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Surviving in Hot Water

This Week: Hot Water, New Cat, Zika, Air Filtration, Shrimp & Spiders, Beetle Family, Two Brains, Injectable Vision, Mushrooms, Sleep Cells, and Much More Hot Science!

Sep 25
1 h 54 min

Reasons to Think About Rome

What is in the This Week in Science Podcast? This Week: Roman Success, Moon Eater, Cryosperm, Space Mirror, Roman Roads, Mosquito Toilet, Vipers, Shags, Mouse Brains Fly

Sep 18
1 h 38 min

How to Win in Science

What is in the This Week in Science Podcast? This Week: Ig Nobel Winners, Distracted Dog Walkers, Dino Eggs, Ai Kerfuffle, Poop Color, Beautiful Bird Calls, Rebuild the B

Sep 11
1 h 46 min

The Butterfly Effect

What is in the This Week in Science Podcast? This Week: El Nino, Eye in the Sky, Big Dark Matter, Beauty Bias, The Butterfly Effect, Gut-Brain Connection, Raindrops, Alzh

Sep 4
53 min

What's Up With Weather in the West?

What is in the This Week in Science Podcast? This Week: Interview W/Daniel Swain, Weather & Climate Science, Pulsating Mass, Bad Aging Science?, Get Vaccinated!, Baby Bra

Aug 28
1 h 38 min

Did Science Find It Yet?

What is in the This Week in Science Podcast? This Week: Cancer Vaccine, Holotypes, Supercentenarians, Cheesy News, Spiders, Think Well, Sugar Babies, Body Movement, and M

Aug 20
1 h 32 min

Five Slimes To Rule Them All

What is in the This Week in Science Podcast? This Week: Unnatural Viruses, Platypus Rehab, Black Hole Star, Bacteria for Babies, Elven Coral, 5 Slimes, Analysis Paralysis

Aug 14
1 h 36 min

Welcome to the NEW Golden Age

What is in the This Week in Science Podcast? This Week: Politics, Making a Golden Age, Money Ai, Space Tiles, Bubbles, Ants, Dodos, Awkward Robots, Sleep, and Much More!

Aug 7
1 h 40 min

The Dish on Disease-in-a-Dish

What is in the This Week in Science Podcast? This Week: Interview W/Dannielle Engle, PhD, Pancreatic Cancer, Gut Memories, Memorable Brain Changes, and Much More Science

Jul 31
1 h 09 min

Invasive Science

This Week: Interview W/Dana Page, Feral Pigs, Prescribed Burns, Climate Change, Plant Cheese, and Much More Science!

Jul 24
1 h 17 min

Uncanny Science

What is in the This Week in Science Podcast? This Week: Culture, Uncanny Valley Monkeys, Koala Cure, Hidden Fish, and Much More Science! Become a Patron! Check out the fu

Jul 17
50 min

Shrinking Cephalopod Brains, Science!

What is in the This Week in Science Podcast? This Week: Orbital Weapons, Vanta Black Satellites, Emotional Bees, Old Enzymes, Light Tech, Sex-changing Spiders, Cephalopod

Jul 10
1 h 32 min

Lighting Up the Skies

What is in the This Week in Science Podcast? This Week: Spudcell, Colossal Effort, Planigales, Homo Naledi, Crocodile Brians, Snails, Overies, and Much More Science Light

Jul 3
1 h 38 min

Deploy The Quantum Science!

What is in the This Week in Science Podcast? This Week: .Gov vs .US, Cleaning Phones, Mines and Rain, Pod Presence, Pterosaur Wings, Bilingual Brains, Laugh Lines, Eyes,

Jun 26
1 h 30 min

The Ladies Want Smarts

What is in the This Week in Science Podcast? This Week: The Underground, Climate Change Survey, Forever? Chemicals, Blood Thinning, Dead Whales, Zebra Finch, Scared Pregn

Jun 19
2 h 05 min

We're Going Science Supersonic

What is in the This Week in Science Podcast? This Week: Supersonic Planes, Galactic Winds, SpiderCam, Electric Squirts, Owl Brilliance, Neural Disappointment, Fructose Fa

Jun 13
1 h 14 min

Science Needs You!

What is in the This Week in Science Podcast? This Week: New Science Rules, Mosquitoes, Bad Food, Bad Gut, Wild Pigs, Pigeon Hypotheses, Bower Bird Bonanza, Octopus Mirror

Jun 6
1 h 49 min

Under the Sea Science Venting

What is in the This Week in Science Podcast? This Week: Interview w/Dr. Andrew Thaler, Watching Wildlife, New Octopus, Cucumber Bits, Backrooms, and Much More Science! Be

Jun 4
2 h 15 min

Humpty Dumpty Sat On the Science

What is in the This Week in Science Podcast? This Week: Urban Animals, Human Birth, Happy Mice, Eye Plants, Bug Killing Medicine, Colossal Shells, and Much More! Become a

May 22
2 h 01 min

Unicorns Are Real

This Week: Interview w/Alaina Levine, Science Unicorns, Cancer Gone, Carnivorous Plants, Outdoor Cats, Carnivorous Rice, Gluca Gone, Insect Pain, Wings, Sleepy Time, and

May 15
2 h 42 min

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What listeners say

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I have been listening to This Week in Science with my dad since I was about five or six years old. We eventually stopped listening to it because my dad said "it became a bit too preachy". After he passed away from cardiac arrest in 2020, I started listening to it again with my family, especially on long trips and car rides. I have a bit of a love-hate relationship with the podcast, and I will try to explain why as clearly as I can, starting with the hosts. Dr. Kiki sometimes leans into a more playful and childish persona while recording, which can be annoying at times. However, it is occasionally comforting when the topic being discussed is particularly upsetting or frustrating. She seems genuinely kind and is clearly very intelligent. I think she is probably the most qualified of the three hosts. Blair is also a phenomenal person. I enjoy the Animal Corner segment and look forward to it. I do not know much about her since when I was younger she was not yet on the show, but I have enjoyed hearing her contributions since she joined. Justin often talks over the others, and while I can understand being excited about science, it starts to feel disrespectful and overwhelming. I used to really dislike him because of how loudly he expressed his opinions, but after the 2025 election, I began to appreciate how he brings attention to what has been happening in the science community. A part of my dislike was probably due to my brother liking him a lot, so I want to admit that some of my criticism is rooted in some bias. It makes me sad that I and so many others feel like we cannot trust news sources, especially now, because of what is happening under our new president. Having information coming from people who are not being paid to say is really a breath of fresh air. I really appreciate having something I can still trust and I'm sure many others are too ♡♡♡

MorganHere555 · Apr 2025

This podcast has been a refreshing mix of interesting content and playful non-toxic silliness for decades. I love it! It is obvious that the three hosts have a genuine enthusiasm for the fascinating science stories they are reporting and also have an underlying fondness and respect for each other. That said, this week’s episode 887 isn’t working on iTunes, I had to enjoy it elsewhere.

Frzzzll · Aug 2022

Although the weekly podcast is very long (2+ hours), it is a complete coverage on various scientific fields. I also appreciate their opinions on the scientific studies or topic, even if I do not agree, since such discussions make me think in 360-degree fashion. Thank you for an interesting and challenging show (in a good way) :)

treet007 · Jun 2021

Good selection of topics and solid discussion on the science behind them. Great work!

Mike's father · Mar 2022

Poor pacing. Rambles. Factually incorrect at times. If you are going to critique a research paper, you need to read the actual paper, not the press release from university marketing department. I listened to 6 episodes just to make sure it wasn’t just one disappointing show. Mych better science podcasts: BBC, everything from MicrobeTV [this week in Microbiology, Virology, etc], for medicine-social intersection —> Freakonomics MD, Science Friday, Science Quickly from Scientific American…

Grateful in my garden · Sep 2025

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