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A Common Sense Selection! Exploring stories of science discovery. Tumble is a science podcast created to be enjoyed by the entire family. Hosted & produced by Lindsay Patterson (science journalist) & Marshall Escamilla (teacher). Visit www.tumblepodcast.com for educational content.Themes and summary (AI-generated based on podcaster-provided show and episode descriptions):
➤ Kid-friendly science stories • listener questions • animals, plants, fungi, microbes • space and physics • Earth science, weather, volcanoes • evolution, fossils, dinosaurs • environment and conservation • learning, games, inventions, accessibility • gross biology and sound scienceThis podcast is a family-friendly science show that tells stories of discovery through questions kids ask about the world. The hosts use listener curiosity as a starting point, then bring in working scientists—along with field trips, experiments, and occasional dramatic storytelling—to explain how research is done and what evidence shows. Across the episodes, the focus ranges widely from everyday bodily biology (like mucus and other “gross science” topics) to animal behavior and anatomy, including how creatures sense their environment, communicate, play, and adapt. Many episodes explore how scientists study animals in the wild and in human settings, from zoos to remote habitats, and how conservation research tracks threatened species and changing ecosystems.
Earth science and the natural environment are recurring themes, with stories about extreme weather, volcanic activity, and pollution, as well as investigations into plants, forests, and the ways living things shape (and are shaped by) climate and habitat. Several topics connect science to community action and citizen science, showing how listeners can participate in real data collection or observation projects.
Space and physics also feature prominently, including astronomy, black holes, the scale and history of the universe, and mind-bending questions about “nothing,” time travel, and how scientists measure things that can’t be directly touched. The show frequently highlights the history of science alongside modern methods, explaining how past discoveries enabled today’s tools.
Another thread is human-centered science and technology: how people learn, how inventions get made, and how accessibility-focused engineering and research can expand participation in STEM—especially through stories involving blind scientists and tactile or audio-based ways of exploring data and the cosmos. Intermittent mailbag-style installments broaden the range further by tackling multiple quick questions in one sitting, often blending science with language, culture, and everyday life.
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How Did Earth Begin?2026-Jan-23 23 minutes |
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The Science of Fungi 2026-Jan-09 26 minutes |
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The Science of Whiskers 2025-Dec-26 16 minutes |
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Tumble Mailbag: Your Questions about Language, Sandwiches, and Cats - and Our Oldest Patrons! 2025-Dec-19 24 minutes |
The Minecraft Experiment2025-Dec-12 24 minutes |
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The Science of Snot 2025-Nov-28 21 minutes |
What Sounds Do Fish Make?2025-Nov-14 23 minutes |
Are Ghosts Real?2025-Oct-29 25 minutes |
The Dino Butt Fossil2025-Oct-17 25 minutes |
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Tumble Mailbag: Season 11 starts Oct 17 + Your Universe Questions! 2025-Oct-03 24 minutes |
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The Wild Axolotl - And Tumble en Español is Coming Back! 2025-Sep-19 29 minutes |
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Tumble Newsflash: Yoto Cards, Audiobook, & Your Plant Questions! 2025-Sep-05 26 minutes |
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Tumble Mailbag: The Science of Questions and What State of Matter Is Fire? 2025-Aug-22 24 minutes |
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How Big is the Universe? 2025-Aug-08 24 minutes |
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Tumble Mailbag: Four-Leaf Clovers, Brains, Fish & Infinity! 2025-Jul-25 29 minutes |
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Summer Episode: Science Songs and Games! 2025-Jul-11 41 minutes |
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The Volcanic Eruption Adventure 2025-Jun-27 18 minutes |
The Plastic Pollution Patrol2025-Jun-06 20 minutes |
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Did Dinosaurs Burp? 2025-May-23 25 minutes |
Tumble Sonic Saturday May 10th! Featuring the Science of Ocean Sounds2025-May-09 24 minutes |
Why Is It Calm in the Eye of a Hurricane?2025-Apr-25 23 minutes |
Was There Ever Nothing?2025-Apr-11 22 minutes |
What If Trees Didn't Exist?2025-Mar-28 22 minutes |
How To Be An Inventor2025-Mar-14 25 minutes |
Why Do Animals Play?2025-Feb-28 24 minutes |
Why are Capybaras So Big?2025-Feb-14 22 minutes |
How Does Vision Work?2025-Jan-31 24 minutes |
The Wild Axolotl2025-Jan-17 25 minutes |
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The Polar Bear Adventure 2025-Jan-03 21 minutes |
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The Great Seal Count 2024-Dec-20 18 minutes |
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Was T Rex Smart? 2024-Dec-13 24 minutes |
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The Swift Quake 2024-Nov-27 28 minutes |
How Does it Feel to Be in Space?2024-Nov-15 20 minutes |
Are Cats Evil?2024-Oct-31 24 minutes |
The Secret of the Monkeyflower2024-Oct-18 19 minutes |
The Monkeyflower Mystery2024-Oct-04 22 minutes |
How Were Dinosaur Tracks Made?2024-Sep-20 20 minutes |
The Poopologist2024-Sep-06 20 minutes |
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What Do Dogs Think? 2024-Aug-30 21 minutes |
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Do Bugs Have Elbows? 2024-Aug-16 20 minutes |
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Hearing the Stars 2024-Aug-02 25 minutes |
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The Science of Bubbles 2024-Jul-19 19 minutes |
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The Science of Candyland 2024-Jul-05 20 minutes |
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The Kid Scientists' Galapagos Adventure 2024-Jun-21 20 minutes |
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The Cave of the Underground Astronauts 2024-Jun-07 19 minutes |
Can We Time Travel?2024-May-24 21 minutes |
Will An Asteroid Hit Earth?2024-May-10 22 minutes |
Why Do Cicadas Live Underground for So Long?2024-Apr-26 21 minutes |
The Alien Bacteria Abduction2024-Apr-12 20 minutes |
Can We See Black Holes?2024-Mar-29 20 minutes |
The Songs of Spiders2024-Mar-15 19 minutes |
A Kid's Guide to the Total Eclipse2024-Mar-01 23 minutes |
The Case of the Molecular Detective2024-Feb-16 19 minutes |
The Swift Quake2024-Feb-02 29 minutes |
How Did Humans Create Language?2024-Jan-19 21 minutes |
Tumble's 150th Episode Quiz Show!2024-Jan-05 23 minutes |
Do Dreams Have Meaning? [ENCORE]2023-Dec-21 20 minutes |
Do Aliens Exist? [ENCORE]2023-Dec-08 22 minutes |
How Do Toilets Work? [ENCORE]2023-Nov-22 21 minutes |
What If There Were No Animals?2023-Nov-10 21 minutes |
The Mind Control Cat Parasite2023-Oct-27 23 minutes |
How Do We Read?2023-Oct-13 27 minutes |
The Science of Fungi2023-Sep-29 23 minutes |
Did Dinosaurs Burp?2023-Sep-15 22 minutes |
Coming September 15th - Tumble Season 9!2023-Sep-12 2 minutes |
The Great Cave Road Trip2023-Sep-01 53 minutes |
Tumble Presents Girl Tales2023-Aug-18 31 minutes |
The Cave of the Neanderthal Tools [ENCORE]2023-Aug-04 18 minutes |
Tumble is Bilingual! “The Dinosaur Asteroid” & “El Asteroide Que Mató Los Dinosaurios”2023-Jul-21 37 minutes |
Presenting The Ten News: Making Changes to Major League Baseball ⚾2023-Jul-07 20 minutes |
Special Road Trip - Life Lab2023-Jun-30 92 minutes |
Tumble's Summer Quiz Show!2023-Jun-23 17 minutes |
What If Oceans Didn't Exist? [ENCORE]2023-Jun-09 18 minutes |
What Do Dogs Think?2023-May-26 21 minutes |
Hearing the Stars2023-May-12 23 minutes |
Was T-Rex Smart?2023-Apr-28 23 minutes |
What's That Bird Song?2023-Apr-14 22 minutes |
How Big is the Universe?2023-Mar-31 21 minutes |
Why Do Cats Purr? (ENCORE)2023-Mar-17 22 minutes |
Why Are Sloths Slow?2023-Mar-03 23 minutes |
The Science of Ocean Sounds2023-Feb-17 21 minutes |
The Hidden Histories of Plant Science2023-Feb-03 21 minutes |
The Polar Bear Adventure2023-Jan-20 20 minutes |
The Science of Butts [ENCORE]2023-Jan-06 19 minutes |
Winter Road Trip Adventure!2022-Dec-23 59 minutes |
Do Aliens Exist?2022-Dec-09 20 minutes |
Thanksgiving Road Trip - Making a Difference2022-Nov-23 49 minutes |
How Do Toilets Work?2022-Nov-11 20 minutes |
The Tomb of the Animal Mummies2022-Oct-28 22 minutes |
Gas Busters - Life Lab, Pt. 52022-Oct-14 19 minutes |
Fashion's New Spider Sense - Life Lab, Pt. 42022-Oct-07 17 minutes |
“Is This a Good Idea?” - Life Lab, Pt. 32022-Sep-30 20 minutes |
Moving to Mars? - Life Lab, Pt 22022-Sep-23 20 minutes |
More Cheese, Please - Life Lab Pt. 12022-Sep-16 22 minutes |
Tumble Season 8 Starts September 16!2022-Sep-09 2 minutes |
The Biggest Space Telescope in the Universe (UPDATE!)2022-Sep-02 20 minutes |
Dinosaur Road Trip Adventure2022-Aug-19 71 minutes |
Tumble Presents: Cereal2022-Aug-05 23 minutes |
Road Trip: Journey to the Center of Your Brain2022-Jul-22 66 minutes |
TUMBLE PRESENTS: Tai Asks Why2022-Jul-08 31 minutes |
A Special Culinary Road Trip Adventure!2022-Jun-24 84 minutes |
What If Oceans Didn't Exist?2022-Jun-10 18 minutes |
The Science of Bubbles2022-May-27 18 minutes |
The Seed Treasure Map [UPDATE!]2022-May-13 24 minutes |
Why Do Colors Exist?2022-Apr-29 23 minutes |
What to Do About Trash?2022-Apr-15 21 minutes |
The Dinosaur Asteroid2022-Apr-01 20 minutes |
Do Dreams Have Meaning?2022-Mar-18 20 minutes |
Why Do Cats Purr?2022-Mar-04 23 minutes |
Do Bugs Have Elbows?2022-Feb-18 19 minutes |
The Science of Butts2022-Feb-04 19 minutes |
The Great Seal Count2022-Jan-21 18 minutes |
Dinopoop Series Part 2 [ENCORE]2022-Jan-07 18 minutes |
A Big Announcement and Dinopoop Series Part 1 [ENCORE]2021-Dec-24 18 minutes |
The Biggest Space Telescope in the Universe2021-Dec-10 20 minutes |
Kids’ Vaccines Tackle COVID-192021-Nov-26 18 minutes |
The Cave of The Neanderthal Tools2021-Nov-12 18 minutes |
The Jack O'Lantern Science Mystery2021-Oct-29 19 minutes |
Where Does Laughter Come From?2021-Oct-15 16 minutes |
How to Be an Ocean Explorer2021-Oct-01 15 minutes |
The Worst Sounds in the World2021-Sep-17 17 minutes |
Tumble Season 7 Starts September 17!2021-Sep-13 1 minute |
What's Inside of An Atom? [ENCORE]2021-Sep-03 17 minutes |
The Poop Collector [ENCORE]2021-Aug-20 19 minutes |
Science Pirates Road Trip2021-Aug-06 79 minutes |
Tumble Presents: Yoga Kids Adventure2021-Jul-23 17 minutes |
Yoga Kids Adventure - A new yoga podcast from Tumble Media!2021-Jul-16 2 minutes |
Time Machine Animal Safari2021-Jul-09 78 minutes |
The Volcano Eruption Adventure [ENCORE]2021-Jun-25 17 minutes |
How To Be a Helping Scientist2021-Jun-11 19 minutes |
The Science of Your Favorite Foods2021-May-28 20 minutes |
The Seed Treasure Map2021-May-14 21 minutes |
The Hunt for the Alien Viruses2021-Apr-30 18 minutes |
How To Name A Galaxy2021-Apr-16 17 minutes |
What If Fish Had Legs?2021-Apr-02 16 minutes |
Whooo Are Owls?2021-Mar-19 18 minutes |
Music Meets Science2021-Mar-05 17 minutes |
The Bird and The Balloon Telescope2021-Feb-19 17 minutes |
Do Trees Fart?2021-Feb-05 18 minutes |
How To Be a Fossil Fixer2021-Jan-22 15 minutes |
The Tale of The Hungry Koala [ENCORE]2021-Jan-08 23 minutes |
Our Favorite Holiday Tradition (with The Secret Life of Plants ENCORE)2020-Dec-25 18 minutes |
The Coronavirus Vaccine Race2020-Dec-11 17 minutes |
The Bacteria Cookbook2020-Nov-27 17 minutes |
What’s Inside of an Atom?2020-Nov-13 16 minutes |
The Science of Candy Land2020-Oct-30 17 minutes |
The Snot and the Whale2020-Oct-16 16 minutes |
The Case of the Sleeping Trees (Interactive Episode)2020-Oct-02 16 minutes |
The Poop Collector2020-Sep-18 17 minutes |
Season 6 Starts September 18! + How To Keep Kids Engaged in Online Learning (For Parents!)2020-Sep-04 18 minutes |
The Rise of the Dinosaurs [ENCORE]2020-Aug-21 17 minutes |
How to Become an Astronaut [ENCORE]2020-Aug-07 16 minutes |
The Wildlife of Your Home Podcourse: The First Suspect2020-Jul-24 10 minutes |
Announcing The Wildlife Of Your Home Podcourse!2020-Jul-17 1 minute |
Tumble Presents: Mystery Recipe2020-Jun-26 16 minutes |
Tumble Presents: Stoopkids Stories2020-Jun-13 21 minutes |
Reinventing The Wheel2020-May-29 15 minutes |
The Volcanic Eruption Adventure2020-May-16 15 minutes |
The Tale of the Interstellar Visitor2020-May-01 13 minutes |
Answering More Kids’ Coronavirus Questions2020-Apr-24 21 minutes |
The Science of Smell2020-Apr-17 14 minutes |
¿De Dónde Vienen Los Virus?2020-Apr-09 16 minutes |
Where Do Viruses Come From?2020-Mar-25 16 minutes |
Coronavirus: Preguntas y Respuestas Para Niños2020-Mar-19 15 minutes |
Answering Kids’ Coronavirus Questions2020-Mar-13 21 minutes |
The Physics of Basketball2020-Mar-06 15 minutes |
The Kid Scientists' Galapagos Adventure2020-Feb-21 17 minutes |
Decoding Dog DNA2020-Feb-07 15 minutes |
Tumble Double Pack: Our Award-Winning Episodes!2020-Jan-24 30 minutes |
Tumble Presents: But Why?2020-Jan-10 19 minutes |
Tumble Presents: Fun Kids Science Weekly2019-Dec-27 54 minutes |
How to Become an Astronaut2019-Dec-13 16 minutes |
The Science of Snot2019-Nov-29 16 minutes |
The Rise of the Dinosaurs2019-Nov-15 17 minutes |
The Expedition of the Science Ship2019-Nov-01 15 minutes |
The Science of Peregrines' Fast Flight2019-Oct-18 17 minutes |
The Tale of the Hungry Koala2019-Oct-04 23 minutes |
What Would Happen If There Was No Moon? [ENCORE]2019-Sep-20 15 minutes |
The Secret Senses of Plants [ENCORE]2019-Sep-06 15 minutes |
Tumble Presents: Earth Rangers2019-Aug-23 19 minutes |
Tumble Presents: The Past & The Curious2019-Aug-09 27 minutes |
The Explorer's Road Trip2019-Jul-12 85 minutes |
Science of Poop with Mary Roach [EXTENDED CUT]2019-Jun-28 15 minutes |
The Voyage of the Ocean Trash with Jenni Brandon [EXTENDED CUT]2019-Jun-14 15 minutes |
Tumble Season 4 Favorites with The Show About Science!2019-May-31 20 minutes |
The Butterflies of Paris2019-May-17 15 minutes |
The Hurricane of the Future2019-May-03 15 minutes |
The Launch of the Irish Satellite2019-Apr-19 14 minutes |
The Science of Whiskers2019-Apr-05 14 minutes |
The Tale of the High School Astronomer2019-Mar-22 15 minutes |
The Secret to Cheetahs’ Super Speed2019-Mar-08 15 minutes |
The Search at Edge of the Solar System2019-Feb-22 19 minutes |
Hamster Versus Bacteria2019-Feb-08 15 minutes |
The Superpower of the Secret Names2019-Jan-25 15 minutes |
The Cave of the Underground Astronauts2019-Jan-11 16 minutes |
The Animal Road Trip Adventure2018-Dec-21 132 minutes |
Discover the Wildlife of Your Home2018-Dec-07 17 minutes |
Inside the Bat Cave (BONUS EPISODE)2018-Nov-23 10 minutes |
Tumble Presents: Becoming Mother Nature2018-Nov-09 37 minutes |
The Mask of the Crow Scientist2018-Oct-26 14 minutes |
Pluto and the Planetary Pandemonium2018-Oct-12 15 minutes |
What Would Earth Be Like If Volcanoes Didn’t Exist?2018-Sep-28 12 minutes |
The Journey to the Bat Cave2018-Sep-14 17 minutes |
The Science Splash Jam! Live2018-Aug-31 12 minutes |
The Case of the Shrinking Laboratory2018-Aug-17 13 minutes |
The Girl Who Spoke Science2018-Aug-03 13 minutes |
The Snapdragon Hunt2018-Jul-20 18 minutes |
Mailbag Episode With Joe Hanson!2018-Jul-06 14 minutes |
The Road Trip to Outer Space2018-Jun-22 72 minutes |
Tumble Presents: Young Ben Franklin2018-Jun-08 18 minutes |
The Barcelona Supercomputer Adventure2018-Jun-01 15 minutes |
The Sleep Camp Experiment2018-May-18 17 minutes |
What Would Happen If There Was No Moon?2018-May-04 18 minutes |
The Power of Pika Scientists2018-Apr-20 16 minutes |
The Weather Balloon, the Girl Scouts, and the Unicorn2018-Apr-06 13 minutes |
Dinosaur Poop Part 2: The Coprolite Queen2018-Mar-23 17 minutes |
Dinosaur Poop Part 1: Who Dung It?2018-Mar-09 17 minutes |
Marshall's Mailbag: The Sequel2018-Feb-23 13 minutes |
The Surprising Story of Sea Stars' Sticky Feet2018-Feb-09 18 minutes |
The Secret Senses of Plants2018-Jan-26 16 minutes |
How to Build a Robotic Eel2017-Dec-22 15 minutes |
The Case of the Sparkly Mineral2017-Dec-08 19 minutes |
Mission CO2 to Mars2017-Nov-24 20 minutes |
Marshall's Mailbag Episode!2017-Nov-10 17 minutes |
We Ain't Afraid of No Ghosts: A Tumble Halloween2017-Oct-27 15 minutes |
BONUS EPISODE: Kidcast Sampler!2017-Oct-25 23 minutes |
Why Words?! How We Learn Language2017-Oct-20 17 minutes |
The Electric Detectives2017-Oct-06 16 minutes |
The Solar System’s Wild Ride2017-Sep-22 14 minutes |
The Magic Memory Molecule2017-Sep-08 20 minutes |
Season 3 Starts September 8!2017-Aug-21 1 minute |
The Science of Poop with Mary Roach2017-Jun-16 18 minutes |
The Call of the Antarctic Dinosaur with Julia Clarke2017-Jun-02 19 minutes |
The Quest of the Alien Hunter with Seth Shostak2017-May-19 18 minutes |
The Sign of the Ninja Virus with Jasdave Chahal and Omar Khan2017-May-05 16 minutes |
The Skull of the Ancient Primate with Chris Kirk2017-Apr-21 17 minutes |
The Puzzle of the Flipping Cats with Greg Gbur2017-Apr-07 16 minutes |
The Case of the Whale Shark Party with Rafael de la Parra2017-Mar-24 17 minutes |
A Year on Mars with Sheyna Gifford2017-Mar-10 16 minutes |
The People of the Snow with Kelly Elder2017-Feb-24 16 minutes |
The Secret Life of Your Shower with Noah Fierer2017-Feb-10 14 minutes |
The Tower of the Vomiting Robot with Anna Rothschild2017-Jan-27 14 minutes |
Journey to the Center of the Earth with Ta-Shana Taylor2017-Jan-13 17 minutes |
Season 2 Coming Soon!2017-Jan-06 1 minute |
The Voyage of the Ocean Trash with Jenni Brandon [ENCORE]2016-Dec-16 19 minutes |
The Secrets of Bugs and Bats [BONUS EPISODE]2016-Dec-09 12 minutes |
The Case of the Invisibility Cloak with Andrea Alu [ENCORE]2016-Dec-02 18 minutes |
The Quest for the Hidden Planets with Joel Green [ENCORE]2016-Nov-18 16 minutes |
The Puzzle of the Friendly Dog with Mia Cobb and Krista McPherson [ENCORE]2016-Nov-04 16 minutes |
The Laboratory of the Haunted House with Margee Kerr2016-Oct-31 14 minutes |
The Hunt for Black Holes with Karl Gebhardt [ENCORE]2016-Oct-21 16 minutes |
How to Interview a Scientist [BONUS EPISODE]2016-Oct-19 14 minutes |
The Tale of the Bacteria Farmer with Sarah Richardson [ENCORE]2016-Oct-07 14 minutes |
The Journey to the Deepest Part of the Ocean with Gaelin Rosenwaks [ENCORE]2016-Sep-23 16 minutes |
The Charge of the Everlasting Battery with Mya Le Thai2016-Sep-12 15 minutes |
The Tale of How Ants Conquered the Earth with Corrie Moreau2016-Aug-26 14 minutes |
The Meow of the Misunderstood Cat with Brains On2016-Aug-13 14 minutes |
The Code of the Flashing Firefly with Sara Lewis2016-Jul-29 13 minutes |
The Tale of Darwin and the Beagle with Áki Jarl Láruson2016-Jul-15 10 minutes |
The Voyage of the Ocean Trash with Jenni Brandon2016-Jul-01 16 minutes |
The Case of the Invisibility Cloak with Andrea Alu2016-Jun-17 16 minutes |
The Journey to the Deepest Part of the Ocean with Gaelin Rosenwaks2016-Jun-01 14 minutes |
The Hunt for Black Holes with Karl Gebhardt2016-May-18 16 minutes |
The Mystery of When Brains and Sports Collide with Kiki Sanford2016-May-04 14 minutes |
The Adventure of The Explorers Club with Richard Garriott2016-Apr-13 12 minutes |
The Quest for the Edge of the Universe with Katie Mack2016-Mar-30 12 minutes |
The Puzzle of the Friendly Dog with Mia Cobb and Krista Macpherson2016-Mar-17 15 minutes |
The Cave of the Upside Down Bat with Micaela Jemison2016-Mar-02 15 minutes |
The Tale of the Bacteria Farmer with Sarah Richardson2016-Feb-10 13 minutes |
The World Without Parasites with Carl Zimmer2016-Jan-06 14 minutes |
[UPDATE] The Night of the Decoy Spider with Joe Hanson2015-Dec-16 12 minutes |
The Secret of Dark Energy with Jeff Silverman2015-Nov-16 12 minutes |
The Tale of The Brain Scoop with Emily Graslie2015-Oct-19 11 minutes |
The Case of the Living Dinosaurs with Riley Black2015-Sep-03 14 minutes |
The Mystery of the Exploding Star with Jeffrey Silverman2015-Jul-16 13 minutes |
The Tale Of The Giant Toad with Sheril Kirshenbaum2015-May-14 16 minutes |
The Night Of The Decoy Spider with Joe Hanson2015-Apr-26 15 minutes |
The Quest for the Hidden Planets with Dr. Joel Green2015-Apr-10 13 minutes |
The Case of the Missing Brains with Dr. Rachel Berman2015-Feb-24 14 minutes |
The Mystery of the Barton Springs Salamander with Dr. Hayley Gillespie2015-Feb-24 18 minutes |