98% of skin cancers are non-melanoma
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Snapshot · Matt and Shane's Secret Podcast
Ep 620 - In Defense of Sunlight (feat. Rowan Jacobsen)
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Jun 18, 2026
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Skin Cancer Reality Check: Melanoma vs. the Common Ones
At 13:35 · chapter starts 13:00
Asked to deliver some oyster razzle-dazzle, Rowan Jacobsen does not disappoint. A raw oyster's closed shell is the oyster actively holding itself shut, gripping with muscular force — the shucker is literally overcoming its resistance and cutting through its muscle. Good shuckers open the shell so gently you can still see the oyster's heart beating as it's served. Rowan also explains that oysters taste different from every body of water because they concentrate that water — and speculates that the excitement people feel at a pile of oysters on the table is partly because they're consuming live energy, a kind of 'poor man's adrenochrome.' Matt resolves to test the heartbeat theory on his tongue at the next opportunity.
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