Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchConfectionology (CANDY) with Susan Benjamin
Episode 417
Licorice opinions! War chocolate! Candy corn origins, circus peanut secrets, the sourest sourballs, and your great aunt’s purse. Stay until the very …
1 year, 4 months ago
Momiology (MUMMIFICATION) Part 2 with Salima Ikram & Kara Cooney
Episode 416
Coffin engravings! Archaeology ethics! Linen wrappings! Repatriation! Sexy hippos!
We’re back with more mummies in this Part 2 with the wonderful Drs.…
1 year, 4 months ago
Momiology (MUMMIFICATION) Part 1 with Kara Cooney & Salima Ikram
Episode 415
Linen wrapping. Expensive resins. Sarcophagi. Preserving for eternity – or until someone raids their tomb. It’s a brand-new Spooktober episode with n…
1 year, 4 months ago
Urban Rodentology (SEWER RATS) Encore with Bobby Corrigan
Episode 414
Let’s kick off Spooktober with… RATS: They love pizza. They invade taquerias at midnight. They scurry. They cuddle. They outsmart. They inspire movie…
1 year, 5 months ago
Modern Toichographology (MURALS & STREET ART) with Conrad Benner
Episode 413
Murals! Frescos! Graffiti! Street art! Philadelphia is the birthplace of graffiti and the mural capital of the world so we sit down with city histori…
1 year, 5 months ago
Tardigradology (TINY SEMI-INDESTRUCTIBLE WATER BEAR MOSS PIGLET CREATURES CALLED TARDIGRADES) with Paul Bartels
Episode 412
Smaller than you can imagine. Potato-shaped. Mysterious. Romantic. And tough enough to survive the vacuum of space or decades of desiccation. Join pr…
1 year, 5 months ago
Suicidology (SUICIDE PREVENTION & AWARENESS) with DeQuincy Meiffren-Lézine
Episode 411
Give yourself a hug and take a deep breath and let’s chat with renowned Suicidologist Dr. DeQuincy Meiffren-Lézine. He is an absolute wonder and help…
1 year, 5 months ago
Coffeeology (COFFEE) with Peter Giuliano
Episode 410
When did coffee get into our mouths? Who’s right when it comes to the best coffee? What’s the most ethical way to enjoy it? What about the cats that …
1 year, 6 months ago
Museology (MUSEUMS) Encore in Memory of Ronnie Cline
Episode 409
A very special encore in memory of our favorite Museologist, Ronnie Cline. In this 2018 episode, we talked about the life and work of a great dude an…
1 year, 6 months ago
Speleology (CAVES) with Gina Moseley
Episode 408
Caves! Caverns! Grottos! Crystals! Let's get down and dirty with Speleology with explorer, researcher, professor, and paleoclimatologist Dr. Gina Mos…
1 year, 6 months ago