Best Talkhouse / Sing For Science Podcasts (2025)

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Jessie Reyez: Palo Santo (Smell Science with Pamela Dalton) 53:04

16d ago53:04

53:04

Join Grammy-nominated Colombian-Canadian singer, Jessie Reyez for a chat about her hypnotic ode to “Palo Santo”. We talk about smudging, incense rituals in Colombia vs North America, crowd surfing accidents, how we smell, why smells produce such strong emotional responses, the DOD’s “Stink Bomb” and more!…

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RÜFÜS DU SOL: INHALE/EXHALE (Breathwork Science with Jack Feldman) 53:20

1M ago53:20

53:20

Join RÜFÜS DU SOL lead singer Tyrone Lindqvist for a deep dive on the breathing tools he and his band use to sustain their demanding live performances and on the experience that inspired their latest album. Also joining us is perhaps the best known expert on the subject from the science world, UCLA neurologist Dr. Jack Feldman. We cover the psyched…

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LABS: BLOND:ISH and Kara Wiggin on Plastic and Circularity 47:46

2M ago47:46

47:46

Join massive Canadian DJ BLOND:ISH for a conversation about seeking a life of balance, her philosophy on the exchange of energy and her non-profit “Bye Bye Plastic” which she started to help eradicate single use plastics from all aspects of the music industry. Also joining us is Dr. Kara Wiggin, a plastics researcher at Scripps Institution of Ocean…

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Encore: Duran Duran: Save a Prayer (Particle Physics with Brian Cox) 1:04:28

3M ago1:04:28

1:04:28

Duran Duran's Nick Rhodes and Particle Physicist Brian Cox discuss time travel, the intersection of politics and science and more!By Talkhouse

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Encore: Blondie: Rapture (Climate Science with Michael Mann) 45:26

3M ago45:26

45:26

This episode originally aired on Feb 2, 2022. Debbie Harry and Chris Stein, co-founders of Blondie speak with climatologist Dr. Michael Mann about ancient climate history, the relationship between agriculture and climate, preventing climate catastrophe and much more.By Talkhouse

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LABS: Christine and the Queens and Matteo Cantiello on Plasma Physics 59:00

4M ago59:00

59:00

Star stuff! And lots of it. In this episode we chat with Rahim Redcar from Christine and the Queens and physicist, Matteo Cantiello about plasma - the most abundant form of matter in our universe: what is it, what’s it do and where is it found. We also cover extraterrestrial intelligence, the origins of life on earth, panspermia, Spirituality with …

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Hank Azaria/Moe The Bartender: Flaming Moe's (Simpsons Neuroscience with Dr. Kevin Ochsner) 1:01:57

5M ago1:01:57

1:01:57

Join Simpsons favorite, Moe The Bartender and his human counterpart Hank Azaria for a lively conversation with Social Neuroscientist, Dr. Kevin Ochsner. We talk about the legendary “Flaming Moe’s” Simpsons episode from both Moe’s and Hank’s perspectives, how and why our brains are wired to thrive in social contexts like Moe’s Tavern, Hank’s experie…

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LABS: Patricia Cornwell and Dr. Avi Loeb on Extraterrestrial Intelligence 53:48

6M ago53:48

53:48

Recorded Live at the Museum of Science in Boston on October 8, 2024 as part of the Reno Family Foundation Symposium Series. #1 NY Times Bestselling Author Patricia Cornwell and Harvard astrophysicist Dr. Avi Loeb discuss the uncanny resemblance between Dr. Loeb and the primary murder victim in Patricia’s latest book “Identity Unknown”, the likeliho…

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SOFI TUKKER: Bread (Bread Science with Dr. Maria Ortiz) 40:06

6M ago40:06

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Recorded Live at the Emory Ideas Fest at Emory University’s Oxford Campus on September 22, 2024. Global dance music stars SOFI TUKKER celebrate the release of their bread themed album Bread with a conversation about the science that makes bread so delicious and universal. Joining us is food scientist Dr. Maria Ortiz who runs the popular Instagram p…

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LABS: Questlove and Dr. Susan Engel on Nurturing Ideas in Children 51:11

7M ago51:11

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Live at WSA in New York City on September 24, 2024. Academy Award‒winning filmmaker, drummer, DJ, producer, director, culinary entrepreneur and New York Times bestselling author Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson talks with Williams College pioneering developmental psychologist, Dr. Susan Engel about his debut children’s picture book The Idea in You. The b…

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Jermaine Dupri: Welcome To Atlanta (Cultural Anthropology with Joycelyn Wilson) 1:02:37

7M ago1:02:37

1:02:37

Recorded Live at the Emory Ideas Fest at Emory University’s Oxford Campus on September 20, 2024. Join Atlanta Music Icon Jermaine Dupri and Georgia Tech ethnographer Dr. Joycelyn Wilson for a conversation about how Atlanta grew to become a cultural phenomenon. We go into detail about Jermaine’s start in the music business through school talent show…

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LABS: Peggy Seeger and Prof. Tim Coulson on Eco-Feminism 1:08:18

8M ago1:08:18

1:08:18

Recorded Live at the Museum of Natural History in Oxford, England on August 8th, 2024. Folk icon Peggy Seeger talks with Oxford University Biology Professor Tim Coulson about her experience as feminist, ecologist, activist, mother, musician, Seeger and more. Eco Feminism can be defined as a branch of feminism and political ecology that explores the…

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Encore: Living Colour: Cult of Personality (Psychology of Fascism with Ruth Ben-Ghiat) 1:03:30

9M ago1:03:30

1:03:30

This episode originally aired on 11/18/2020. In this encore episode, Vernon Reid and Corey Glover from the band Living Colour join us for a discussion with NYU fascism and propaganda professor, Dr. Ruth Ben-Ghiat, about the fascism playbook, how authoritarian regimes end, fascism and the illusion of authenticity, modern examples like Trump, and Bil…

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LABS: Denzel Curry and Dr. Mimi Ito on Anime culture 59:22

10M ago59:22

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Recorded Live at the Anime Station store in Little Tokyo, Los Angeles on July 13, 2024, rapper Denzel Curry talks with UC Irvine cultural anthropologist Dr. Mimi Ito about his relationship to anime and anime culture in Japan and abroad. We discuss Mimi’s research that tracked how manga and anime grew from just a Japanese export to a global phenomen…

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Jack Antonoff: The Waiter (Theoretical Physics and Time Perception with David Kaiser) 1:03:08

10M ago1:03:08

1:03:08

Recorded Live inside the Charles Hayden Planetarium at the Museum of Science in Boston on June 10, 2024. Join Bleachers frontman and 11-time Grammy Winning super-producer Jack Antonoff for a discussion about his track “The Waiter” on which he muses about the notion that time could stop hinting at the subjectivity of time perception. On hand to talk…

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Encore: Sia: Elastic Heart (Psychology/Attachment Theory with Alexandra Katehakis) 51:19

11M ago51:19

51:19

Pop icon SIA and psychotherapist, Dr. Alexandra Katehakis discuss attachment theory, infant brain development and sex addiction.By Talkhouse

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LABS: David Byrne and Patrik Svensson on the Eel Question 51:55

12M ago51:55

51:55

Recorded Live at the Museum of Science in Boston on May 8, 2024, musician polymath and Talking Heads co-founder David Byrne talks with The Book of Eels author, Patrik Svensson. Even in today’s age of advanced science, no one has ever seen eels mating or giving birth, and we still don’t understand what drives them — after living for decades in fresh…

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Laraaji: Sun Piano/Moon Piano (Eclipse Science with Nikole Lewis) 34:41

1y ago34:41

34:41

Recorded Live at the Totality 2024 Festival in Hannibal, NY following the Total Solar Eclipse and Laraaji’s performance of his Sun Piano/Moon Piano albums. Ambient/New Age music legend Laraaji talks about how he represents the moon’s energy in 12 musical notes, his time at Howard University in the 1960s, his experience observing the Total Solar Ecl…

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LABS: José González and Dr. Brian Cox on Secular Humanism 42:28

1y ago42:28

42:28

Swedish Argentine folk singer José Gonzalez returns to the show along with our only other repeat guest, physicist Dr. Brian Cox of BBC and CERN fame. The two talk about secular humanism, atheism, finding meaning, black holes, Carl Sagan and more!By Talkhouse

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Sid Sriram: Blue Spaces (Color Neuroscience with Bevil Conway) 37:52

1y ago37:52

37:52

Recorded live at 2024 On Air Fest in Brooklyn, NY: Indian Carnatic superstar Sid Sriram talks about his song “Blue Spaces” with visual neuroscientist/color expert, Dr. Bevil Conway. We talk about Sid’s personal and cultural associations with color, cultural appropriation, the brain’s visual system, “the dress” from 2015 which some saw as blue and b…

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LABS: Bethany Cosentino and Lisa Marchiano on Jungian Analysis 1:10:57

1y ago1:10:57

1:10:57

Best Coast lead singer and Jungian analysand, Bethany Cosentino and “This Jungian Life Podcast" host Lisa Marchiano do a deep dive on you guessed it…Jungian Analysis! We cover dream analysis, the unconscious, creativity, archetypes, personae and then some!By Talkhouse

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Spyro Gyra: Catching The Sun (Harmful Algal Blooms with Holly Waterfield) 42:16

1+ y ago42:16

42:16

Spyro Gyra co-founder Jeremy Wall talks about the height of the jazz fusion era, composing and about about the ins and outs of lake formation, spirogyra algae, harmful algal blooms or HABS and more with lake ecologist, Holly Waterfield. This episode was co-produced with the AJ Reid Science Discovery Center at SUNY Oneonta where it was taped in fron…

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Sheila E: The Glamorous Life (Rhythm Neuroscience with Hugo Merchant) 43:22

1+ y ago43:22

43:22

Queen of Percussion and Prince collaborator Sheila E talks about her 1984 hit, working with Prince, salsa music and learning from her legendary father with University of Mexico Neuroscientist, Dr. Hugo Merchant. Hugo shares fascinating findings about how the mechanisms in the brain process rhythm and help us keep a beat.…

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Encore: MGMT: A Family of Trees (Forest Ecology with Suzanne Simard) 57:02

1+ y ago57:02

57:02

A FAMILY OF TREES: UNCOVERING NETWORKS IN OUR FORESTS' UNDERSTORY with Andrew VanWyngarden and Ben Goldwasser of MGMT and Dr. Suzanne Simard, forest ecology professor. In this episode we discuss: - how trees communicate with one another - the folly of industrialized logging - how trees help other trees - Native American ancestral DNA in cedar - whe…

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Cat Power: Cat Power Sings Dylan (Nostalgia Neuroscience with Hetvi Doshi) 43:39

1+ y ago43:39

43:39

Chanteuse Chan Marshall, best known as the artist Cat Power talks about her recreation of the historic 1966 Bob Dylan concert album at the Royal Albert Hall with Cornell University neuroscientist and nostalgia expert, Hetvi Doshi. We cover the origins of nostalgia study, the growing body of scientific evidence that suggests nostalgia has health ben…

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Universe of Art | How Star Trek Incorporates Real-Life Science 34:48

1+ y ago34:48

34:48

Special BONUS episode featuring the Science Friday/Universe of Art Podcast! Sing For Science host Matt Whyte welcomes Universe of Art host, D. Peterschmidt to talk about their show, Universe of Art. Like Sing For Science, Universe of Art is a science and art podcast that showcases “artists who use science to bring their creations to the next level.…

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Encore: Mac DeMarco: Chamber of Reflection (Acoustics with Russ Berger) 40:08

1+ y ago40:08

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MAC DEMARCO: CHAMBER OF REFLECTION: UNDERSTANDING THE SCIENCE OF SOUND with Mac DeMarco and Russ Berger, acoustician. In this episode we discuss: - what sound is - how speakers work - how sound affects the human body - how the brain interprets sound in a space - Astronautical eliminationBy Talkhouse

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Ice Nine Kills: Hip To Be Scared (Horror Movie Science with Sarah Rose Cavanagh) 38:07

1+ y ago38:07

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Recorded live at the MIT Museum in Cambridge, MA on 9/18/23: Heavy Metal frontman and horror movie expert Spencer Charnas chats with psychologist Dr. Sarah Rose Cavanagh about his favorite horror movies, why we like to be scared, the difference between fictional and real violence, monster theory, recreational fear lab research and more.…

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Ice Nine Kills (Audience Q&A MIT Museum Taping) 21:47

1+ y ago21:47

21:47

Spencer and Sarah field questions aplenty from the sold out crowd at the MIT Museum on 9/18/23. Lots of territory covered including favorite on-screen monsters, what we fear most, scary music, and how to take a class with Sarah in Boston.By Talkhouse

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Eartheater: Mitosis (Cell Biology with Elizabeth Hénaff) 35:36

1+ y ago35:36

35:36

Multidisciplinary artist Eartheater talks with NYU computational biologist and artist, Dr. Elizabeth Hénaff about cell division, snails, horseshit, gut biome health, artist residencies and more at this very special live event! This episode was recorded at DEMO2023, presented by NEW INC and the New Museum, June 2023…

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311: All Mixed Up (Building Utopia with Rutger Bregman) 53:08

1+ y ago53:08

53:08

311 lead singer and eternal optimist Nick Hexum talks about their breakout hit “All Mixed Up” with best-selling author and Dutch Historian, Rutger Bregman. Rutger’s books “Utopia For Realists” and Humankind” draw on scientific evidence that demonstrate our inherent capacity for good and the viability of ideas like Universal Basic Income, a 15 Hour …

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Ted Hearne: Farming (Agriculture Science with Dr. Sarah Taber) 45:22

2y ago45:22

45:22

Pulitzer Nominated composer, Ted Hearne talks about his epic work “Farming”, a hybridized piece written for a 24 piece choir with text taken from William Penn correspondence, a Jeff Bezos speech, the Uber Eats Twitter feed and more. Dr. Sarah Taber joins us for a conversation about the impacts of settler colonialism on modern day agriculture, the r…

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Ringo Starr: Send Love, Spread Peace (Meditation Science with Bob Roth) 33:23

2y ago33:23

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Fab Four drummer and peace activist, Ringo Starr talks about going to see the Maharishi with John and George, his upbringing in violent Liverpool of the 1950s and being saved by music and then the gift of meditation. Bob Roth, renowned meditation teacher of 60 years and CEO of the David Lynch Foundation, talks to Matt and Ringo about the scientific…

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Joan As Police Woman: The Magic (The Science of Transcendence with Maria Popova) 47:42

2y ago47:42

47:42

NYC Legend Joan As Police Woman (Joan Wasser) talks about her 2011 song “The Magic” with influential writer and science historian, Maria Popova (The Marginalian / Brain Pickings). We talk about measuring how music can transport us, the “magic” of making connections, pattern recognition, wonderment as a discipline, double dutch and so much more in t…

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Dermot Kennedy: See Yourself in My Eyes (Science of Street Performance with Psychologist Dr. Robbie Ho) 47:49

2y ago47:49

47:49

Irish balladeer and arena headliner, Dermot Kennedy talks about his experience coming up as a busker in Dublin with Hong Kong psychologist, Dr. Robbie Ho whose research seeks to quantify the effect “busking” has on the audience’s perception of a public space.By Talkhouse

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Onuka (Ukraine): Vidlik (Radiobiology with Chernobyl researcher Olena Pareniuk) 50:21

2y ago50:21

50:21

Special Chernobyl anniversary episode with Nata Zhyzhchenko of the Ukrainian band, Onuka and Chernobyl radiobiologist, Olena Pareniuk. Both of today's guests joined us from Kyiv and have been in Ukraine since the start of the Russian invasion. We talk about what life is like during wartime for a professional musician and a scientist, the horsehair …

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Best of Season 2 (Part 1) 1:00:40

2y ago1:00:40

1:00:40

Join SFS host, Matt Whyte and SFS social media manager, Bailey Constas for a curated peak at some of Season Two's Best Moments! Featuring SIA with psychotherapist, Dr. Alexandra Katehakis, Lamb of God’s Randy Blythe with social psychologist, Dr. Tony Lemieux, Jose González with epidemiologist, Dr. Mike Osterholm, Blondie’s Debbie Harry and Chris St…

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Best of Season 1 (Part 2) 56:20

2y ago56:20

56:20

Join SFS host, Matt Whyte and SFS social media manager, Bailey Constas for another trip down memory lane with some of Season One’s Best Moments! Featuring Living Colour and fascism expert, Dr. Ruth Ben-Ghiat, Aly & AJ and neuroscientist, Dr. Joseph LeDoux, Aluna and conflict resolution expert, Priya Parker and DMC with folklore expert, Dr. Jennifer…

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Best of Season 1 (Part 1) 59:14

2y ago59:14

59:14

Join SFS host, Matt Whyte and SFS social media manager, Bailey Constas for a trip down memory lane with some of Season One’s Best Moments! Featuring MGMT & forest ecologist, Dr Suzanne Simard, Norah Jones and science journalist, Shawn Otto, Connie Britton and rivers expert, Paul Gallay, Renée Fleming and Parkinson’s expert Dr. Bin Hu, Mac Demarco a…

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Ani DiFranco: The Atom (Quantum Physics with Melissa Franklin) 30:58

2+ y ago30:58

30:58

Today’s episode was hosted by the MIT Museum in Cambridge, Massachusetts and recorded in front of a live audience as part of an ongoing collaboration with Sing For Science. We discuss the Manhattan Project, the ethical implications of nuclear energy, climate change, quantum entanglement, quantum computing and more!…

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Richard Reed Parry & Susie Ibarra: Overtone Heartbeats (Cardiology with Sandeep Jauhar) 29:45

2+ y ago29:45

29:45

This episode was recorded live at Public Records in Brooklyn, NY as part of the Offair event series. Arcade Fire multi-instrumentalist Richard Reed Parry and percussionist/composer Susie Ibarra talk about their album “Heart and Breath” with cardiologist and bestselling author, Dr. Sandeep Jauhar. Their album is set entirely to the rhythm of their o…

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Rhiannon Giddens: At the Purchaser's Option (Ethnomusicology with Portia Maultsby) 58:01

2+ y ago58:01

58:01

Grammy Award and Macarthur Fellowship winning artist Rhiannon Giddens talks about her collection of slave narratives, “Freedom Highways,” the origins of the banjo in Africa and the connection between African and African American music with trailblazing ethnomusicologist, Dr. Portia Maultsby.By Talkhouse

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Jonathan Davis (Korn): Dead Bodies Everywhere (Mortuary Science with Mary Roach) 49:29

2+ y ago49:29

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WARNING: This episode contains content related to mortuary science that some listeners may find disturbing. Korn frontman Jonathan Davis delves into his past as a mortician with popular science bestselling author, Mary Roach. Mary wrote the hit book Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers and the two have no shortage of gory details to discuss. …

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Rivers Cuomo (Weezer): Come Undone (Computer Programming with Guido Van Rossum) 44:03

2+ y ago44:03

44:03

Rock icon Rivers Cuomo goes deep on coding talk with Python computer language creator and programming icon, Guido Van Rossum. We talk about the history of The Sweater Song, coding vs songwriting, the history of Python and much, much more!By Talkhouse

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Alec Benjamin: Dopamine Addict (Addiction Science with Anne Lembke) 42:56

2+ y ago42:56

42:56

Singer/Songwriter Alec Benjamin talks about his song about social media addiction with Stanford Professor and MD, Dr. Anna Lembke, author of The NY Times bestseller, Dopamine Nation. Tune in to hear about the surprising and fascinating research about the relationship between pain and pleasure in our brains, the prescription to combat addiction and …

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Isaac Brock (Modest Mouse): The Best Room (Mycology with Paul Stamets) 51:50

2+ y ago51:50

51:50

Join host Sing For Science host Matt Whyte in this fungi fantastic episode about psilocybin research! We learn about mushroom properties that can stave off dementia, decrease social ills and hear about Isaac’s experience with UFOs.By Talkhouse

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Margo Price: Fight to Make It (Abortion Science with Monica Mclemore) 57:16

2+ y ago57:16

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Country singer Margo Price talks about "Fight To Make It" a song on which she teamed up with Mavis Staples and Noise For Now to raise awareness and support for reproductive justice. We talk about Margo's correspondence with Ronnie Spector, her experience advocating for reproductive healthcare in Tennessee and the tragic loss of one of her children …

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Nick Kroll: Changes (Puberty Science with Emily Breidbart) 54:13

2+ y ago54:13

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Actor/Comedian Nick Kroll talks about his hit show on Netflix Big Mouth and about his personal experience with delayed puberty with NYU Langone Pediatric Endocrinologist Dr. Emily Breidbart. We talk about puberty disorders, how to treat them, transgender medicine, endocrinology, comedy, and more!By Talkhouse

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mxmtoon: Florida (Ethnobotany/Plant Medicine with Cassandra Quave) 43:15

2+ y ago43:15

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Singer/songwriter and apartment plant enthusiast mxmtoon talks about the loss and sense of place that inspired her song "Florida" with ethnobotanist, Dr Cassandra Quave. Dr. Quave is the author of "The Plant Hunter: A Scientist's Quest For Nature's Next Best Medicines". We cover plant identification, traditional medicine and how to talk to your pla…

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Arlo Guthrie: Alice’s Restaurant (Nutritional Anthropology with Ellen Messer) 57:11

2+ y ago57:11

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Arlo Guthrie talks about the lyrics to the 1967 anti-war masterpiece, “Alice’s Restaurant” - we talk at length about the 1960s and being Woody Guthrie’s son. Tufts University Nutritional Anthropologist Dr. Ellen Messer talks about her awakening as a scholar-activist in the 1960s and the foundations of her term “food wars” which describes the relati…

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