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Ologies with Alie Ward
Alie Ward · Science · 536 episodes
A different -ology every week, taught by a scientist who loves it madly.
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Spotify Studios · Science
Science with jokes and receipts
The difference: Myth-testing format
Fads and headlines versus what the studies actually show.
iHeartPodcasts · Society & Culture
Amiable learning machine
The difference: Two hosts, everything
Josh and Chuck explain literally anything, amiably, for the thousandth time.
NPR · Life Sciences
Daily science joy
The difference: NPR quick hits
Daily science joyrides in fifteen minutes flat.
Justin McElroy, Dr. Sydnee McElroy · Comedy
Funny expert-adjacent medical history
The difference: Medicine's mistakes
A doctor and her husband tour medicine's most misguided cures, laughing the whole way.
WNYC Studios · Natural Sciences
Wonder at full production value
The difference: Narrative sound design
Science storytelling that turns a question you never asked into an hour you can't stop replaying.
iHeartPodcasts · Natural Sciences
Cheerful expert explanation
The difference: Physics focus
A physicist and a cartoonist explain the universe like best friends at a whiteboard.
Neil deGrasse Tyson · Science
shares that playful, awe feel
Neil deGrasse Tyson takes the cosmos personally, with comics riding shotgun.
The Ringer · Comedy
shares that playful, warm feel
Amy Poehler hangs out with people she likes. That's it. It's great.
The McElroys · Comedy
shares that playful, warm feel
Three brothers give terrible advice and perfect bits. Comfort listening at its purest.
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