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Oology (EGGS) Encore + Bonus Material with John Bates
Episode 189
This encore includes tons of previously cut and never-before-heard bonus material (and maybe an eggregious number of sidenotes) about how perfect and…
4 years, 11 months ago
Fanthropology Pt. 2 (FANDOM) with Meredith Levine
Episode 188
PART 2 with legit professional Fanthropologist Meredith Levine. In this thrilling conclusion, we take Patreon questions and address stans vs. fans, c…
4 years, 11 months ago
Fanthropology (FANDOM) with Meredith Levine
Episode 187
Why does some music give us butterflies? Why do we loooove certain comic books, social media accounts or TV characters? What story does your toothpas…
4 years, 11 months ago
Nephrology (KIDNEYS) with Samira Farouk
Episode 186
What’s in pee? Should you donate a kidney to a stranger? Which hurts worse: childbirth or kidney stones? Why are some kidneys the size of footballs? …
5 years ago
Cicadology (CICADAS) with Gene Kritsky
Episode 185
They are numerous. They are patient. They are COMING for the United States in droves this spring: They are cicadas. *The* Cicada guy Dr. Gene Kritsky…
5 years ago
Gluteology (BUTTS) with Natalia Reagan
Episode 184
Yes, an entire episode on butts. Primatologist and anthropologist Natalia Reagan joins to chat about the caboose: why do we have butts? Why do we lik…
5 years ago
Molecular Biology (PROTEINS + SCIENCE COMMUNICATION) with Raven “The Science Maven” Baxter
Episode 183
This one’s got it all: teeny tiny cellular factories, obscure trivia, historical gossip, sick beats, mitochondrial relevancy, viral popularity, a bac…
5 years ago
Carobology (NOT-CHOCOLATE TREES) with Megan Lynch
Episode 182
You might only know carob as not-chocolate, which is a tragedy of its disco-era branding. This tough, gnarly, drought-resistant plant is the real-lif…
5 years, 1 month ago
Economic Sociology Pt. 2 (MONEY/FREAKONOMICS) with Steven Levitt and Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman
Episode 181
Part 2 is here! Gamestop, #stonks, Universal Basic Income, how to incentivize things that are good for us, whether or not kids should have an allowan…
5 years, 1 month ago
Economic Sociology Pt. 1 (MONEY/FREAKONOMICS) with Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman and Steven Levitt
Episode 180
Choices! Trade-offs! Money! How much should you save? And how much should stimulus checks be? Don’t be scared by the term “economics,” especially sin…
5 years, 1 month ago