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Apr 22
Cannibal Caribou, Charming Worms, Strawberry-Flavored Neutrinos
Rachel's officially back! Chanda Prescod-Weinstein also joins as a guest host. This week, they talk about self-made caribou snacks, how to charm a worm, and why neutrinos can be classified as nontrinary. The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week is a podcast by Popular Science. Shar ... Show More
54m 31s
Apr 8
REVISITING Naked Founding Fathers, Jalapeño Thumb, Counting Vampires
In our final rerun episode during Rachel's parental leave, we have the oldest episode yet. It features one of Jess' first appearances on the show in which she details strange vampire folklore (and why they love to count), Claire Maldarelli shares a weird pepper-related medical co ... Show More
44m 42s
Mar 25
Killer Demon Core, Victorian Theater-Kid Ghosts, Louis Pasteur's Secrets
Jess brings adef and jacksonparodi on the show this week to discuss how one sphere killed two men in a matter of days, why folks in Victorian Australia used glowing paint to transform into ghosts, and how Louis Pasteur had more aura than ever imaginable. adef on Youtube: https:// ... Show More
1h 17m
Apr 2021
Episode 2: Our Journey Towards Science Part 1
<p>In this first part of our Journey Towards Science episode, we will talk about why we wanted to be scientists and how we got there. In this first part, we discuss our childhood inspirations and why we chose to study Biomedical Sciences and where. In the next episode, we talk ab ... Show More
32m 37s
Oct 2025
The Moment of Truth: The Moth Podcast
This episode originally aired on April 17, 2020 This week's episode is all about moments of truth. Our three slam stories are about awakenings, life-changing choices and everything in between. Hosted by The Moth’s Executive Producer, Sarah Austin Jenness. Storytellers: Tim Sommer ... Show More
25m 12s
Apr 2021
Episode 1: Meet the Struggling Scientists
<p>In this first episode, you meet the Struggling Scientists Hosts, Suzanne and Jayron! We introduce ourselves and this Science Podcast and talk about our goals!</p><p>We are Jayron and Suzanne, 2 PhD students in the world of Medical Biochemistry. Welcome to our new Podcast The S ... Show More
9m 20s