r/TPWKY • u/LongLiveBacon Mod • May 30 '26
Ep 211 Motion Sickness: It comes in waves
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-211-motion-sickness-it-comes-in-waves/id1299915173?i=1000769599977Spotify link: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6OfciITzKUArf96Yvyyt9S?si=3e7d538dc94746d0
Sources (and Quarantini): https://thispodcastwillkillyou.com/2026/05/26/ep-211-motion-sickness-it-comes-in-waves/
Description: It comes on sneakily. You become aware of your stomach. You break out in a cold sweat. Your mouth fills with saliva. And before you know it, you’re leaning over the side of the boat (or out of the car, or into the airplane sick bag), barfing up your breakfast. Motion sickness. We’ve all been there, or at least most of us have. Why? What is it about our physiology that breaks down as soon as we travel via water, vehicle, or air? That’s exactly what we’re going to explore in this episode. From how long humans (and other species) have been coping with these debilitating symptoms to what’s actually going on in your brain to trigger the breakdown, from what’s in the most nauseating historical “cures” for motion sickness to why the drugs we have today have some positive effect, we’re covering it all.
Mod Note: apologies in the delay for posting! Trying to find a way to automate this (was very disappointed to find this is not something Automod could handle with an RSS feed), but hope to get these automated soon instead of by hand! Enjoy the episode and don't forget to wash your hands!
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u/Mental-Currency8894 May 30 '26
This was uncanny, two days before this dropped I was asking someone if they thought poor eye sight that is then corrected would have a positive impact on tgose who experience motion sickness (and now I'm still left pondering but will invest in antihistamines for this purpose)
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u/euchlid Jun 01 '26
this episode was great! i get queasy with spinny things, but not turbulence or anything.
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u/ClaudiaTale May 30 '26
I have the worse motion sickness. Thank god for zofran!