Stuff They Don't Want You To Know Listener Mail: The Nature of Intuition, Canadian Citizenship, Manhole Michelangelo and More
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Jan 29, 2026 A lively mailbag covers a manhole artist’s run-in with authorities and how the city reached an unusual deal. New Canadian citizenship rules and who they affect get unpacked. A proposed 'Board of Peace' and its pay-to-play concerns spark debate. Letters probe intuition as a survival tool and the challenges of asylum and leaving the country.
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Rutabaga Meets Frank Zappa
- Dale connected the show's rutabaga bit to Frank Zappa's song "Call Any Vegetable."
- Ben and Matt played a short clip and quoted Zappa on the religious right's political influence.
Manhole Michelangelo Story
- Mert called to highlight Sioux City's "Manhole Michelangelo," an outsider artist painting flowers on manholes.
- Brandon Bradshaw was charged but later signed an agreement allowing him to paint with permission from the city.
Canada Expanded Citizenship By Descent
- Bill C-3 extends Canadian citizenship transmission to additional descendants and resolves some 'Lost Canadians.'
- The change simplifies proof and allows some to apply for citizenship certificates retroactively.
