Bedste SciShow-podcasts (2024)

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Spooky Month: Nocturnal Animals with Tom Lum! 49:40

6h ago49:40

49:40

There's a chill in the air and a shudder in our bones...it's Spooky Month! Come along with us on a treacherous journey full of mischief, mayhem, and many marvelously mysterious guests! Steady yourself, for who knows what frights lurk around the corner... Alas, our frightful fiends and friends, Spooky Month has nearly run its course - but not until …

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A Ghostly Fireworky Glow Up | feat. Ceri Riley of SciShow Tangents 1:11:55

28d ago1:11:55

1:11:55

We haven’t seen this many fireworks since the Rockefeller Center did that spectacularly wild “Salute to Fireworks” back in 2007. This time around, guest-host Ceri Riley ponders what if fireworks were a normal part of the weather? And Trace ponders the spirits of the great beyond. He tries so, so hard not to bring up his time in the Victorian Era. S…

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Snail-zillas Disrupting the Tooth Commodity Market | Halloween Spooktacular II 57:45

2h ago57:45

57:45

Happy Halloween, absurd friends! This time around Julian comes out of his shell to calculate the speed of a Kaiju snail (so much mucus 🤢). Meanwhile, Trace pulls out all the molars—uh, pulls out all the stops on his Fae business plan for TOUTHS Incorporated, The Uber for children’s teeth, and asks: Would That Solve Anything™?! QUESTIONS Trace: "Wha…

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Double Jump Over This Human Meatball 1:10:34

7d ago1:10:34

1:10:34

It's spoOOooOoky season! This week we're scaring you with a giant pasta topping! 👻 Not scared? What if I told you it's a meatball made of EVERY HUMAN? Oh, did I forget to mention that crucial detail? What's more terrifying than a GIANT MEATBALL OF ALL HUMANS?! MWAHAHAHA! (Just imagine the ODOR.) Would something that massive have its own gravity? Wh…

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Immortal Squirrels Slain By Salad 1:03:27

14d ago1:03:27

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In this wild episode, Julian infects your brain with the realization that plants can be VERY murdery, and Trace is driven NUTS looking for an elusive immortal animal. QUESTIONS Julian: "Why aren’t there plant-based diseases that affect animals?" from Isaiah Trace: "What food could you feed a squirrel to make it immortal?" from Trevor Do you have an…

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Spooky Month: Psychics with Dylan Marron! 51:44

16d ago51:44

51:44

There's a chill in the air and a shudder in our bones...it's Spooky Month! Come along with us on a treacherous journey full of mischief, mayhem, and many marvelously mysterious guests! Steady yourself, for who knows what frights lurk around the corner... Our next shocking mystery friend to join us is none other than Dylan Marron! Tread the floorboa…

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The Inescapable Sadness of the Kool-Aid Man | feat. Dr Rohin Francis of Medlife Crisis 1:12:28

21d ago1:12:28

1:12:28

This episode Trace tries to find the secret to happiness and special guest host Dr Rohin Francis swaps out blood for something with a tangy, fruity kick. Oh yeah! Oh no! QUESTIONS Trace: "Must we know a negative thing to understand the positive?" from Buena Rohin: "Could you replace all your blood with kool-aid?" from Allyson Do you have an absurd …

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Spooky Month: Caves with Brennan Lee Mulligan! 50:10

1M ago50:10

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There's a chill in the air and a shudder in our bones...it's Spooky Month! Come along with us on a treacherous journey full of mischief, mayhem, and many marvelously mysterious guests! Steady yourself, for who knows what frights lurk around the corner... In our first Spooky Month episode we dare to venture into the cold, dark world of caves. Joinin…

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The "Creative" Engineering of Star Wars Blasters 1:25:36

1M ago1:25:36

1:25:36

This is the episode you're looking for. This week Trace gets creative with an answer about unponderable ponderances, and Julian goes pew pew a lot with a poll-winning quesiton about Picard’s favorite weapon! We have a NEW HOPE that you’ll enjoy episode 52! QUESTIONS Julian: "What would a Star Wars blaster and/or ray gun be like if it could exist?" …

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Is Lava Wet?! | feat Dr Alex Dainis 46:08

1M ago46:08

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Get your moisture sensors ready. In this episode Dr Alex Dainis slides into the scientific journals all about lubrication to understand the slip-factor of classic yellow bananas. Meanwhile, Julian argues with an actual, college educated PhD scientist about the wetness of molten lava. Is Julian actually… correct?! QUESTIONS Julian: "Is lava wet" fro…

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Roller Coasters with Tom Scott! 55:42

1M ago55:42

55:42

Get ready for a stomach-turning, heart-pounding, gravity-defying thrill ride as we plummet down, up, and all around the amazing world of roller coasters! We're joined by legendary podcaster, YouTuber, and roller coaster fanatic Tom Scott who wows us with his encyclopedic knowledge of these engineering marvels. So take a deep breath, strap in, and k…

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The Poor Goaile is… Everywhere | feat. Tom Scott 1:19:45

2M ago1:19:45

1:19:45

You’re at a hockey game. You grabbed nachos and your favorite sports beverage. The Mighty Ducks are playing their rivals, and you look away from the ice to take a selfie with a selfie stick so long you have to brace it against your hip to snap the pic. You’re smiling with your crew, when a flash of white light envelops the stadium as the air catche…

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Deep Conversations With Whales 1:16:21

2M ago1:16:21

1:16:21

A rogue viking pirate planet hurtles through space looking for plunder and booty. The human race has become a destitute vampiric race obsessed with ancient sea shanties and frequent meteor showers. A whale in the North Atlantic hears a distant whale song from an individual it doesn’t recognize. It’s repeating a warning to stay away from a large met…

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Seeds 47:48

2M ago47:48

47:48

The knowledge of our couch of finely-honed scientific minds didn't pop out of the ground fully-formed - it had to be planted, tended, and grown lovingly over a long period of time to flower into the beautiful curiosity tree it is today. But like so much of life, it started as just a tiny, humble seed - which is super convenient for the topic of thi…

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Freaky Mermaids, "REAL" Dragons, and Trace's Evil Twin| feat Ellen Weatherford (Just the Zoo of Us) 2:17:23

2M ago2:17:23

2:17:23

Description 🎶 Game of Thrones theme 🎶 DRA-GONS. WHAT ARE DRAG-ONS? LET US KNOWWWWWW OR MER-MAIDS. FRICKIN’ MER-MAIDS… HOW THEY GOOOOO? PLUS JUUUU-LIAN WANTS TO CHECK ON MIRROR TRAAAACE HE THINKS, THIS MIRROR TRACE MIGHT BE EVIL TRAAAAAACE! 👏👏👏👏👏👏 Today in Pod 48 Ellen Weatherford from “Just The Zoo of Us” (family friendly) and “Spellbound and Gagge…

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Exploding Three Ways (Yikes) 1:13:01

2M ago1:13:01

1:13:01

Welcome to episode 48. Are you allergic to cats? When you visit friends does their cat seem to know (somehow) and roll up on you even though you’re ignoring it?! “WTF CAT. YOU’RE LITERALLY MURDERING ME,” you think intensely while sipping your white wine. “Wait, does the cat… KnOW?!” Trace pours himself a glass of that crisp white, and digs into the…

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Predators with Jaida Elcock! 50:12

2M ago50:12

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Here in the remote vistas of the Tangents jungle, observe a group of mighty science communicators expertly stalking their primary prey: knowledge. Ever so tantalizing to behold, knowledge lounges in the shade of a fern, oblivious to the danger sneaking up behind it, ready to strike at a moment's notice! Truly, these must be the most fearsome of all…

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Volcanos. Tornadoes. Nuclear Waste… This is Fine. 1:24:05

3M ago1:24:05

1:24:05

For this episode Julian and Trace tackled the very uplifting and shiny topics of tornados and nuclear waste. No worries y’all! Everything here is so great! We’re not trying to lift giant building with natural disasters! No way! We’re not attempting to create a wild atomic disaster by throwing waste into an active volcano! HAHA Who would do that?! C…

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Bake A Cake! | Compilation 2:43:08

3M ago2:43:08

2:43:08

For those who want a megadose of Tangents shenanigans, this compilation is for you! In the many seasons of Tangents we've covered lots of interconnected topics, and now you can listen to them back-to-back like the best podcast many-feature ever. This compilation has been handcrafted from premium ingredients, sifted and whisked together with care, a…

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Why Do We Sweat? 2:50

3M ago2:50

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From our episode on Sweat, here's Ceri's brilliant rendition of "Why Do We Sweat?" This song is a parody of Rusted Root's "Send Me On My Way." Lyrics: Ceri Riley Music: Joseph "Tuna" MeteshAf Joseph 'Tuna' Metesh, Ceri Riley

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Two Butts. No Bones. Thriving. | Feat. Ben Bowlin 1:44:17

3M ago1:44:17

1:44:17

In episode 45 Julian deconstructs the human experience without our boney scaffold, Trace calculates the detriment (or delight?) of doubling the derriere, and our guest Ben Bowlin (from iHeart Radio’s Ridiculous History, Stuff they Don’t Want You to Know) sings the praises of the American accent. QUESTIONS Julian: "What if humans no bones?" from Fab…

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Bug Bites 52:59

3M ago52:59

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Some are itchy, some are painful, some go totally unnoticed by us every single day...bugs have such variety in the ways they chomp, some chomps aren't even from bug mouths, but from bug butts! Join us while we debate, query, and learn all we can about the wide world of bug bites. SciShow Tangents is on YouTube! Go to www.youtube.com/scishowtangents…

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Photosynthetic Nudists and Solving Problems with Copious Amounts of Seawater 1:21:12

3M ago1:21:12

1:21:12

Trace returns to find out if humans could take the green stuff from plants and make enough energy to live. meanwhile, Julian tries to understand if a wild idea would solve anything… Anything at all? QUESTIONS Julian: “What if you filled the grand canyon with ocean water? Would that solve anything?” from Roman Trace combines two questions: “What if …

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Spooky Month: Nocturnal Animals with Tom Lum! 49:40

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A Ghostly Fireworky Glow Up | feat. Ceri Riley of SciShow Tangents 1:11:55

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Snail-zillas Disrupting the Tooth Commodity Market | Halloween Spooktacular II 57:45

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Double Jump Over This Human Meatball 1:10:34

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Immortal Squirrels Slain By Salad 1:03:27

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Spooky Month: Psychics with Dylan Marron! 51:44

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The Inescapable Sadness of the Kool-Aid Man | feat. Dr Rohin Francis of Medlife Crisis 1:12:28

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Spooky Month: Caves with Brennan Lee Mulligan! 50:10

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The "Creative" Engineering of Star Wars Blasters 1:25:36

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Is Lava Wet?! | feat Dr Alex Dainis 46:08

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Roller Coasters with Tom Scott! 55:42

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The Poor Goaile is… Everywhere | feat. Tom Scott 1:19:45

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Deep Conversations With Whales 1:16:21

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Seeds 47:48

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Freaky Mermaids, "REAL" Dragons, and Trace's Evil Twin| feat Ellen Weatherford (Just the Zoo of Us) 2:17:23

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Exploding Three Ways (Yikes) 1:13:01

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Predators with Jaida Elcock! 50:12

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Volcanos. Tornadoes. Nuclear Waste… This is Fine. 1:24:05

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Bake A Cake! | Compilation 2:43:08

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Why Do We Sweat? 2:50

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Two Butts. No Bones. Thriving. | Feat. Ben Bowlin 1:44:17

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Bug Bites 52:59

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Photosynthetic Nudists and Solving Problems with Copious Amounts of Seawater 1:21:12

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