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Antarcticology (ANTARCTIC RESEARCH) with Ariel Waldman

4/29/2026 • 73 min

Mile-thick ice. Dry, rocky valleys. Tiny creatures. Red parkas. Seal mummies. We’re going to Antarctica with National Geographic Explorer, microscopic photographer, and Antarcticologist Ariel Waldman. She hosts the gorgeous PBS series “Life Unearthed” and answers a blizzard of questions about camping in the middle of an ice sheet, hauling microscopes to the ends… Play episode

Dolorology (PAIN) Encore with Rachel Zoffness
Cannabinology (MARIJUANA) Part 2 with Ziva Cooper and Caroline Melly
Cannabinology (MARIJUANA) Part 1 with Ziva Cooper and Caroline Melly
Nudibranchology (GLAMOROUS SEA SLUGS) with Jessica Goodheart and Terry Gos…
Megafelinology (SNOW LEOPARDS + OTHER BIG CATS) with Imogene Cancellare
Allergology (ALLERGIES) with Zachary Rubin
Field Trip: My Butt, a Colonoscopy Ride Along & How-To Encore
Coloproctology (COLON CANCER + BUTT FUN) with Carmen Fong
Bonus Episode: How to Beat Perfectionism and Make a Quilt
Quantum Ontology (WHAT IS REAL?) Encore with Adam Becker
Culcitology (QUILTS) with Luke Haynes, Olivia Joseph, and Joe Cunningham
Zoohoplology (ANIMAL DEFENSES) with Ted Stankowich
Bonus Episode: ICYMI Moments of 2025 with newly beloved Ologists
Venereology (SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS) with Ina Park
Genealogy (FAMILY TREES) Encore with Stephen Hanks
Asinology (DONKEYS) with Faith Burden
Paleohistology (WHY TEETH EXIST) with Yara Haridy
Marmotology (GROUNDHOGS) with Daniel Blumstein
Venusology (VENUS) with Vicki Hansen
Attention-Deficit Neuropsychology (ADHD) Part 2 Encore with How to ADHD, …
Attention-Deficit Neuropsychology (ADHD) Part 1 Encore with Russell Barkley
Ornithorhynchology (PLATYPUSES) with Tahneal Hawke
Bonus Episode: Nutritional Microbiology (GUT HEALTH & DIET) with Miguel Fr…
Astrobromatology (SPACE FOOD) with Maggie Coblentz
Pteridology (FERNS) with Fay-Wei Li
NEW 2025 Interview: Genocidology (CRIMES OF ATROCITY) Part 2 with Dirk Mos…
Bisonology (BUFFALO) Encore with various bisonologists
Strigiformology (OWLS) Part 2 with R. J. Gutiérrez
Strigiformology (OWLS) Part 1 with R.J. Gutiérrez
Historical Toxicology (OLD TIMEY POISONS) with Deborah Blum
Critical Ponerology (WHAT IS “EVIL”?) with Kenneth MacKendrick
Bonus Episode: COCKROACH MILK with Joshua Benoit and Sinead English
Blattodeology (YES, COCKROACHES) with Dominic Evangelista
Haunted Hydrology (SPOOKY LAKES) with Geo Rutherford
Serpopsychology (WHAT’S CREEPY?) with Frank McAndrew
Revolutionology (REBELLIONS & SOCIAL CHANGE) with Jack Goldstone
Human Technomorphology (SWAPPING OUT BODY PARTS) with Mary Roach
Ceramology (POTTERY) with Potted History’s Graham Taylor & Sarah Lord Tayl…
Neuropathoimmunology (MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS) with Aaron Boster
Lutrinology (OTTERS) Encore with Chris J. Law
Trolleyology (MORAL DILEMMAS + THE TROLLEY PROBLEM) with Joshua Greene
Tempestology (HURRICANES) Part 2 with Dr. Kim Wood & Matt Lanza
Tempestology (HURRICANES) Part 1 with Matt Lanza & Dr. Kim Wood
Bonus Episode: Optical Technology (HISTORY OF EYEGLASSES + MODERN DAY VISI…
Literary Olfactology (THE POLITICS OF SMELL) with Ally Louks
Bonus Episode: The OCD Experience with Neurobiologist Uma Chatterjee
Obsessive-Compulsive Neurobiology (OCD) with Wayne Goodman
Fromology (CHEESE) Part 2 with Kyra James
Fromology (CHEESE) Part 1 with Kyra James

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