Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchWhat the heck is going on inside microwaves?
Episode 7
#007 Rebroadcast
Melissa finally explains to Jam how microwaves work after making him wait for an entire week. What the heck is going on inside micro…
22 hours ago
Which chemistry lessons have stuck with us? (Happy Chemiversary!)
Episode 246
What happens when a chemist and a non-chemist make a podcast together for seven years? Which chemistry lessons stuck, which episode ideas spectacular…
1 week ago
Can water air-condition your house?
Episode 245
What exactly is a swamp cooler, and why can it beat the heat in Arizona but leave you sweaty and betrayed in Houston? How can an air conditioner run …
2 weeks ago
What’s the dark side of air conditioning?
Episode 244
Could a cheaper, more environmentally friendly refrigerant already exist, and could corporate lobbying be helping keep it out of American air conditi…
3 weeks ago
Reddit Chemistry: Why do metals make different-colored flames? (and other questions)
What happens when a chemist ventures onto Reddit to answer the internet’s most pressing science questions? Why does carbon get its own entire branch …
4 weeks ago
How does your AC actually make cold air?
Episode 243
Is your air conditioner secretly doing chemistry while you’re inside pretending summer doesn’t exist? How does it turn hot air into cool air, and why…
1 month ago
Why do diet coke and mentos do that thing?
Episode 44
#044 Rebroadcast
You know what we're talking about. That spectacular fizzy geyser. This week, Melissa and Jam explore what makes diet coke and mentos…
1 month, 1 week ago
Why do people hate organic chemistry?
Episode 135
#135 Rebroadcast
Well guess what, Melissa is a PhD Doctor now! And you know what that means? She gets to tell us more details about the research she …
1 month, 2 weeks ago
What if the system needs fixing instead of the students? (BCCE 2026)
What if the biggest challenge in chemistry education isn’t helping students survive—but helping them thrive? In this final bonus episode of our BCCE …
1 month, 3 weeks ago
What’s really happening when our hair gets damaged?
#028
This week, Melissa and Jam travel even further down the rabbit hole of hair chemistry. How does our hair get damaged? How do we curl, straighten…
1 month, 3 weeks ago