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Sep 2020
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Season 2 is coming September 28th!

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About this episode

After an awesome first season, we took a well-deserved break.

In that time, the world has changed and as much as we want to talk about the science of love, food, and even UFOs, we cannot ignore the massive impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. 

So that’s what we’ll focus at the start of our second season…

We’re going to deal with  topics that are in the news but maybe need more explanation like what does it really mean that the virus is airborne spread,  what is the second wave and we’ll even look at the science of grieg. 

We’re also going to answer your questions by dedicating SASS Class  episodes to doing just that… so please get your questions into me via twitter @JATetro

A new season of  the Super Awesome Science Show starts September 28th so head over to Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts or wherever you get your streaming audio and make sure to subscribe so you don’t miss an episode. 

It’s almost time to get started…let’s show them some SASS!



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