{"id":14855,"date":"2026-10-16T17:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-16T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/handoli.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/16\/the-smell-of-hell\/"},"modified":"2026-10-16T17:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-16T14:00:00","slug":"the-smell-of-hell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/handoli.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/16\/the-smell-of-hell\/","title":{"rendered":"The Smell of Hell"},"content":{"rendered":"

Throughout human history, there\u2019s been one element we\u2019ve always associated with death. Just the smell of it is an alarm bell that says, \u201csomething here is dangerous.\u201d But what if our noses have been wrong all along?<\/p>\n

In this episode of our series Viscera: Gripping Tales of the Human Body<\/i>, we take you to a live performance in Boston where we reveal how this much-maligned element might be better understood as the smell of life.<\/p>\n

LATERAL CUTS:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Want to see a Viscera show? Join us for Radiolab Presents: Viscera, live in New York City on Thursday, November 5th. All about the sometimes freaky world of organ transplants, with special guest Mary Roach discussing her upcoming book, Replaceable You: Adventures in Human Anatomy<\/u><\/a>. Get your tickets at wnyc.org\/events<\/u><\/a>.<\/p>\n

EPISODE CREDITS:<\/strong>
Reported by – Avir Mitra and Matt Kielty
with help from – Mona Madgavkar
Produced by – Mona Madgavkar and Matt Kielty
with mixing help from – Jeremy Bloom
Fact-checking by – Rachel Gross
and Edited by\u00a0 – Pat Walters
Liveshow production support – Natalia Ramirez, Sarah Sandbach, Maia Appleby Melamed, and Jeremy Bloom.<\/p>\n

EPISODE CITATIONS:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Videos –\u00a0<\/p>\n