Best Sarah Benoit Podcasts (2025)

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Attention-Deficit Neuropsychology (ADHD) Part 1 Encore with Russell Barkley 1:40:25

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Focus. Productivity. Relationships. Distraction. Neurodiversity. How do you know if you have ADHD? How can you get others to understand your ADHD brain? What are your treatment options and how can they help? In this encore of our wildly popular Part 1 episode, we talk racing thoughts, brilliant brains and the causes and effects of Attention-Deficit…

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Ornithorhynchology (PLATYPUSES) with Tahneal Hawke 1:09:28

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Duck bills. Beaver tails. Underground lairs. Eggs. Milk. Venom? A platypus has it all. Scholar, conservationist, and Ornithorhynchologist Dr. Tahneal Hawke is here to run through the baffling anatomy and answer all of our WHAT’S THE DEAL, WHAT EVEN *ARE* THEY questions, and chat about field work, evolution, how to spot a platypus, why you can’t hav…

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Bonus Episode: Nutritional Microbiology (GUT HEALTH & DIET) with Miguel Freitas and Elaine Hsiao 48:21

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The microbiome is back! In 2018, we chatted with Dr. Elaine Hsiao - a UCLA microbiome researcher– and learned all about the hot cauldron of your guts. In this 2025 update bonus, we chat again with Dr. Hsiao to get updates on the last 7 years of her research. We also stop by White Plains, New York to hang out with Dr. Miguel Freitas, lead nutritiona…

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Astrobromatology (SPACE FOOD) with Maggie Coblentz 1:11:05

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Dehydrated eggs. Airborne tortillas. Pouches of chicken. Tang. Work up an appetite for space food with artist, designer and Astrobromatologist, Maggie Coblentz. She shares how the intersection of design and science led her skyward, doing experiments on zero G flights, and shipping miso into space. We also talk Martian gardening, stinky roommates, b…

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Pteridology (FERNS) with Fay-Wei Li 1:03:33

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Fronds. Forest dwellers. Spores. Houseplants. Queer icons. We’ve got ferns. The charming and hilarious professor and author of “Ferns: Lessons in Survival from Earth’s Most Adaptable Plants,” Dr. Fay-Wei Li, tells me all about fern evolution, what ferns not to have in your house, the most expensive ferns, the tastiest ferns, mathematical mysteries,…

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NEW 2025 Interview: Genocidology (CRIMES OF ATROCITY) Part 2 with Dirk Moses 1:11:40

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Note: if you haven’t already heard it, please start with our original, May 2024 episode with Dr. Moses: Genocidology (CRIMES OF ATROCITY) Part 1 A lot has happened since then, and author, scholar and genocide expert Dr. Dirk Moses was kind enough to return for a 2025 episode. We cover how public and legal sentiment has changed since our first episo…

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Bisonology (BUFFALO) Encore with various bisonologists 1:30:07

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Bison bison! Not just something to holler into the sky, but also the scientific name for North America's majestic wild bovines. In this encore, we explore a beast 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? What are the best w…

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Strigiformology (OWLS) Part 2 with R. J. Gutiérrez 1:11:12

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We’re back with Dr. R.J. “Rocky” Gutiérrez to answer listeners’ questions on owls. How much wisdom lies behind those big, immovable eyes? Are owls good or bad omens? What’s their proclivity for snatching hats? Is The Staircase owl theory plausible? Is it ok to hoot back at them? What do you mean one of their toes is reversible? This episode’s got t…

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Strigiformology (OWLS) Part 1 with R.J. Gutiérrez 55:22

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OWLS. FINALLY. In no particular order: what’s up with their eyes, legs, hoots, feathers, silent flight, nests, folklore, necks, barfs, conservation status, and omens? Go take a walk or sit on a porch in the dusk and make friends with Rocky. Dr. R.J. “Rocky” Gutiérrez is a celebrated researcher, Professor Emeritus at the University of Minnesota, a l…

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Historical Toxicology (OLD TIMEY POISONS) with Deborah Blum 1:14:13

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Metal poisons. Odorless ones. Toxic plants. Iocane powder, arsenic, old lace, poisons as self-defense, black mirrors, Aqua Tofanas, movie myths, and the start of testing for that which ails or kills you: we’ve got Historical Toxicology with Pulitzer Prize-winning science author & chemistry connoisseur Deborah Blum. She wrote the beloved “Poisoner's…

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Critical Ponerology (WHAT IS “EVIL”?) with Kenneth MacKendrick 1:03:36

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What is evil? Who is evil? Does evil exist? Who decides? Can we scream over turkey at grandma’s house? Let’s chat Critical Ponerology with scholar, professor, author of Evil: A Critical Primer, and a gem of a person, Dr. Kenneth MacKendrick of the University of Manitoba. He’s been teaching courses on the notion of evil for 25 years and it’s a much …

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Bonus Episode: COCKROACH MILK with Joshua Benoit and Sinead English 27:51

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Cockroach milk for Spooktober. STAY HERE. Don’t tell me you like haunted houses and slasher films but can’t listen to a lovely conversation about how cockroaches make milk to feed their young. It’s one of the most nutritious substances on Earth, and I own some. Sort of. Coem along for a brief and enthralling discussion from two researchers, Dr. Jos…

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Blattodeology (YES, COCKROACHES) with Dominic Evangelista 1:08:10

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Dazzling colors. Remote habitats. Gentle parenting. Fantastic genitalia. And yeah, swimming through sewers to surprise you. It’s cockroaches and I promise you will find something to love about them in this chat with cockroach evangelist and Blattodeologist Dr. Dominic Evangelista. Which are the prettiest? Are roaches better at raising kids than you…

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Haunted Hydrology (SPOOKY LAKES) with Geo Rutherford 1:13:08

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Mudbank bones. River wrecks. Salty seas. Pink ponds. Poison dust devils. Steamy streams.. It’s Haunted Hydrology with your favorite Spooky Lakes ambassador, the artist and author Geo Rutherford who is widely known as Geodesaurus. Geo covers the dark history of The Great Lakes, a stump that controls the weather, the what and why of a good lagoon, th…

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Serpopsychology (WHAT’S CREEPY?) with Frank McAndrew 1:09:30

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Are you creepy? How would you know? What’s “creepy” as opposed to scary or eerie? We talk to the pioneer of this research, Serpopsychologist, Dr. Frank McAndrew, a professor emeritus at Knox College. We chat: dates that give you the willies, Weary Willie the Clown, haunted dolls, college goths, dark alleyways, evolutionary neurobiology, what NOT to…

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Revolutionology (REBELLIONS & SOCIAL CHANGE) with Jack Goldstone 1:30:26

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Storming the Bastille. Facing off with tanks. Canceling a streaming subscription. We’re talking protests, boycotts, insurrections, and demonstrations. Scholar, professor, and actual real life Revolutionologist Dr. Jack Goldstone lays out the whys – and the hows. What revolts have been the gold standard? How has social media impacted social change? …

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Human Technomorphology (SWAPPING OUT BODY PARTS) with Mary Roach 57:48

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Pigs with human kidneys. Iron lungs. Bionic prostheses. And bendable genitals. Mary Roach is here, and Alie is freaking out. Over the last two decades, this science icon has written seven New York Times bestsellers, including Stiff, Bonk, Gulp, and Packing for Mars. Her latest release, Replaceable You: Adventures in Human Anatomy is all about Human…

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Ceramology (POTTERY) with Potted History’s Graham Taylor & Sarah Lord Taylor 1:12:52

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Porcelain. Earthenware. China. Archaeology. Stoneware. Anthropology. Amphora. Throwing wheels. We got it all. Master potters, history aficionados and Potted History’s icons Sarah Lord Taylor and Graham Taylor are here for our 8th anniversary episode. We get the dirt on ceramics versus pottery, where clay comes from, if there’s enough in the world, …

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Neuropathoimmunology (MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS) with Aaron Boster 1:37:01

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Neurons. Immune systems. MRIs. Weed gummies? One of the greats in neurology, Dr. Aaron Boster, takes time to chat all about Multiple Sclerosis, a neurological autoimmune disease close to our hearts. Alie’s mom, your grammapod a.k.a. Fancy Nancy, was diagnosed with MS over two decades ago, and this episode explores in depth the factors that can caus…

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Lutrinology (OTTERS) Encore with Chris J. Law 1:02:42

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YOU’RE NOT READY. But it’s time. Otters. Sea otters. River otters. Big beefy otters. Tiny otters. Giant river otters. Otters chasing you down the street. Dr. Chris J. Law, a professional Lutrinologist, shares tales about coastal vs. inland otters, otter terrorism, magical teeth, lustrous fur, rock pockets, kelp naps, otter terrorism, cautionary mot…

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Trolleyology (MORAL DILEMMAS + THE TROLLEY PROBLEM) with Joshua Greene 1:22:19

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Train tracks. Split decisions. And a philosophy humdinger worth debating. Dr. Joshua Greene is a Harvard Psychology professor, neuroscientist, and *actual* Trolleyologist. The moral humdinger that has been used in everything from Supreme Court decisions to board games looks at: What makes you a good person? How do you reason with people who make yo…

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Tempestology (HURRICANES) Part 2 with Dr. Kim Wood & Matt Lanza 1:01:45

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The info storm continues! Part 1 covered the anatomy of a cyclonic storm, the bizarre histories behind the category system, and where hurricanes come from, but this week’s conclusion with Matt Lanza and Dr. Kim Wood gets you covered on emergency preparation for any disaster occasion, climate change trends and despair, the latest on the government f…

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Tempestology (HURRICANES) Part 1 with Matt Lanza & Dr. Kim Wood 1:11:14

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Hurricanes. Typhoons. Cyclones. Tropical storms. Tropical depressions. What does it all MEAAAN? Let’s dive in. Career meteorologists Dr. Kim Wood of the University of Arizona and Space City Weather’s Matt Lanza join for a two-guest two-parter to address the “deadlier” female-named hurricanes, why hurricane season happens, the category system, where…

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Bonus Episode: Optical Technology (HISTORY OF EYEGLASSES + MODERN DAY VISION) 51:07

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When were glasses invented? What happened back then if your horse stepped on them? How is the digital age changing adults’ and kids’ vision? The first half of this special bonus episode about Optical Technology features the charmingly hilarious director of the Museum of the Eye in San Francisco, Jenny Benjamin. Then we bop over to Houston, Texas fo…

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Literary Olfactology (THE POLITICS OF SMELL) with Ally Louks 1:19:37

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Smell and culture. Scent descriptions in novels. Fragrances and class. Stink and stigmas. We cover it all. Scholar, author, and Literary Olfactologist Dr. Ally Louks burst into the zeitgeist in 2024 with her PhD thesis “Olfactory Ethics: The Politics Of Smell In Modern And Contemporary Prose” and we finally got to sit down and talk about the inters…

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Soul Play

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Ologies with Alie Ward

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Why Dey Do Dat?

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Attention-Deficit Neuropsychology (ADHD) Part 1 Encore with Russell Barkley 1:40:25

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Ornithorhynchology (PLATYPUSES) with Tahneal Hawke 1:09:28

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Bonus Episode: Nutritional Microbiology (GUT HEALTH & DIET) with Miguel Freitas and Elaine Hsiao 48:21

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Astrobromatology (SPACE FOOD) with Maggie Coblentz 1:11:05

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Pteridology (FERNS) with Fay-Wei Li 1:03:33

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NEW 2025 Interview: Genocidology (CRIMES OF ATROCITY) Part 2 with Dirk Moses 1:11:40

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Bisonology (BUFFALO) Encore with various bisonologists 1:30:07

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Strigiformology (OWLS) Part 2 with R. J. Gutiérrez 1:11:12

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Strigiformology (OWLS) Part 1 with R.J. Gutiérrez 55:22

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Historical Toxicology (OLD TIMEY POISONS) with Deborah Blum 1:14:13

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Critical Ponerology (WHAT IS “EVIL”?) with Kenneth MacKendrick 1:03:36

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Bonus Episode: COCKROACH MILK with Joshua Benoit and Sinead English 27:51

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Blattodeology (YES, COCKROACHES) with Dominic Evangelista 1:08:10

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Haunted Hydrology (SPOOKY LAKES) with Geo Rutherford 1:13:08

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Serpopsychology (WHAT’S CREEPY?) with Frank McAndrew 1:09:30

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Revolutionology (REBELLIONS & SOCIAL CHANGE) with Jack Goldstone 1:30:26

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Human Technomorphology (SWAPPING OUT BODY PARTS) with Mary Roach 57:48

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Ceramology (POTTERY) with Potted History’s Graham Taylor & Sarah Lord Taylor 1:12:52

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Neuropathoimmunology (MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS) with Aaron Boster 1:37:01

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Lutrinology (OTTERS) Encore with Chris J. Law 1:02:42

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Trolleyology (MORAL DILEMMAS + THE TROLLEY PROBLEM) with Joshua Greene 1:22:19

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Tempestology (HURRICANES) Part 2 with Dr. Kim Wood & Matt Lanza 1:01:45

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Tempestology (HURRICANES) Part 1 with Matt Lanza & Dr. Kim Wood 1:11:14

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Bonus Episode: Optical Technology (HISTORY OF EYEGLASSES + MODERN DAY VISION) 51:07

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Literary Olfactology (THE POLITICS OF SMELL) with Ally Louks 1:19:37