Best Lucid Lab Podcast Podcasts (2025)

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Brief Message 2:07

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Listen for a brief message about what's going on with us this week and we look forward to seeing you next Tuesday! In the meantime, Stay Lucid. _________ Send any listener stories, comments or episode suggestions to [email protected] Please subscribe, like and leave nice comments if you are enjoying Lucid Lab Podcast on your favorite platfo…

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The Full Moon: Is It Messing With Us? 43:27

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People swear that weird stuff goes down on a full moon. In fact, even SERIOUS folks like the nerds who work in ERs will tell you that something is off about those nights. And what’s amazing is that science has actually looked at this. And … there is some weird stuff here! From animals to ERs to our circadian rhythms to our menstrual cycles, we’ll f…

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How to Smell like a Dog, with Ed Yong 48:10

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Ever wonder why your dog just loves to sniff your junk? Well, it turns out it’s because other animals perceive the world in wild ways that we’re just beginning to understand. So today, we’re immersing ourselves in their world, talking about the cutting-edge science of how animals perceive with Pulitzer Prize-winning science writer Ed Yong. He’s spi…

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Chris Watts: The Colorado Family Killer (Part 2 of 2) 1:22:44

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Kendra covers one of the most haunting and heartbreaking cases of recent years: the story of Chris Watts. In August 2018, the seemingly picture-perfect Watts family of Frederick, Colorado, was torn apart by an unthinkable crime. Shanann Watts, a devoted wife and mother, along with her two young daughters, Bella and Celeste, vanished without a trace…

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Does Tylenol Cause Autism? 28:08

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RFK Jr.’s big report on autism is scheduled to come out this month, and we’re hearing that it might point the finger at Tylenol as a possible cause. And the science on this gets confusing fast. Because some studies do suggest that taking acetaminophen while you’re pregnant could increase your kid’s chance of being autistic or having ADHD. But other…

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Chris Watts: The Colorado Family Killer (Part 1 of 2) 1:39:23

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On today's episode, Kendra covers one of the most haunting and heartbreaking cases of recent years: the story of Chris Watts. In August 2018, the seemingly picture-perfect Watts family of Frederick, Colorado, was torn apart by an unthinkable crime. Shanann Watts, a devoted wife and mother, along with her two young daughters, Bella and Celeste, vani…

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AI Chatbots: Are They Dangerous? 40:50

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Many of us use artificial intelligence for help with research, work, or creative projects. But some people are getting a LOT more personal with their AI chatbots. We’re hearing stories of people treating their chatbot like a friend, or something more than a friend — with some people saying they’ve even fallen in love with their chatbot. And then th…

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Lab Reports Vol 16: Haunted Doll, Return to Nature Funeral Home, Pan Am Flight 7, Kansas Highway Predator 1:24:26

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Hey Lab Rats! We’re back just in time for Lab Reports! We share a listener's story of a haunted doll and a cautionary tale about stranger danger and escaping a potential serial killer. For our first Mini-Episode, we discuss a 67-year-old mystery. On November 8, 1957, Pan Am Flight 7 departed San Francisco for Honolulu on what was supposed to be a r…

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Memory: How to Boost It 36:53

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Lots of us feel like our memories are garbage — like we’d forget our pants if they weren’t on our legs. But what if the science told us that forgetting stuff is totally normal? We dig into the weird science of why our memories work the way they do. And if we DO want better retention in our brain box, are there science-approved ways to boost our mem…

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Short Break 0:50

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We don't like it and neither do you, but sometimes one of us gets sick. Boo. We will be back next week! Love you guys!By Lucid Lab Podcast

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We Are So Back 3:38

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We’re back, baby. In a world where we’re being swarmed by misinformation and it feels like science is under threat, we’ve got you. Science Vs is kicking off with all new episodes full of actual scientific research done by actual scientists. We’re bringing you the science on sugar — is it really a poison? Should you switch to honey? We’ll look into …

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Devil’s Teeth: The Unsolved Death of Jeannette DePalma 1:36:31

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In September 1972, a dog returned home carrying a decomposed human forearm, leading police to a steep cliff in Springfield, New Jersey, ominously known as “Devil’s Teeth.” There, they discovered the nearly skeletal remains of 16‑year‑old Jeannette DePalma, who had been missing for six weeks. What followed became one of New Jersey’s strangest unsolv…

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Under the Microscope: The Hello Kitty Murder and Tragic Death of Francis Braum 1:01:40

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We are covering 2 cases this week on our special Under the Microscope episode. First, Kendra brings us The Hello Kitty Murder case, a brutal killing of a poor woman in Hong Kong with a macabre twist that involves a Hello Kitty doll. Fan Man-Yee was subjected to the kinds of torture that no human being should ever have to face, with the only reason …

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The Turpin Family: Horrific Abuse Hiding in Suburban California 1:15:30

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In this week's episode, Kendra takes a look at the Turpin Family tragedy, one that shocked the world when a brave 17 year-old Jordan Turpin escaped from her home in California to call 911. What was uncovered after that call was straight out of a horror movie. 13 children, some of them well into adulthood, being held captive in literal shackles by t…

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The Isdal Woman: Norway’s Most Puzzling Cold Case 1:16:30

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In November of 1970, a hiker and his daughters stumbled upon a charred body in Norway’s remote Isdalen Valley. What followed was one of the most puzzling investigations in modern history. The woman had no ID, traveled under at least nine aliases, spoke multiple languages, and carried a suitcase full of wigs, forged documents, and coded notes. Was s…

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The Abduction of Jayme Closs: Cabin in the Woods for 88 Days 59:01

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In October 2018, the small town of Barron, WI was shocked by the double murder of James and Denise Closs. Not only did someone break in and murder this quiet couple but they also took off with their 13 year old daughter, Jayme Closs. Jayme was kept in an isolated cabin in the woods for 88 days until she was able to escape to safety and make her par…

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Say Her Name If You Dare: Bloody Mary, Bloody Mary, Bloody Mary 47:43

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She waits in the mirror. Bleeding, furious, forgotten—or maybe remembered too well. In this episode, we have fun diving into the terrifying legend of Bloody Mary: where she came from, who she might really be, and why generations of kids have dared each other to call her name in the dark. Is she a tortured queen, a vengeful witch, or something far o…

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Lab Reports Vol 15: Life Changing NDE, Tarot Reading Come True, Spare Room Mimic and Creepy Cryptid 48:17

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This week we are highlighting all of your wonderful listener stories, we had so many to choose from we needed a whole episode dedicated to you! Enjoy stories including a complete life change after a Near Death Experience, a tarot reading that was all too accurate, a possible mimic creature living in their spare room and a camping trip interrupted b…

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The Loch Ness Monster: The Elusive Scottish Cryptid known as "Nessie" 1:13:24

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This week we visit the Scottish Highlands to talk about our first cryptid episode of the podcast, The Lochness Monster aka Nessie. Reports of a creature in Loch Ness date back to the 6th century, and sightings continue to be reported as recently as 2025. Even so, there has never been fully conclusive evidence on whether Nessie exists and what kind …

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Silence on the Stage: Who Killed Sigrid Stevenson? 1:05:07

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In September of 1977, 25-year-old Sigrid Stevenson — a gifted pianist and free spirit — was spending the night at Kendall Hall, the theater building on Trenton State College’s campus. She had nowhere else to go, and the stage, with its old piano and quiet darkness, had become a kind of sanctuary for her. The next night, she was found brutally murde…

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Revisiting Fire in the Sky: Travis Walton's Alien Abduction 1:56:53

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For our final week of June reruns, Kendra brings you the story of Travis Walton. Travis went missing for 5 days in the 1970s outside of Snowflake, Arizona. Seven of his coworkers witnessed Travis being struck by a light that was emitted from what they all believed was a flying saucer. When Travis showed back up several days later, disoriented but o…

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Autism: The Real Reason It’s Going Up 44:20

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Autism rates are rising all over the world, and lots of people are wondering: why? In the U.S., HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has said the cause is an "environmental toxin" and has vowed to get to the bottom of it. But we already have lots of science on this — so what does that research tell us? We talk with epidemiologist Professor Brian Lee…

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Revisiting Scott Falater: The Sleepwalking Killer 1:13:00

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This week, we are revisiting the interesting case of Scott and Yarmila Falater. On January 16, 1997, Scott brutally murdered Yarmila in the backyard of their Arizona home while their kids were asleep upstairs. The kick is… he doesn’t remember doing it. Or so he says. His defense? Sleepwalking! Listen in to see how you’ll side. Was he sleepwalking? …

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The Carnivore Diet: Can We Live On Meat Alone? 35:25

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A lot of influencers are going on all-meat diets, saying that all this meat is clearing up inflammation, healing their guts, and sharpening their focus. But others say, hold up — this diet is sure to lead to heart disease, cancer, and even scurvy. So we’re asking: Is it possible to live on meat alone? Is there any benefit to the carnivore diet? And…

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Revisiting The Cleveland Abductions: Ariel Castro's House of Horrors 1:54:44

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As we continue our June break, this week we are bringing you the remastered Cleveland Abduction episode. We released this in November of 2023 and it has been our most listened to case on the podcast. I feel like we are all drawn to this story because it is truly unbelievable that Ariel Castro got away with the abduction of 3 girls for over a decade…

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Creatine: A Hack To Get Jacked? 36:26

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Fitness buffs online can’t stop raving about creatine. They say it is THE supplement to get you shredded in no time — and that it can even boost your brain and memory too. Are they right? We dive into the science of creatine and talk to anatomy Professor Darryn Willoughby, physicist Dr. Ali Gordji-Nejad, and psychology researcher Julia Fabienne San…

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Revisiting the Brothers Grimm: The Dark History of Your Favorite Fairy Tales 1:12:40

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A huge thank you to our listeners for sticking it out with us for over two years while we figure out this podcast life! We are taking a short break while we both transition through some pivotal changes in our lives. But we will not leave you empty-handed. We are bringing back some ancient episodes that have fallen off (aged out) of certain platform…

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Dire Wolves! They're Back? 27:56

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This year there was huge news when scientists at the company called Collosal brought back the dire wolf! Some say these cute, white pups are not really dire wolves, but that didn't stop a huge media buzz. One of the wolves even made the cover of TIME Magazine … with the line "He's a dire wolf. The first to exist in 10,000 years. Endangered species …

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Happy Memorial Day! 1:48

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Listen now for a quick message from Kendra and Jessica and in the meantime, Stay So Very Lucid! _________ Please rate and subscribe to Lucid Lab Podcast on your favorite platform. Send in your personal stories, ideas, suggestions for future episodes, comments or funny jokes to [email protected]…

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The War Keeps Raging Against Science 43:15

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Strange things have been happening to science in the US. An executive order is freezing research, a website with once scientific information now looks kinda like it's advertising a reality show … even milkshakes have been caught in the fray. Milkshakes! On top of this, research projects studying everything from vaccine hesitancy to Covid-19 to clim…

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Lucid Lab Message 6:36

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Listen now for a quick message from Kendra and Jessica...and in the meantime, Stay Lucid! __________ Please rate and subscribe to Lucid Lab Podcast on your favorite platform. If you have any personal stories, comments or suggestions for future episodes, please email us at [email protected] Lucid Lab Podcast

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Bird Flu: The Next Pandemic? 42:28

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Bird flu has been in the headlines for ages, with scientists warning that we could be headed for a pandemic. But we’ve been hearing about this H5N1 virus for so long that it’s kind of starting to feel like the boy who cried wolf. So — what’s really going on with H5N1 bird flu? How scary is it, and how likely is it that we’re going to end up in a bi…

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Lab Reports Vol 14: UFO Encounter, Family Annihilator John List and the Unsolved Case of Peggy Beck 1:24:04

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Hey Lab Rats! It's time for the 14th installment of our Lab Reports. This week seems to be Colorado themed. We share a listener story of a UFO encounter in Black Canyon of the Gunnison followed by Kendra's mini episode about John List. He is one of the most famous family annihilator cases. John murdered his entire family and got away with it for 18…

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Is There Really a Plastic Spoon in Our Brains? 27:25

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Headlines are screaming that we have tons of microplastics in our brains — the equivalent of an entire plastic spoon. OK, that sounds terrifying, but is it true? We talk to chemist Prof. Oliver Jones. Find our transcript here: https://bit.ly/PlasticSpoonBrain In this episode, we cover: (00:00) A plastic spoon’s worth of microplastics?! (05:21) Some…

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Popper the Poltergeist: The Inspiration Behind the Beloved Horror Movie 1:10:46

5M ago1:10:46

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The Poltergeist movie, released in the early 1980s was the one to get Kendra hooked on Horror movies. In this week's episode, we explore the real-world case that inspired Stephen Spielberg to create this movie in the first place. Popper the Poltergeist, aptly named based on how the spirit presented itself, was active in the 1950s on Long Island at …

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Methamphetamine: The Most Misunderstood Drug? 44:46

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Methamphetamine has a scary reputation as one of the most addictive and dangerous drugs out there. But at the same time, it's an FDA-approved drug — and can even be used to treat ADHD in children. So just how dangerous and addictive is meth? And what’s going on in your brain when you use it? We hear from Science Vs listeners who’ve used it — and th…