Podcast Episodes

Micropia (Winter Wonder Classic)

Take a trip to Micropia, the world’s only museum dedicated to microscopic organisms and learn about our invisible life companions.

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Published on 2 years ago

Milky Seas (Winter Wonder Classic)

Join host Dylan Thuras, a satellite scientist, and a ship captain in search of gigantic swaths of bioluminescence that radiate up from the surface of the sea over thousands of square miles. 

Published on 2 years ago

Laguna Del Diamante (Winter Wonder Classic)

A toxic lake high in the Andes mountains in Argentina is home to microbes that provide a window to our planet’s past — and a key to securing its future.

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Published on 2 years ago

Relampago del Catatumbo (Winter Wonder Classic)

There’s an everlasting lightning storm in Northwestern Venezuela that appears in the night sky nearly every night.

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Published on 2 years ago

The Various Ends of the World (Winter Wonder Classic)

Science writer Peter Brannen takes listeners on a tour of the world’s five major mass extinctions.

Published on 2 years ago

Spacecraft Cemetery (Winter Wonder Classic)

Where does space stuff go after it dies? To this spot deep, deep in the Pacific ocean.

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Published on 2 years ago

Fun and Funny Science with Mary Roach (Winter Wonder Classic)

Author Mary Roach takes us into the hidden corners of the scientific world. From training to poop in space to the surprisingly pleasant Common Cold Unit, all the way to the inside of Elvis’s colon. I…

Published on 2 years ago

The Grave of Miss Baker (Winter Wonder Classic)

Visitors leave bananas on the grave of “America’s First Lady of Space,” an early astronaut whose incredible life was forgotten. 

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Published on 2 years ago

The Tunguska Event (Winter Wonder Classic)

We head to a remote region of Russia, to the epicenter of what would become known as the Tunguska Event. An event that may seem unfathomable… except we have firsthand accounts from people who witness…

Published on 2 years ago

Amir Siraj and the Interstellar Object (Winter Wonder Classic)

Amir Siraj was a sophomore in college when he discovered what may be the first documented interstellar object to hit Earth.

Published on 2 years ago