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Apr 22
Cannibal Caribou, Charming Worms, Strawberry-Flavored Neutrinos
54m 31s
Apr 8
REVISITING Naked Founding Fathers, Jalapeño Thumb, Counting Vampires
44m 42s
Mar 25
Killer Demon Core, Victorian Theater-Kid Ghosts, Louis Pasteur's Secrets
1h 17m
Feb 2025
159: Sadism, Sex Potions, & Deer Musk?? History’s Most Disturbing Aphrodisiacs
45m 47s
Aug 2024
Bonus: Fun Fact or Fake Factoid?! A Chemistry and Trivia Showdown
28m 6s
Mar 2025
Pourquoi les chats n'aiment-ils pas l'eau ? 💦🙀
7m 15s
Mar 2025
solicited advice on: having a different love language than your partner, dealbreakers vs. preferences, jealousy in friendships, & why situationships hurt so much
59m 8s
Mar 2022
Noah’s Sisters Spill The Tea (feat. Haley and Tatum Beck)
1h 2m
Sep 2025
Algorithmic Social Media Is Driving New Slang
26m 55s
Jan 2025
5. ORIGINS OF SEX + should I pursue my taken labmate??
42m 30s
Mar 2025
2. Covid was a lab leak? + my uni friend is obsessed with me | DEBUNKED Episode 2
59m 26s
Nov 2025
S2E5: Animal Telepathy & Consciousness
50m 51s
Sociolinguist Erica Brozovsky joins the show to discuss talkative fungi, Amanda Reed chats about nonbinary birds, and Rachel gets into animal sounds—especially the ones we can't hear.
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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
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
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
Hi friends, happy Wednesday!Since ancient times, people have sought out aphrodisiacs—those mysterious foods, herbs, and even animal parts thought to ignite desire, spark passion, and awaken romance. But do these so-called love enhancers really work? Are they based on science or j ... Show More
<p>In this bonus game edition of 'Chemistry For Your Life', host Melissa, co-host Jam, and guest Claire embark on an entertaining journey of debunking or verifying popular 'fun facts' submitted by their listeners. The game, titled 'Fun Fact or Fake Factoid', involves dissecting q ... Show More
<p>Les chats savent nager... mais ils n'aiment (généralement) pas ça ! Pourquoi ? C'est le sujet de cet épisode, et on vous donne aussi quelques conseils pour aider votre chat à mieux appréhender la baignade. Bonne écoute ! 🐈</p><br><p>Production : <a href="https://studiobi ... Show More
230: Two bff's *who have no idea what they're doing* giving you solicited advice on (mainly) dating and relationships. Drea came back for another episode & we're answering a few of your Q's this week - everything from: the difference between venting vs. gossiping, when ghosting i ... Show More
Buckle in for an intense family therapy session. Noah’s sisters, Haley and Tatum join to give us the dirt on growing up with Noah. Tatum gives us an inside look at her life, and the group discusses their toxic traits. Want to be featured on the show? Submit your message to the Pu ... Show More
From viral slang such as “skibidi” to the rise of so-called brain rot, linguist and content creator Adam Aleksic, aka the “Etymology Nerd,” and associate editor Allison Parshall, who covers the mind and brain, unpack how social media and algorithms are reshaping the way we commun ... Show More
<p>🍆 welcome BACK to season 4 episode 5 of the @SoCulturedPodcast ! This season is all about discovering science through the lens of history, and in today’s episode we are delving into the origins of Sex! </p><br><p>❓Where did Sex originate? Where did humans think babies came fr ... Show More
🦠 We’re BACK with the second episode of… DEBUNKED - this series we are debunking (maybe) the most iconic conspiracy theories with SCIENCE. This week we are diving into one of the most requested conspiracy theories… WAS SARS-CoV-2 LEAKED FROM A LAB? Well we investigate the wuhan ... Show More
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