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This Week in Science – The Kickass Science Podcast

Author: Dr. Kirsten Sanford Science Media

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The kickass science and technology radio show that delivers an irreverent look at the week in science and technology.
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Science Unplugged

Science Unplugged

2025-09-0502:02:39

What is in the This Week in Science Podcast? This Week: Government Climate Propaganda, Health Gutted, SeeMe, Less Pain With ADRIANA, It’s Not You, It’s Us, Justin Trashes a Study, Correlation? Causation on the Toilet?, Electrical Immunity?, Spleendid Healing, That Succulent Glow, and Much More Science Unplugged! Become a Patron! Check out the full unedited […] The post 3 September, 2025 – Episode 1028 – Science Unplugged appeared first on This Week in Science - The Kickass Science Podcast.
What is in the This Week in Science Podcast? This Week: Interview W/Dr. Jessica Hebert, Earthly Solutions, A Plastic Problem, Making Babies, Hair From Where?, Blood In Space, And Much More Science! Become a Patron! Check out the full unedited episode of our science podcast on YouTube or Twitch. And, remember that you can find […] The post 20 March, 2024 – Episode 964 – Is Earth the Plastic Placenta Planet? appeared first on This Week in Science - The Kickass Science Podcast.
What is in the This Week in Science Podcast? This Week: Watery Comet, Failed cancer drug, Pollen heat, Defective Black Holes?, Parkinson’s Disease, eDNYOU, Zebra Finches, Hammerhead sharks, Mushroom-based materials, Pandemic Brain, Magnetic Brain Direction, And Much More Science! Become a Patron! Check out the full unedited episode of our science podcast on YouTube or Twitch. […] The post 17 May 2023 – Episode 926 – How Can A Failure Be A Winner in Science? appeared first on This Week in Science - The Kickass Science Podcast.
Who's Thankful for Science?

Who's Thankful for Science?

2022-11-2601:44:58

What is in the This Week in Science Podcast? This Week: Bat, Global Warming, Bird Weather, Floaters Vs Sinkers, Waste not, want not, Plant Memory, Baby Fish, Frogs, Chimps, Whales, Extinctions, Self-medicating Birds, Makeup, And Much More Science! Become a Patron! Check out the full episode of our science podcast on YouTube or Twitch. And, […] The post 23 November, 2022 – Episode 902 – Who’s Thankful for Science? appeared first on This Week in Science - The Kickass Science Podcast.
What is in the This Week in Science Podcast? This Week: AI Updates Theory, Living with dogs, Termite Travels, Gliding Salamanders, Aging Cells Go Placental, Jackdaw Coordination, Diabetic COVID Susceptibility, Not More Severe, Vaccination & Long COVID, Dolphins pee pals, Sea turtles need shades, Corvid Smarts, Comparing Sleeping Brains, And Much More… Become a Patron! […] The post 25 May, 2022 – Episode 877 – Don’t Forget Your Towel OR Science! appeared first on This Week in Science - The Kickass Science Podcast.
This Show has Teeth!

This Show has Teeth!

2022-04-2801:50:05

What is in the This Week in Science Podcast? This Week: Death, Regeneration, Fear, All Your Base, Snot Bugs, Yamanaka factor, Locating Lupus, Lockdowns, New mRNA Vaccines, Great Tits, Teeth, Fire Control, Microbe Survivalists, Brain Ocean, Altered Arousal, And Much More… Become a Patron! Check out the full episode of our science podcast on YouTube. […] The post 27 April, 2022 – Episode 873 – This Show has Teeth! appeared first on This Week in Science - The Kickass Science Podcast.
What is in the This Week in Science Podcast? This Week: Twilight ALAN Problems, YouTube, Sea Lion Moms, Apes Play Pretend, and Much More Science! Become a Patron! Check out the full unedited episode of our podcast on YouTube or Twitch. And remember that you can find TWIS in all the podcast directories. If you […] The post 11 February, 2026 – Episode 1047 – Let’s Pretend With Some Science! appeared first on This Week in Science - The Kickass Science Podcast.
What is in the This Week in Science Podcast? This Week: Story Updates!, Vapor Tracking, Roadkill, Lanternfly, Worms, Caterpillars, Conservation, Prediction From Memory, SpacexAi, Defining Consciousness, and Much More Science! Become a Patron! Check out the full unedited episode of our science podcast on YouTube or Twitch. And remember that you can find TWIS in […] The post 4 February, 2026 – Episode 1046 – Just A Little Duct Tape & Science appeared first on This Week in Science - The Kickass Science Podcast.
Snakes on a train?

Snakes on a train?

2026-01-3002:12:36

What is in the This Week in Science Podcast? This Week: Nasal Vaccine, Artificial Light & Pollen Season, EVs, Train Snakes, Heavy Hoppers, Hot Tubbin Macaque, Howlers, Language, Parkinsons, Dread, and Much More Science! Become a Patron! Check out the full unedited episode of our science podcast on YouTube or Twitch. And, remember that you […] The post 28 January, 2026 – Snakes on a train? appeared first on This Week in Science - The Kickass Science Podcast.
Why Tilt at Windmills?

Why Tilt at Windmills?

2026-01-2301:18:07

What is in the This Week in Science Podcast? This Week: Interview with Dr. Clare Fieseler, Windmill, Acetaminophen, Fight Aging, Artificial Light & Pollen, Bloody Mossies, T. rex, Hot Tubbin, Howler Monkeys, Cow Tools, Cow Food, and Much More! Become a Patron! Check out the full unedited episode of our science podcast on YouTube or […] The post 21 January, 2026 – Episode 1044 – Why Tilt at Windmills? appeared first on This Week in Science - The Kickass Science Podcast.
The Uncertainty of Science

The Uncertainty of Science

2026-01-1702:06:07

What is in the This Week in Science Podcast? This Week: Hot Waters, Plastic Bombshell?, The Desert, African EV’s, Red Hair Reason, Queen Bees, AI Issues, Deer Scrapings, Pore Problems, Rhythm Recognitions, and Much More Science! Become a Patron! Check out the full unedited episode of our science podcast on YouTube or Twitch. And, remember […] The post 14 January, 2026 – Episode 1043 – The Uncertainty of Science appeared first on This Week in Science - The Kickass Science Podcast.
What is in the This Week in Science Podcast? This Week: COVID Cases, Surprising Survival, Oldest Humans?, Old Poison, 400-year-old shark eyes, Bacterial Brains, Treating Alzheimer’s Disease, and Much More Science! Become a Patron! Check out the full unedited episode of our science podcast on YouTube or Twitch. And, remember that you can find TWIS […] The post 7 January, 2026 – Episode 1042 – Sanitize Your Timeline with Science appeared first on This Week in Science - The Kickass Science Podcast.
Tilting at Tumbleweeds

Tilting at Tumbleweeds

2025-12-1201:12:13

What is in the This Week in Science Podcast? This Week: Space Gum, Dinosaur Dots, Elephants & Bees, Kids & Dogs, Glyphosate Ghostwriting, Tilting Tumblebots, Necroprinter, And Much More Science! Become a Patron! Check out the full unedited episode of our science podcast on YouTube or Twitch. And, remember that you can find TWIS in […] The post 10 December, 2025 – Episode 1041 – Tilting at Tumbleweeds appeared first on This Week in Science - The Kickass Science Podcast.
What's in a Name?

What's in a Name?

2025-12-0601:10:45

What is in the This Week in Science Podcast? This Week: NREL Rename, Red Head Problems, Too Hot for Plants, Cat Companions, Visualize Science, Battery Battering, And Much More in The Name of Science! Become a Patron! Check out the full unedited episode of our science podcast on YouTube or Twitch. And, remember that you […] The post 03 December, 2025 – Episode 1040 – What’s in a Name? appeared first on This Week in Science - The Kickass Science Podcast.
TWISgiving Gratitude

TWISgiving Gratitude

2025-12-0101:09:39

What is in the This Week in Science Podcast? This Week: Virtual Brain, Cockroach Cuddles, Lactaid Appreciation, Gratitude for Understanding Ourselves, And Much More! Become a Patron! Check out the full unedited episode of our science podcast on YouTube or Twitch. And, remember that you can find TWIS in all the podcast directories. If you […] The post 26 November, 2025 – Episode 1039 – TWISgiving Gratitude appeared first on This Week in Science - The Kickass Science Podcast.
What is in the This Week in Science Podcast? This Week: Seagulls, Bad References, Bin Chicken, Woodpeckers, Parasitic Animals, Wolves and Crabs, Animal-Free Brains, Bye-bye Memories, Baby Hacking, And Much More! Become a Patron! Check out the full unedited episode of our science podcast on YouTube or Twitch. And, remember that you can find TWIS […] The post 19 November, 2025 – Episode 1038 – What Does the Bin Chicken Say? appeared first on This Week in Science - The Kickass Science Podcast.
Science & Wine Roulette

Science & Wine Roulette

2025-11-1401:42:35

What is in the This Week in Science Podcast? This Week: Causing Disease, Malaria, Education Interrupted, Super Nova Shape, Super Nova Questions, Horny Bee, Lady Brains, Brain Fixes, Organoid Issues, Memory Growth, and Much More Science & Wine! Become a Patron! Check out the full unedited episode of our podcast on YouTube or Twitch. Remember […] The post 12 November, 2025 – Episode 1037 – Science & Wine Roulette appeared first on This Week in Science - The Kickass Science Podcast.
The Verifiable Science Show

The Verifiable Science Show

2025-11-0701:38:15

What is in the This Week in Science Podcast? This Week: Interview with Virginia Gewin, Scientific Destruction, AI Wildlife, Recreating People, Baby T. Rex, Crab Homes, Biggest Web, Antibiotic Brain Health, Memory, And Much More Science! Become a Patron! Check out the full unedited episode of our science podcast on YouTube or Twitch. And, remember […] The post 5 November, 2025 – Episode 1036 – The Verifiable Science Show appeared first on This Week in Science - The Kickass Science Podcast.
TWISoween 2025

TWISoween 2025

2025-10-3137:58

What is in the This Week in Science Podcast? This Week: Whale Poop, Midnight Songbats, Vole Teeth, Multi-Species Walking Paths, Rats that hunt Bats, And Much More TWISoween! Become a Patron! Check out the full unedited episode of our science podcast on YouTube or Twitch. And, remember that you can find TWIS in all the […] The post 29 October, 2025 – Episode 1035 – TWISoween 2025 appeared first on This Week in Science - The Kickass Science Podcast.
What Do Aliens Know Anyway?

What Do Aliens Know Anyway?

2025-10-2402:15:18

What is in the This Week in Science Podcast? This Week: Interview with Dr. Daniel Whiteson, It’s Jupiter’s Fault, Squirrels, Metabolic Limits, Pandas, Mini-Brains, Flatworms, Flying, Lead Brains, And Much More Aliens! Become a Patron! Check out the full unedited episode of our science podcast on YouTube or Twitch. And, remember that you can find […] The post 22 October, 2025 – Episode 1034 – What Do Aliens Know Anyway? appeared first on This Week in Science - The Kickass Science Podcast.
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Esher (T3k 'n' 5tuff)

Love Justin and Blair, but Just Kiki episodes are a nice change of pace from time to time.

Jun 11th
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Esher (T3k 'n' 5tuff)

Been listening to TWIS since the TWIT days. So many years of awesome science. Love these nerds.❤️

Feb 16th
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Liam Koni

Can Justin get some speech lessons scheduled? Getting hard to listen to his 'drunken scientist' schtick. Love his mind but . . .

Dec 31st
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Susan Spengler

learn something new

Dec 21st
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Michael McGinnis

the male presenter is too annoying to listen to. he sure does love to hear his own voice. actually, they're both idiots.

Jun 26th
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