Superhero Tropes Compilation

It's a bird, it's a plane, it's another Tangents compilation! In these fantastic, superpowered episodes, we learn about the real-world ways these superhero tropes show up all around us. Strap on your utility belt and flutter your cape, we're off to do some heroic stuff! Episodes in this compilation: S1 E25 - Mutation, original airdate: April 30, 2019 S2 E37 - Glowing Things, original airdate: August 4, 2020 S3 E4 - Immortality, original airdate: February 9, 2021 S3 E21 - Cyborgs, original airdate: June 29, 2021 S4 E25 - Radiation, original airdate: September 20, 2022 Sources for each episode can be found in the descriptions of the original episodes on your preferred podcasting platform. SciShow Tangents is on YouTube! Go to www.youtube.com/scishowtangents to check out this episode with the added bonus of seeing our faces! And go to https://complexly.store/collections/scishow-tangents to buy some great Tangents merch! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on socials: Ceri: @ceriley.bsky.social @rhinoceri on Instagram Sam: @im-sam-schultz.bsky.social @im_sam_schultz on Instagram Hank: @hankgreen on X

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It's a bird, it's a plane, it's another Tangents compilation! In these fantastic, superpowered episodes, we learn about the real-world ways these superhero tropes show up all around us. Strap on your utility belt and flutter your cape, we're off to do some heroic stuff!Episodes in this compilation:S1 E25 - Mutation, original airdate: April 30, 2019S2 E37 - Glowing Things, original airdate: August 4, 2020S3 E4 - Immortality, original airdate: February 9, 2021S3 E21 - Cyborgs, original airdate: June 29, 2021S4 E25 - Radiation, original airdate: September 20, 2022Sources for each episode can be found in the descriptions of the original episodes on your preferred podcasting platform.SciShow Tangents is on YouTube! Go to www.youtube.com/scishowtangents to check out this episode with the added bonus of seeing our faces!

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