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Ologies with Alie Ward

Volcanoes. Trees. Drunk butterflies. Mars missions. Slug sex. Death. Beauty standards. Anxiety buste

Episodes

Total: 463

FIELD TRIP: How to Change Your Life via the Natural History Museum of LA
2019/4/2

After last week's heavy episode, Alie takes a little break with a Field Trip to one of her favorite

Victimology (CRIME VICTIMS) with Callie Rennison
2019/3/26

In a world saturated with CSI spinoffs and true crime documentaries, we look at a criminology subset

Astrobiology (ALIENS) with Kevin Peter Hand
2019/3/19

ALIENS! EXTRATERRESTRIALS! MARTIANS! Let's. Get. Into. It. The phenomenal Dr. Kevin Peter Hand of NA

Ludology (VIDEO GAMES) with Jane McGonigal
2019/3/12

Video games! Tabletop games! IRL role-play gaming! The ... lottery? Dr. Jane McGonigal is a video ga

Etymology (WORD ORIGINS) with Helen Zaltzman of The Allusionist Podcast
2019/3/5

The brilliant and dazzling Helen Zaltzman, host of The Allusionist podcast and person who technicall

Thermophysiology (BODY HEAT) with Shane Campbell-Staton
2019/2/26

This episode, and Dr. Shane Campbell-Staton, are a true joy. The UCLA professor, host of the Biology

Personality Psychology (PERSONALITIES) with Simine Vazire
2019/2/19

WHO ARE WE? Personality researcher & psychology professor Dr. Simine Vazire dishes about introverts,

Matrimoniology (MARRIAGE) with Ben Karney
2019/2/12

Love! Romance! Intimate relationships! Marriage! Divorce! Remarriage! Clowns! This episode has it al

Biogerontology (AGING) with Caleb Finch
2019/2/5

How long can we live? How much of aging is genetics vs. environment? What does oral hygiene have to

Cheloniology (SEA TURTLES) with Camryn Allen
2019/1/29

If you think you like sea turtles, get ready to become wildly obsessed with them. Cheloniologist Dr.

Testudinology (TORTOISES) with Amanda Hipps
2019/1/22

What's a tortoise? What's a turtle? Why do they live so dang long? What's up with their junk? Wildli

Snow Hydrology (SNOW & AVALANCHES) with Ned Bair
2019/1/15

It's tiny! It's beautiful! It's cold! It can kill you. Snow and avalanche expert Dr. Ned Bair meets

Felinology (CATS) with Mikel Delgado
2019/1/8

We love them. We live with them. We are mystified by them. Alie hunted down professional cat behavio

Minisode: Ologies Upgrades & Changes for 2019
2019/1/8

A few things are changing in the world of Ologies and I just wanted to take a few minutes in this ba

Entomophagy Anthropology (EATING BUGS AS SUSTAINABLE PROTEIN) with Julie Lesnik
2019/1/1

DO YOU CARE ABOUT THE APOCALYPSE? Okay cool. No matter what your diet, get this episode in your ears

Ornithology (BIRDS) Encore Presentation with James Maley
2018/12/25

Birds! Horned screamers! Winged pirates! Just in time for the Audubon's winter Christmas Bird Count

Mixology (COCKTAILS) with Matthew Biancaniello
2018/12/18

Foraging, infusing, shaking, stirring: this one's got it all. How do you make weird, fancy drinks at

Selenology (THE MOON) with Raquel Nuno
2018/12/11

Are we crazier during a full moon? What is the Moon made of? Can we move to the Moon? Was the Moon l

Classical Archaeology (ANCIENT ROME) with Darius Arya
2018/12/4

If you LIVE for drama, you will LOVE dead Romans. Wars, murders, opulence and uprisings: a little so

Microbiology (GUT BIOME) with Elaine Hsiao
2018/11/27

LOVE YOUR GUTS. 90% of your serotonin is made in your guts and you have hundreds of trillions of fri