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The Milky Way Is ALIVE - With Dr. Moiya McTier!
The Milky Way Is ALIVE - With Dr. Moiya McTier!
biology, scientific method, news, evolutionPhilip ShaneJuly 6, 2026
GOOP Powers The WORLD!
GOOP Powers The WORLD!

A new gel stores energy from light, heat, and motion, so we imagine Goop-powered shirts, pourable radiation shields, and pure chaos.

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engineering, chemistry, physicsPhilip ShaneJuly 1, 2026
BIRDS Aren't REAL!
BIRDS Aren't REAL!

What the if that pigeon on the wire is a government spy drone, recharging while it silently judges your life choices? 

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engineering, history of science, psychology, robots, technologyPhilip ShaneJune 30, 2026
ANTIMATTER On Demand!
ANTIMATTER On Demand!

What the if antimatter showed up at your door like takeout? Order up the most explosive substance ever, and try not to touch it.

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chemistry, cosmology, engineering, history of science, news, physicsPhilip ShaneJune 16, 2026
WHO The If: GABY!
WHO The If: GABY!

This week we turn the mic on each other, and Gaby, our Harvard microbiologist, takes the chair to share what her world is like.

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biology, scientific methodPhilip ShaneJune 8, 2026
TOO SOCIAL Media!
TOO SOCIAL Media!

What the if the internet ripped off everyone's mask and stapled your real name to every 2am hot take?

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history, psychology, society, technologyPhilip ShaneJune 2, 2026
The Other Theory of EVOLUTION!
The Other Theory of EVOLUTION!

What if Lamarck was right, and every living thing is quietly remaking itself and the world around it?

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biology, evolution, history of sciencePhilip ShaneMay 19, 2026guest
Moon Babies Meet EARTH - Part 2!
Moon Babies Meet EARTH - Part 2!

What happens when people born on the Moon finally land on Earth and have to make sense of cows, gravity, and blue skies?

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biology, chemistry, aliens, astronauts, exploration, moon, space travelPhilip ShaneMay 16, 2026
The Last DROP Of Gasoline!
The Last DROP Of Gasoline!

What the if we just pumped the last drop of gasoline? Your Twinkies, your shirts, and India's rice harvest all hang in the balance.

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biology, chemistry, climate change, environment, geologyPhilip ShaneMay 8, 2026
Build A Brand New ALPHABET - with Linguist DANNY BATE!
Build A Brand New ALPHABET - with Linguist DANNY BATE!

What the if YOU had to invent the alphabet from scratch? The Pharaoh's waiting and the chisel's in your hand.

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history, linguisticsPhilip ShaneApril 16, 2026guests
Microbe Grudge Match!
Microbe Grudge Match!

What if your gut bacteria held a grudge? Spoiler: they fight dirty and they've got friends.

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evolution, biologyPhilip ShaneApril 3, 2026guest
Space JUNK!
Space JUNK!

Join Matt and Philip on a cosmic rollercoaster as they navigate the universe's vast junkyard, exploring the dance of debris and pondering on space artifacts that might just land in your pocket!

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scifi, technology, apocalypse, astronauts, audience, ecology, engineering, physics, space travelPhilip ShaneMarch 23, 2026
Telepathy!
Telepathy!

Telepathy sounds chaotic — until you realize it might be the ultimate way to truly understand each other.

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evolution, neurology, physicsPhilip ShaneMarch 12, 2026
Ants Adopt A CATERPILLAR!
Ants Adopt A CATERPILLAR!

Caterpillars hack ant colonies with fake IDs and secret rhythms to crash nature's most exclusive fortress.

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biology, news, evolutionPhilip ShaneMarch 8, 2026
The Buddy System Run AMOK!
The Buddy System Run AMOK!

What if humans moved in schools like fish and one sneeze sent the whole group running?

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biology, news, sea lifePhilip ShaneFebruary 26, 2026
Tiny Black Holes EVERYWHERE - with MIT Physicist David KAISER
Tiny Black Holes EVERYWHERE - with MIT Physicist David KAISER

Atom-sized black holes might be flying through our solar system right now and making Mars wobble.

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physics, black holes, astronomy, astrophysics, relativity, scientific method, universePhilip ShaneFebruary 20, 2026guests
The Day Gravity QUIT!
The Day Gravity QUIT!

Gravity's taking a seven-second smoke break this August and honestly everything goes horribly wrong almost immediately.

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physics, black holesPhilip ShaneFebruary 12, 2026guests
GROUND HOG Day PHYSICS!
GROUND HOG Day PHYSICS!

The groundhog deep state has a space program, supercomputers, and fuzzy little bureaucrats running the weather.

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nasa, engineering, environment, news, physics, technologyPhilip ShaneFebruary 5, 2026guests
HAGFISH - Champion Of The SLIMER BOWL!
HAGFISH - Champion Of The SLIMER BOWL!

What the if the most disgusting creature in the ocean is actually a survival genius — and could teach us a thing or two about defense, escape, and making a really, really big mess?

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astronomy, geology, nasa, scientific methodPhilip ShaneJanuary 30, 2026guests
CITIZEN Science -- With Kirby Runyon!
CITIZEN Science -- With Kirby Runyon!

Map ancient lava flows on the moon from your couch and help solve mysteries billions of years old.

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astronomy, geology, nasa, scientific methodPhilip ShaneJanuary 15, 2026guests
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