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Fearology Pt. 1 (FEAR) with Mary Poffenroth
Episode 30
Every day, your brain tries to save your life by being terrified. Thanks, brain! Also, calm the f*ck down, brain. Alie hunted down Mary Poffenroth, a…
7 years, 10 months ago
Radiology (X-RAY VISION) with Varshana Gurusamy
Episode 29
Hey, kiddo, it's what's INSIDE that matters -- like your guts and bones and squishy brain and intestines and stuff. Meet Dr. Varshana Gurusamy: diagn…
7 years, 10 months ago
Evolutionary Biology (DARWINISM) with John McCormack
Episode 28
Celebrate your lucky mutations with an episode about natural selection, agonizing boat trips, redemption stories, olde timey inter-family marriages, …
7 years, 10 months ago
Gynecology (NETHER HEALTH) with Philippa Ribbink
Episode 27
Let's get intimate with the mechanics of nether parts via a frank chat with the calmest, coolest gyno in Portland, Dr. Philippa Ribbink. She visited …
7 years, 11 months ago
Zymology (BEER) with Quinton Sturgeon
Episode 26
If you like booze, you'll love... fungus! Alie goes Rogue and takes a field trip to a brewery in Newport, OR where she smells vats of bubbling beer s…
7 years, 11 months ago
Melittology (BEES) with Amanda Shaw
Episode 25
BEES! Hives, honey, and how to keep them as outdoor pets. Meet melittologist and President of the Urban Beekeepers Association, Amanda Shaw. She and …
7 years, 11 months ago
Museology (MUSEUMS) with Ronnie Cline
Episode 24
Museums! Mummies! Paintings! Hot dogs! Alie sits down with her dear internet friend and museologist Ronnie Cline, who manages 30,000 artifacts over 2…
7 years, 11 months ago
Gizmology (ROBOTS) with Simone Giertz
Episode 23
YouTube's Sh*tty Robots machine-maker, very funny human being, professional tinkerer and potential astronaut Simone Giertz hops in Alie's car to hang…
7 years, 11 months ago
Mythology (STORYTELLING) with John Bucher
Episode 22
Superhero movies. Bastardized fairy tales. The psychology of celebrity. Star Wars. And yes, some ancient Greek and Roman myths. Professional mytholog…
8 years ago
Teuthology (SQUIDS) with Sarah McAnulty
Episode 21
Squids. Cuttlefish. Octopusseseses. The world's most impassioned squid nerd, Sarah McAnulty, gets locked in a basement with Alie to talk about cephal…
8 years ago