Beste Alie Ward Podcasts (2024)

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BREAD BAKING with Seamus Blackley 29:45

4d ago29:45

29:45

Sourdough starters! Ancient yeasts! Why we need/knead dough! And why you don't need to buy a starter (or yeast!) to start. Polymath, particle physicist, inventor of the Xbox, and truly delightful fermentation nerd Seamus Blackley joins to chat about his kitchen adventures resurrecting dormant yeasts from 4,000 year old Egyptian baking vessels, plus…

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Canistrumology (BASKET WEAVING. YES, BASKET WEAVING) with James C. Bamba 1:06:43

5d ago1:06:43

1:06:43

Thorny leaves! Embarrassing imports! Basket gossip! Making cool stuff from invasive vines! Renowned weaver and teacher, James C. Bamba, connected more deeply with his Mariana Island heritage through weaving and shares how you know when plant fiber is ready, the anatomy of a coconut tree, how to look a gift basket in the mouth, the baskets that he c…

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FEASTS with Katherine Spiers 22:33

11d ago22:33

22:33

Loosen your belts and tuck a napkin under your chin because feasting season is almost here. Katherine Spiers -- journalist, food anthropologist, editor of HowtoEatLA.com and host of the culinary history podcast Smart Mouth -- lets Alie belly up for a buffet of questions about winter gatherings, Thanksgiving myths, green bean casseroles, the hazards…

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Ergopathology (BURNOUT) with Kandi Wiens 1:07:24

12d ago1:07:24

1:07:24

Exhaustion! Numbness! Anger! You’re stressed out. I get it. Let’s fix it. I cornered one of the world’s experts on Ergopathology, scholar and author Dr. Kandi Wiens, to ask about the causes of burnout, warning signs, what professions are more at risk, how to recover from burnout and prevent it in the future, which was the focus of her book, “Burnou…

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CORALS with Shayle Matsuda 22:04

18d ago22:04

22:04

What IS a coral? Where do they grow and what do they eat and why are they so pretty? What kind of tools do coral scientists use? Why are they so many colors? And what is bleaching? Will changing your sunscreen save coral reefs? The wonderful and charming Cnidariologist Dr. Shayle Matsuda took time out of his busy schedule during a coral spawning ev…

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Odonatology (DRAGONFLIES) with Jessica Ware 1:14:10

19d ago1:14:10

1:14:10

They’re acrobatic fliers with long bodies and veined wings and their babies breathe through their butts: dragonflies. Let’s get into the difference between a damselfly and dragonfly, how fast they dart around, how big they were in the age of the dinosaurs, sci-fi aviation inspiration, mating choreography, attracting them to your yard (maybe to eat …

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Field Trip: I Take You to the Making of a Mural 33:57

25d ago33:57

33:57

Folks, come with me. We’re hanging out under some train tracks late at night in Philadelphia doing street art. As the promised companion piece to our wonderful Modern Toichographology episode on murals and street art, this Field Trip takes us to where the action happens, chatting with several muralists as they work on their 17-foot paintings lining…

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CONDORS with Jonathan C. Hall 25:40

26d ago25:40

25:40

To finish off SpooOoktober, we’re looking at huge birds that devour the ickiest stuff around: the giant, majestic and critically endangered California condor. Condorologist Dr. Jonathan C. Hall’s work helps monitor populations, tracks flight data, and keeps tabs on how well this small population is rebounding after going extinct in the wild in 1987…

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SCREAMS with Harold Gouzoules 25:03

1M ago25:03

25:03

I scream, you scream, we all scream for… a brand new, screaming hot episode of Smologies. Be warned *slaps the top of this ep* you can fit so many screams in this bad boy. (Seriously though, there’s a lot of screaming in this episode, it’s probably not the one to gently fall asleep to.) What kinds of screams you ask? We got birds, foxes, caterpilla…

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Confectionology (CANDY) with Susan Benjamin 1:46:59

1M ago1:46:59

1:46:59

Licorice opinions! War chocolate! Candy corn origins, circus peanut secrets, the sourest sourballs, and your great aunt’s purse. Stay until the very end for the biggest shocked laugh I have ever had on this show. The incredibly charming author, journalist, candy historian, and Confectiologist Susan Benjamin chats about everything from apothecary or…

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ALIENS with Kevin Peter Hand 22:12

1M ago22:12

22:12

ALIENS! EXTRATERRESTRIALS! MARTIANS! The phenomenal Dr. Kevin Peter Hand of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory dishes on the oceans of distant moons, methane rivers, ice crusts, the James Webb Space Telescope findings, what might be out there, aliens, what elements a planet needs to sustain life, and how finding extraterrestrial microbes would change…

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Momiology (MUMMIFICATION) Part 2 with Salima Ikram & Kara Cooney 1:00:19

1M ago1:00:19

1:00:19

Coffin engravings! Archaeology ethics! Linen wrappings! Repatriation! Sexy hippos! We’re back with more mummies in this Part 2 with the wonderful Drs. Salima Ikram & Kara Cooneywho chat about animal mummies, eating mummified remains, plant resins, the debate over human sacrifice, coffin reuse, Egyptian tourism, the worst temple gift shop in history…

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EATING BUGS with Julie Lesnik 22:42

2M ago22:42

22:42

Bugs are cool! But are they lunch? Entomophagy Anthropologist Dr. Julie Lesnik is an expert on bug eating and enthusiastically explains how much more sustainable – and tasty? -- it is than other types of animal proteins. We talk about the human past, present and future of ingesting insects, from grasshopper tacos to ant omelettes, cricket wedding c…

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Momiology (MUMMIFICATION) Part 1 with Kara Cooney & Salima Ikram 52:23

2M ago52:23

52:23

Linen wrapping. Expensive resins. Sarcophagi. Preserving for eternity – or until someone raids their tomb. It’s a brand-new Spooktober episode with not one but two guests: Dr. Salima Ikram is a professor of Egyptology and expert on mummification of both people and animals, and is joined by veteran guest from the Egyptology episode, professor and au…

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FALL/SEASONS with Libby Ellwood 25:54

2M ago25:54

25:54

The seasons are a-changin'! We’re coming up on sweater weather in both hemispheres and seasonal researcher and expert Phenologist Dr. Libby Ellwood weighs in with amazing information about why fall smells so good, why leaves change color, why some plants need to chill, bird migrations, and how global temperature shifts affect the whole food web. Bo…

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Urban Rodentology (SEWER RATS) Encore with Bobby Corrigan 1:19:00

2M ago1:19:00

1:19:00

Let’s kick off Spooktober with… RATS: They love pizza. They invade taquerias at midnight. They scurry. They cuddle. They outsmart. They inspire movies that inspire musicals. Proving that not just woodsy megafauna can be charismatic, rats have lives we would never suspect. Globally-lauded Urban Rodentologist Dr. Robert Corrigan, or Bobby if you like…

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SNAILS & SLUGS with Jann Vendetti 28:41

2M ago28:41

28:41

The SMOL version of an ep about smol precious creatures, we're talkin' slimy little angels with bellies for feet... literally! That's what gastropod means! We've got Dr. Jann Vendetti of the Natural History Museum of LA County to talk with Alie about snail-based beauty products, escargot, urban snails, thousands and thousands of teeth, and whether …

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Modern Toichographology (MURALS & STREET ART) with Conrad Benner 1:19:01

2M ago1:19:01

1:19:01

Murals! Frescos! Graffiti! Street art! Philadelphia is the birthplace of graffiti and the mural capital of the world so we sit down with city historian, journalist, curator, and Toichographologist Conrad Benner to chat about public vs. private art, cultural movements, commissioned vs. um… un-commissioned murals, how mural topics are chosen, how muc…

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TRAINS with Matt Anderson 25:27

2M ago25:27

25:27

Trains. Locomotives. Choochoos. Bullet trains. Hyperloops. Subways. How fast can they go? How did they change American history? Why do people love them? What should we do with all that abandoned track? Did cars and trains ever have a rivalry? What's it like to shovel coal into a steam engine? Alie went off the rails at the Henry Ford Museum in Dear…

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Tardigradology (TINY SEMI-INDESTRUCTIBLE WATER BEAR MOSS PIGLET CREATURES CALLED TARDIGRADES) with Paul Bartels 1:15:26

2M ago1:15:26

1:15:26

Smaller than you can imagine. Potato-shaped. Mysterious. Romantic. And tough enough to survive the vacuum of space or decades of desiccation. Join professor and confirmed Tardigradologist Dr. Paul Bartels to saunter into a microscopic wonderland of bizarrely long naps, foreign genomes, moon landings, glow-in-the-dark moss piglets, cryptobiosis, kit…

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BODY HEAT with Shane Campbell-Staton 29:53

2M ago29:53

29:53

Bundle up for a smol, classroom-friendly episode with Princeton University evolutionary biologist and Thermophysiologist Dr. Shane Campbell-Staton. You’ll learn about everything from heat tolerance to frostbite, anti-freeze woodfrogs to icy alligators, why some people run hot, why your toes run cold, how a fever is like a honeybee, how geography in…

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Suicidology (SUICIDE PREVENTION & AWARENESS) with DeQuincy Meiffren-Lézine 1:59:29

3M ago1:59:29

1:59:29

Give yourself a hug and take a deep breath and let’s chat with renowned Suicidologist Dr. DeQuincy Meiffren-Lézine. He is an absolute wonder and helps us understand the risk factors for suicide, prevention strategies, socio-economic factors, gender statistics, LGBTQ+ suicide prevention, what happens if you call a hotline, thoughts on hospitalizatio…

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BIRDS with James Maley 25:05

3M ago25:05

25:05

Birds! Horned screamers! Murmurations! Professional bird-person and all around cool dude James Maley joins Alie to talk about bird calls, wild fashion shows, birding obsessions, absurd birds, parrots that are smarter than your baby brother, a surprising fact about owl ears and history's most zealous bird nerds. If you love birds, you'll be at home.…

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Coffeeology (COFFEE) with Peter Giuliano 1:32:55

3M ago1:32:55

1:32:55

When did coffee get into our mouths? Who’s right when it comes to the best coffee? What’s the most ethical way to enjoy it? What about the cats that eat the beans? How will climate change affect your morning coffee? Peter Giuliano is the executive director of the Coffee Science Foundation explains folk stories behind coffee, what makes beans taste …

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GAMING with Jane McGonigal 30:41

3M ago30:41

30:41

Games! Play! Fun! Addiction? Flim-flam? From the origins of tabletop classics to the future of VR, Dr. Jane McGonigal answers our burning questions. This video game developer, TED speaker and bestselling author is an expert on how playing -- and especially video games -- can motivate, soothe and connect us. Will video games turn your child into a f…

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Museology (MUSEUMS) Encore in Memory of Ronnie Cline 1:00:14

3M ago1:00:14

1:00:14

A very special encore in memory of our favorite Museologist, Ronnie Cline. In this 2018 episode, we talked about the life and work of a great dude and a good pal who passed away this morning. On the agenda of his legendary episode: Museums! Mummies! Paintings! Hot dogs! Alie sits down with her dear internet friend and museologist Ronnie Cline, who …

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Alie Ward Podcasts

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Ologies with Alie Ward

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Smologies with Alie Ward

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BREAD BAKING with Seamus Blackley 29:45

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Canistrumology (BASKET WEAVING. YES, BASKET WEAVING) with James C. Bamba 1:06:43

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FEASTS with Katherine Spiers 22:33

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Ergopathology (BURNOUT) with Kandi Wiens 1:07:24

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CORALS with Shayle Matsuda 22:04

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Odonatology (DRAGONFLIES) with Jessica Ware 1:14:10

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Field Trip: I Take You to the Making of a Mural 33:57

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CONDORS with Jonathan C. Hall 25:40

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SCREAMS with Harold Gouzoules 25:03

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Confectionology (CANDY) with Susan Benjamin 1:46:59

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ALIENS with Kevin Peter Hand 22:12

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Momiology (MUMMIFICATION) Part 2 with Salima Ikram & Kara Cooney 1:00:19

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EATING BUGS with Julie Lesnik 22:42

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Momiology (MUMMIFICATION) Part 1 with Kara Cooney & Salima Ikram 52:23

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FALL/SEASONS with Libby Ellwood 25:54

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Urban Rodentology (SEWER RATS) Encore with Bobby Corrigan 1:19:00

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SNAILS & SLUGS with Jann Vendetti 28:41

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Modern Toichographology (MURALS & STREET ART) with Conrad Benner 1:19:01

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TRAINS with Matt Anderson 25:27

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Tardigradology (TINY SEMI-INDESTRUCTIBLE WATER BEAR MOSS PIGLET CREATURES CALLED TARDIGRADES) with Paul Bartels 1:15:26

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BODY HEAT with Shane Campbell-Staton 29:53

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Suicidology (SUICIDE PREVENTION & AWARENESS) with DeQuincy Meiffren-Lézine 1:59:29

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BIRDS with James Maley 25:05

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Coffeeology (COFFEE) with Peter Giuliano 1:32:55

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GAMING with Jane McGonigal 30:41

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Museology (MUSEUMS) Encore in Memory of Ronnie Cline 1:00:14

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