There’s an influencer for everything—including the intersection of geology, volcanology, academia, and queer joy. This week, we are chatting with Denali (@dykanite), a PhD student and science communicator with nearly 300k Instagram followers whose viral posts make earth science funny, fierce, and deeply human. They dig into how a geology joke launched an e ... Show More
Oct 27
Can We Go Back to the Office Without Losing Our Flexibility?
Work is broken for most of us. The modern office was built for men with stay-at-home wives. School lets out at 3, childcare costs a fortune, and we’ve all gone a little feral since the pandemic. But we’re also lonelier than ever, and we’re losing something real when we never see ... Show More
40m 23s
Oct 22
The Wild Courage to Go After What You Want (with former Google Exec Jenny Wood)
What does it really take to ask for what you want—and actually get it? Jenny Wood, former Google executive and author of Wild Courage, breaks down why fear of judgment, failure, and uncertainty keep so many people stuck. This episode dives into the surprising science of ambition, ... Show More
45m 4s
Oct 22
We’re Done Smiling Through It, with Hillary Frank
This week we talk with Hillary Frank, the creator of The Longest Shortest Time, a podcast that got us through the miserable, sleepless, who-is-this-tiny-alien early days of motherhood. Hillary has a new thriller out called Wedlocked, an original audiobook that is Promising Young ... Show More
32m 56s
Sep 2022
Geology (ROCKS) Part 1 with Schmitty Thompson
<p>What is a rock? How big is a boulder? Why are they pretty and heavy? It’s rock talk with a true enthusiast, the charming and beloved Geologist Schmitty Thompson. Schmitty walks us through different types of rocks, minerals, geological formations, roadside wonders, countertop c ... Show More
1h 3m
Nov 2022
Indigenous Pedology (SOIL SCIENCE) with Lydia Jennings
<p>Soil! Dirt! Earth. Dr. Lydia Jennings, aka Native Soil Nerd, breaks down the stuff under our feet and explains everything from mining to why soil can be different colors. Also: medicine from microbes, giving back to the land after extractive processes, collecting samples in ur ... Show More
1h 13m
Sep 2017
Volcanology (VOLCANOES) with Jess Phoenix
<p>In this first episode of Ologies, Alie Ward chats with volcanologist Jess Phoenix who also happens to be running for Congress. Learn how hot magma is, how volcanoes are formed, how screwed the Pacific Northwest is, what thrills Jess about volcanoes, and what to do if surrounde ... Show More
57m 1s
Feb 2024
Theoretical & Creative Ecology (SCIENCE & ECOPOETRY) with Madhur Anand
<p>Environmental models! Poetry! Scientists who are poets! Novelists who are scientists! Art + science = an actual -ology. Creative Ecologist, climate scientist, theoretical ecologist, author and celebrated poet Dr. Madhur Anand sits on a porch with me on an island to chat about ... Show More
57m 3s
Feb 2023
Melaninology (SKIN/HAIR PIGMENT) with Tina Lasisi
<p>Skin color! Hair texture! Biological anthropology! The incredibly informed and infectiously funny Dr. Tina Lasisi joins to chat sunscreen, ashiness, redheads, light skin, dark skin, in-between skin, beards, UVAs, UVBs, shower habits, cultural colloquialisms, vitiligo, melasma, ... Show More
1h 31m
Nov 2020
The Blessings & Curses of Being an Influencer
Whether you are wondering what it's like to be an influencer or if you are considering in being one yourself, listen up on today's episode. You will hear what it is like to be an influencer online, around family, around friends, and everyday. --- Send in a voice message: https:// ... Show More
36m 3s