Podcast Episodes

AI Companions: Always There. Never Real.

Season 3 Episode 994

AI ethics researcher ⁠Oluwaseun Sanwoolu⁠ discusses how ⁠AI companions can give constant support, but distort ideas about what a relationship really …

1 month, 4 weeks ago

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The Comfort Audio Club - April 27, 2026

Season 3 Episode 993

Media personality and reality TV aficionado Caitlin Green gives the scoop on the current drama with Summer House, and says why Gen Z is swapping doom…

1 month, 4 weeks ago

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Fungus on Mars: A Contamination Story

Season 3 Episode 992

Astrophysics professor ⁠⁠Jesse Rogerson⁠⁠ joins us with the following science news stories:

Platypus anatomy just got weirder, the egg-laying odd…

2 months ago

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Baby Boys Aren't Less Social Than Girls

Season 3 Episode 991

Neuroscience professor ⁠Lise Eliot⁠ reveals ⁠it's a myth that baby boys are less social than girls⁠.

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2 months ago

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Beavers Don't Make Flooding Worse

Season 3 Episode 990

Hydrogeomorphology researcher and professor ⁠Pascale Biron⁠ questions ⁠if beaver dams really make flooding worse⁠ – they don't.

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2 months ago

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Why You Wake in the Wee Hours

Season 3 Episode 989

Using sleep science, assistant professor of mental health ⁠Dr. Talar Moukhtarian⁠ explains ⁠what's going on when you wake up at 3am⁠.

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2 months ago

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FULL EPISODE: I Thought We Cleaned That Thing! - April 24, 2026

Season 3 Episode 988

Astrophysics professor ⁠Jesse Rogerson⁠ joins us with the following science news stories: ⁠Platypus anatomy just got weirder, the egg-laying oddities…

2 months ago

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Is Viewing Depression as a Chemical Imbalance Harmful?

Season 3 Episode 987

Psychiatrist and psychiatry professor ⁠Joanna Moncrieff⁠ reveals how ⁠believing in a 'chemical imbalance' might keep patients on antidepressants long…

2 months ago

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Music Makes Your Imagination More Vivid

Season 3 Episode 986

Music psychology researcher ⁠Ceren Ayyildiz⁠ explains how ⁠music and traffic noise make our imagination more vivid⁠.

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2 months ago

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Italy's Paid Leave for Sick Pets

Season 3 Episode 985

For the ambiguously named Pet Talk or Vet Talk it's all things animals and veterinarian ⁠Dr. Cliff Redford⁠ goes over the following:

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2 months ago

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