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In this episode, Trace wonders if "Weird" Al Yankovic influenced a generation of people to say "my back teeth are floating," and Julian time travels to the Triassic with a cold (and maybe a chicken).Q...

1 Feb 202455min

This episode Trace resets the solar system to see what life would look like on “Wee Earth” and Julian finally learns his left from his right thanks for particle physics.QUESTIONSJulian: "If I had some...

18 Jan 20241h 15min

This episode we have special guest Ralph Crewe (Writer/Producer, Practical Engineering) who gets exhausted trying to explain continuous breathing, Julian mulls over the least pointy thing (shout out t...

4 Jan 20241h 26min

This episode Trace cracks the mystery of nuts, and Julian tickles a moose and a buffalo* for science!? You’ll have to listen to find out!QUESTIONSJulian: "Is riding a moose more like petting a buffalo...

21 Dec 20231h 3min

In this week's episode, Julian tracks the history of toilet paper to its source, Trace gives a gorilla some workout advice, and special guest Vanessa Hill grows a whole human after an unfortunate fire...

7 Dec 20231h 15min

This week Trace explains why organic doesn’t mean what you think it means and Julian researches whether grizzly bears have more biological variation than humans do!Happy Thanksgiving to all who celebr...

23 Nov 20231h 2min

This episode Julian takes a pole on the magnetic dynamo inside our planet, and Trace explores how 19th century French landscaping grew on everyone.QUESTIONSJulian: "Could you wirelessly charge using t...

9 Nov 202359min

In this (very scary) episode, Julian loses his head (no one seems to notice) and Trace unleashes the ultimate nightMare: an apex predator HORSE! WHINNY! THUNDER CLAP! ORGAN MUSIC!!!QUESTIONSJulian: "H...

26 Okt 20231h 5min