Ologies with Alie Ward

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

Episodes

Total: 457

Let’s kick off Spooktober with… RATS: They love pizza. They invade taquerias at midnight. They scurr

Murals! Frescos! Graffiti! Street art! Philadelphia is the birthplace of graffiti and the mural capi

Smaller than you can imagine. Potato-shaped. Mysterious. Romantic. And tough enough to survive the v

Give yourself a hug and take a deep breath and let’s chat with renowned Suicidologist Dr. DeQuincy M

When did coffee get into our mouths? Who’s right when it comes to the best coffee? What’s the most e

A very special encore in memory of our favorite Museologist, Ronnie Cline. In this 2018 episode, we

Caves! Caverns! Grottos! Crystals! Let's get down and dirty with Speleology with explorer, researche

Forks on teeth. Lip smacking. Metal on metal. (Don’t worry, there are no sonic examples of triggers

What exactly is “fun?” How will you know when you’re having it? Do introverts have special alone fun

It’s an updated mega-encore of one of my favorite episodes — with 2024 research — to learn: How many

Feathery gills! Adorable smiles! Cultural icons! Habitat ecology! And superhuman limb regeneration?

Part 2 is here! It’s wall to wall listener questions about magic mushrooms, LSD, ayahuasca ceremonie

Magic mushrooms, LSD, ayahuasca ceremonies, DMT,  ketamine: take a trip into the science and researc

Sexuality and disability! Invisible illnesses! Airline frustrations! How many of us are disabled! Ju

What exactly IS a puffin? Who are they related to? Are they disco birds? WHY are they so cute? Shoul

Boy howdy hot dang, Ologies has hit its 300th new episode! In celebration of this milestone, we’ve t

Part 2 of mosquitoes is here! Now that you know WHY they would like to eat you mosquito expert and C

They’re gorgeous. They’re picky moms, and tremendous flirts. They are sparkly. And they drink blood.

Clay tablets! Printing presses! Old timey audio books! Speed reading strategies! Attention spans! Dy

Pointy heads. Spiked arms. Tragic romance. It’s a whole episode about praying mantises with a real l