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Covering the outer reaches of space to the tiniest microbes in our bodies, Science Friday is the source for entertaining and educational stories about science, technology, and other cool stuff.
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Are you a fan of technology? How about other "Nerd" topics? If so, you will enjoy this show which features Marshal Arnold of "Console Nerds" and John Roberson of.. well nothing. Two nerds who enjoy computers, technology, bad Sci-Fi movies, cool gadgets and solid debates between LINUX vs Windows! If you are a nerd this show is for you!
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Comics, video games, and films, oh my! We talk about all things pop culture in this entertainment-focused podcast. So find some nostalgia, pick up a new read, and tune in to some old-fashioned nerd talk in Not Cool in High School! https://linktr.ee/NotCoolInHighSchoolPodcast Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ncihspodcast/support
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A nerdy podcast about totally random stuff. Common things discussed are comics, movies, tv shows, and even sports! Lots of stuff. Check out Deanlentini.com for more!
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This is your ultimate black nerd podcasts. We cover politics, anime, animation, movies, books, sports, music art and culture. Just a couple of nerds that met in college that happen to be pretty cool in there 30’s. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cool-blerds-podcast/support
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A weekly roundup of the most important stories from the worlds of business and finance, hosted by Felix Salmon. Want more Slate Money? Subscribe to Slate Plus to unlock weekly bonus episodes. Plus, you’ll access ad-free listening across all your favorite Slate podcasts. Subscribe now on Apple Podcasts by clicking “Try Free” at the top of our show page. Or, visit https://slate.com/moneyplus to get access wherever you listen.
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Pop Culture Passport - Exploring Quirky & Cool Travel Destinations in the USA
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Pop Culture Passport is your guide to quirky, cool, and nostalgic travel across the U.S.—from movie filming locations and theme parks to roadside attractions and pop culture museums. If you'd happily add 60 minutes to your trip to visit a filming location, the Jell-O Museum, or a roadside diner from your favorite TV show, this podcast is for you. Every other week, I’ll take you behind the scenes of iconic and offbeat destinations, sharing their history, stories, and the fun details. Along th ...
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We will talk about fun and interesting current events and any cool videos we saw on that particular day! Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/da-iv-nerds/support
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This is an accidentally funny podcast about the realities of Blackness and adult life. Our goal is to create a space for Black millennials to discuss and embody adult life on their own terms. We aren’t beholden to “traditional” gender or parenting roles, queerness is fluid and present in the ways we show up in our relationships and in the world, and we want to build community with other 30-something Black folx who are trying to figure this ish out. We do “adult” differently. -About Daren and ...
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Saturday Morning Cereal is a weekend talk podcast that celebrates the stories, characters, and themes that shaped us—from Saturday morning cartoons to the pop culture that’s grown up right alongside us. With exclusive interviews featuring pop culture icons and the creative minds behind the moments that defined generations, we dig deep into the bowl of nostalgia (no toy surprise needed) to explore the past, present, and future of fandom. Now in our 12th season and counting, our archive is a t ...
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In the Pro-Black Blerd Kingdom Podcast, I intend to get into numerous topics that converge the blerd world and the pro-black world and analyzing some of my observations with a fine tooth comb. This platform will also serve as a space to speak about some of the interesting comics, "superhero" shows, movies, games etc. The object is to have a clear understanding of the current issues black people face in black nerd media, get serious about the power moves we as people need to make in telling o ...
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Explore the underground leagues and clubs of the elite Yahtzee players across the globe. Ryan McCallister, your afternoon drive home radio personality will take you through a journey of characters, drama, suspense and ultimately who will become the next Brown Jacket Winner. This is a unique comedy podcast in a show format with all characters and production performed by one person. This show is fun and friendly. No explicit content at all. Kid safe.
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"Come Art Me Bro" is a Monthly (give or take) podcast series hosted by Afro Latino "Jose Antonio Firpi" his friends call him "Tony" Puerto Rican Artist, Photographer, Clothing Designer cool nerd & Owner of Devious Elements Apparel based in Miami FL. Every episode will be a fun journey with fellow creators, friends that always have a very different point of view. Tony has invited friends & people he admires to have an open, fun, blunt talk amongst friends & it will be a blast! Let's get into ...
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Dive Bar Music Club: low key, high taste happy hour for music nerds. Welcome to Dive Bar Music Club, your new favorite monthly hangout where deep music knowledge meets dive bar vibes. Each episode, a rotating cast of indie music lifers (record store owners, radio hosts, touring musicians, venue bookers, photographers, and more) grab a drink, hop online, and swap notes on the three albums they can’t stop spinning. It’s not a review show; it’s a conversation. A cozy, no-gatekeeping zone for th ...
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We know electric rides—your guide to a micromobility future. We are a small team passionate about making the best and most trustworthy reviews and guides in all of micro-EVs…and for millions of riders! Whether you’re a community enthusiast, writer, investor, regulator, or even an industry employee, this is your place! Tune in every Thursday at 12:00pm PST for exclusive interviews with CEOs to celebrities to cool people from the community. Want to come on yourself? We welcome pitches via emai ...
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ROBERT KIRKMAN Sparks the Energon Universe
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Transformers, G.I. Joe, and Void Rivals from San Diego Comic-Con 2025 🥣 Season 13, Episode 4 Remember your first happy hour? Saturday mornings — when you’d wake up with the sun, grab a bowl of chocolatey cereal, and lose yourself in a world of cartoons, commercials, and pure, unfiltered joy. We’re still chasing that feeling, one episode at a time. …
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Disney Gets Ahead of the Darth Vader Porn
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This week: Disney has agreed to make a $1 billion equity investment in OpenAI along with a licensing deal setting limitations on the use of it’s IP on Sora. Felix Salmon, Elizabeth Spiers, and Emily Peck discuss this is a precedent-setting deal and how well OpenAI will actually be able to enforce the terms of the licensing agreement. Then, the host…
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How Did Ancient Humans Use The Acoustics Of Spaces Like Caves?
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The sound of a choir performing in a cathedral is iconic for a reason. It’s this beautiful human experience: being side-by-side with other people, feeling the sound vibrate through you, reverberating around the space. But how long has that been a part of our culture? And what role did sound play in the lives of people who lived during the Ice Age o…
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America’s Santa Theme Parks and Other Christmas Destinations
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Send us a text Episode 128 Did you know there’s an entire trail of Santa-themed parks across the U.S.—some dating back more than 75 years? In this festive episode, I unwrapped a twinkle-lit road trip through America’s Santa Parks — the vintage theme parks, roadside attractions, and holiday wonderlands that keep the Christmas spirit alive all year l…
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What The Sounds Of Melting Glaciers Can Tell Us
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As the planet warms, the world’s glaciers are melting faster than snow can replenish the ice. That has implications for sea level rise, ocean currents, and global weather patterns. But collecting data at the edge of a melting glacier can be risky. Glaciologist Erin Pettit and her colleagues are listening to the sounds melting glaciers make—from the…
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How A Fringe Idea Led To Lifesaving Cancer Treatments
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In cancer research, the “seed and soil” hypothesis posits that the tumor is like a seed of misbehaving cells taking root in the body. Whether it grows—and where it grows—depends on the conditions, or soil. Since this hypothesis was proposed more than 100 years ago, most research and treatments have focused on the seed, or tumor. For nearly 50 years…
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For many people, bubonic plague is an illness that seems squarely situated in medieval times. But each year, a handful of human cases pop up in the western United States. Plague can be treated successfully with modern medicine. But why does it still exist, and how should we think about it both locally and globally? Plague researcher Viveka Vadyvalo…
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In this Money Talks: Elizabeth Spiers is joined by Tim Wu to discuss his new book, The Age of Extraction, which breaks down how we ended up with an economy dominated by Big Tech and its purely profit-seeking mindset. They’ll get into the slow erosion of optimism around the internet as a democratizing force, the state of antitrust enforcement in Ame…
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Don’t Let Their Name Fool You—Sea Slugs Are Awesome
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Today we’re spotlighting an underappreciated group of marine creatures: sea slugs. Don’t let their humble name fool you. They come in vivid neon colors, with patterns that rival the most beautiful butterflies and feather-like external gills and tentacles. There are an estimated 10,000 species of sea slugs and they are incredibly diverse. Some are s…
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This week: Netflix has agreed to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery. Felix Salmon, Elizabeth Spiers, and Emily Peck are joined by the New York Times’ Nicholas Kulish to discuss the ricochet effect of such a massive media merger on the film and television industries. Then, Michael and Susan Dell have announced a $6.25 billion donation to the so-called “…
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As Companies Build Data Centers For AI, Communities Push Back
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There’s an enormous buildout of data centers underway across the country to fuel the AI boom. Hundreds of billions of dollars have already been spent on data centers, with talk of spending trillions more. And these data centers use a lot of power: According to the Times Picuayune, Meta’s new data center under construction in Louisiana will require …
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A Toast To Bats That Pollinate Agave, And Tracking Monarchs
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You might think about bats as flitting around in the dark and hunting insects, but some species feed on fruits or flowers—and play an important role as pollinators. One place that role is crucial is in the relationship between bats and agave plants. Bat conservationist Kristen Lear joins Host Ira Flatow to describe efforts to restore agaves in the …
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A Startling Plan To Save Spotted Owls—From Barred Owls
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The spotted owl has been a conservation flashpoint for more than 30 years. While habitat loss has been their historic foe, their most recent threat comes from within the owl family tree: the barred owl. Barred owls have expanded into the Pacific Northwest and are now outcompeting spotted owls for food and habitat. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service…
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Can A Microbe Conservation Movement Take Off?
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A team of scientists is trying to jumpstart a global conservation movement, on par with efforts to save the rainforests or protect the oceans. But it might be even more ambitious because the target of their quest is invisible, everywhere, and mostly something we try to hand-sanitize away: microbes. So how do you conserve something that is everywher…
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How To Tap Into The Hidden Histories Of Rocks
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When we try to commune with nature, many of us turn toward the living: a walk in the woods among swaying trees, chirping birds, blooming flowers. But earth scientist Anjana Khatwa says not to overlook the inanimate—don’t sleep on rocks. She joins Host Flora Lichtman to talk about her love for rocks beyond the scientific and her new book, The Whispe…
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Fingernails And Indigestion At The 2025 Ig Nobel Prizes
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Each year, the Ig Nobel Prizes recognize scientific research that first makes you laugh, then makes you think. For instance, researchers who investigated the pizza preferences of lizards on the island of Togo. Or a man who kept track of his fingernail growth for 35 years. As is Thanksgiving tradition, we’re sharing highlights from this year’s Ig No…
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The Evolution of Disney California Adventure: From WestCOT to Cars Land
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Send us a text Episode 127 What happens when Disney builds a brand-new park… and it flops? When Disney California Adventure opened in 2001, critics called it everything from “underwhelming” to “a state fair with better landscaping.” But two decades later, it’s one of Disney’s most beloved parks — home to Cars Land, World of Color, and Avengers Camp…
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The Coolest Thing in the World for an Econ Nerd
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This week: Chicago Fed President Austan Goolsbee joins Felix Salmon, Elizabeth Spiers, and Emily Peck for an in-depth discussion on what exactly the Fed does. They’ll get into how voting and deliberation works at the FOMC, the different eras of the Fed’s communication strategy, his response to the Fed haters, and Data Dogs vs Data Cats. In the Slat…
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Why Is Working Out Good For Your Mental Health?
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A good workout can make you feel triumphant. And even if that isn’t your relationship with exercise, you’ve probably heard that working out can lift your mood, fight depression, and make you more resilient when life knocks back. But why exactly does exercise improve mental health? Is it all about those endorphins? Does the type or duration of a wor…
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Everything You Never Knew About Squash And Pumpkins
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It’s a wonderful time of the year: squash, pumpkin, and gourd season. But how do those giant, award-winning pumpkins grow so big? And what’s the difference between a gourd and a squash? In a conversation from 2023, Ira talks with Dr. Chris Hernandez, director of the University of New Hampshire’s squash, pumpkin, and melon breeding program to explor…
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In this episode of "That Black Couple," Jenn and Daren return after a break with a discussion on the intersection of Black food and gender roles. They share personal anecdotes about their relationships with food, exploring how their upbringing shaped their culinary skills and perspectives. Then they delve into the cultural significance of cooking w…
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Where Does Plastic And Other Trash Go After We Throw It Away?
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Have you ever gotten to the end of, say, a jar of peanut butter and wondered if it should go in trash or recycling? If it’s worth rinsing out? And where will it actually end up? Journalist Alexander Clapp had those same questions, and went to great lengths to answer them—visiting five continents to chronicle how our trash travels. Along the way, he…
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In this Money Talks: The Wall Street Journal’s Heather Haddon joins Emily Peck to unpack her recent reporting on the fast food industry, including the reason we’re seeing the “Value Wars” play out at places like McDonalds and Chili’s, Starbuck’s strategies to revive sales, and the intense drive-thru operations research being done by Chik-fil-A. Joi…
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‘A Many-Headed Beast’: Telling The Story Of Cancer
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Twenty years ago, a young oncologist started journaling to process his experience treating cancer patients. That cathartic act became the Pulitzer Prize-winning book The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer. Fifteen years after the book was published, how has our understanding of preventing and treating cancer changed? Host Flora Lichtman…
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This week: Larry Summers has stepped down from his public positions following the release of unsavory emails he exchanged with Jeffrey Epstein. Felix Salmon, Elizabeth Spiers, and Emily Peck discuss Summers’ correspondence with the infamous sex trafficker, the veracity of his “genius” reputation, and his beef with Felix. Then, Meta has won its anti…
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African Grey Parrots Are Popular—And It’s Fueling Illegal Trade
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African grey parrots are internet stars. It’s easy to see why—the charismatic birds sing, tell jokes, and sling profanities. But how do the endangered birds get from African forests to your feed? Wildlife crime reporter Rene Ebersole joins Host Flora Lichtman to describe her investigation into the global parrot trade, and the black market for wild …
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Attention, Trivia Nerds! It’s A Food Science Fact Feast
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After years of getting your emails and phone calls, we know that SciFri listeners are in the 99th percentile when it comes to nerdy knowledge. We’re putting your fact retention skills to the test with the first ever Super Food Science Excellence Trivia Blowout (SFSETBO). Host Flora Lichtman teams up with trivia kingpin Mangesh Hattikudur, co-host o…
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Can Animal Super-Agers Teach Us Their Secrets?
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Some animals have a very different relationship to aging than we do: They don’t get cancer, they never go through menopause, and they live absurdly long lives. For instance, one bat species can live for more than 40 years, which may not sound like very long but that’s about nine times longer than expected based on its size. For comparison, if we ag…
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How Alphafold Has Changed Biology Research, 5 Years On
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Proteins are crucial for life. They're made of amino acids that “fold” into millions of different shapes. And depending on their structure, they do radically different things in our cells. For a long time, predicting those shapes for research was considered a grand biological challenge. But in 2020, Google’s AI lab DeepMind released Alphafold, a to…
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How A Woodpecker Pecks Wood, And How Ants Crown A Queen
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If you’ve heard the hammering of a woodpecker in the woods, you might have wondered how the birds can be so forceful. What does it take to whack your head against a tree repeatedly, hard enough to drill a hole? A team of researchers wondered that too and set out to investigate, by putting tiny muscle monitors on eight downy woodpeckers and recordin…
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