Science Says Swearing Makes You Stronger (But There's a Catch)

This week only three questions matter: can dropping an F-bomb actually make you physically stronger, are true crime fans secret geniuses or secret psychopaths, and has America genuinely decided that country music is cooler than weed?--Topics: Swearing improves physical performance, physiological flow, self-confidence boosting, freedom from constraints, grunting and tennis racket power, sample size gripes, the 60-second cap is a limit on science, the crime of country music, swear word vs neutral word, salary negotiation tactics, placebo and Hawthorne effect, peak performance and courage, 3am intruders, peacocking, true crime podcast listeners, Journal of Psychology of Popular Media, information seeking and learning from victims' mistakes, physiological arousal and suspense, horror movies as safe thrills, James's childhood horror trauma, the dark triad again, narcissism, psychopathy, Machiavellianism, personality and media choices, America rates what's cool, YouGov coolness survey, marijuana coolness ranking, pluralistic ignorance, country music vs heavy metal, cigarettes making a comeback, and online survey bias.--Follow the show on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and if you have any weird but wonderful news / stories, email me at [email protected] to the show on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.--00:00 - It begins00:28 - Intro01:20 - Does swearing improve performance?11:18 - Why do people really listen to true crime?19:48 - America decides what's cool26:48 - Outro28:05 - What's coming next