to ablutophobia (fear of bathing), neophobia (fear of new things), deipnophobia (fear...

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