Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchField Trip: Activism Art Panel Recorded at WonderCon
Episode 437
Exactly the inspiration you need. Exactly the perfect time. Pass it on to anyone who loves art and/or speaking up. I went to Comic-Con’s little siste…
1 year ago
Cardiology (THE HEART) with Herman Taylor
Episode 436
It beats. It throws blood. It breaks – but not if Dr. Herman Taylor can help it. He is a physician, professor and director of the Cardiovascular Rese…
1 year ago
Erethizonology (PORCUPINES) with Tim Bean
Episode 435
Barbs. Grunts. Bone caves. Dogs who got too close. We got porcupines, folks. Dr. Tim Bean of Cal Poly is as charming an ologist you can get, fielding…
1 year ago
Agnotology (WILLFUL IGNORANCE) Updated Encore with Dr. Robert Proctor
Episode 434
Yes, there is an -ology for that. And yes, we’re airing this episode -– with a ton of 2025 updates -– because it’s never felt more relevant. Dr. Robe…
1 year ago
Hippopotomology (HIPPOS) with Rebecca Lewison
Episode 433
Do they sweat blood? Will one kill you? What are cocaine hippos? Is Moo Deng… okay? Actual real life Hippopotomologist Dr. Rebecca Lewison explains h…
1 year, 1 month ago
Thyroidology (THYROID GLAND) with Kepal Patel
Episode 432
Sad? Cold? Hot? Wired? Blame the thyroid. Maybe. In your throat there is a butterfly-shaped gland under a shield-shaped Adam’s Apple and it controls …
1 year, 1 month ago
Eco-Odorology (SCIENCE-SNIFFING DOGS) with Kayla Fratt
Episode 431
Dogs doing science. With their faces. As a follow-up to last week’s Ethnocynology episode about humans domesticating wolves, we chat with conservatio…
1 year, 1 month ago
Ethnocynology (HUMANS & DOGS THROUGH TIME) with David Ian Howe
Episode 430
Ancient dogs! Domestic wolves! Anthropology! Archaeology! It’s all Ethnocynology: when humans and dogs started living and working together. The wonde…
1 year, 1 month ago
Fire Ecology (WILDFIRES & INDIGENOUS FIRE MANAGEMENT) Mega Encore with Gavin Jones & Amy Christianson (LA Fires Re-Release)
Episode 429
As wildfires burn across L.A. — and my neighborhood evacuates — we thought it would be a good time to encore these Fire Ecology episodes so I can lit…
1 year, 1 month ago
Eudemonology (HAPPINESS) Encore with Laurie Santos
Episode 428
HAPPINESS RESEARCH, straight up. What is happiness? How do our circumstances affect happiness? Why is the word “gratitude” kinda cringey? What can we…
1 year, 2 months ago