Scented: Life According To Your Nose (Revisited)

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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 鈥� 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 鈥�.鈥�
, neuroscientist and author of 鈥�.鈥�
Christina Degreaffenreidt, founder and creator behind , a candle-making company based in Greensboro.

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Kaia Findlay

Kaia Findlay is the lead producer of Embodied, 深夜福利's weekly podcast and radio show about sex, relationships and health. Kaia first joined the 深夜福利 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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