Ologies with Alie Ward
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Latest episode: Thu May 08 2025
Volcanoes. Trees. Drunk butterflies. Mars missions. Slug sex. Death. Beauty standards. Anxiety busters. Beer science. Bee drama. Take away a pocket full of science knowledge and charming, bizarre stories about what fuels these professional -ologists' obsessions. Humorist and science correspondent Alie Ward asks smart people stupid questions and the answers might change your life.
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- May8Artificial Intelligence Ethicology (WILL A.I. CRASH OUT?) with Abeba Birhane75mins
- Apr30Salugenology (WHY HUMANS REQUIRE HOBBIES) Part 2 with Julia Hotz53mins
- Apr23Salugenology (WHY HUMANS REQUIRE HOBBIES) Part 1 with Julia Hotz66mins
- Apr16Climate Fervorology (ECO-ADVOCACY WITHOUT IT BEING A BUMMER) with AJR’s Adam Met79mins
- Apr9Discard Anthropology (GARBAGE) Encore with Robin Nagle90mins
- Apr2Medieval Codicology (WEIRD MEDIEVAL MANUSCRIPT ART & MEMES & SNAILS) with Evan Pridmore74mins
- Mar26Domestic Phytology (HOUSEPLANTS) with Tyler Thrasher93mins
- Mar19Post-Viral Epidemiology (LONG COVID) Part 2 with Wes Ely60mins
- Mar12Post-Viral Epidemiology (LONG COVID) Part 1 with Wes Ely55mins
- Mar5Reality TV Sociology (‘TRASH’ TV) with Danielle Lindemann74mins
- Mar1Field Trip: Activism Art Panel Recorded at WonderCon35mins
- Feb26Cardiology (THE HEART) with Herman Taylor81mins
- Feb19Erethizonology (PORCUPINES) with Tim Bean72mins
- Feb12Agnotology (WILLFUL IGNORANCE) Updated Encore with Dr. Robert Proctor80mins
- Feb5Hippopotomology (HIPPOS) with Rebecca Lewison66mins
- Jan29Thyroidology (THYROID GLAND) with Kepal Patel77mins
- Jan22Eco-Odorology (SCIENCE-SNIFFING DOGS) with Kayla Fratt64mins
- Jan15Ethnocynology (HUMANS & DOGS THROUGH TIME) with David Ian Howe73mins
- Jan10Fire Ecology (WILDFIRES & INDIGENOUS FIRE MANAGEMENT) Mega Encore with Gavin Jones & Amy Christianson156mins
- Dec31Eudemonology (HAPPINESS) Encore with Laurie Santos73mins
- Dec24Cabinology (CABINS) Encore with Dale Mulfinger62mins
- Dec18Castorology (BEAVERS) with Rob Rich85mins
- Dec11Mnemonology (MEMORY) Part 2 with Michael Yassa63mins
- Dec4Mnemonology (MEMORY) Part 1 with Michael Yassa75mins
- Nov27Surgical Angiology (VEINS & ARTERIES) with Sheila Blumberg78mins
- Nov25Field Trip: A Hawaiian Breadfruit Rev‘ULUtion37mins
- Nov20Canistrumology (BASKET WEAVING. YES, BASKET WEAVING) with James C. Bamba66mins
- Nov13Ergopathology (BURNOUT) with Kandi Wiens67mins
- Nov6Odonatology (DRAGONFLIES) with Jessica Ware74mins
- Oct30Field Trip: I Take You to the Making of a Mural33mins
- Oct23Confectionology (CANDY) with Susan Benjamin106mins
- Oct17Momiology (MUMMIFICATION) Part 2 with Salima Ikram & Kara Cooney60mins
- Oct9Momiology (MUMMIFICATION) Part 1 with Kara Cooney & Salima Ikram52mins
- Oct2Urban Rodentology (SEWER RATS) Encore with Bobby Corrigan79mins
- Sep26Modern Toichographology (MURALS & STREET ART) with Conrad Benner79mins
- Sep18Tardigradology (TINY SEMI-INDESTRUCTIBLE WATER BEAR MOSS PIGLET CREATURES CALLED TARDIGRADES) with Paul Bartels75mins
- Sep11Suicidology (SUICIDE PREVENTION & AWARENESS) with DeQuincy Meiffren-Lézine119mins
- Sep3Coffeeology (COFFEE) with Peter Giuliano92mins
- Aug28Museology (MUSEUMS) Encore in Memory of Ronnie Cline60mins
- Aug21Speleology (CAVES) with Gina Moseley72mins
- Aug14Misophonology (DISTRACTING SOUND & NOISE RAGE) with Jane Gregory72mins
- Aug7Funology (YES, FUN) with Catherine Price88mins
- Jul31Neuroendocrinology (SEX & GENDER) Mega Encore with Daniel Pfau122mins
- Jul24Ambystomology (AXOLOTLS… AND LIMB REGROWTH?) with Jessica Whited88mins
- Jul17Psychedeliology (HALLUCINOGENS) Part 2 with Charles Grob66mins
- Jul11Psychedeliology (HALLUCINOGENS) Part 1 with Charles Grob68mins
- Jul3Disability Sociology (DISABILITY PRIDE) with Guinevere Chambers95mins
- Jun27Puffinology (PUFFINS) with Jill Taylor67mins
- Jun19Andragogology (300TH EPISODE SPECIAL) with Alie Ward116mins
- Jun12Culicidology (MOSQUITOES) Part 2 with Fhallon Ware-Gilmore65mins
- Jun5Culicidology (MOSQUITOES) Part 1 with Fhallon Ware-Gilmore59mins
- May29Anagnosology (READING) with Adrian Johns75mins
- May22Mantodeology (PRAYING MANTISES) with Lohitashwa Garikipati95mins
- May16Minisode: Some Small/Smol Announcements17mins
- May8Genocidology (CRIMES OF ATROCITY) with Dirk Moses131mins
May6Smologies #43: CICADAS with Gene Kritsky25mins- May1Foraging Ecology (EATING WILD PLANTS) Encore with @BlackForager, Alexis Nikole Nelson84mins
- Apr24Columbidology (PIGEONS? YES) Part 2 with Rosemary Mosco62mins
- Apr17Columbidology (PIGEONS? YES) Part 1 with Rosemary Mosco62mins
Apr13Smologies #42: TREES with J. Casey Clapp25mins- Apr10Field Trip: I Chased the 2024 Eclipse with Umbraphiles53mins
- Apr3Heliology (THE SUN/ECLIPSES) with India Jackson and Michael Kirk95mins
Mar30Smologies #41: PELICANS with Juita Martinez25mins- Mar27Disgustology (REPULSION TO GROSS STUFF) with Paul Rozin89mins
- Mar21Field Trip: Alie’s Mystery Surgery!47mins
Mar18Smologies #40: HAIR with Valerie Horsley25mins- Mar12Oikology (DECLUTTERING) Encore with Jamie & Filip Hord + Joe Ferrari92mins
- Mar5Functional Morphology (ANATOMY) Encore with Joy Reidenberg72mins
Mar2Smologies #39: ANCIENT ROME with Darius Arya25mins- Feb28Black Hole Theory Cosmology (WHAT ARE BLACK HOLES?!) Part 2 with Ronald Gamble, Jr.69mins
- Feb21Black Hole Theory Cosmology (WHAT ARE BLACK HOLES?!) Part 1 with Ronald Gamble, Jr.48mins
Feb17Smologies #38: CARNIVORES with Rae Wynn-Grant25mins- Feb14Hydrochoerology (CAPYBARAS) with Elizabeth Congdon77mins
- Feb7Theoretical & Creative Ecology (SCIENCE & ECOPOETRY) with Madhur Anand57mins
Feb3Smologies #37: PROTEINS + DNA with Raven “The Science Maven” Baxter25mins- Jan31Evolutionary Anthropology (METABOLISM) with Herman Pontzer84mins
- Jan24Carcinology (CRABS) Part 2 with Adam Wall50mins
Jan20Smologies #36: FEATHERS with Allison Shultz25mins- Jan16Carcinology (CRABS) Part 1 with Adam Wall68mins
- Jan9Ethnoecology (ETHNOBOTANY/NATIVE PLANTS) with Leigh Joseph79mins
Jan4Smologies #35: COMPUTER PROGRAMMING with Iddris Sandu25mins- Dec27Alieology (YOUR HOST): an Ask-Me-Anything Goofy Hang107mins
Dec23Smologies #34: PENGUINS with Tom Hart25mins- Dec20Lemurology (LEMURS) with Lydia Greene76mins
- Dec13Quasithanatology (NEAR-DEATH EXPERIENCES) with Bruce Greyson88mins
Dec11Smologies #33: SCORPIONS with Lauren Esposito25mins- Dec6Syndesiology (CONNECTIONS) with James Burke50mins
- Nov29Audiobook Mixtape 3: Gift Ideas from the Ologists’ Brains81mins
Nov25Smologies #32: CLOUDS with Rachel Storer25mins- Nov22Abstract Mathematology (UH, IS MATH REAL?) with Eugenia Cheng77mins
- Nov15Road Ecology (ROAD KILL) with Ben Goldfarb84mins
Nov11Smologies #31: INDIGENOUS COOKING with Mariah Gladstone24mins- Nov8Garology (LONG CUTE ANCIENT PATIENT BOOPABLE NIGHTMARE FISH) Encore for GAR WEEK with Solomon David75mins
- Nov1Neuroparasitology (NATURE ZOMBIES) with Matt Simon82mins
Oct30Smologies #30: SPIDERWEBS with Randy Lewis25mins- Oct26Teratology (MONSTERS) with W. Scott Poole95mins
- Oct18Pomology (APPLES) with Susan K. Brown91mins
Oct14Smologies #29: PUMPKINS with Anne Copeland25mins- Oct11Witchology (WITCHES & WITCHCRAFT) Part 2 with Fio Gede Parma66mins
- Oct4Witchology (WITCHES & WITCHCRAFT) Part 1 with Fio Gede Parma52mins
Sep30Smologies #28: AGING with Caleb Finch19mins- Sep27Benthopelagic Nematology (DEEP SEA WORMS) with Holly Bik75mins
- Sep20Gustology (TASTE) with Gary Beauchamp70mins
- Sep12Cosmology (THE UNIVERSE) Part 2 Encore with Katie Mack38mins
Sep8Smologies #27: MARS with Jennifer Buz21mins- Sep5Cosmology (THE UNIVERSE) Part 1 Encore with Katie Mack93mins
- Aug29LIFE ADVICE Encore: For anyone who is tired & needs some hacks47mins
Aug25Smologies #26: POOP with Rachel Santymire22mins- Aug22Etymology (WORD ORIGINS) Encore with Helen Zaltzman66mins
- Aug15Diabetology (BLOOD SUGAR) Part 2 Encore with Mike Natter82mins
- Aug10Diabetology (BLOOD SUGAR) Part 1 Encore with Mike Natter60mins
- Aug10Minisode: Dadward Takes a Break7mins
- Aug2Neurotechnology (AI + BRAIN TECH) with Nita Farahany79mins
- Jul26Sciuridology (SQUIRRELS) with Karen Munroe95mins
- Jul20Molecular Neurobiology (BRAIN CHEMICALS) Encore with Crystal Dilworth87mins
Jul19Smologies #25: LIGHTNING with Chris Giesige22mins- Jul12Curiology (EMOJI) Part 2 with Various Emoji Experts71mins
- Jul6Curiology (EMOJI) Part 1 with Various Emoji Experts78mins
- Jun29Field Trip: Birds of Prey and Raptor Facts84mins
Jun26Smologies #24: SHIPWRECKS with Chanelle Zaphiropoulos25mins- Jun22Native Melittology (INDIGENOUS BEES) with Krystle Hickman87mins
- Jun14Pectinidology (SCALLOPS) with Samantha Lynch95mins
Jun13Smologies #23: MAMMALS with Danielle N. Lee24mins- Jun8Fire Ecology (WILDFIRES & INDIGENOUS FIRE MANAGEMENT) Mega Encore with Gavin Jones & Amy Christianson142mins
- May31Black American Magirology (FOOD, RACE & CULTURE) with Psyche Williams-Forson72mins
- May26Field Trip: A Hollywood Visit to the Writers Guild Strike Line68mins
- May17Acaropathology (TICKS & LYME DISEASE) Updated Mega Encore with Neeta Pardanani Connally & Andrea Swei152mins
- May10Invisible Photology (INVISIBILITY CLOAKS) with Greg Gbur80mins
- May3Stem Cell Biology (CELLS MAKING CELLS) with “Science Sam” aka Samantha Yammine79mins
May1Smologies #22: REPTILES & AMPHIBIANS with David Steen20mins- Apr26Delphinology Part 2 (DOLPHINS) with Justin Gregg54mins
- Apr19Delphinology Part 1 (DOLPHINS) with Justin Gregg63mins
- Apr13Field Trip: My Butt, a Colonoscopy Ride Along & How-To37mins
- Apr5Chickenology Part 2 (HENS & ROOSTERS) with Tove Danovich45mins
- Mar29Chickenology Part 1 (HENS & ROOSTERS) with Tove Danovich76mins
Mar28Smologies #21: SLEEP with Chris Winter28mins- Mar23Domicology (ABANDONED BUILDINGS, RECYCLED HOUSES & GHOST TOWNS) with Rex LaMore84mins
- Mar14Chronobiology (CIRCADIAN RHYTHMS) Encore + 2023 Updates with Katherine Hatcher77mins
Mar14Smologies #20: FISHES with Chris Thacker22mins- Mar8Detroitology (DETROIT) with Aaron Foley60mins
- Mar2Field Trip: An Airport Full of Neuroscientists57mins
- Feb22Environmental Toxicology (POISONS + TRAIN DERAILMENT) with Kimberly K. Garrett79mins
- Feb16Melaninology (SKIN/HAIR PIGMENT) with Tina Lasisi91mins
- Feb8Scotohylology (DARK MATTER) with Flip Tanedo76mins
- Feb1Laryngology Part 2 (VOICE BOXES) with Ronda Alexander54mins
- Jan25Laryngology Part 1 (VOICE BOXES) Ronda Alexander61mins
- Jan18Aperiology (MACRO PHOTOGRAPHY) Encore with Joseph Saunders85mins
- Jan11Oneirology Part 2 (DREAMS) with G. William Domhoff91mins
- Jan4Oneirology Part 1 (DREAMS) with G. William Domhoff74mins
- Dec31Bonus Episode: Secrets, Advice + Ask-Me-Anything54mins
Dec29Smologies #19: EVOLUTION with John McCormack22mins- Dec23P-22: The Life & Death of an L.A. Cougar with Miguel Ordeñana & Beth Pratt82mins
- Dec14Meteorology (WEATHER & CLIMATE) with Marshall Shepherd72mins
- Dec6Enigmatology (WORD PUZZLES) with David Kwong70mins
- Dec1Special Ep: Mycology (MUSHROOMS) Tom Volk Memorial Encore78mins
- Nov23Indigenous Pedology (SOIL SCIENCE) with Lydia Jennings73mins
Nov22Smologies #18: FEASTS with Katherine Spiers22mins
Nov15Bryology (MOSS) Encore with Dr. Robin Wall Kimmerer73mins- Nov9Discard Anthropology (GARBAGE) with Robin Nagle89mins
Nov8Smologies #17: FLAGS with E. Tory Laitila22mins- Oct31Vampirology (VAMPIRES) Part 2 with Jeff Holdeman60mins
- Oct26Vampirology (VAMPIRES) Part 1 with Jeff Holdeman68mins
Oct24Smologies #16: INSECTS with Lila Higgins20mins- Oct20Metropolitan Tombology (PARIS CATACOMBS) with Erin-Marie Legacey74mins
- Oct15FIELD TRIP: I Go France and Learn Weird French Stuff27mins
- Oct45th Anniversary Special! Xylology (LUMBER) with Jeff Perry76mins
- Sep21Geology (ROCKS) Part 2 with Schmitty Thompson48mins
Sep21Smologies #15: FAMILY TREES with Stephen Hanks19mins- Sep14Geology (ROCKS) Part 1 with Schmitty Thompson63mins
- Sep8Oreamnology (MOUNTAIN GOATS ARE NOT GOATS) with Julie Cunningham66mins
- Aug31Diplopodology (MILLIPEDES & CENTIPEDES) with Dr. Derek Hennen67mins
- Aug23Critical Ecology (SOCIAL SYSTEMS + ENVIRONMENT) with Suzanne Pierre75mins
- Aug16Thanatology — NEW Interview (GRIEF & MOURNING) with Cole Imperi + tips for Going Through It69mins
- Aug10Thanatology (DEATH & DYING) Updated Encore with Cole Imperi90mins
- Aug2Cheloniology (SEA TURTLES) Encore with Camryn Allen84mins
- Jul26Testudinology (TORTOISES) Encore with Amanda Hipps73mins
- Jul21Zymology (BEER) Encore with Quinton Sturgeon55mins
- Jul13Personality Psychology (PERSONALITIES) Encore with Simine Vazire81mins
Jul13Smologies #14: ALIENS with Kevin Peter Hand22mins- Jul7Lutrinology (OTTERS) with Chris J. Law61mins
- Jun29SUMMERSODE: Balmy Vibes & Seasonal Factoids with various Ologists105mins
Jun22Smologies #13: CORALS with Shayle Matsuda22mins- Jun14Dipterology (FLIES) with Bryan Lessard72mins
- Jun9Gorillaology (GORILLAS) with Tara Stoinski64mins
- Jun2Somnology (SLEEP) Part Two Encore with Dr. W. Chris Winter70mins
Jun1Smologies #12: EATING BUGS with Julie Lesnik22mins- May26Somnology (SLEEP) Part One Encore with Dr. W. Chris Winter75mins
- May18Conotoxinology (CONE SNAIL VENOM) with Joshua Torres & Sabah Ul-Hasan62mins
- May12Urology (CROTCH PARTS) with Fenwa Milhouse78mins
- May5Acoustic Ecology (NATURE RECORDINGS) with Eddie Game61mins
- Apr28Classical Archaeology (ANCIENT ROME) Encore with Darius Arya73mins
- Apr21Teuthology (SQUIDS) Encore with Dr. Sarah McAnulty62mins
- Apr13Environmental Microbiology (TESTING WASTEWATER FOR DISEASES) with Amy Kirby63mins
- Apr5Echinology (SEA URCHINS & SAND DOLLARS) with Rich Mooi77mins
- Mar30Carnivorous Phytobiology (MEAT-EATING PLANTS) with Hali’a Eastburn66mins
- Mar22LIFE ADVICE: For anyone who is tired & needs some hacks49mins
Mar16Smologies #11: SNAILS & SLUGS with Jann Vendetti28mins- Mar9Ferroequinology (TRAINS) Encore with Matt Anderson64mins
- Mar3Part 2: Attention-Deficit Neuropsychology (ADHD) with How to ADHD, Black Girl Lost Keys, Jahla Osborne + more91mins
- Feb23Part 1: Attention-Deficit Neuropsychology (ADHD) with Russell Barkley100mins
- Feb16Cycadology (RARE PLANT DRAMA) with Nathalie Nagalingum58mins
- Feb9Carnivore Ecology (LIONS, TIGERS, & BEARS) with Rae Wynn-Grant94mins
- Feb1Myrmecology (ANTS) Encore with Dr. Terry McGlynn83mins
Feb1Smologies #10: BODY HEAT with Shane Campbell-Staton29mins- Jan26Indigenous Cuisinology (NATIVE COOKING) with Mariah Gladstone of Indigikitchen85mins
- Jan20Screamology (LOUD VOCALIZATIONS) with Harold Gouzoules76mins
- Jan13Bovine Neuropathology (HEADBUTTING) with Nicole Ackermans32mins
Jan11Smologies #9: GAMING with Jane McGonigal30mins- Jan5Neuropathology (CONCUSSIONS) with Mary Alexis Iaccarino71mins
- Dec29Raccoonology (PROCYONIDS) with A Gaze of Raccoonologists27mins
- Dec22Procyonology (RACCOONS) with Suzanne MacDonald63mins
Dec21Smologies #8: HAGFISH with Tim Winegard28mins- Dec16Genicular Traumatology (BAD KNEES) with Kevin Stone88mins
- Dec10Audiobook Mixtape 2: Gift Ideas from the Ologists’ Brains70mins
Dec7Smologies #7: CATS with Mikel Delgado29mins- Nov30Forensic Ecology (NATURE DETECTIVE) with Tiara Moore57mins
- Nov24Booster Coronasode: Shots & Holidays with Vaccine Infodemiologist Jessica Malaty Rivera59mins
Nov22Smologies #6: WOLVES with Bridgett vonHoldt26mins- Nov17Tiktokology (THE TIKTOK APP) with Hank Green43mins
- Nov10Dolorology (PAIN) with Rachel Zoffness94mins
- Nov3Teuthological Ludology (ACTUAL SQUID GAMES, NOT THE TV SHOW) with Sarah McAnulty57mins
Nov1Smologies #5: VETERINARY BIOLOGY with Vernard Hodges & Terrence Ferguson26mins- Oct27Taphology (GRAVESITES) with Robyn S. Lacy64mins
- Oct20Kinetic Salticidology (DANCING SPIDERS) with Sebastian Echeverri74mins
- Oct12Chiropterology Part 2 (BATS) Encore with Merlin Tuttle62mins
- Oct12Chiropterology (BATS) Encore with Merlin Tuttle100mins
- Oct5Corvid Thanatology (CROW FUNERALS) Encore with Kaeli Swift72mins
Sep28Pyrotechnology (FIREMAKING) with Ellery Frahm75mins
Sep21Opossumology (O/POSSUMS) with Lisa Walsh66mins
Sep15Ciderology (DELICIOUS APPLE BEVERAGE) with Gabe Cook75mins
Sep8Eudemonology (HAPPINESS) with Laurie Santos70mins
Sep1Spesh Ep: Functional Magic's Environmental Art with C. Andrew Hall60mins
Aug24Is Your Carbon Footprint BS?: How to Save a Planet takes over Ologies46mins
Aug23Smologies #4: BEES with Amanda Shaw25mins
Aug17Indigenous Fire Ecology (GOOD FIRE) with Amy Christianson61mins
Aug10Fire Ecology (WILDFIRES) with Gavin Jones76mins
Aug5Smologies #3: TOADS with Priya Nanjappa24mins
Aug3Systems Biology (MEDICAL MATHEMATICS) with Emily E. Ackerman62mins
Jul27Lampyridology (FIREFLIES) aka Sparklebuttology with Sara Lewis64mins
Jul20Smologies #2: DINOSAURS with Paleontologist Michael Habib19mins
Jul20Smologies #1: THE MOON with Selenologist Raquel Nuno26mins
Jul16Elasmobranchology (MORE NEW SHARK STORIES) with MISS_Elasmo Shark Scientists26mins
Jul13Selachimorphology (SHARKS) Encore with Chris Lowe77mins
Jul6Matrimoniology (MARRIAGE) Encore with Ben Karney94mins
Jun29UFOlogy (UNEXPLAINED AERIAL PHENOMENA) with Sarah Scoles and Kate Dorsch70mins
Jun22Spheksology (WASPS) with Eric Eaton71mins
Jun15Quarantinology (UM, WHAT HAPPENS NOW?) with Various Ologists76mins
Jun8Wildlife Ecology (FIELDWORK) with Corina Newsome75mins
Jun1Phallology (PENISES) with Emily Willingham71mins
May25Pinnipedology (SEALS & WALRUSES) with Luis A. Hückstädt73mins
May22Bonus Feed Drop: Implicit Bias on the REAL GOOD podcast60mins
May18Foraging Ecology (EATING WILD PLANTS) with @BlackForager, Alexis Nikole Nelson83mins
May12Biomineralogy (SHELLS) with Robert Ulrich63mins
May4Speech Language Pathology (TALKING DOGS... AND PEOPLE) with Christina Hunger72mins
Apr27Maritime Archaeology (SHIPWRECKS) with Chanelle Zaphiropoulos96mins
Apr21Proptology (THEATER & FILM PROPS) with Jay Duckworth75mins
Apr14Ursinology Part 2 (BEARS) with Thea Bechshoft, Lana Ciarniello, Drew Hamilton, Wes Larson, Tsalani Lassiter & Danielle Rivet93mins
Apr7Ursinology (BEARS) with Chris Morgan89mins
Mar30Oology (EGGS) Encore + Bonus Material with John Bates66mins
Mar23Fanthropology Pt. 2 (FANDOM) with Meredith Levine47mins
Mar16Fanthropology (FANDOM) with Meredith Levine60mins
Mar9Nephrology (KIDNEYS) with Samira Farouk82mins
Mar3Cicadology (CICADAS) with Gene Kritsky71mins
Feb23Gluteology (BUTTS) with Natalia Reagan65mins
Feb16Molecular Biology (PROTEINS + SCIENCE COMMUNICATION) with Raven “The Science Maven” Baxter74mins
Feb10Carobology (NOT-CHOCOLATE TREES) with Megan Lynch80mins
Feb2Economic Sociology Pt. 2 (MONEY/FREAKONOMICS) with Steven Levitt and Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman54mins
Jan26Economic Sociology Pt. 1 (MONEY/FREAKONOMICS) with Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman and Steven Levitt78mins
Jan19Bilharziology (BLOOD FLUKES) with Anouk N. Gouvras49mins
Jan12Urban Rodentology (SEWER RATS) with Bobby Corrigan78mins
Jan5Vaccine Infodemiology (COVID-19 IMMUNITY) with Jessica Malaty Rivera95mins
Dec29Part 2: Dendrology (TREES) with Casey Clapp -- UPDATES + NEW INTERVIEW23mins
Dec29Part 1: Dendrology (TREES) with Casey Clapp -- Encore90mins
Dec22Scorpiology (SCORPIONS) with Lauren Esposito: Encore Presentation73mins
Dec15Garology (LONG CUTE ANCIENT PATIENT BOOPABLE NIGHTMARE FISH) with Solomon David73mins
Dec8Space Archaeology (SPACE JUNK) with Alice Gorman77mins
Dec1Alligator Ecotoxicology (GATOR POISONS) with Laura Kojima84mins
Nov24Awesomeology (GRATITUDE) with Neil Pasricha86mins
Nov17Biological Anthropology (APE SEX) with Lara Durgavich83mins
Nov11Indigenous Fashionology (NATIVE CLOTHING) with Riley Kucheran71mins
Nov3Pedagogology (SCIENCE COMMUNICATION) with Bill Nye72mins
Oct28Cucurbitology (PUMPKINS) Encore with Anne Copeland61mins
Oct27Desairology (MORTUARY MAKE-UP) with Monica Torres67mins
Oct21Anthropodermic Biocodicology (HUMAN LEATHER BOOKS) with Megan Rosenbloom & Daniel Kirby75mins
Oct13Forest Entomology (CREEPY CRAWLIES) with Kristen Wickert75mins
Oct7Condorology (CONDORS & VULTURES) with Jonathan C. Hall78mins
Sep30Political Sociology (VOTER TURNOUT & SUPPRESSION) with Mindy Romero74mins
Sep23Fulminology (LIGHTNING) with Chris Giesige89mins
Sep15Mammalogy (MAMMALS) with Danielle N. Lee71mins
Sep8Cervidology Part 2 (DEER) with Rhiannons Jakopak & Kirton66mins
Sep2Cervidology (DEER) Part 1 with Rhiannons Kirton & Jakopak50mins
Aug25Dasyurology (TASMANIAN DEVILS) with Jarrah Dale67mins
Aug18Oceanology (THE OCEAN) with Ayana Johnson: Encore Presentation81mins
Aug11Experimental Archaeology (OLD TOOLS/ATLATLS) with Angelo Robledo105mins
Aug4Toxinology (JELLYFISH VENOM) with Anna Klompen73mins
Jul30Medusology (JELLYFISH) with Rebecca Helm90mins
Jul23Minisode: Listeners Interview Alie35mins
Jul15Aperiology (MACRO PHOTOGRAPHY) with Joseph Saunders84mins
Jul8Agnotology (IGNORANCE) with Robert Proctor68mins- Jun30Bryology (MOSS) with Dr. Robin Wall Kimmerer73mins
Jun23Neuroendocrinology (SEX & GENDER) Part 2 with Daniel Pfau56mins
Jun16Neuroendocrinology (SEX & GENDER) Part 1 with Daniel Pfau69mins
Jun10Very Special Episode: BlackAFinSTEM with various Ologists69mins
Jun4Pelicanology (PELICANS) with Juita Martinez68mins
May26Oikology (DECLUTTERING) with Jamie & Filip Hord + Joe Ferrari93mins
May20Planariology (VERY COOL WORMS, I PROMISE) with Oné Pagán60mins
May12Coronasode: Virology Update (COVID-19) with Shannon Bennett & Mike Natter68mins
May5Architectural Technology (COMPUTER PROGRAMMING) with Iddris Sandu71mins
Apr28Nassology (TAXIDERMY) with Allis Markham91mins
Apr21Penguinology (PENGUINS) with Tom Hart58mins
Apr14Gastroegyptology (BREAD BAKING) with Seamus Blackley87mins
Apr7Philematology (KISSING) with Robin Dunbar66mins
Mar31Plumology (FEATHERS) with Allison Shultz79mins
Mar25Lepidopterology (BUTTERFLIES & MOTHS) — Encore Presentation with Phil Torres80mins
Mar22Coronasode: All (Washed) Hands on Deck -- How to Help Yourself & Others Right Now with Dr. Michael F. Wells65mins
Mar18Veterinary Biology (CRITTER FIXING) with Dr. Vernard Hodges & Dr. Terrence Ferguson64mins
Mar10Coronasode: Virology (COVID-19) with Dr. Shannon Bennett + various ologists83mins
Mar3Scatology (POOP) with Rachel Santymire66mins
Feb25Volitional Psychology (PROCRASTINATION) with Dr. Joseph R. Ferrari65mins
Feb18Cryoseismology (ICEQUAKES) with Celeste Labedz57mins
Feb11Genealogy (FAMILY TREES) with Stephen Hanks68mins
Feb4Nephology (CLOUDS) with Rachel Storer56mins
Jan28Diabetology (BLOOD SUGAR) Part 2 with Dr. Mike Natter, MD80mins
Jan21Diabetology (BLOOD SUGAR) Part 1 with Dr. Mike Natter, MD59mins
Jan15Bisonology (BUFFALO) with various bisonologists92mins
Jan7Futurology (THE FUTURE) with Rose Eveleth88mins
Dec31Fearology Pt. 2 (FEAR) with Mary Poffenroth -- Encore Presentation58mins
Dec24Fearology Pt. 1 (FEAR) with Mary Poffenroth -- Encore Presentation73mins
Dec18Audiobook Mixtape: Gift Ideas from the Ologists’ Brains56mins
Dec10Chronobiology (CIRCADIAN RHYTHMS) with Katherine Hatcher72mins
Dec3Phonology (LINGUISTICS) with Nicole Holliday — Encore Presentation64mins
Nov26Quantum Ontology (WHAT IS REAL?) with Adam Becker79mins
Nov19Lupinology (WOLVES) with Bridgett vonHoldt76mins
Nov12Molecular Neurobiology (BRAIN CHEMICALS) with Crystal Dilworth87mins
Nov5Chiropterology Part 2 (BATS) with Merlin Tuttle61mins
Oct29Chiropterology (BATS) Part 1 with Merlin Tuttle100mins
Oct23Demonology (EVIL SPIRITS) with Alyssa Beall73mins
Oct15Spidroinology (SPIDERWEBS) with Randy Lewis72mins
Oct8Cucurbitology (PUMPKINS) with Anne Copeland60mins
Oct2Osteology (SKELETONS/BODY FARMS) with Daniel Wescott78mins
Sep24Phenology (FALL/SEASONS) with Libby Ellwood85mins
Sep17Potterology Part 2 (WIZARD SCIENCE) with Rebecca Lai48mins
Sep10Potterology Part 1 (WIZARD SCIENCE) with Rebecca Lai72mins
Sep3Vexillology (FLAGS) with E. Tory Laitila78mins
Aug28Paleontology (DINOSAURS) Encore Presentation with Michael Habib51mins
Aug21Disasterology (DISASTERS) with Samantha Montano86mins
Aug14100th Episode: Best Life Advice from Ologists + 100 More Ologies24mins
Aug6Saurology (LIZARDS) with Earyn McGee67mins
Jul31Graphology (HANDWRITING/FORGERY) with Sylvia Kessler63mins
Jul25Cnidariology (CORAL) with Shayle Matsuda81mins
Jul16Disinfectiology (BLEACH) with Evan Rumberger52mins
Jul10Nomology Part 2: (THE CONSTITUTION): Let's read the whole friggin thing.80mins
Jul2Nomology (THE CONSTITUTION) with Franita Tolson90mins
Jun25Cabinology (CABINS) with Dale Mulfinger59mins
Jun18Disease Ecology (LYME/TICK-BORNE ILLNESSES) with Andrea Swei72mins
Jun11Island Ecology (ISLANDS) with Andy Kraemer48mins
Jun5Acarology (TICKS) with Neeta Pardanani Connally79mins
May28Psychological Traumatology (PTSD & STRESS) with Nicholas Barr88mins
May21Behavioral Ecology (REPRODUCTIVE TRADEOFFS) with Amy Worthington47mins
May16BONUS Minisode: Preview of Alie on Bill Nye's "Science Rules!"11mins
May14Mycology (MUSHROOMS) with Tom Volk76mins
May7Bufology (TOADS) with Priya Nanjappa69mins
Apr30Minisode: All of My Secret Travel Trips + Some Updates19mins
Apr23Addictionology (ADDICTION) with Erin Parisi91mins
Apr16Hagfishology (HAGFISH) with Tim Winegard73mins
Apr9Scorpiology (SCORPIONS) with Lauren Esposito69mins
Apr2FIELD TRIP: How to Change Your Life via the Natural History Museum of LA35mins
Mar26Victimology (CRIME VICTIMS) with Callie Rennison90mins
Mar19Astrobiology (ALIENS) with Kevin Peter Hand82mins
Mar12Ludology (VIDEO GAMES) with Jane McGonigal76mins
Mar5Etymology (WORD ORIGINS) with Helen Zaltzman of The Allusionist Podcast60mins
Feb26Thermophysiology (BODY HEAT) with Shane Campbell-Staton83mins
Feb19Personality Psychology (PERSONALITIES) with Simine Vazire77mins
Feb12Matrimoniology (MARRIAGE) with Ben Karney92mins
Feb5Biogerontology (AGING) with Caleb Finch51mins
Jan29Cheloniology (SEA TURTLES) with Camryn Allen84mins
Jan22Testudinology (TORTOISES) with Amanda Hipps72mins
Jan15Snow Hydrology (SNOW & AVALANCHES) with Ned Bair58mins
Jan8Felinology (CATS) with Mikel Delgado84mins
Jan8Minisode: Ologies Upgrades & Changes for 20198mins
Jan1Entomophagy Anthropology (EATING BUGS AS SUSTAINABLE PROTEIN) with Julie Lesnik82mins
Dec25Ornithology (BIRDS) Encore Presentation with James Maley55mins
Dec18Mixology (COCKTAILS) with Matthew Biancaniello69mins
Dec11Selenology (THE MOON) with Raquel Nuno82mins
Dec4Classical Archaeology (ANCIENT ROME) with Darius Arya72mins
Nov27Microbiology (GUT BIOME) with Elaine Hsiao77mins
Nov20Grateful-ology (GRATITUDE) is not totally a real word15mins
Nov13Food Anthropology (FEASTS) with Katherine Spiers73mins
Nov6Eschatology (THE APOCALYPSE) with Phil Torres68mins
Oct30Corvid Thanatology (CROW FUNERALS) with Kaeli Swift73mins
Oct23Somnology (SLEEP) Part 2 with Dr. W. Chris Winter70mins
Oct16Somnology (SLEEP) Part 1 with W. Chris Winter73mins
Oct9Surgical Oncology (BREAST CANCER) with Donna-Marie Manasseh82mins
Oct5Ologiesology with Alie Ward (1-Year Anniversary Episode)67mins
Oct2Functional Morphology (ANATOMY) with Joy Reidenberg72mins
Sep25Myrmecology (ANTS) with Terry McGlynn83mins
Sep18Egyptology (ANCIENT EGYPT) with Kara Cooney81mins
Sep11Conservation Technology (EARTH SAVING) with Shah Selbe84mins
Sep4Oceanology (OCEANS) with Ayana Johnson76mins
Aug28Ferroequinology (TRAINS) with Matt Anderson64mins
Aug21Bonus Minisode: Kalology -- Your Letters43mins
Aug21Kalology (BEAUTY STANDARDS) with Renee Engeln98mins
Aug14Oology (EGGS) with John Bates58mins
Aug7Ophthalmology (EYES) with Reid Wainess83mins
Jul31Epidemiology (DISEASES) with 'This Podcast Will Kill You's' Erins Welsh & Allmann-Updyke90mins
Jul24Selachimorphology (SHARKS) with Chris Lowe76mins
Jul17Malacology (SNAILS & SLUGS) with Jann Vendetti70mins
Jul10Areology (MARS) Part 2 with Jennifer Buz56mins
Jul3Areology (MARS) Part 1 with Jennifer Buz66mins
Jun26MINISODE: Aestaology (SUMMER) should be a word21mins
Jun19Deltiology (POSTCARDS) with Donna Braden55mins
Jun12Rhinology (NOSES) with John Craig69mins
Jun5Phonology (LINGUISTICS) with Nicole Holliday63mins
May29Cynology (DOGS) with Brandon McMillan76mins
May22Lepidopterology (BUTTERFLIES) with Phil Torres79mins
May15Trichology (HAIR) with Valerie Horsley78mins
May8Dendrology (TREES) with J. Casey Clapp89mins
May1Fearology Pt. 2 (FEAR) with Mary Poffenroth59mins
Apr24Fearology Pt. 1 (FEAR) with Mary Poffenroth73mins
Apr17Radiology (X-RAY VISION) with Varshana Gurusamy70mins
Apr10Evolutionary Biology (DARWINISM) with John McCormack61mins
Apr3Gynecology (NETHER HEALTH) with Philippa Ribbink81mins
Mar27Zymology (BEER) with Quinton Sturgeon53mins
Mar20Melittology (BEES) with Amanda Shaw74mins
Mar13Museology (MUSEUMS) with Ronnie Cline59mins
Mar6Gizmology (ROBOTS) with Simone Giertz34mins
Feb27Mythology (STORYTELLING) with John Bucher72mins
Feb20Teuthology (SQUIDS) with Sarah McAnulty58mins
Feb13Sexology (SEX) with Shan Boody aka Shannon Boodram72mins
Feb6Gelotology (LAUGHTER) with Lee Berk55mins
Jan30Ichthyology (FISHES) with Chris Thacker66mins
Jan23Herpetology (SNAKES, FROGS, ETC.) with David Steen70mins
Jan16Sports & Performance Psychology (ANXIETY & CONFIDENCE) with Sari Shepphird81mins
Jan9Hematology (BLOOD) with Brian Durie48mins
Jan3Glycobiology (CARBS) with Michelle Dookwah45mins
Dec19Cosmology PART 2 with Katie Mack37mins
Dec12Cosmology (THE UNIVERSE) with Katie Mack, Part I91mins
Dec5Entomology (INSECTS) with Lila Higgins56mins
Nov22Minisode: Grateful-ology is not a real word...15mins
Nov14Cosmetology (GLAM/GROOMING) with Alysha Sherri Marcantonio69mins
Nov7Ornithology (BIRDS) with James Maley54mins
Oct31Thanatology (DEATH & DYING) with Cole Imperi83mins
Oct24Minisode: Fall Ologies! ... Fallogies?8mins
Oct18Horology (WATCHES) with Cameron Weiss40mins
Oct10Gemology (CRYSTALS & GEMS) with Kelly Sitek56mins
Oct4Paleontology (DINOSAURS) with Michael Habib48mins
Sep26Primatology (MONKEYS & APES) with Kate Gilmore75mins
Sep19Volcanology (VOLCANOES) with Jess Phoenix57mins
Sep4Episode 04mins