Science Podcasts

anything goes with emma chamberlain

391 episodes - Latest episode: 1 day ago - ★★★★★ - 30.4K ratings
emma prefers to share her thoughts with a microphone rather than a physical human being, so thank god she has a podcast. recorded from the comfort of her bed...and some other fun places, emma talks...

This Podcast Will Kill You

186 episodes - Latest episode: 2 months ago - ★★★★★ - 15.7K ratings
This podcast might not actually kill you, but Erin Welsh and Erin Allmann Updyke cover so many things that can. In each episode, they tackle a different topic, teaching listeners about the biology,...

StarTalk Radio

920 episodes - Latest episode: about 1 hour ago - ★★★★★ - 12.9K ratings
Science, pop culture, and comedy collide on StarTalk Radio! Neil deGrasse Tyson, astrophysicist and Director of New York's Hayden Planetarium, and his comic co-hosts, guest celebrities, and scienti...

Short Wave

1,138 episodes - Latest episode: 2 days ago - ★★★★★ - 5.7K ratings
New discoveries, everyday mysteries, and the science behind the headlines — in just under 15 minutes. It's science for everyone, using a lot of creativity and a little humor. Join hosts Emily Kwong...

Mysterious Universe

209 episodes - Latest episode: 6 days ago - ★★★★★ - 5.4K ratings
Always interesting and often hilarious, join hosts Aaron Wright and Benjamin Grundy as they investigate the latest in futurology, weird science, consciousness research, alternative history, cryptoz...

Science Friday

637 episodes - Latest episode: about 12 hours ago - ★★★★ - 5.1K ratings
Brain fun for curious people.

EconTalk

1,265 episodes - Latest episode: 4 days ago - ★★★★★ - 4K ratings
EconTalk: Conversations for the Curious is an award-winning weekly podcast hosted by Russ Roberts of Shalem College in Jerusalem and Stanford's Hoover Institution. The eclectic guest list includes ...

Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas

335 episodes - Latest episode: 4 days ago - ★★★★★ - 3.7K ratings
Ever wanted to know how music affects your brain, what quantum mechanics really is, or how black holes work? Do you wonder why you get emotional each time you see a certain movie, or how on...

Wild Thing

105 episodes - Latest episode: about 1 month ago - ★★★★★ - 3.7K ratings
Wild Thing is a long-form, narrative podcast about the obsessions that capture our imaginations. This sound-rich and deeply reported show examines the relationship between science and society—that ...

Moonrise

16 episodes - Latest episode: 6 months ago - ★★★★ - 2.8K ratings
“Truer, but also darker.” This is the real origin story behind America’s decision to go to the moon. The story we learn starts with Sputnik, then President Kennedy’s challenge, and ends with triump...

TheThinkingAtheist

645 episodes - Latest episode: 3 days ago - ★★★★★ - 2.6K ratings
Seth Andrews, a former Christian broadcaster and believer for 30 years, ultimately escaped the bonds of superstitious thinking to embrace the more satisfying explanations that science provides. ...

Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe

599 episodes - Latest episode: 1 day ago - ★★★★★ - 2.1K ratings
A fun-filled discussion of the big, mind-blowing, unanswered questions about the Universe. In each episode, Daniel Whiteson (a Physicist who works at CERN) and Jorge Cham (a popular online cartooni...

This Week in Virology

653 episodes - Latest episode: 5 days ago - ★★★★★ - 2K ratings
This Week in Virology is a netcast about viruses - the kind that make you sick.

Paranormal Mysteries Podcast

1,231 episodes - Latest episode: 4 days ago - ★★★★★ - 1.7K ratings
There are things in this world that cannot be explained. Join me on a weekly journey down the path of high strangeness, as I explore Hauntings, Bizarre Creatures, Extraterrestrials, Folklore, Missi...

SciShow Tangents

475 episodes - Latest episode: about 1 hour ago - ★★★★★ - 1.4K ratings
SciShow Tangents is the lightly competitive knowledge showcase from the geniuses behind the YouTube series SciShow. Every other Tuesday, join Hank Green, Ceri Riley, and Sam Schultz as they try to ...

Blurry Photos

427 episodes - Latest episode: 28 days ago - ★★★★★ - 1.3K ratings
A podcast that explores the unexplained and explains the unexplored, Blurry Photos seeks the facts behind the fiction of the world’s most fascinating, unbelievable, and chilling mysteries and legen...

Physician Assistant Exam Review

195 episodes - Latest episode: 3 months ago - ★★★★★ - 1.3K ratings
We review core medical knowledge on a continuous basis for the physician assistant preparing for the PANRE.

Planetary Radio: Space Exploration, Astronomy and Science

1,189 episodes - Latest episode: 1 day ago - ★★★★★ - 1.2K ratings
Planetary Radio brings you the human adventure across our Solar System and beyond. We visit each week with the scientists, engineers, leaders, advocates, and astronauts who are taking us across th...

Bigfoot Eyewitness Radio

423 episodes - Latest episode: 6 days ago - ★★★★★ - 1.2K ratings
They're known by many names; Bigfoot, Sasquatch, Yowie, Yeti, Almas and the list goes on. For centuries, eyewitnesses have reported seeing them in forests all over the world. You might wonder wha...

Bigfoot Terror in the Woods Sightings and Encounters

245 episodes - Latest episode: 5 days ago - ★★★★★ - 1.2K ratings
You’ve heard him on Coast to Coast AM and the Sasquatch Chronicles. Now W.J. Sheehan, author of Bigfoot: Terror In The Woods, Sightings & Encounters Vol 1-6, brings you a podcast meant to chill the...

Behavior Bitches

190 episodes - Latest episode: 11 days ago - ★★★★★ - 1.2K ratings
Ever wonder why guys always assume you’re down to get dirty within 3 seconds of meeting them? Why you keep making the same bad decisions and getting back with your crummy ex? Why you can’t stick to...

Mike's Multiverse

353 episodes - Latest episode: 4 months ago - ★★★★★ - 1.1K ratings
From the mind of Mike McHargue, comes an entire multiverse of podcasts. From the breakout hit Building Vesser, to old favorites like Ask Science Mike and The Cozy Robot Show, experience every episo...

Completely Arbortrary

181 episodes - Latest episode: 1 day ago - ★★★★★ - 1.1K ratings
Tree advocate Casey Clapp and his tree-curious friend Alex Crowson bring you a podcast about trees and other related topics. History, culture, art, religion, science... trees affect and are...

Unsung Science

50 episodes - Latest episode: 5 months ago - ★★★★★ - 1.1K ratings
Hear the untold stories of mind-blowing achievements in science and tech. “CBS Sunday Morning” correspondent and six-time Emmy winner David Pogue takes you behind the scenes into the creati...

TED Health

353 episodes - Latest episode: 3 days ago - ★★★★ - 957 ratings
What does exercise do to your brain? Can psychedelics treat depression? From smart daily habits to new medical breakthroughs, welcome to TED Health, with host Dr. Shoshana Ungerleider. TED ...

Talk Nerdy with Cara Santa Maria

849 episodes - Latest episode: 4 days ago - ★★★★★ - 923 ratings
Cara Santa Maria is a science communicator, television host, producer, and journalist. She is excited to present "Talk Nerdy," a place for conversations with interesting people about interesting to...

Undiscovered

55 episodes - Latest episode: 9 months ago - ★★★★★ - 753 ratings
A podcast about the left turns, missteps, and lucky breaks that make science happen.

TED Talks Science and Medicine

352 episodes - Latest episode: 11 months ago - ★★★★ - 738 ratings
Some of the world's greatest scientists, doctors and medical researchers share their discoveries and visions onstage at the TED conference, TEDx events and partner events around the world. You can ...

Science Magazine Podcast

647 episodes - Latest episode: about 14 hours ago - ★★★★ - 723 ratings
Weekly podcasts from Science Magazine, the world's leading journal of original scientific research, global news, and commentary.

Plenary Session

386 episodes - Latest episode: 8 days ago - ★★★★★ - 722 ratings
A podcast on medicine, oncology, & health policy. Host: Vinay Prasad, MD MPH from University of California San Francisco. Tweet your feedback to @Plenary_Session or e-mail plenarysessionpodcast@gm...