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Lab Libs
by Debbie I
Real Life scientist Debbie and Megan share ”Science-y Stories With An Ad-libs Twist”
Episodes
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#21 The Markov Incident: Does ___ Tiger Remember?
This week on Lab Libs, Debbie tells the chilling true story of the Markov Incident, a bizarre and unforgettable tale involving a tiger and a hunter, and what some describe as the tiger’s revenge. Debbie and Megan will attempt to puzzle out this mystery. Then Megan takes us in a somewhat related...
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#20 Freedom House Ambulance: Pioneers __ EMS
In this episode of Lab Libs, Megan tells Debbie the incredible story of the Freedom House Ambulance Service, Pittsburgh's pioneering minority run ambulance service that revolutionized modern emergency medicine while breaking down racial barriers. Then Debbie takes Megan down a more reflective...
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#19 Holy Chaos: ___ Cadaver Synod
This week on Lab Libs, Debbie tells Megan the unbelievable, yet, true story of the Cadaver Synod, when a medieval pope had his predecessor's corpse dug up, dressed in papal robes, and put on trial. They use Megan’s Lab Libs ad-libs to try and navigate this silly story. They see how close or…
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#18 An Unorthodox Nazi Resistance: ______ Surrealist Lesbian Activists
For a special Pride Month episode of Lab Libs, Megan tells Debbie about the importance of learning queer history through the love story of two gender non-conforming lesbian artists from the 1920s whose work was forgotten for decades. Rediscovered years later, Claude Cahun and Marcel Moore’s…
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Lab Libs Quiz #1
This episode, Megan and Debbie turn the tables and quiz each other on some of the wildest facts from past Lab Libs episodes. From the chaos of the Great Emu War, UFO conspiracies like the UMMO affair, bizarre medical mysteries, and other science-y stories that sound completely fake. The two will...
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#17 The _____ Emu War: Saving Crops, One Emu At A Time
This week on Lab Libs, Debbie tells Megan the absolutely unbelievable story of the Great Emu War of 1932. Yes, an actual military operation where Australia went to war against thousands of giant flightless bird and somehow struggled to win. What started as an attempt to protect wheat farms from...
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#16 One Woman's Superpower: Detection __ Parkinson's Disease
This week on Lab Libs, Megan tells Debbie the unbelievable true story of Joy Milne, the Scottish woman who discovered she could smell Parkinson’s disease before doctors could diagnose it. What started as her noticing a strange change in her husband’s scent eventually led researchers to realize…
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#15 The Ummo Letters: Messages ___ Mysteries From Planet Ummo
This week on Lab Libs, Debbie takes Megan into one of the strangest UFO stories in European history. The story of the UMMO letters. It starts with mysterious typewritten messages in the 1960s turned into a decades long saga involving aliens, Ufologists, advanced physics, supposed secret landings,...
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#14 Reef Rescue: Science __ Action
In this episode of Lab Libs, Megan takes Debbie beneath the surface of the ocean to explore the race to save the world’s coral. From cute coral nurseries to heat-resistant super corals, she unpacks the real science behind how researchers are fighting bleaching and rebuilding fragile ecosystems....
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#13 Maps, Messages & Missing People: The Lost Colony __ Roanoke
In this episode of Lab Libs, Debbie takes Megan deep into one of America’s oldest cold cases, the disappearance of the settlers on Roanoke Island, better known as the Lost Colony of Roanoke. From the eerie “CROATOAN” clue to the long absence of governor John White, Debbie walks through what we...
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#12 The Internet DNA Marketplace: Curiosity Kits __ Data Assets
In this episode, Megan pulls Debbie into the tangled world of DNA collection and tracking websites. What starts as a science-forward look at genetic testing, data storage, and how your spit ends up on the internet quickly spirals into questions about privacy, law enforcement, and whether your...
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#11 The Titanic Disintegration: Morphing ____ Steel to Sediment
In this episode, Debbie takes Megan on a deep dive, two and a half miles beneath the Atlantic, to explore how the RMS Titanic is literally disappearing. The famous shipwreck isn’t just rusting, it’s being eaten by a metal-loving bacteria that bears its name. They are living inside bizarre...
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#10 Mars Exploration: Rovers ____ Wild
This episode of Lab Libs blasts off toward Mars. Megan tells Debbie about real Mars missions, with wild rovers, landers, orbiters, and billion-dollar robots doing science millions of miles from Earth. In true Lab Libs fashion, we take actual planetary science, mix it with ad-libs chaos, and see...
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#9 Biosphere ___: Testing Life Beyond Earth
This week, Debbie tells Megan the strange and comical history behind Biosphere 2, a mars colonization project. Then Megan shares a rabbit hole that dives into secret Queer film festivals in Beijing. Lab Libs A mode of transportation A state in the Southwest A commodity that may make someone super...
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#8 Discovery of DNA: _____ Erased in Science
This week, Megan tells Debbie a story about the woman who helped discover DNA, and you’ve probably never heard of her. Then Debbie takes Megan down a Naked and Afraid rabbit hole. A famous scientist A type of art A number 1-50 A number 1-5 A common item in your living room A power in science...
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Happy ______ Day
Happy Turkey Day! Lab Libs has a new episode for you, releasing this Friday. Safe travels :)
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#7 Tilikum: The Whale ____ Changed Everything
This episode Debbie takes Megan on a deep dive into the life and legacy of Tilikum the Killer Whale. Think you know the whole story? You never know. Then Megan takes Debbie down the rabbit hole into some super fun Japanese festivals. Lab Libs A marine animal A number less than 150 A number less...
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#6 ______ Tesla: Not The Car
This episode Megan tells Debbie a story about Nikola Tesla, an inventor and engineer that we should know more about. Then Debbie will bring Megan down the rabbit hole that is the many food related disasters throughout history. Lab Libs categories: A famous scientist A type of art A number 1 to 50…
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#5 The Great London ____ Flood: A City Drowned In Ale
In this episode Debbie tells Megan the unbelievable true story of the Great London Beer Flood, a tidal wave of ale that made history. Then Megan takes Debbie down the rabbit hole of her latest obsession, the intelligence and strange beauty of octopuses. From pubs to the deep sea, it’s a journey...
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#4 ___ Bone Wars: Petty Paleontology
In this episode Megan tells Debbie a story about The Bone Wars, a paleontological rivalry that had the country captivated. Then Debbie tells Megan the rabbit hole she went down this week, about ancient relics that are being discovered as a result of climate change. An extinct animal A number...
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#3 Centralia, _______: It’s Still Burning
This episode Debbie tells Megan a story about Centralia, PA., a city that has been burning for decades. Then Megan will bring Debbie down the rabbit hole that is the many attempts on Fidel Castro’s life. Lab Libs categories: A northeastern state A material that is mined A method of execution A...
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# 2 The _____worm Fly: An Unknown Battle
This episode Megan tells Debbie a science-y story about the battle scientists have been fighting with flies, that we know nothing about. Then Debbie tells Megan about her most recent rabbit hole into the world of non lethal warfare concepts that the military has considered. Lab Libs A type of bug…
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#1 Fordl__dia: Rubber and Ruin
This episode Debbie tells Megan a science-y story about that time Henry Ford tried to create a utopia in the Amazon. Then Megan tells Debbie about the animal phoresy rabbit hole she’s been down this week. Ad-lib categories: Type of Tree A part of a car A specific type of scientist A number less...
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Lab Libs Podcast Teaser
Scientists Debbie and Megan present a new podcast. We share sciencey stories with a mad lib twist. Part science, part fun. Join us every two weeks for some wacky science stories! Music created by Gwen Karabench @lakeworthfaeriebard
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Real Life scientist Debbie and Megan share ”Science-y Stories With An Ad-libs Twist”
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