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Back to Search12: Terror-tomas w/ Dr. Ella Hubber
Season 1 Episode 12
Get ready to sink your teeth into this week’s topic: teratomas. What is a tumor, and how do they sometimes grow structures like teeth and hair? What is it really like to work in a research lab? Who w…
Published on 9 hours ago
11: Freaks with Beaks w/ Ralph Crewe
Season 1 Episode 11
Who is the absolute worst mom in the animal kingdom? Why is there an ominous population of black vultures haunting Pennsylvania? In your relationship, are you the crab or the raptor? Explore these qu…
Published on 2 months ago
10: The Funcanny Valley w/ Tom Lum
Season 1 Episode 10
Why do we feel so weird when robots look a little too much like humans? How have artists navigated the uncanny valley - whether narrowly avoiding it or intentionally plunging into the psychological t…
Published on 1 year, 1 month ago
9: Sex, Drugs, and Rocket Fuel
Season 1 Episode 9
Who is the mysteriously unnamed "rocket enthusiast" behind the founding of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory? Ashley uncovers the story of rocket engineer Jack Parsons and his relationship to space, o…
Published on 1 year, 2 months ago
8: Live, Laugh, Lava w/ Meagan Ankney
Season 1 Episode 8
What makes volcanic eruptions get so catastrophically massive? What's going on below the Earth's surface? Should we be worried about Yellowstone? Ellen & guest, geochemist and science communicator Me…
Published on 2 years, 3 months ago
7: Striking a Cordyceps
Season 1 Episode 7
Understanding a fungus isn't brain surgery... unless you're an ant. Ellen & Ashley discuss how and why the "zombie-ant fungus" takes control over its insect host, compare reality with the way it's po…
Published on 2 years, 4 months ago
6: Pompeii and Circumstance w/ Alex Schmidt
Season 1 Episode 6
Ellen takes Ashley and and guest Alex Schmidt on a journey through the history of Pompeii before, during, and after the catastrophic eruption of Mount Vesuvius.
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Published on 2 years, 6 months ago
5: The Fat is in the Fire
Season 1 Episode 5
We’ve got fire in our belly for this episode’s topic: the puzzling phenomenon of spontaneous human combustion. How does a person suddenly and mysteriously burst into flames, and what happens to the h…
Published on 2 years, 6 months ago
4: A Parasite for Sore Eyes w/ Katie Goldin
Season 1 Episode 4
The animal kingdom takes toxic relationships to a whole new level. Ellen & guest Katie Goldin discuss their favorite parasites, from snail eyestalk raves to big juicy butts to warm, cozy fish mouths.…
Published on 2 years, 7 months ago
3: Let's Get Nuclear Wasted
Season 1 Episode 3
This podcast is a message... and part of a system of messages... pay attention to it! Ellen & Ashley discuss nuclear waste, from the Simpsons and ninja turtle ooze to the mysteries of the distant fut…
Published on 2 years, 8 months ago