Podcasts

DD61 – Strange World (2022)

Jaeger Clade may be hard as nails, blazing trails, the manliest of guys, but that doesn’t mean his son Searcher wants to follow in his footsteps as an explorer…but fate has other plans for this family. Adventure down to a new and Strange World with the Clades, the Dummies, and company (both two- and three-legged) in this fun family film (and stealth biology lesson). If there’s one thing you take away from this story, let it be this: this world, this world we live in today, is a pretty strange world too.

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E30: Tracking polar bear movements with Camille Jodouin

Polar bears are incredible animals native to the Arctic and manage the feat of being both adorable and fearsome. Camille Jodouin is doing her Master’s at University of Alberta studying how polar bears move around the sea ice in Hudson Bay and how that affects their populations. Katie and Vinny share science facts about X and Y chromosomes and the failed American version of the CERN particle accelerator.

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81. Food & Chronic Illness ft. Mallory Skinner

This week, host Teffer Adjemian (@tefferbear) chats with special guest Mallory Skinner (@mal_skinner) about the interplay between food and chronic illness! We get into Ulcerative Colitis, Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome, and…

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141 – Top 5 Holiday Hotties

Throw on another log to the fire because we are bringing the heat for this year’s Christmas special!

There’s nothing like the holiday season to watch and rewatch our favorite festive shows and movies. What makes the viewing experience even better is that there are certain characters out there that make us blush more red than Santa’s outfit and Rudolph’s nose put together. Before we all knew it, we realized that ‘Christmas Crushes’ is definitely a thing so we might as well do what we do best…and rank it! So join Tuong and Santa’s Elite Squad of Naughty Elves Cassie Pyatt, Justin Otto, and Gillian Manchee as they perform a Christmas miracle and come up with a Top 5 Holiday Hotties list for you all to enjoy!

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E29: Coexisting in periodic environments with Alexa Scott

There are always competitive pressures in nature. Alexa Scott studies how species in competition with each other are affected by environments that have a natural cycle, like the tide or seasons, at the University of Guelph. Katie and Vinny talk about attracting mosquitos and what a supercomputer has to do with the moon’s origin.

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80. Honey ft. Amanda McLoughlin

This week, host Tom Zalatnai (@tomzalatnai) chats with special guest Amanda McLoughlin (@shessomickey) about everyone’s favorite sticky treat, honey! We get into honey’s connection to Judaism, the joys of micro-dosing on plant-based allergens, and the ethics of using animal by-products!

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DD60 – Encanto (2021)

Zip down to Colombia with the Dummies to meet the members of the family Madrigal…including the one we don’t talk about. Dance your heart out while it breaks to Surface Pressure, fall in love with Dos Oruguitas, and bust a move to THAT song over and over again in one of Disney’s most colourful, creative, and caring films in recent memory. And remember, listeners – the miracle is you.

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EP73 – Ordo Cautionum

Angus and Sal have found places to live and are really getting into the groove of writing their articles. Guest Cristobal Cross  the 3rd (Josh Mayo) tells the guys about his experiences as a Risk Assessment Officer in Super City.

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E28: Clocking the impacts of circadian rhythms with Cassandra Goldfarb

Our circadian rhythms regulate our lives: how we sleep, when we eat, and our energy levels throughout the day. Cassandra Goldfarb is a PhD student investigating chronotypes in the psychology department of Concordia University. Vinny and Katie share science facts about the Voyager satellites and fish sounds.

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