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Radiolab Pledge Spot - Oxytocin

Series: Radiolab
From: WNYC
Length: 00:00:47

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Rl_wnyc_org_small RK: Hi, I’m Robert Krulwich…
JA: And I’m Jad Abumrad…
RK: Both of us from Radiolab.  And we have been told that the act of giving…
JA: For example, giving money to a radio station you like…
RK: Right.  You’re saying, here, I want to help you.  Well, neuroscientists say that very often, when you help others, your body gives you a kind of…hug.
JA: By releasing, among other things, a hormone called Oxytocin.
[Oxytocin jingle]
JA: A hormone associated with being in love, and nuzzling, and tickling and cuddling…
RK: Well, it’s a hormone that makes you feel good all over.
JA: Yes.  And if you choose to pledge right now, in addition to knowing that you’re helping to make great radio happen…
RK: Just possibly you will release a flood of Oxytocin.
JA: And that will make you feel really, really good.
RK: Yeah.
JA: You want to feel good today?  Here’s the number to call:

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RK: Hi, I’m Robert Krulwich…
JA: And I’m Jad Abumrad…
RK: Both of us from Radiolab.  And we have been told that the act of giving…
JA: For example, giving money to a radio station you like…
RK: Right.  You’re saying, here, I want to help you.  Well, neuroscientists say that very often, when you help others, your body gives you a kind of…hug.
JA: By releasing, among other things, a hormone called Oxytocin.
[Oxytocin jingle]
JA: A hormone associated with being in love, and nuzzling, and tickling and cuddling…
RK: Well, it’s a hormone that makes you feel good all over.
JA: Yes.  And if you choose to pledge right now, in addition to knowing that you’re helping to make great radio happen…
RK: Just possibly you will release a flood of Oxytocin.
JA: And that will make you feel really, really good.
RK: Yeah.
JA: You want to feel good today?  Here’s the number to call:

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