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"In music, Common Time refers to the 4/4 time signature. It means that each bar (measure) of music has four beats, and that a beat is equal to a quarter note. It's so common that the notes (in American English at least) are pretty much named for it. Why else would a 'whole note' be four beats and everything else taken as fractions?"

"For some reason, 4/4 time is used in the overwhelming majority of rock and pop songs, to the point that it gives an impression of no other time signatures existing. A well-known joke among jazz bands is about a newbie trying (and failing) to read a piece written in 7/8 time, counting the beats "one - two - three - four - five - six - se - ven," being all too accustomed to 4/4 time. Classical music is rather more diverse in meter, with 2/2 ('Cut time'), 3/8 ('waltz'), 6/8, and 3/4 being quite common. 6/8 time is also common in Blues and Blues Rock music. ..."

"Functional Folk Medicine is when folk and alternative medical treatments are considered as useful for treating illness as medicine understood through scientific rigor. In this context, "folk medicine" is a form of medicine passed down through cultures and may or may not have any scientific basis in its effects, real or not."

"For much of human history, there was no distinction between the two. When illness and injury struck, people did their best to discover ways of treating the afflicted. They used whatever they had to heal others, whether it's ..."

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Episode 448: Episode 399 - Leftovers (Vol. 28) July 29, 2026