Oh hey, it's a love letter to Ologies
Alie Ward, the host of the podcast, likes to start each episode with an improvised greeting of the form:
#511 Awe Psychology (WONDER) with Dacher Keltner the sidewalk chicken bone your dog yearns for. #510 Enology Part 2 (HOW TO MAKE WINE) with Tara Gomez & Mireia Taribó the lady who never unpacks her toiletry kit because you never know when you gotta jam. #509 Enology Methodology (HOW TO DRINK WINE) with André Hueston Mack the Tic Tac that you dropped on the sidewalk that you're afraid someone might mistake for drugs and then be disappointed. #507 Meleagrology (TURKEYS) with Cyler Conrad the middle-aged lady signing up for a flamenco class. #506 Antarcticology (ANTARCTIC RESEARCH) with Ariel Waldman the bookmark that's just a receipt for the book. #503 Cannabinology (MARIJUANA) Part 1 with Ziva Cooper and Caroline Melly the lady at the diner weeping into her hash browns. #502 Nudibranchology (GLAMOROUS SEA SLUGS) with Jessica Goodheart and Terry Gosliner the one open table at the cafe that has croissant crumbs on it, but that's fine. #501 Megafelinology (SNOW LEOPARDS + OTHER BIG CATS) with Imogene Cancellare that chair you broke that was not your fault. #500 Allergology (ALLERGIES) with Zachary Rubin that mole you should get checked out. #498 Coloproctology (COLON CANCER + BUTT FUN) with Carmen Fong the fitted sheet that really doesn't care how you fold it. #495 Culcitology (QUILTS) with Luke Haynes, Olivia Joseph, and Joe Cunningham the guy whose outfit you want to compliment, but you don't want to make things awkward. #494 Zoohoplology (ANIMAL DEFENSES) with Ted Stankowich your mom's friend who's always vaping into his sweatshirt. #492 Venereology (SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS) with Ina Park your top-used emoji, which I just checked, and today mine is the sparkly heart rather than the usual wailing, crying one, so that's good. #490 Asinology (DONKEYS) with Faith Burden that classroom desk chair that cracks your back perfectly. #489 Paleohistology (WHY TEETH EXIST) with Yara Haridy your neighbor's Wi-Fi network that shows up as New England Clam Router. #488 Marmotology (GROUNDHOGS) with Daniel Blumstein the lady next to you at the salad bar covering up her iceberg lettuce with spring greens. #487 Venusology (VENUS) with Vicki Hansen the stranger's dog who just licked your mouth. #484 Ornithorhynchology (PLATYPUSES) with Tahneal Hawke the coffee shop guy who is happy to heat up your muffin. #483 Bonus Episode: Nutritional Microbiology (GUT HEALTH & DIET) with Miguel Freitas and Elaine Hsiao the lady on the bus wearing mismatched socks. #482 Astrobromatology (SPACE FOOD) with Maggie Coblentz the lady with her overcoat sticking out of the car door. #481 Pteridology (FERNS) with Fay-Wei Li your old roommate who always found the best furniture on the side of the road. #480 NEW 2025 Interview: Genocidology (CRIMES OF ATROCITY) Part 2 with Dirk Moses your cousin hitting his vape on the porch. #477 Strigiformology (OWLS) Part 1 with R.J. Gutiérrez the guy who runs the local board game night, hoping someone shows up at the pizza place to game. #476 Historical Toxicology (OLD TIMEY POISONS) with Deborah Blum the moldy pumpkin you carved a little too early. #475 Critical Ponerology (WHAT IS “EVIL”?) with Kenneth MacKendrick the dog toy under the couch that you won't find for another four months. #474 Bonus Episode: COCKROACH MILK with Joshua Benoit and Sinead English the convo you're overhearing at a cafe. #473 Blattodeology (YES, COCKROACHES) with Dominic Evangelista the smell of fresh paint in your new apartment. #472 Haunted Hydrology (SPOOKY LAKES) with Geo Rutherford the podcast host using the greeting of her guest. #471 Serpopsychology (WHAT’S CREEPY?) with Frank McAndrew the old to-do list you found tucked in a book haunting and taunting you like a creep. #470 Revolutionology (REBELLIONS & SOCIAL CHANGE) with Jack Goldstone that lady standing in the rain. #469 Human Technomorphology (SWAPPING OUT BODY PARTS) with Mary Roach last year's calendar you don't know if you should throw away. #468 Ceramology (POTTERY) with Potted History’s Graham Taylor & Sarah Lord Taylor yesterday's pants, also known as today's pants. #467 Neuropathoimmunology (MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS) with Aaron Boster a cough drop in your purse that you don't want to unwrap, but you desperately want to unwrap. #465 Trolleyology (MORAL DILEMMAS + THE TROLLEY PROBLEM) with Joshua Greene that guy at the coffee shop overthinking his milk choice. #463 Tempestology (HURRICANES) Part 1 with Matt Lanza & Dr. Kim Wood your ex-boyfriend who pretended that he didn't know how to wash the cast iron right, so he just didn't. #462 Bonus Episode: Optical Technology (HISTORY OF EYEGLASSES + MODERN DAY VISION) that friend who cannot leave the house without sunglasses and has a glove compartment chock full of them. #461 Literary Olfactology (THE POLITICS OF SMELL) with Ally Louks the ashtray you used during the quarantine years that you repurposed as a watercolor paint dish. #460 Bonus Episode: The OCD Experience with Neurobiologist Uma Chatterjee your coworker you called Dave, and he was like, "David", which is good to know. #459 Obsessive-Compulsive Neurobiology (OCD) with Wayne Goodman the bowl that's chipped, but not chipped enough to throw it away. #457 Fromology (CHEESE) Part 1 with Kyra James the monster who returns emails at 4pm on a Friday (sorry, everyone). #456 Lampyridology (FIREFLIES) aka Sparklebuttology Updated Encore with Sara Lewis that key under the mat that somehow nobody finds and uses to steal all of your stuff. #455 Crotalology (RATTLESNAKES) with Emily Taylor a 13-year-old poodle in a BabyBjörn. #454 Aquaculture Ecology (SUSTAINABLE OCEAN FOODS) with Ben Halpern the waitress who forgot your margarita. #453 Bonus Episode: THE U.S. CONSTITUTION. Let's read it together. the old lady at the craft store buying poster board. #452 Macrophycology (SEAWEED) with Patrick Martone, Charles Yarish, Danielle McHaskell, Angela Jones, and Becky Swerida the guy testing out the patio furniture at Costco. #451 Cryptology (SECRET CODES) with Simon Singh the sweatshirt that you will never get back from them. #450 Urocyonology (LITTLE GRAY FOXES) with Bill Leikam the guy who didn't even look at your receipt before dragging a highlighter over it. #448 Araneology (SPIDERS) with Marshal Hedin your neighbor's dad practicing golf on the lawn. #447 Artificial Intelligence Ethicology (WILL A.I. CRASH OUT?) with Abeba Birhane the tag that you wish you'd cut out of your shirt. #445 Salugenology (WHY HUMANS REQUIRE HOBBIES) Part 1 with Julia Hotz the guy at the falafel truck who gives you extra hummus. #444 Climate Fervorology (ECO-ADVOCACY WITHOUT IT BEING A BUMMER) with AJR’s Adam Met the guy at the library covertly eating granola out of his hand. #442 Medieval Codicology (WEIRD MEDIEVAL MANUSCRIPT ART & MEMES & SNAILS) with Evan Pridmore the bobby pin hiding in your hair overnight. #441 Domestic Phytology (HOUSEPLANTS) with Tyler Thrasher your neighbor who makes refrigerator magnets out of rocks. #439 Post-Viral Epidemiology (LONG COVID) Part 1 with Wes Ely your aunt who always carries Kleenex. #438 Reality TV Sociology (‘TRASH’ TV) with Danielle Lindemann the new leaf on what you thought was a dying house plant. #437 Field Trip: Activism Art Panel Recorded at WonderCon your friend's new boyfriend who makes really good onion dip. #436 Cardiology (THE HEART) with Herman Taylor the woman on the Swamp Tour who won't stop screaming "yeehaw." #435 Erethizonology (PORCUPINES) with Tim Bean yesterday's medication in your jeans pocket. Oops. #434 Agnotology (WILLFUL IGNORANCE) Updated Encore with Dr. Robert Proctor the teabag camped out in your garbage disposal. #433 Hippopotomology (HIPPOS) with Rebecca Lewison the fish soup that you spilled all over the kitchen, which actually did happen to me. #432 Thyroidology (THYROID GLAND) with Kepal Patel the guy at the library with that stack of survival books. #431 Eco-Odorology (SCIENCE-SNIFFING DOGS) with Kayla Fratt that thing in the backyard that you meant to do something with, but now it got rained on. #430 Ethnocynology (HUMANS & DOGS THROUGH TIME) with David Ian Howe that festival bracelet you're still wearing on Monday. #429 Fire Ecology (WILDFIRES & INDIGENOUS FIRE MANAGEMENT) Mega Encore with Gavin Jones & Amy Christianson (LA Fires Re-Release) your cousin, three thousand miles away, checking in to see if your house is on fire. #428 Eudemonology (HAPPINESS) Encore with Laurie Santos that guy who saw you see him bump his head, and then you smiled at each other like, "that's okay." #427 Cabinology (CABINS) Encore with Dale Mulfinger that friend who can't sit at a diner table without making modular sculptures with the half-and-half creamers. Can't not do it. #426 Castorology (BEAVERS) with Rob Rich the lady at the donut store who knows that you like bear claws. #424 Mnemonology (MEMORY) Part 1 with Michael Yassa the fountain at the mall that's never on. #423 Surgical Angiology (VEINS & ARTERIES) with Sheila Blumberg that guy who watched your stuff at the library so you could go to the bathroom. #422 Field Trip: A Hawaiian Breadfruit Rev‘ULUtion that friend who looks so good in hats, they never don't wear a hat. #421 Canistrumology (BASKET WEAVING. YES, BASKET WEAVING) with James C. Bamba your neighbor clipping his nails on the porch again. #420 Ergopathology (BURNOUT) with Kandi Wiens your coworker who makes bundt cakes. #419 Odonatology (DRAGONFLIES) with Jessica Ware the mail that you haven't opened, sitting on your counter. #418 Field Trip: I Take You to the Making of a Mural the acorn at the bottom of your purse. #417 Confectionology (CANDY) with Susan Benjamin that guy that you work with who somehow has, like, eight pairs of cool glasses. How does he do that? #415 Momiology (MUMMIFICATION) Part 1 with Kara Cooney & Salima Ikram the guy at the gym using a foam roller on his IT band and trying not to cry. #413 Modern Toichographology (MURALS & STREET ART) with Conrad Benner the acquaintance who always reintroduces themselves, in case you forgot their name. #412 Tardigradology (TINY SEMI-INDESTRUCTIBLE WATER BEAR MOSS PIGLET CREATURES CALLED TARDIGRADES) with Paul Bartels the sunglasses that you sat on, but you still wear crooked. #411 Suicidology (SUICIDE PREVENTION & AWARENESS) with DeQuincy Meiffren-Lézine your friend who completely gets it that sometimes you feel like garbage. #410 Coffeeology (COFFEE) with Peter Giuliano your brother's college roommate, who does a weirdly good Marilyn Monroe impression. #408 Speleology (CAVES) with Gina Moseley the second-place pie at the Bake Off. #407 Misophonology (DISTRACTING SOUND & NOISE RAGE) with Jane Gregory the librarian with the green hair and the knuckle tattoos. #406 Funology (YES, FUN) with Catherine Price the coworker that you didn't recognize without his beard. #405 Neuroendocrinology (SEX & GENDER) Mega Encore with Daniel Pfau that uncle who swears you can cook fish in the dishwasher, and you're like, "oh, that's okay. I'm okay." #404 Ambystomology (AXOLOTLS… AND LIMB REGROWTH?) with Jessica Whited your seventh-grade yearbook photo. #402 Psychedeliology (HALLUCINOGENS) Part 1 with Charles Grob the lady eating berries off a bush in the park. #401 Disability Sociology (DISABILITY PRIDE) with Guinevere Chambers last week's conference lanyard. I'm at the bottom of your luggage. #400 Puffinology (PUFFINS) with Jill Taylor your girlfriend who never leaves the house without a cardigan. #399 Andragogology (300TH EPISODE SPECIAL) with Alie Ward that cuckoo in the nest who just wants to be a good little sister. #397 Culicidology (MOSQUITOES) Part 1 with Fhallon Ware-Gilmore the day-drunk lady who loves your perfume. #396 Anagnosology (READING) with Adrian Johns that book on your bedside table, just wondering how you've been. #395 Mantodeology (PRAYING MANTISES) with Lohitashwa Garikipati that skin on the top of your cold hot chocolate. #392 Smologies #43: CICADAS with Gene Kritsky your friend's older sister. #391 Foraging Ecology (EATING WILD PLANTS) Encore with @BlackForager, Alexis Nikole Nelson your friend's cat who just had a $600 hairball. #390 Columbidology (PIGEONS? YES) Part 2 with Rosemary Mosco someone with your same name, but a very different online presence. #389 Columbidology (PIGEONS? YES) Part 1 with Rosemary Mosco your internet dad. #387 Field Trip: I Chased the 2024 Eclipse with Umbraphiles the lady that's last aboard the plane, on her way to see an eclipse. #386 Heliology (THE SUN/ECLIPSES) with India Jackson and Michael Kirk your friend with too much stuff hanging from his rearview mirror. #384 Disgustology (REPULSION TO GROSS STUFF) with Paul Rozin your friend who offered you a mint and now you're overthinking why. #381 Oikology (DECLUTTERING) Encore with Jamie & Filip Hord + Joe Ferrari the poppy seed bagels you've been enjoying more lately because it doesn't matter now if you have seeds in your teeth. #377 Black Hole Theory Cosmology (WHAT ARE BLACK HOLES?!) Part 1 with Ronald Gamble, Jr. your friend's dog with the snaggletooth. #376 Smologies #38: CARNIVORES with Rae Wynn-Grant that little burp that just congratulated you on taking fish oil. Hey, well done. #375 Hydrochoerology (CAPYBARAS) with Elizabeth Congdon the lady that hosts that podcast. #374 Theoretical & Creative Ecology (SCIENCE & ECOPOETRY) with Madhur Anand that guy on the train next to you, shopping for phones on his phone. #373 Smologies #37: PROTEINS + DNA with Raven “The Science Maven” Baxter the half-a-cookie you forgot you saved from lunch. #372 Evolutionary Anthropology (METABOLISM) with Herman Pontzer that cardigan that you left in an Uber. #370 Smologies #36: FEATHERS with Allison Shultz that rock that you found at the lake, that for some reason just said, "hey, put me in your pocket." #369 Carcinology (CRABS) Part 1 with Adam Wall your favorite thermos, rusting in an airport lost and found. #368 Ethnoecology (ETHNOBOTANY/NATIVE PLANTS) with Leigh Joseph your thickest pair of socks that don't fit in your boots, but you have no intention of leaving the house anyway. #366 Alieology (YOUR HOST): an Ask-Me-Anything Goofy Hang your sister-in-law who's staying in your guest bedroom recording a podcast because it's the day after Christmas. #364 Lemurology (LEMURS) with Lydia Greene the bird hanging out near your park bench, hoping that your sandwich crumbles into pieces. #363 Quasithanatology (NEAR-DEATH EXPERIENCES) with Bruce Greyson that sentence that your cat just typed out that you're decoding for supernatural clues. #361 Syndesiology (CONNECTIONS) with James Burke that friend that tells you about your new favorite show. #360 Audiobook Mixtape 3: Gift Ideas from the Ologists’ Brains the librarian who smells like vanilla extract and never judges you for your queries. #357 Road Ecology (ROAD KILL) with Ben Goldfarb your old binder from junior year with Slipknot lyrics in the margins. #354 Neuroparasitology (NATURE ZOMBIES) with Matt Simon your friend's nice dad who always pronounces your name wrong. Oops. #352 Teratology (MONSTERS) with W. Scott Poole your friend who gets terrified trying to drive in a roundabout. #351 Pomology (APPLES) with Susan K. Brown that landscape artwork you made at a Paint & Sip event six years ago. #348 Witchology (WITCHES & WITCHCRAFT) Part 1 with Fio Gede Parma your ex-boyfriend's bandmate who didn't recognize you at the DMV, thankfully. #346 Benthopelagic Nematology (DEEP SEA WORMS) with Holly Bik your basket of yarn that's sad you gave up on knitting. #345 Gustology (TASTE) with Gary Beauchamp that cup of tea that you forgot about, and now it's exactly the right temperature, and it's me. I'm back. #343 Smologies #27: MARS with Jennifer Buz your stepbrother's girlfriend, the one with the pet rat. #339 Etymology (WORD ORIGINS) Encore with Helen Zaltzman that feeling you get when you put on a jacket you haven't worn since last year and find a $10 bill in the pocket. Elation coupled with the anticipatory disappointment that it won't happen every time you put on a jacket. #335 Neurotechnology (AI + BRAIN TECH) with Nita Farahany the bunny that you swear you saw on the lawn, even if no one else believes you. #334 Sciuridology (SQUIRRELS) with Karen Munroe your neighbor with the smelly trash cans. What's in there? #330 Curiology (EMOJI) Part 1 with Various Emoji Experts your building manager texting you, "so sorry to hear about the death of your praying mantis" with a cry-laughing emoji. #329 Field Trip: Birds of Prey and Raptor Facts your friends who rented a house for your wedding weekend, who want you to have a vow renewal party annually. #327 Native Melittology (INDIGENOUS BEES) with Krystle Hickman that suitcase that you haven't unpacked yet. #326 Pectinidology (SCALLOPS) with Samantha Lynch your waitress who just innocently upsold you to the bucket of garlic fries. #324 Fire Ecology (WILDFIRES & INDIGENOUS FIRE MANAGEMENT) Mega Encore with Gavin Jones & Amy Christianson your partner who insisted on buying respirators during COVID, who isn't gloating at all. They're just glad that we have them when we need them. #323 Black American Magirology (FOOD, RACE & CULTURE) with Psyche Williams-Forson your coworker who has an umbrella in her trunk, but remembers it halfway between the car and the office door. #322 Field Trip: A Hollywood Visit to the Writers Guild Strike Line that invisible hair that's resting lightly on your arm that you keep thinking is a spider. #321 Acaropathology (TICKS & LYME DISEASE) Updated Mega Encore with Neeta Pardanani Connally & Andrea Swei that sweatshirt who's so flattered that you've worn it three days in a row, but it's starting to get concerned for you. #320 Invisible Photology (INVISIBILITY CLOAKS) with Greg Gbur your friend who puts all his sticky change in a water cooler jug to buy a jet ski one day. #319 Stem Cell Biology (CELLS MAKING CELLS) with “Science Sam” aka Samantha Yammine the lump of gum you've been chewing for 225 miles of a road trip. #316 Delphinology Part 1 (DOLPHINS) with Justin Gregg the extra power bank you always forget to charge and bring with you. #315 Field Trip: My Butt, a Colonoscopy Ride Along & How-To your friend's kid who's hitting you with a pool noodle. #313 Chickenology Part 1 (HENS & ROOSTERS) with Tove Danovich your neighbor's daughter who approves of your new mustache. #309 Smologies #20: FISHES with Chris Thacker your eccentric aunt and your internet dad. #308 Detroitology (DETROIT) with Aaron Foley the guy on your street with the giant dog, and no, he does not put a saddle on it. Don't ask him. #307 Field Trip: An Airport Full of Neuroscientists that lady with a microphone walking around your airport terminal. #306 Environmental Toxicology (POISONS + TRAIN DERAILMENT) with Kimberly K. Garrett the bouncer who comments on your out-of-state license because he has a cousin who lives there. #305 Melaninology (SKIN/HAIR PIGMENT) with Tina Lasisi the last person who sat on that velour couch and left a butt print. #304 Scotohylology (DARK MATTER) with Flip Tanedo your three half-scratched-off to-do lists that you really should combine into one, but then you'd have to confront the tasks that you want to do the least. #302 Laryngology Part 1 (VOICE BOXES) with Ronda Alexander that bobby pin under the couch cushion. #301 Aperiology (MACRO PHOTOGRAPHY) Encore with Joseph Saunders that older guy at the beach watching the sunset who claps when it's done. #299 Oneirology Part 1 (DREAMS) with G. William Domhoff your friend's fiancé who commits everything to spreadsheets. #298 Bonus Episode: Secrets, Advice + Ask-Me-Anything your sloppy baby. #297 Smologies #19: EVOLUTION with John McCormack your friend's dad who bakes great bread. #296 P-22: The Life & Death of an L.A. Cougar with Miguel Ordeñana & Beth Pratt your neighbor who exercises in denim. #295 Meteorology (WEATHER & CLIMATE) with Marshall Shepherd that vitamin stuck in your throat. I'm so sorry. #294 Enigmatology (WORD PUZZLES) with David Kwong the banana peel in your purse because you can't find a trash can. #292 Indigenous Pedology (SOIL SCIENCE) with Lydia Jennings the leg that's asleep and waking it up is only going to feel worse. #290 Bryology (MOSS) Encore with Dr. Robin Wall Kimmerer your neighbor who grows a mustache every November, and truthfully, it's more reliable a seasonal indicator than even the weather. #289 Discard Anthropology (GARBAGE) with Robin Nagle the French fry under your seat you won't find for another four months. #286 Vampirology (VAMPIRES) Part 1 with Jeff Holdeman the lady recording a podcast in a rental car in an airport parking lot. For real. #285 Smologies #16: INSECTS with Lila Higgins your buddy who swaps sandwiches in your lunch. #284 Metropolitan Tombology (PARIS CATACOMBS) with Erin-Marie Legacey your coworker who sounds like she gargles lighter fluid, but it's just a cold. #283 FIELD TRIP: I Go France and Learn Weird French Stuff your internet dad who hadn't taken a vacation in 13 years. #282 5th Anniversary Special! Xylology (LUMBER) with Jeff Perry the apple peels that your roommate was going to compost, but you ate them because roughage. #281 Geology (ROCKS) Part 2 with Schmitty Thompson the rock in your pocket. #279 Geology (ROCKS) Part 1 with Schmitty Thompson the string on the spine of a string pea. What am I doing here? And why am I stronger than navy rope? #278 Oreamnology (MOUNTAIN GOATS ARE NOT GOATS) with Julie Cunningham your water bottle that does not fit in your car's cup holder. Why? Why? Why? #277 Diplopodology (MILLIPEDES & CENTIPEDES) with Dr. Derek Hennen the room-temperature bubbly water that you're sipping like foam. #276 Critical Ecology (SOCIAL SYSTEMS + ENVIRONMENT) with Suzanne Pierre your sister who is cursed with loving Arnold Palmers, but cannot say Arnold Palmers. #275 Thanatology — NEW Interview (GRIEF & MOURNING) with Cole Imperi + tips for Going Through It your neighbor who doesn't realize that you can hear him talking to his plants. His beautiful, sweet, strong plants who are growing so fast. #268 Lutrinology (OTTERS) with Chris J. Law a lone AirPod under the bench at a bus stop. #267 SUMMERSODE: Balmy Vibes & Seasonal Factoids with various Ologists the mesh patio chair that leaves your thighs looking like snakeskin. #266 Smologies #13: CORALS with Shayle Matsuda that frog singing on your porch. #265 Dipterology (FLIES) with Bryan Lessard that lady that works at the post office in your old neighborhood who asks, "where have you been?" #264 Gorillaology (GORILLAS) with Tara Stoinski that extra stick of deodorant that you keep in the glove compartment. #260 Conotoxinology (CONE SNAIL VENOM) with Joshua Torres & Sabah Ul-Hasan the guy in the grocery store parking lot who pointed out that the moon looked cool. #259 Urology (CROTCH PARTS) with Fenwa Milhouse the Band-Aid on the sidewalk you really should pick up, but you don't want to at all. #254 Echinology (SEA URCHINS & SAND DOLLARS) with Rich Mooi your best man's brother who makes really good kebabs. #253 Carnivorous Phytobiology (MEAT-EATING PLANTS) with Hali’a Eastburn that omelet that set off your smoke alarm. #251 Smologies #11: SNAILS & SLUGS with Jann Vendetti a puddle that was just a little deeper than you thought. #249 Part 2: Attention-Deficit Neuropsychology (ADHD) with How to ADHD, Black Girl Lost Keys, Jahla Osborne + more one of those cows that they blow-dried and you're like, "Wow, that cow looks fantastic." #248 Part 1: Attention-Deficit Neuropsychology (ADHD) with Russell Barkley the gnat stuck to your lip gloss. #247 Cycadology (RARE PLANT DRAMA) with Nathalie Nagalingum that yogurt parfait that honestly could use a little more granola. #246 Carnivore Ecology (LIONS, TIGERS, & BEARS) with Rae Wynn-Grant that little burp that just congratulated you on taking fish oil. Hey, well done. #244 Smologies #10: BODY HEAT with Shane Campbell-Staton a tangled pair of headphones you just found in your winter jacket pocket. #243 Indigenous Cuisinology (NATIVE COOKING) with Mariah Gladstone of Indigikitchen that mechanical pencil that's out of lead. Oh, wait. Click, click. Wait. Oh, look. There you go. #242 Screamology (LOUD VOCALIZATIONS) with Harold Gouzoules your sister's high school friend who is eating frozen custard in the background of a hometown date on The Bachelor. #240 Smologies #9: GAMING with Jane McGonigal that guy down the hall who wears fanny packs and now you want to wear a fanny pack, but if he notices, it'll be weird, but maybe he'll be flattered. #239 Neuropathology (CONCUSSIONS) with Mary Alexis Iaccarino your brother-in-law who weighs his coffee beans, but in a cool way. #237 Procyonology (RACCOONS) with Suzanne MacDonald your neighbor who just needs a couple tips on how to start weightlifting real quick. #235 Genicular Traumatology (BAD KNEES) with Kevin Stone the lady at the COVID swabbing clinic who always has the best scrubs with like holiday llamas on them. #234 Audiobook Mixtape 2: Gift Ideas from the Ologists’ Brains the guy who has like one item in the grocery store and you let him cut in front of you and he thinks about it all day. #233 Smologies #7: CATS with Mikel Delgado the pumpkin on your porch that is happy to coexist with your twinkly holiday lights. #232 Forensic Ecology (NATURE DETECTIVE) with Tiara Moore that spoon that doesn't match any of your other spoons and you have no idea how it got there or if any of your spoons are somewhere in a stranger's drawer. #231 Booster Coronasode: Shots & Holidays with Vaccine Infodemiologist Jessica Malaty Rivera that squirrel building a winter nest in your barbecue. #230 Smologies #6: WOLVES with Bridgett vonHoldt that French fry that fell under the driver's side seat three days ago, and you can't decide if you want to eat it or not. Maybe. I don't know. #229 Tiktokology (THE TIKTOK APP) with Hank Green your fingers who still smell somehow like a burrito. #228 Dolorology (PAIN) with Rachel Zoffness that smoothie cup you should have washed yesterday. #227 Teuthological Ludology (ACTUAL SQUID GAMES, NOT THE TV SHOW) with Sarah McAnulty last night's soggy nachos, aka today's breakfast. #226 Smologies #5: VETERINARY BIOLOGY with Vernard Hodges & Terrence Ferguson that ladybug that just landed on your arm to say "Hello!" but way too quiet for you to hear. #225 Taphology (GRAVESITES) with Robyn S. Lacy those discount Halloween socks that you'll buy November 1st and then wear all year. #224 Kinetic Salticidology (DANCING SPIDERS) with Sebastian Echeverri that boba you forgot to specify non-dairy, and you're drinking it anyway, despite intestinal protestations. #220 Pyrotechnology (FIREMAKING) with Ellery Frahm your uncle who travels with a scented candle because he gets homesick on work trips. #219 Opossumology (O/POSSUMS) with Lisa Walsh the smell of a tent that you haven't used in two years, and it's got a little bit of mildew whiff, but it's comforting. #218 Ciderology (DELICIOUS APPLE BEVERAGE) with Gabe Cook the crusty plant you never suspected would thrive. #217 Eudemonology (HAPPINESS) with Laurie Santos that guy who saw you see him bump his head and then you smile at each other like, "that's okay." #216 Spesh Ep: Functional Magic's Environmental Art with C. Andrew Hall technically expired yogurt that's probably still fine and maybe even more alive. #214 Smologies #4: BEES with Amanda Shaw that sweater that lives in the backseat. #213 Indigenous Fire Ecology (GOOD FIRE) with Amy Christianson that incense that reminds you of freshman year so much that you can only smell it sometimes because you don't want the nostalgia to fade. #212 Fire Ecology (WILDFIRES) with Gavin Jones the pair of sunglasses that you leave in the car that's scratched. It's not your favorite, but it's better than nothing, in a pinch. #211 Smologies #3: TOADS with Priya Nanjappa the dog in the backseat of the car next to you. #210 Systems Biology (MEDICAL MATHEMATICS) with Emily E. Ackerman your coworker that you had a dream about who you will never tell what the dream was about. #209 Lampyridology (FIREFLIES) aka Sparklebuttology with Sara Lewis that key that's under the mat that somehow nobody finds and uses to steal all your stuff. #208 Smologies #2: DINOSAURS with Paleontologist Michael Habib your internet uncle. #202 Spheksology (WASPS) with Eric Eaton the coconut LaCroix that tastes just like sunscreen, and you wouldn't have it any other way. #201 Quarantinology (UM, WHAT HAPPENS NOW?) with Various Ologists that friend who started their term paper the night before it was due. #200 Wildlife Ecology (FIELDWORK) with Corina Newsome the contact lens that's definitely in the wrong eye. #199 Phallology (PENISES) with Emily Willingham the bouncer who pretends to check your ID, but who are we kidding? #198 Pinnipedology (SEALS & WALRUSES) with Luis A. Hückstädt the first three alarms that you turned off in your sleep. #196 Foraging Ecology (EATING WILD PLANTS) with @BlackForager, Alexis Nikole Nelson your friend's cat who just had a $600 hairball. #195 Biomineralogy (SHELLS) with Robert Ulrich your younger stepbrother who somehow is old enough to have a sleeve tattoo, and you don't even know when that happened. #194 Speech Language Pathology (TALKING DOGS... AND PEOPLE) with Christina Hunger the bee that is trapped in your car that does not understand that you opened the back window for it. #193 Maritime Archaeology (SHIPWRECKS) with Chanelle Zaphiropoulos your wallet, which if I'm so important to you, why do you lose me all the time? #192 Proptology (THEATER & FILM PROPS) with Jay Duckworth your friend's dog who's more affectionate with you than your own dog. But it's fine. It's totally fine. #190 Ursinology (BEARS) with Chris Morgan that person with your exact same name that you wanted to follow on Instagram because you thought it'd be funny, but they never approved your follow request. #187 Fanthropology (FANDOM) with Meredith Levine that throwback picture from when you wore baggy jeans and shell necklaces. #186 Nephrology (KIDNEYS) with Samira Farouk that piece of gum that you managed to gnaw on through an entire movie. #185 Cicadology (CICADAS) with Gene Kritsky your friend's older sister who taught you to swear in French. #184 Gluteology (BUTTS) with Natalia Reagan your friend's ex-husband, who admittedly made the best guacamole in the friend group. #183 Molecular Biology (PROTEINS + SCIENCE COMMUNICATION) with Raven “The Science Maven” Baxter your shoe repair guy who just is curious when you're going to have children, and you're like, "can I just have my shoes?" #180 Economic Sociology Pt. 1 (MONEY/FREAKONOMICS) with Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman and Steven Levitt a gift card you found in the back of your wallet and you have no idea how much is left on it. #179 Bilharziology (BLOOD FLUKES) with Anouk N. Gouvras the ghost of podcasts past. #178 Urban Rodentology (SEWER RATS) with Bobby Corrigan that guy who's asleep upright on the bus and doesn't know that you're staring at him waiting to see if he'll wake up. #177 Vaccine Infodemiology (COVID-19 IMMUNITY) with Jessica Malaty Rivera your college roommate who used to mix beer into Metamucil. #173 Garology (LONG CUTE ANCIENT PATIENT BOOPABLE NIGHTMARE FISH) with Solomon David your internet dad. #172 Space Archaeology (SPACE JUNK) with Alice Gorman that friend whose calls you always pick up because if they are actually wanting to speak instead of text with their phone, it must be either really good or really bad news. #171 Alligator Ecotoxicology (GATOR POISONS) with Laura Kojima that neglected hunk of ginger root at the bottom of your crisper, hoping you'll use it before it withers. #170 Awesomeology (GRATITUDE) with Neil Pasricha that person sitting on the bus who has the same phone case as you, so you spend the whole ride wondering if you should say something and then you never do. #169 Biological Anthropology (APE SEX) with Lara Durgavich your brain, who refuses to do anything unless there's a water balloon's worth of dopamine dumped on it. #168 Indigenous Fashionology (NATIVE CLOTHING) with Riley Kucheran your neighbor banging on a saucepan with a spoon at 9 a.m. on a Saturday. #167 Pedagogology (SCIENCE COMMUNICATION) with Bill Nye that little beetle grub in your compost that you mistook for a dead human finger. #165 Desairology (MORTUARY MAKE-UP) with Monica Torres the Kleenex that you forgot to take out of your pocket before you ran it through the washer and dryer, and made 4000 baby Kleenexes. #164 Anthropodermic Biocodicology (HUMAN LEATHER BOOKS) with Megan Rosenbloom & Daniel Kirby that pumpkin that you carved too early, and now it looks extra terrifying. #163 Forest Entomology (CREEPY CRAWLIES) with Kristen Wickert the lady you see walking around the reservoir, and you think that she keeps lapping you, and then one day you realize she's twins. She's a twin sister. They both jog at the same time, but like half a mile apart, and it shakes you to your core. P.S. This really happened to me. #162 Condorology (CONDORS & VULTURES) with Jonathan C. Hall that tiny dog that the passenger next to you brought on the plane and you follow them on Instagram, but you don't know how to bring it up casually. #161 Political Sociology (VOTER TURNOUT & SUPPRESSION) with Mindy Romero that extra stamp you're going to put on your ballot. #160 Fulminology (LIGHTNING) with Chris Giesige your mom's neighbor who dresses up that ceramic goose on her porch, now in a tiny scarecrow costume for fall. #159 Mammalogy (MAMMALS) with Danielle N. Lee that mark that you get on your chin when you're wearing lipstick, and then you take a bite of a giant sandwich. #157 Cervidology (DEER) Part 1 with Rhiannons Kirton & Jakopak the third automatic soap dispenser you try, the one that finally recognizes that your hands are real and exist. #156 Dasyurology (TASMANIAN DEVILS) with Jarrah Dale a coin from your birth year that you keep in your nightstand for sentimental reasons, and because you feel oddly emotionally attached to it. #155 Oceanology (THE OCEAN) with Ayana Johnson: Encore Presentation your old pop here out mowing the lawn in those shorts your mother wishes I'd throw away. #154 Experimental Archaeology (OLD TOOLS/ATLATLS) with Angelo Robledo that tattered Halloween wig you know is going to come in handy someday. #153 Toxinology (JELLYFISH VENOM) with Anna Klompen that ceramic frog on your porch who always makes you think it's a real frog, even though you put the ceramic frog there. #151 Minisode: Listeners Interview Alie that avocado you don't really feel like eating, but you also can't watch it mold because avocados aren't cheap, okay? #150 Aperiology (MACRO PHOTOGRAPHY) with Joseph Saunders that older guy at the beach watching the sunset, who claps when it's done. #149 Agnotology (IGNORANCE) with Robert Proctor that little woolly caterpillar you just picked up and moved off the sidewalk, who's like, "hey, thanks for looking out for my thick, bristly behind. Sorry, I peed on you." #148 Bryology (MOSS) with Dr. Robin Wall Kimmerer the guy on Nextdoor who is like, "does anyone want some zucchinis?", because no one warned him that unattended zucchinis can grow to be the size of a human baby. #146 Neuroendocrinology (SEX & GENDER) Part 1 with Daniel Pfau that uncle who swears you can cook fish in the dishwasher, and you're like, "Oh, that's okay, I'm okay." #145 Very Special Episode: BlackAFinSTEM with various Ologists that coconut cream pie with the pastry crust. It's pretty good. Would have been better with a graham cracker crust. But anyway. #144 Pelicanology (PELICANS) with Juita Martinez that lady in the park just staring at pigeons, trying to imagine what's on their minds. #143 Oikology (DECLUTTERING) with Jamie & Filip Hord + Joe Ferrari the poppy seed bagels you've been enjoying more lately, because it doesn't matter now if you have seeds in your teeth. #142 Planariology (VERY COOL WORMS, I PROMISE) with Oné Pagán that second hole that you have to carve into a can of pineapple juice in order to get the first one to glub out. #141 Coronasode: Virology Update (COVID-19) with Shannon Bennett & Mike Natter that sticky quarter hiding under your floor mat, just waiting for you to get desperate enough to use it at a parking meter. #140 Architectural Technology (COMPUTER PROGRAMMING) with Iddris Sandu that squirrel staring at you through the window because you're late with the peanuts today. #139 Nassology (TAXIDERMY) with Allis Markham that extra in the movie who accidentally looked right at the camera twice, even though he was told specifically not to. #138 Penguinology (PENGUINS) with Tom Hart your internet dad who just learned how to mute her mic on Zoom. #137 Gastroegyptology (BREAD BAKING) with Seamus Blackley your grandfatherly neighbor who secretly waters your plants for you. #136 Philematology (KISSING) with Robin Dunbar yesterday's coffee, that's now today's iced coffee. #135 Plumology (FEATHERS) with Allison Shultz cauliflower rice, which smells like farts and knows that you have your doubts, but is excited to prove you wrong. #133 Coronasode: All (Washed) Hands on Deck -- How to Help Yourself & Others Right Now with Dr. Michael F. Wells your fig tree, just waiting in the yard to see how many leaves it has to sprout and unfurl before you stop and say, "oh, look, the fig tree has leaves." #132 Veterinary Biology (CRITTER FIXING) with Dr. Vernard Hodges & Dr. Terrence Ferguson that diner that has bad coffee, but makes up for it by offering an English muffin as a toast option. #131 Coronasode: Virology (COVID-19) with Dr. Shannon Bennett + various ologists your friend who washes her hands roughly five times more often than she did last week. #130 Scatology (POOP) with Rachel Santymire your old internet dad. #129 Volitional Psychology (PROCRASTINATION) with Dr. Joseph R. Ferrari your neighbor's cat who hangs out by the mailboxes and who should definitely be inside, but is also very convincing when she asks for belly rubs. #128 Cryoseismology (ICEQUAKES) with Celeste Labedz that guy on the train who fell asleep eating a sandwich. #127 Genealogy (FAMILY TREES) with Stephen Hanks your fourth cousin, twice removed. #126 Nephology (CLOUDS) with Rachel Storer that lady who's both a stranger and also your internet dad. #124 Diabetology (BLOOD SUGAR) Part 1 with Dr. Mike Natter, MD your friend who looks at listings of houses she has no intention of buying. #123 Bisonology (BUFFALO) with various bisonologists your forgotten half can of LaCroix that's just cold, just fizzy enough to keep drinking it and not throw it away. #122 Futurology (THE FUTURE) with Rose Eveleth the podcast host that calls herself your internet dad. #119 Audiobook Mixtape: Gift Ideas from the Ologists’ Brains your cup of coffee that you forgot about, so it's lukewarm, but if you add more coffee to warm it up, you're going to have to add more creamer and then you're going to have a full cup of coffee. That's too much coffee, but you do it anyway. #118 Chronobiology (CIRCADIAN RHYTHMS) with Katherine Hatcher your invisible aligners you don't wear anywhere near 22 hours a day, and they know it, and you know it. #115 Lupinology (WOLVES) with Bridgett vonHoldt your sense of thirst, just wishing that you could distinguish me from hunger. #114 Molecular Neurobiology (BRAIN CHEMICALS) with Crystal Dilworth the lady who keeps candles in her wallet because you never know when you're going to be in a pinch and it's going to be someone's birthday. And then you'll be more excited about singing to them than they'll be excited about being sung to. #112 Chiropterology (BATS) Part 1 with Merlin Tuttle your friend's new baby who looks kind of like a turtle, but in the best way. #111 Demonology (EVIL SPIRITS) with Alyssa Beall that guy who asked to pet your dog, but doesn't realize how much you want to talk to him about your dog's likes and dislikes and hopes and dreams. #110 Spidroinology (SPIDERWEBS) with Randy Lewis that bottle of mustard you don't even remember buying, but you've moved with twice now. #109 Cucurbitology (PUMPKINS) with Anne Copeland your friend who's at the mall and texts you photos of jeans that cannot possibly be the new thing, please tell me how high-waisted with no pockets isn't a thing, please. #108 Osteology (SKELETONS/BODY FARMS) with Daniel Wescott your old pop here, helping you make a robot costume out of boxes and aluminum foil. #107 Phenology (FALL/SEASONS) with Libby Ellwood your old pops wearing a cardigan sitting on the porch with a cup of instant coffee, just watching the wind blow, smelling the storm a-coming. #105 Potterology Part 1 (WIZARD SCIENCE) with Rebecca Lai your neighbor who's always out vacuuming his car and you're like, is he really clean or is he so dirty that he needs to be vacuuming it that much? #104 Vexillology (FLAGS) with E. Tory Laitila that guy from work who goes to amusement parks alone and has to convince people he's not a creep, he just likes admiring the art design. #103 Paleontology (DINOSAURS) Encore Presentation with Michael Habib that lady that tries to learn macramé and gives up after like four strings. #102 Disasterology (DISASTERS) with Samantha Montano room temperature cheese, which you always forget is better than cold cheese. #100 Saurology (LIZARDS) with Earyn McGee the cup of hazelnut-flavored truck stop coffee you're too ashamed to admit you love. #98 Cnidariology (CORAL) with Shayle Matsuda your karate teacher who smells like your college sweetheart, and so you're weird around them. #97 Disinfectiology (BLEACH) with Evan Rumberger the pigeon staring at you on your lunch break while you eat a salad. #96 Nomology Part 2: (THE CONSTITUTION): Let's read the whole friggin thing. that person who's too chicken to post on Nextdoor, but would like to urge you to stop shooting illegal fireworks into the trees, especially since 4th of July was last week. #95 Nomology (THE CONSTITUTION) with Franita Tolson a dish of whipped Jello salad with canned fruit that looks appalling but tastes okay. #94 Cabinology (CABINS) with Dale Mulfinger that friend who can't sit at a diner table without making modular sculptures with the half-and-half creamers. #93 Disease Ecology (LYME/TICK-BORNE ILLNESSES) with Andrea Swei your old uncle dad, who's not too proud to shove a finger in each of his ears when a fire truck goes by. #92 Island Ecology (ISLANDS) with Andy Kraemer your sister's friend who ate string cheese by just biting it, and you think of her with disdain every time you eat a string cheese. #91 Acarology (TICKS) with Neeta Pardanani Connally that sweatshirt who's so flattered that you've worn it three days in a row, but it's starting to get concerned for you. #90 Psychological Traumatology (PTSD & STRESS) with Nicholas Barr that little green wispy weed sprouting from a crack in the sidewalk. #89 Behavioral Ecology (REPRODUCTIVE TRADEOFFS) with Amy Worthington that guy in third period who's always drawing in a notepad, but never lets anyone see it. #88 Mycology (MUSHROOMS) with Tom Volk your weird internet dad, just sniffing candles in a blissfully empty aisle of a discount home goods store. #87 Bufology (TOADS) with Priya Nanjappa your sister's new boyfriend, who you're quietly judging because of his cracked phone screen and bad shoes. #86 Minisode: All of My Secret Travel Trips + Some Updates a dog in a BabyBjörn. #85 Addictionology (ADDICTION) with Erin Parisi green tea, which is delicious and satisfying as-is, and does not want or need to have mint or jasmine or tropical or blueberry pomegranate essence thrown in, thank you very much. #84 Hagfishology (HAGFISH) with Tim Winegard your uncle's army buddy who makes superb banana bread. #83 Scorpiology (SCORPIONS) with Lauren Esposito a lady in front of you in the checkout with twenty-six items who doesn't realize she's in the express lane and is fully oblivious to your glares. #82 FIELD TRIP: How to Change Your Life via the Natural History Museum of LA that lady in the vest and the lanyard at your local museum who's just bursting with facts she's not telling you because you just need to know where the bathrooms are. #81 Victimology (CRIME VICTIMS) with Callie Rennison that person who almost accidentally took your latte when it came up ready at the coffee shop and then made that age-old dad joke, "See what happens when I don't have my coffee?" #80 Astrobiology (ALIENS) with Kevin Peter Hand that guy in your video editing class who chews so much gum, you're actually worried about him. #79 Ludology (VIDEO GAMES) with Jane McGonigal the lady sitting in the middle seat who has to get up to pee, but you're in the window seat and you're so relieved she does because that means you don't have to ask the guy in the aisle to get up. #78 Etymology (WORD ORIGINS) with Helen Zaltzman of The Allusionist Podcast the ghost of the succulent plant you somehow killed, just incredulously staring at you like, how? How? I'm a cactus. #77 Thermophysiology (BODY HEAT) with Shane Campbell-Staton your boyfriend's old roommate who always put Pepsis in the freezer and then forgot about them until they exploded. #76 Personality Psychology (PERSONALITIES) with Simine Vazire your old roommate who always subscribed to magazines that you read but were too embarrassed to buy. #75 Matrimoniology (MARRIAGE) with Ben Karney that lady in the hotel lobby who just took an apple from the bowl of decorative fruit and feels only partly guilty about it. #74 Biogerontology (AGING) with Caleb Finch your old dad here, saving you some pancakes, even though you sleep until 11 a.m. when you visit. #73 Cheloniology (SEA TURTLES) with Camryn Allen that lady on the plane next to you who gently punched you in the neck while taking off her parka. #72 Testudinology (TORTOISES) with Amanda Hipps that lady in front of you at the grocery store who didn't realize she was holding up the line because she's reading a magazine. #71 Snow Hydrology (SNOW & AVALANCHES) with Ned Bair that blueberry bagel that tastes like onions because it pressed its face into an everything bagel. #70 Felinology (CATS) with Mikel Delgado your stepsister's weird friend who comes over and eats all your good cereal. #68 Entomophagy Anthropology (EATING BUGS AS SUSTAINABLE PROTEIN) with Julie Lesnik that lady who wants to sample three gelatos but can only bear to make the gelato person give her two samples and then just buys the flavor that she always gets. #67 Ornithology (BIRDS) Encore Presentation with James Maley your little brother who gets up at 4:30 a.m. on Christmas and jumps on your face until you're awake because it's time to unwrap Tonka trucks and drink Swiss Miss with dehydrated marshmallows. #66 Mixology (COCKTAILS) with Matthew Biancaniello your dry cleaner who never judges your pit stains. #65 Selenology (THE MOON) with Raquel Nuno that friend from high school who calls shotgun and then leans over you to scream their order into the drive-thru. #63 Microbiology (GUT BIOME) with Elaine Hsiao that friend who never carries a purse, which must feel so liberating, but also, she always asks you to keep her lipstick in your purse, and you're like, well, okay, I mean, sure. #62 Grateful-ology (GRATITUDE) is not totally a real word your neighbor raking leaves who wears one of those marshmallow parkas that goes down to her ankles. #61 Food Anthropology (FEASTS) with Katherine Spiers your old pop dad here, just flipping pancakes in a flannel robe. #60 Eschatology (THE APOCALYPSE) with Phil Torres your old uncle, who's pretty dubious of that fat-free salad dressing. #59 Corvid Thanatology (CROW FUNERALS) with Kaeli Swift that old guy sitting on a shabby chic couch in Anthropologie, waiting for his daughter to try on pants that cost too much. #57 Somnology (SLEEP) Part 1 with W. Chris Winter your little stepbrother who tries to trade you their calcified banana flavor Now and Later for your Mini Reese's Peanut Butter Cups, and you're like, little dude, step all the way off, that's not how life works. #56 Surgical Oncology (BREAST CANCER) with Donna-Marie Manasseh your brother-in-law, who's so much more chill since he stopped drinking and started making ceramics. #54 Functional Morphology (ANATOMY) with Joy Reidenberg that second cousin who tries to talk to you about sports stats and can't read that you don't care. #53 Myrmecology (ANTS) with Terry McGlynn your grandma's new boyfriend who just wants to show you some magic tricks. #52 Egyptology (ANCIENT EGYPT) with Kara Cooney your camp counselor, who's only two years older than you, but seems just ancient. #51 Conservation Technology (EARTH SAVING) with Shah Selbe your weird lady uncle who sometimes finds Reese's Pieces in the pockets of blazers she hasn't worn in weeks, and eats them. #50 Oceanology (OCEANS) with Ayana Johnson your old pop here, out mowing the lawn in those shorts your mother wishes I'd throw away. #49 Ferroequinology (TRAINS) with Matt Anderson your great grandpa's granddaughter, who's also your wife, but whatever, because it's the 1700s. #47 Kalology (BEAUTY STANDARDS) with Renee Engeln your stepmom who's just doing her damn best. #46 Oology (EGGS) with John Bates the lady from your mom's book club, the one who apologizes even when she brings cookies. #45 Ophthalmology (EYES) with Reid Wainess your uncle's corduroy jacket that smells like pipe smoke and breakfast sausage. #44 Epidemiology (DISEASES) with 'This Podcast Will Kill You's' Erins Welsh & Allmann-Updyke that lady that sells air plants in abalone shells at the farmer's market. #43 Selachimorphology (SHARKS) with Chris Lowe your too-talkative pedicab driver who eerily guessed your astrological sign. #42 Malacology (SNAILS & SLUGS) with Jann Vendetti your aunt's innocent work crush. #40 Areology (MARS) Part 1 with Jennifer Buz your stepbrother's girlfriend, the one with the pet rat. #39 MINISODE: Aestaology (SUMMER) should be a word your old wizened, leathery lifeguard. #37 Rhinology (NOSES) with John Craig your little newborn niece who looks like an old Greek sailor. #36 Phonology (LINGUISTICS) with Nicole Holliday your weird co-worker, the one who brings in lemons from their tree, but also sometimes microwaves fish. #33 Trichology (HAIR) with Valerie Horsley your hairdresser's daughter with the cool-ass perm. #30 Fearology Pt. 1 (FEAR) with Mary Poffenroth your weird old dog hiding behind the couch because I ate from the garbage. #29 Radiology (X-RAY VISION) with Varshana Gurusamy your uncle's ex-wife who collects wind chimes. #28 Evolutionary Biology (DARWINISM) with John McCormack your eccentric but quiet neighbor. #26 Zymology (BEER) with Quinton Sturgeon your weird step cousin. #25 Melittology (BEES) with Amanda Shaw your old pal. #24 Museology (MUSEUMS) with Ronnie Cline your buddy. #23 Gizmology (ROBOTS) with Simone Giertz your weird uncle. #22 Mythology (STORYTELLING) with John Bucher your old buddy. #20 Sexology (SEX) with Shan Boody aka Shannon Boodram your old friend, old dad. #18 Ichthyology (FISHES) with Chris Thacker your old dad over here. #0 BONUS Minisode: Preview of Alie on Bill Nye's "Science Rules!" the winter coat you just stashed in the hall closet, just giddily, giddily waiting for you to find that $10 bill in the pocket in like six months. 359 episodes
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