Category: Podcasts
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075: They Call Me Dr. Poop with Rachel Santymire
What can we learn from studying poop? Who better to ask than Dr. Poop! Rachel Santymire, Ph.D., is director of Lincoln Park Zoo’s Davee Center for Epidemiology and Endocrinology, and she’s earned her Dr. Poop nickname by studying the physiology of animals using biomaterials like poop! On this episode of The Show About Science, Nate…
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Andrew & Polly from Ear Snacks Go for the Moon (Bonus Episode)
Our podcasting pals, Andrew & Polly, have some awesome news and I’m super excited to share it with you! Award-winning children’s music duo Andrew & Polly “go for the moon” with their most adventurous sonic endeavor yet. Their fifth album, Go for the Moon, is set for lift-off on September 27, 2019. To celebrate, I’m…
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The Kennedy Episodes
History and Science blend together on the latest episodes of The Show About Politics and The Show About Science. Is it possible to debunk conspiracy theories using science? Find out on these three episodes. Kennedy Part 1: Dallas Start with this episode of The Show About Politics, where we visit The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey…
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The Show About Politics
Like a lot of other kids, Nate has questions and concerns about what is happening in Washington. And if we don’t learn about the past, how can we understand the future? The Show About Politics & History will focus on improving the political discourse in this country through conversations with politicians, government officials, political scientists and…
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074: Forensic Science with Mike Haag
Over on my other podcast, The Show About Politics & History, we’ve been visiting The Sixth Floor Museum to understand what happened when President John F. Kennedy visited Dallas in 1963. Before listening to this episode, I’d recommend listening to those episodes. Mike Haag is a forensic scientist for Forensic Science Consultants and a senior…
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073: Asian Carp with Eve Barrs
On this episode of The Show About Science, Nate visits the John G. Shedd Aquarium in Chicago to talk about asian carp and the risks they pose to the Great Lakes. His guest, Eve Barrs, is an aquarist with the Shedd’s quarantine team. Eve uses her knowledge of freshwater fish husbandry to provide top-quality care…
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072: Nanotechnology with Mark Hersam
Mark Hersam is a professor of Chemistry and Materials Science Engineering at Northwestern University. He joins Nate in The Show About Science studio to talk about nanotechnology, carbon nanotubes and how a pencil and some scotch tape led to the Nobel Prize winning discovery of graphene. This video on graphene from The Verge Science was…
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071: A Tumble Extravaganza
On this episode of The Show About Science, we’re teaming up with Lindsay and Marshall, the hosts of Tumble, to listen back to some of their favorite moments from Season 4 of the show. This episode shares the stories behind the science and features clips from Rob Dunn (“Discover the Wildlife of Your Home”), Anne…
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070: Meet the Mesopredators with Laura Prugh
Laura Prugh is an Associate Professor of Quantitative Wildlife Sciences at the University of Washington. There, she studies the dynamics of wildlife populations and communities, with a particular interest in facilitation, trophic interactions, and indirect effects. She joins Nate on this episode of The Show About Science to talk about mesopredators, apex predators and what…
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Why Are Kids Striking Against Climate Change? (Bonus Episode)
Hey Show About Science fans! I’ve been working hard on a new podcast and I want to share a few episodes with you. It’s called The Show About Politics and I know you’re going to love it. If you do, please subscribe and leave a review wherever you listen to podcasts. On March 15, 2019,…
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