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Chickenology (HENS & ROOSTERS) Part 1 Encore with Tove Danovich

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Mothman Mythology (YES, MOTHMAN) with Jeff Wamsley

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Broomology (BROOMS) with Cate O’Connell-Richards

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Orcinology (KILLER WHALES) with Jorge Vélez-Juarbe

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Horror Neurobiology (WATCHING SCARY STUFF) with Austin Lim

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Relational Psychology (BONDING VIA LAUGHING) with Sara Algoe and Laura Kurtz

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Silicification Geology (OPALS) with Patrice Rey

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Salixology (WILLOWS & SCULPTURE) with Patrick Dougherty

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Extreme Meteorology (EL NIÑO) with Marshall Shepherd

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Meteorology (WEATHER & CLIMATE) Encore with Marshall Shepherd

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Party Psychology (WHY WE CELEBRATE) with Danielle Brick & Kelley Gullo-Wight

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Deep Sea Microbiology (UNSEEN OCEAN CRITTERS) with Peter Girguis

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Mephitology (SKUNKS) Part 2 with Jerry Dragoo

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Mephitology (SKUNKS) Part 1 with Jerry Dragoo

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Noctohabitology (SLEEP PROCRASTINATION) with Vanessa “Nessy” Hill

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Hyaenidology (HYENAS) with Christine Wilkinson

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Sciuridology (SQUIRRELS) Encore with Karen Munroe

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Bonus Episode: Menopause Advice for You & Loved Ones

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Emmenology (MENOPAUSE & PERIMENOPAUSE) Part 2 with Monica Christmas, Mary Claire Haver and Sarah Witkowski

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Emmenology (MENOPAUSE & PERIMENOPAUSE) Part 1 with Monica Christmas, Mary Claire Haver and Lara Durgavich

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Conversational Psychology (CONNECTING WITH OTHERS) with Nicholas Epley

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Capsicumology (CHILE PEPPERS) with Paul Bosland

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Collapsology (SOCIETAL COLLAPSE, LOL!) with Joseph Tainter

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BONUS EPISODE Creating Music with Jarrett Sleeper and David Bashwiner

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Biomusicology (OUR MUSICAL NATURE) with David Bashwiner

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Cnidariology (CORAL) Encore with Shayle Matsuda

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Paternology (FATHERHOOD) with Darby Saxbe

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Awe Psychology (WONDER) with Dacher Keltner

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Enology Part 2 (HOW TO MAKE WINE) with Tara Gomez & Mireia Taribó

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Enology Part 1 (HOW TO DRINK WINE) with André Hueston Mack

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Special Episode: Wall to Wall Secrets, Sorry!

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Meleagrology (TURKEYS) with Cyler Conrad

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Antarcticology (ANTARCTIC RESEARCH) with Ariel Waldman

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Dolorology (PAIN) Encore with Rachel Zoffness

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Cannabinology (MARIJUANA) Part 2 with Ziva Cooper and Caroline Melly

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Cannabinology (MARIJUANA) Part 1 with Ziva Cooper and Caroline Melly

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Nudibranchology (GLAMOROUS SEA SLUGS) with Jessica Goodheart and Terry Gosliner

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Megafelinology (SNOW LEOPARDS + OTHER BIG CATS) with Imogene Cancellare

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Allergology (ALLERGIES) with Zachary Rubin

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Field Trip: My Butt, a Colonoscopy Ride Along & How-To Encore

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Coloproctology (COLON CANCER + BUTT FUN) with Carmen Fong

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Bonus Episode: How to Beat Perfectionism and Make a Quilt

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Quantum Ontology (WHAT IS REAL?) Encore with Adam Becker

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Culcitology (QUILTS) with Luke Haynes, Olivia Joseph, and Joe Cunningham

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Zoohoplology (ANIMAL DEFENSES) with Ted Stankowich

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Bonus Episode: ICYMI Moments of 2025 with newly beloved Ologists

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Venereology (SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS) with Ina Park

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Genealogy (FAMILY TREES) Encore with Stephen Hanks

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Asinology (DONKEYS) with Faith Burden

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Paleohistology (WHY TEETH EXIST) with Yara Haridy

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Marmotology (GROUNDHOGS) with Daniel Blumstein

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Venusology (VENUS) with Vicki Hansen

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Attention-Deficit Neuropsychology (ADHD) Part 2 Encore with How to ADHD, Black Girl Lost Keys, Jahla Osborne + more

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Attention-Deficit Neuropsychology (ADHD) Part 1 Encore with Russell Barkley

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Ornithorhynchology (PLATYPUSES) with Tahneal Hawke

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Bonus Episode: Nutritional Microbiology (GUT HEALTH & DIET) with Miguel Freitas and Elaine Hsiao

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Astrobromatology (SPACE FOOD) with Maggie Coblentz

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Pteridology (FERNS) with Fay-Wei Li

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NEW 2025 Interview: Genocidology (CRIMES OF ATROCITY) Part 2 with Dirk Moses

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Bisonology (BUFFALO) Encore with various bisonologists

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Strigiformology (OWLS) Part 2 with R. J. Gutiérrez

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Strigiformology (OWLS) Part 1 with R.J. Gutiérrez

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Historical Toxicology (OLD TIMEY POISONS) with Deborah Blum

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Critical Ponerology (WHAT IS “EVIL”?) with Kenneth MacKendrick

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Bonus Episode: COCKROACH MILK with Joshua Benoit and Sinead English

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Blattodeology (YES, COCKROACHES) with Dominic Evangelista

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Haunted Hydrology (SPOOKY LAKES) with Geo Rutherford

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Serpopsychology (WHAT’S CREEPY?) with Frank McAndrew

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Revolutionology (REBELLIONS & SOCIAL CHANGE) with Jack Goldstone

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Human Technomorphology (SWAPPING OUT BODY PARTS) with Mary Roach

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Ceramology (POTTERY) with Potted History’s Graham Taylor & Sarah Lord Taylor

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Neuropathoimmunology (MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS) with Aaron Boster

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Lutrinology (OTTERS) Encore with Chris J. Law

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Trolleyology (MORAL DILEMMAS + THE TROLLEY PROBLEM) with Joshua Greene

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Tempestology (HURRICANES) Part 2 with Dr. Kim Wood & Matt Lanza

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Tempestology (HURRICANES) Part 1 with Matt Lanza & Dr. Kim Wood

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Bonus Episode: Optical Technology (HISTORY OF EYEGLASSES + MODERN DAY VISION)

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Literary Olfactology (THE POLITICS OF SMELL) with Ally Louks

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Bonus Episode: The OCD Experience with Neurobiologist Uma Chatterjee

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Obsessive-Compulsive Neurobiology (OCD) with Wayne Goodman

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Fromology (CHEESE) Part 2 with Kyra James

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Fromology (CHEESE) Part 1 with Kyra James

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Lampyridology (FIREFLIES) aka Sparklebuttology Updated Encore with Sara Lewis

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Crotalology (RATTLESNAKES) with Emily Taylor

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Aquaculture Ecology (SUSTAINABLE OCEAN FOODS) with Ben Halpern

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Bonus Episode: THE U.S. CONSTITUTION. Let's read it together.

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Macrophycology (SEAWEED) with Patrick Martone, Charles Yarish, Danielle McHaskell, Angela Jones, and Becky Swerida

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Cryptology (SECRET CODES) with Simon Singh

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Urocyonology (LITTLE GRAY FOXES) with Bill Leikam

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Maritime Archaeology (SHIPWRECKS) Encore with Chanelle Zaphiropoulos

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Araneology (SPIDERS) with Marshal Hedin

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Artificial Intelligence Ethicology (WILL A.I. CRASH OUT?) with Abeba Birhane

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Salugenology (WHY HUMANS REQUIRE HOBBIES) Part 2 with Julia Hotz

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Salugenology (WHY HUMANS REQUIRE HOBBIES) Part 1 with Julia Hotz

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Climate Fervorology (ECO-ADVOCACY WITHOUT IT BEING A BUMMER) with AJR’s Adam Met

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Discard Anthropology (GARBAGE) Encore with Robin Nagle

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Medieval Codicology (WEIRD MEDIEVAL MANUSCRIPT ART & MEMES & SNAILS) with Evan Pridmore

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Domestic Phytology (HOUSEPLANTS) with Tyler Thrasher

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Post-Viral Epidemiology (LONG COVID) Part 2 with Wes Ely

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Post-Viral Epidemiology (LONG COVID) Part 1 with Wes Ely

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