Latest History Natural Sciences Podcast Episodes
Skeptoid #918: Martin Luther King Jr. Myths
Skeptoid - January 09, 2024 10:00 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 2.6K ratingsWe break down four popular myths about Martin Luther King Jr. that just won't go away.
Art, Science, and Alpine Potatoes
Headwaters - January 09, 2024 05:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 367 ratingsThe cutest animal in Glacier may be at risk of disappearing, but it's hard to study an animal that lives under rocks, high in the mountains. How can we understand the hidden parts of the world around us? Headwaters is created by Daniel Lombardi, Michael Faist, Gaby Eseverri, and Peri Sas...
Alejandro Fernandez Ajó
Marine Mammal Science - January 06, 2024 05:00 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 45 ratingsOn this episode Dr Scarlett Smash has chats with Dr. Alejandro Fernandez Ajó about his work on hormone analysis of gray whale feces to assess correlations and response to a variety of internal and external stressors.
Black-footed ferret
Extinction Event - January 05, 2024 11:00 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 40 ratingsIt’s the black-footed ferret episode. Finally! This week we uncover how North America’s only native ferret species skittered right up to the very brink of extinction, until an unlikely hero walked them right back from that terrible ledge. You can find the “wanted” posters we talk about here: bl...
Skeptoid #917: DDT, 13 Years Later
Skeptoid - January 02, 2024 10:00 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 2.6K ratingsA failure mode analysis of my most-hated episode ever: #230 on the use of DDT to fight malaria.
Phthalate Exposure
Marine Mammal Science - December 30, 2023 05:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 45 ratingsOn this week's episode, Dr Scarlett Smash chat with Dr. Leslie Hart about her work investigating potential health impacts from exposure chemicals like phthalate and looking at plastic pollution/plastic-contaminated prey as a potential source of exposure. H.O.P.E. Research lab (Hypothesizin...
Top Human Origins Discoveries of 2023
Origin Stories - December 27, 2023 01:58 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 412 ratings2023 was another exciting year in human origins research! Fossil discoveries and long-term primate studies expanded our understanding of what makes us human. In this episode, four Leakey Foundation scientists shared their favorite human evolution discoveries from the past year. Help us make mo...
Skeptoid #916: Ask Me Anything, 2023 Edition, Part 2
Skeptoid - December 26, 2023 10:00 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 2.6K ratingsSkeptoid rapid fires a bunch of mini-episodes in answer to your questions.
PCFG - Feed behavior
Marine Mammal Science - December 23, 2023 05:00 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 45 ratingsOn this episode Dr Scarlett Smash talks to Clara Bird, a phd candidate about her research on the Pacific coast feeding group (PCFG) gray whales' feeding behaviors.
Martinique Muskrat
Extinction Event - December 22, 2023 13:00 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 40 ratingsOn this week’s episode we delve into the odor abundant world of the Martinique muskrat and find out why things get too hot to handle for this stowaway turned island-dweller.
Ghosts of Christmas Megalodon
Plastic Plesiosaur Podcast - December 20, 2023 22:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 37 ratingsOur Christmas Special Episode, details the shark the has the most Christmas spirt - The Megalodon! Miles has exciting new evidence that maybe their is something to this shark?! Trey has some interesting information who took the UFO Photo from the "I want to believe posters, " Flying Saucers wer...
Skeptoid #915: Ask Me Anything, 2023 Edition, Part 1
Skeptoid - December 19, 2023 10:00 - 13 minutes ★★★★★ - 2.6K ratingsA year-end Ask Me Anything session to tell you everything you ever wanted to know about Skeptoid and more.
Surviving a Near-Death Fall in a National Park
Headwaters - December 19, 2023 05:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 367 ratingsMorgan Bell spent 10 seasons working on Glacier’s trail crews—one of the toughest and most demanding jobs in the park. Until a single day—a single step—changed everything. Headwaters is created by Daniel Lombardi, Michael Faist, Gaby Eseverri, and Peri Sasnett. Glacier Conservancy: h...
Pacific Coast Feeding Group History
Marine Mammal Science - December 16, 2023 05:00 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 45 ratingsDr Scarlett Smash continues to talk to Dr KC Bierlich, a postdoctoral scholar about his drone research on the Pacific coast feeding group (PCFG) gray whales. Dr Bierlich shares the history of the PCFG and what it is like conducting drone research.
Say Goodbye to 2023
Skeptoid - December 14, 2023 10:00 - 3 minutes ★★★★★ - 2.6K ratingsHelp us say goodbye to 2023, Skeptoid style.
Skeptoid #914: Stopping Hiccups with Science
Skeptoid - December 12, 2023 10:00 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 2.6K ratingsDoes science have a way to reliably cure the hiccups?
Pacific coast feeding group's morphology and Climate Change
Marine Mammal Science - December 09, 2023 05:00 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 45 ratingsOn this episode Dr Scarlett Smash talks to Dr KC Bierlich, a postdoctoral scholar about his research on the Pacific coast feeding group (PCFG) gray whales. Dr Bierlich is investigating the health of whales in a changing climate, with drones.
Skeptoid #913: Surviving Brazil's Snake Island
Skeptoid - December 05, 2023 10:00 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 2.6K ratingsThis Brazilian island is said to be too dangerous to visit due to countless venomous snakes.
Living Seasonally: Advice from a Lifelong Ranger
Headwaters - December 05, 2023 05:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 367 ratingsWe sit down with Chuck Cameron, a lifelong Glacier Ranger, to learn about his incredible and unusual career. Headwaters is created by Daniel Lombardi, Michael Faist, Gaby Eseverri, and Peri Sasnett. Glacier Conservancy: https://glacier.org/headwaters Frank Waln music: https://www.ins...
Zoop to Poop: Pacific Coast Feeding Group
Marine Mammal Science - December 02, 2023 05:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 45 ratingsOn this episode Dr Scarlett Smash has chats with Lisa Hildebrand, a PhD student at Oregon State University's Marine Mammal Institute, about her work analyzing the “summer resident” gray whale sub-species' prey species from their scat. The results were a big surprise!
Harambe
Extinction Event - December 01, 2023 14:00 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 40 ratingsWe’re baaaack! Season 7 behbeh. On this episode, the life, death, and aftermath of pop culture's beloved Harambe. Get ready to get deep into the crime scene for this western lowland gorilla. And since this is a show about extinction we’ll also talk about how gorillas are going extinct in the wil...
Make it Relational with Filip Tkaczyk
Naturalistics - November 28, 2023 21:47 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 36 ratingsOn this episode, Matt talks with Filip Tkaczyk of the Raven's Roots Naturalist school about how we as naturalists can make our practice more relational. We might say that the relational approach means being able to step back and appreciate the connections between species and within natural comm...
Skeptoid #912: Kambo: Let It Go
Skeptoid - November 28, 2023 10:00 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 2.6K ratingsSome believe that taking a deadly frog poison confers a vast array of New Age wellness benefits.
"Summer resident” gray whales
Marine Mammal Science - November 25, 2023 05:00 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 45 ratingsOn this episode Dr Scarlett Smash has chats with Dr. Leigh Torres, head of the GEMM Lab, about the health and habitat of the “summer resident” gray whale sub-species.
Skeptoid #911: How to Escape Nibiru
Skeptoid - November 21, 2023 10:00 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 2.6K ratingsSome believe this speculative rogue planet is on a collision course with the Earth.
Can Ranger Traditions Survive into the Future?
Headwaters - November 21, 2023 05:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 367 ratingsWe meet a ranger who lives in one of the wildest corners of Glacier—a place where age-old tools and skills are still practiced daily. But do traditional skills, or this way of life, still have a place in a rapidly-evolving world? Headwaters is created by Daniel Lombardi, Michael Faist, G...
Wind Turbines and noise underwater
Marine Mammal Science - November 18, 2023 05:00 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 45 ratingsOn this episode Dr Scarlett Smash has a conversation with Dr. Jim Miller about offshore wind turbines and cetaceans.
Skeptoid #910: How to Spot Misinformation
Skeptoid - November 14, 2023 10:00 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 2.6K ratingsMuch content online is designed for high engagement, not for accuracy.
Dead Malls and Living Snowbeasts - Interview with Retail Archeology
Plastic Plesiosaur Podcast - November 14, 2023 06:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 37 ratingsTrey is upset with Ridley Scott's take on Historical Accuracy in film. Miles goes over the controversial plan to re-wild Grizzly Bears in Washington State. Interview with Eric from Retail Archaeology, a channel that explores dead malls, retail history. Monster Quest - S3.E6 ∙ Snowbeast Sla...
Agriculture Pt. 2
Sapphire Planet - November 11, 2023 18:23 - 50 minutes ★★★★ - 20 ratingsAgriculture Pt. 2
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