Comedy podcaster and science correspondent Alie Ward asks smart people dumb questions to learn about their professional obsessions.
Feb 26
Culcitology (QUILTS) with Luke Haynes, Olivia Joseph, and Joe Cunningham
Scrap quilts. Sewing bees. Secret codes. Political activism. Controversies. Three of your new favorite Culcitologists – Olivia Joseph, Luke Haynes, and Joe Cunningham – are stitched together for one mega episode on one of the most underappreciated and widely practiced arts in the ... Show More
1h 46m
Feb 19
Zoohoplology (ANIMAL DEFENSES) with Ted Stankowich
Barbs. Spurs. Stinks. Scutes. Shrieks. Fashion. Drama. Animal behaviorist, evolutionary biologist, Cal State Long Beach professor, and your new favorite Zoohoplologist, Dr. Ted Stankowich, divulges about putting your dukes up or curling into a ball so you don’t die. Either/or, so ... Show More
1h 11m
Feb 2021
Carrie Brownstein
Carrie Brownstein [Portlandia, Transparent, The Nowhere Inn] is a writer, director, actress, comedian and rock star. She talks with Anna about why the Pacific Northwest is almost home, embracing the “not doing”, the influential rock band that was Sleater-Kinney, the markers of su ... Show More
1h 17m
Sep 2022
646: Brain Damage Jokes, Flat Earth Athletes, & Butt Ogling
<p>Susie watched an old clip on YouTube of an actor acting strangely, and realized later that he was a literal psychopath. We discuss Shaquille O'Neal's insistence that the Earth is flat. Susie goes over a list of ADHD traits to see if Sarah can relate with them. We hear about a ... Show More
56m 9s
Aug 2019
Brain Science
Ron and Carolina are joined by a brain scientist to find out why dance is all we need.Credits:Ron Burgundy: Host, Writer, Executive ProducerCarolina Barlow: Co-Host, Writer, and Producer.Producers: Whitney Hodack, Jack O'Brien, Miles Gray, and Nick StumpfExecutive Producer: Mike ... Show More
32m 10s
Jul 2021
OSPod Episode 22: Dreams, Comedies, and a Future Tony Winner
<p>Waking from a strange world where anything is possible, the OSPod crew asks the big questions. Who would be a better guide through hell, Guy Fieri or Steve Irwin? Did Greek comedy slap? Will Red ever do the outro flawlessly? Find out the answer to some of those questions on th ... Show More
59m 19s