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Sociolinguist Erica Brozovsky joins the show to discuss talkative fungi, Amanda Reed chats about nonbinary birds, and Rachel gets into... more
Maritime archaeologist and historian Joel Cook joins the show to spin the tale of how traveling barbers almost coordinated an... more
Scientist and Twitch streamer Knimbley joins the show today to talk about how astronomy and Elden Ring intertwine! Plus, Jess... more
Scientific American's Lee Billings and Clara Moskowitz join Rachel this week to talk all things eclipse. The Weirdest Thing I Learned... more
Christie Taylor joins the show to talk about dung beetles who love to stargaze. Plus, Laura explains how early beer... more
Liz Clayton Fuller rejoins the show to talk all things bird milk (yum!), and Amanda Reed spins the tale of... more
This time, Laura Baisas explains the dawn of the cockroach in New York, Rachel discusses a situation when the mitochondria... more
Welcome to Season 8! Producer Jess Boddy joins the show to talk about the mythical iron maiden (as inspired by... more
In our live show from August of 2023, Rachel talks about magicians' tricks and their hidden misogyny, Sara explains how... more
Divya Anantharaman joins the show to talk about the history of taxidermy dating back to Charles Darwin! Plus, Rachel talks... more