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This bonus episode was originally posted on Patreon on December 1, 2022 titled "November Bonus Episode."Original Patreon description: Our sound engineer Tuna joins the bonus pod this week as we rapid fire answer some of your burning questions. These answers are probably right...S ... Show More

This bonus episode was originally posted on Patreon on October 29, 2022 titled "What the heck?"Original Patreon description: This bonus pod is Ceri's special game: Pattently Obvious. Watch along and see if you can guess what the patent is for!SciShow Tangents is on YouTube! Go to ... Show More

If Tangents is known for anything, it's known for our incredible, fascinating, endlessly-shareable facts...about butts. In celebration of the Butt One More Thing Fact, enjoy this compilation of topics related to butts and the treasure trove of knowledge within.Episodes in this co ... Show More

This is episode 2 of our "Old No-No's" series, originally episode #232 titled "LIVE from San Diego Comic-Con." That’s right, it’s a b-b-b-bonus episode of Comedy Bang! Bang! recorded live from San Diego Comic-Con! IT’S BEEN a while since we’ve heard what’s up with Hot Dog and sin ... Show More

Why don’t we know why gravity works? What if the Green brothers went on Dancing with the Stars?  When jaundiced, do smurfs turn green? Why am I always thirsty even though I drink lots of water? How is Potato doing?  Do you ever go down internet rabbit holes learning about the thi ... Show More

WELCOME TO ANOTHER SONG STUDY - but make it fall edition!! We'll talk about where it came from and how we got the masterpiece we have today! It's a yapping episode! 

#196 New College-Style Sweatshirt!  And Spooky Chemistry Shirts Are Back!  Melissa and Jam explore the fascinating chemistry behind self tanners. They take listeners on a journey from the discovery of the key sugar in self tanners in the 1960s by Dr. Eva Wittgenstein to the prese ... Show More

In response to Comedians for Kamala's abysmal parody songwriting capabilities, we drummed up this parody of Fallout Boy's 'Sugar, We're Goin Down' in the span of a workday. Enjoy! 

Why do things happen “at” night but “during” the day? How do you heat food during a power outage? What is an organ? Does moonlight contain UV rays? What are the implications of AI song covers? What’s a better name than Milkdromeda? Hank and John Green have answers! If you're in n ... Show More

Gena graces us with her presence as an excellent player this week. The Sensei, with the help of an outstanding quiz sent in by Arthur, challenges us with parody. 24 questions about parody in all of its glory! 

No, it’s not the Proclaimer’s one hit – nor is it Tinky Winky’s (too controversial, even for our Saturday Show) tune – but we do have an ole melody from yesteryear that tikes learn. We’re working on another…a little ChinesePod tune: We love you You love us Episode link: https://w ... Show More

Herman Pontzer (Adaptable: How Your Unique Body Works and Why Our Biology Unites Us) is an evolutionary anthropologist, author, and associate professor at Duke University. Herman joins the Armchair Expert to discuss growing up at the end of a dirt road in a house his dad built, u ... Show More

Headlines are screaming that we have tons of microplastics in our brains — the equivalent of an entire plastic spoon. OK, that sounds terrifying, but is it true? We talk to chemist Prof. Oliver Jones. Find our transcript here: https://bit.ly/PlasticSpoonBrain In this episode, we ... Show More