Những podcast Alie Ward hay nhất (2024)

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INSECTS with Lila Higgins 20:14

3d ago20:14

20:14

Quite likely Alie's favorite subject ever: INSECTS, just straight up buuuugs. In this Smologized classic, Alie sits down with an ologist who quite likely also dramatically shifted her life. That would be Lila Higgins, with passion more powerful than a Goliath Beetle's "especially large slicey mandibles." We cover a lot of ground, from dinosaur bugs…

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Castorology (BEAVERS) with Rob Rich 1:25:06

4d ago1:25:06

1:25:06

Orange teeth! Vanilla butts! Architecture with twigs! Olde-timey joke books? Field naturalist, conservationist, wildlife tracker and “beaver believer” Rob Rich works with the National Wildlife Federation’s coordination of the Montana Beaver Working Group and answers all of our Castorological questions about: baby beavers, tooth tools, lodges, dams,…

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DEER with Rhiannons Jakopak & Kirton 26:27

10d ago26:27

26:27

What IS a deer? And an elk? And a moose? And a Rhiannon? One thing they all have in common: cervidology. Buckle up for some spirited, laughy chatter with a duo of deer scientists. They’ll explain what to do if you find a fawn, what’s an ungulate, antlers versus horns, elk love songs, and more. Also: the weirdest animal fact Alie has ever learned in…

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Mnemonology (MEMORY) Part 2 with Michael Yassa 1:03:34

11d ago1:03:34

1:03:34

Remembering names! Preventing dementia! Photographic memories! Weed! Goldfish! It’s the thrilling conclusion of Mnemonology with Dr. Michael Yassa, the Director of UC Irvine’s Center for the Neurobiology of Learning and Memory. We talk long vs. short term memories, how smells can pack a wallop of emotions, prosopagnosia (“facial blindness”), the fo…

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FAMILY TREES with Stephen Hanks 19:05

17d ago19:05

19:05

It’s a shorter, swear-free version of the wonderful Genealogy episode with author Stephen Hanks -- who teaches genealogy classes in Portland, Oregon and has contributed to PBS genealogy documentaries. We chat histories, mysteries, memories and families, plus what ignited his passion for learning about his own history. Also: how to find your family …

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Mnemonology (MEMORY) Part 1 with Michael Yassa 1:15:08

18d ago1:15:08

1:15:08

How are memories made? Where are they stored? Where do they go? What was I just talking about? Neurobiologist, professor, researcher, and Director of UC Irvine’s Center for the Neurobiology of Learning and Memory, Dr. Michael Yassa, joins us for a two-parter deep diving into our memories. Get to know the cells that run your life while he also busts…

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BUFFALO with various bisonologists 29:50

24d ago29:50

29:50

Bison bison! Not just something to holler into the sky, but also the scientific name for North America's majestic wild bovines that once roamed the plains in the tens of millions. What's up with their humps? On what occasion do they wear capes? What noises do they make? How many are out there? Why do birds love them? In this special episode, you ge…

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Surgical Angiology (VEINS & ARTERIES) with Sheila Blumberg 1:18:10

25d ago1:18:10

1:18:10

Vaping and vein health! Covid and clots! Easy bruising! Movie blood! Spider veins! Free socks! The heroic vascular surgeon Dr. Sheila Blumberg of NYU Langone Health let me ask her one million questions about how blood gets from point A to B all day. She explains the difference between arteries, veins, capillaries, and vessels and we cover everythin…

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Field Trip: A Hawaiian Breadfruit Rev‘ULUtion 37:00

26d ago37:00

37:00

What even IS a breadfruit? How do you cook it? Why have Pacific Islanders grown it for so long? Can it solve world hunger? And what does it have to do with an infamous 18th century mutiny on the high seas? Pack your bags and hop aboard for not one but two island excursions to learn all about this rev-'ulu-tionary tropical staple. We start on a bree…

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BREAD BAKING with Seamus Blackley 29:45

1M ago29:45

29:45

Sourdough starters! Ancient yeasts! Why we need/knead dough! And why you don't need to buy a starter (or yeast!) to start. Polymath, particle physicist, inventor of the Xbox, and truly delightful fermentation nerd Seamus Blackley joins to chat about his kitchen adventures resurrecting dormant yeasts from 4,000 year old Egyptian baking vessels, plus…

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Canistrumology (BASKET WEAVING. YES, BASKET WEAVING) with James C. Bamba 1:06:43

1M ago1:06:43

1:06:43

Thorny leaves! Embarrassing imports! Basket gossip! Making cool stuff from invasive vines! Renowned weaver and teacher, James C. Bamba, connected more deeply with his Mariana Island heritage through weaving and shares how you know when plant fiber is ready, the anatomy of a coconut tree, how to look a gift basket in the mouth, the baskets that he c…

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FEASTS with Katherine Spiers 22:33

1M ago22:33

22:33

Loosen your belts and tuck a napkin under your chin because feasting season is almost here. Katherine Spiers -- journalist, food anthropologist, editor of HowtoEatLA.com and host of the culinary history podcast Smart Mouth -- lets Alie belly up for a buffet of questions about winter gatherings, Thanksgiving myths, green bean casseroles, the hazards…

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Ergopathology (BURNOUT) with Kandi Wiens 1:07:24

1M ago1:07:24

1:07:24

Exhaustion! Numbness! Anger! You’re stressed out. I get it. Let’s fix it. I cornered one of the world’s experts on Ergopathology, scholar and author Dr. Kandi Wiens, to ask about the causes of burnout, warning signs, what professions are more at risk, how to recover from burnout and prevent it in the future, which was the focus of her book, “Burnou…

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CORALS with Shayle Matsuda 22:04

1M ago22:04

22:04

What IS a coral? Where do they grow and what do they eat and why are they so pretty? What kind of tools do coral scientists use? Why are they so many colors? And what is bleaching? Will changing your sunscreen save coral reefs? The wonderful and charming Cnidariologist Dr. Shayle Matsuda took time out of his busy schedule during a coral spawning ev…

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Odonatology (DRAGONFLIES) with Jessica Ware 1:14:10

2M ago1:14:10

1:14:10

They’re acrobatic fliers with long bodies and veined wings and their babies breathe through their butts: dragonflies. Let’s get into the difference between a damselfly and dragonfly, how fast they dart around, how big they were in the age of the dinosaurs, sci-fi aviation inspiration, mating choreography, attracting them to your yard (maybe to eat …

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Field Trip: I Take You to the Making of a Mural 33:57

2M ago33:57

33:57

Folks, come with me. We’re hanging out under some train tracks late at night in Philadelphia doing street art. As the promised companion piece to our wonderful Modern Toichographology episode on murals and street art, this Field Trip takes us to where the action happens, chatting with several muralists as they work on their 17-foot paintings lining…

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CONDORS with Jonathan C. Hall 25:40

2M ago25:40

25:40

To finish off SpooOoktober, we’re looking at huge birds that devour the ickiest stuff around: the giant, majestic and critically endangered California condor. Condorologist Dr. Jonathan C. Hall’s work helps monitor populations, tracks flight data, and keeps tabs on how well this small population is rebounding after going extinct in the wild in 1987…

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SCREAMS with Harold Gouzoules 25:03

2M ago25:03

25:03

I scream, you scream, we all scream for… a brand new, screaming hot episode of Smologies. Be warned *slaps the top of this ep* you can fit so many screams in this bad boy. (Seriously though, there’s a lot of screaming in this episode, it’s probably not the one to gently fall asleep to.) What kinds of screams you ask? We got birds, foxes, caterpilla…

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Confectionology (CANDY) with Susan Benjamin 1:46:59

2M ago1:46:59

1:46:59

Licorice opinions! War chocolate! Candy corn origins, circus peanut secrets, the sourest sourballs, and your great aunt’s purse. Stay until the very end for the biggest shocked laugh I have ever had on this show. The incredibly charming author, journalist, candy historian, and Confectiologist Susan Benjamin chats about everything from apothecary or…

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ALIENS with Kevin Peter Hand 22:12

2M ago22:12

22:12

ALIENS! EXTRATERRESTRIALS! MARTIANS! The phenomenal Dr. Kevin Peter Hand of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory dishes on the oceans of distant moons, methane rivers, ice crusts, the James Webb Space Telescope findings, what might be out there, aliens, what elements a planet needs to sustain life, and how finding extraterrestrial microbes would change…

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Momiology (MUMMIFICATION) Part 2 with Salima Ikram & Kara Cooney 1:00:19

2M ago1:00:19

1:00:19

Coffin engravings! Archaeology ethics! Linen wrappings! Repatriation! Sexy hippos! We’re back with more mummies in this Part 2 with the wonderful Drs. Salima Ikram & Kara Cooneywho chat about animal mummies, eating mummified remains, plant resins, the debate over human sacrifice, coffin reuse, Egyptian tourism, the worst temple gift shop in history…

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EATING BUGS with Julie Lesnik 22:42

2M ago22:42

22:42

Bugs are cool! But are they lunch? Entomophagy Anthropologist Dr. Julie Lesnik is an expert on bug eating and enthusiastically explains how much more sustainable – and tasty? -- it is than other types of animal proteins. We talk about the human past, present and future of ingesting insects, from grasshopper tacos to ant omelettes, cricket wedding c…

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Momiology (MUMMIFICATION) Part 1 with Kara Cooney & Salima Ikram 52:23

2M ago52:23

52:23

Linen wrapping. Expensive resins. Sarcophagi. Preserving for eternity – or until someone raids their tomb. It’s a brand-new Spooktober episode with not one but two guests: Dr. Salima Ikram is a professor of Egyptology and expert on mummification of both people and animals, and is joined by veteran guest from the Egyptology episode, professor and au…

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FALL/SEASONS with Libby Ellwood 25:54

3M ago25:54

25:54

The seasons are a-changin'! We’re coming up on sweater weather in both hemispheres and seasonal researcher and expert Phenologist Dr. Libby Ellwood weighs in with amazing information about why fall smells so good, why leaves change color, why some plants need to chill, bird migrations, and how global temperature shifts affect the whole food web. Bo…

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Urban Rodentology (SEWER RATS) Encore with Bobby Corrigan 1:19:00

3M ago1:19:00

1:19:00

Let’s kick off Spooktober with… RATS: They love pizza. They invade taquerias at midnight. They scurry. They cuddle. They outsmart. They inspire movies that inspire musicals. Proving that not just woodsy megafauna can be charismatic, rats have lives we would never suspect. Globally-lauded Urban Rodentologist Dr. Robert Corrigan, or Bobby if you like…

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INSECTS with Lila Higgins 20:14

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Castorology (BEAVERS) with Rob Rich 1:25:06

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DEER with Rhiannons Jakopak & Kirton 26:27

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Mnemonology (MEMORY) Part 2 with Michael Yassa 1:03:34

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FAMILY TREES with Stephen Hanks 19:05

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Mnemonology (MEMORY) Part 1 with Michael Yassa 1:15:08

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BUFFALO with various bisonologists 29:50

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Surgical Angiology (VEINS & ARTERIES) with Sheila Blumberg 1:18:10

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Field Trip: A Hawaiian Breadfruit Rev‘ULUtion 37:00

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BREAD BAKING with Seamus Blackley 29:45

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Canistrumology (BASKET WEAVING. YES, BASKET WEAVING) with James C. Bamba 1:06:43

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FEASTS with Katherine Spiers 22:33

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Ergopathology (BURNOUT) with Kandi Wiens 1:07:24

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CORALS with Shayle Matsuda 22:04

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Odonatology (DRAGONFLIES) with Jessica Ware 1:14:10

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Field Trip: I Take You to the Making of a Mural 33:57

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CONDORS with Jonathan C. Hall 25:40

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SCREAMS with Harold Gouzoules 25:03

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Confectionology (CANDY) with Susan Benjamin 1:46:59

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ALIENS with Kevin Peter Hand 22:12

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Momiology (MUMMIFICATION) Part 2 with Salima Ikram & Kara Cooney 1:00:19

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EATING BUGS with Julie Lesnik 22:42

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Momiology (MUMMIFICATION) Part 1 with Kara Cooney & Salima Ikram 52:23

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FALL/SEASONS with Libby Ellwood 25:54

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Urban Rodentology (SEWER RATS) Encore with Bobby Corrigan 1:19:00

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