Stop, In The Name of LAVA! With Robin George Andrews

YOU versus the Volcano?

climate change, engineering, environment, geology, historyPhilip ShaneNovember 6, 2021guests

NAKED Mars Rats!

Is it possible to bring these real life creatures to Mars to slowly terraform it, cultivating the land from underneath, rebuilding the atmosphere, for eventual Earth-like living?

physics, geology, technology, aliens, astronauts, biology, climate change, elon musk, engineering, environment, evolution, genetics, mars, scifiPhilip ShaneAugust 20, 2021

Hot Rod Rocket Cars, Burnin' Mars Gas!

In honor of Richard Branson and Jeff Bezos putting their butts on the launch pad, we salute the spirit of hot rods in space!

physics, climate change, ecology, environment, geology, mars, scifi, society, astronauts, economy, economics, elon musk, engineering, history, nasa, space race, space travel, technology, world dominationPhilip ShaneJuly 9, 2021

No OCEANS? Oh, shiiiiii---!!!

Water, water... nowhere!

biology, history of science, physics, aliens, apocalypse, audience, climate change, ecology, environment, evolution, geology, mars, scifi, sea life, society, space travelPhilip ShaneJuly 2, 2021

That FIRST DAY Riding The VIRUS — One Year Ago

Know thy enemy, from the inside!

When COVID Was Young & Restless: 1 YEAR AGO

What The IF... we were ISOLATED all of the time!

The NOISIEST Place In The GALAXY!!!!!!

STAR WARS is a NOISY place!

environment, scifiPhilip ShaneFebruary 22, 2021fantastic voyage, star wars, environment, scifi, science fiction, news

No COSMOS For You! With Jo MARCHANT

What the IF we couldn't see the stars!?

scifi, astronomy, cosmology, environment, history of science, psychology, religion, societyPhilip ShaneFebruary 19, 2021feature, show, ancient astronomy, cosmology, authors, books, scicomm, preview, guests

Welcome Back, ANIMALS! With Biologist Vanessa Pirotta

An animal friendly world?

apocalypse, biology, ecology, environment, evolution, news, psychology, sea life, whalesPhilip ShaneMay 14, 2020feature, biology, nature, animals, animal psychology, quarantine, ecology, environment, guests

Crank Calling COVID-19!

Attack Of The Killer 5G!

virology, environment, engineeringPhilip ShaneApril 22, 20205G, cellular technology, virus, coronavirus, science, virology, conspiracy, feature

The EYE of AMAZ-AURON with Tom Merritt

A totally CONTACT-LESS world?

Ride Inside A VIRUS! With Virologist Gaby Paniccia

Know thy enemy, from the inside!

Hazmat FASHION: Life Under QUARANTINE!

What The IF... we were ISOLATED all of the time!

biology, environment, psychology, robots, technologyPhilip ShaneMarch 17, 2020science, hazmat, virus, self isolation, quarantine, star trek, post human, environment, science podcast, podcast, amazing, biology, community, commerce, clothing, fashion, evolution, earth, global warming, habitation, international, measurement, NASA, planet, research, utopia, water, experimentation, psychology, outbreak, contagion, coronavirus, news

Did VENUS Have VENUSIANS? w/Planetary Geologist KIRBY RUNYON!

WTIF we found a ruined city?

All the TREES are GONE? With Kyle Crichton!

Would we still have Air? Water? AVALANCHE!

apocalypse, biology, ecology, environmentPhilip ShaneOctober 7, 2019environment, ecology, biology, botany, trees, mountains, skiing, snowboarding, climate change, global warming, documentary, film, Vermont, apocalypse, sports, recreation, hiking, grassroots, activism, community, forest, avalanche, mud slide, disaster, catastrophe, guests

Is There GOLD In Them ASTEROIDS?

Listener Daniel asks: WTiF we could get rich from drilling for gold… in space?

Planet of POISON

Pollution run AMOK!

ecology, environment, historyPhilip ShaneJuly 9, 2019pollution, ecology, environment, government, policy, industry

MEAT vs. the WORLD

What the IF everyone in the world STOPPED eating MEAT?

biology, ecology, economics, engineering, environment, evolution, history, psychology, technologyPhilip ShaneMay 20, 2019economics, industry, food chain, vegetarianism, agriculture, pollution

Magnetic Poles Gonna ROLL

Another awesome IF inspired by a listener! This week, listener Kyle asks, WHAT THE IF would happen if the Earth's magnetic pole FLIPPED?

audience, biology, environment, geology, physicsPhilip ShaneFebruary 15, 2018geology, biology, earth, magnetic field, physics, geophysics, disaster

Hot Rod Rocket Cars, Burnin' Mars Gas!

What the IF oil (sticky, smokey, delicious) oil were found on Mars? A bazillion tons of it! Would Elon Musk's dreams of a massive Mars-based corporate economy erupt, using all that cheap, stinky oil? What would happen on Earth with all this insanely cheap oil suddenly available to everyone? Rocket cars belching smoke! And so much more.

ecology, environment, space race, elon musk, economicsPhilip ShaneOctober 18, 2017

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