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Ologies with Alie Ward

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

Episodes

Total: 463

Part 2 is here: Lucid dreaming! Teeth falling out! Medications and dreaming! The source of creativit

WHY do we dream? What do dreams mean? What parts of our brain are working after-hours? We sought out

It’s a weird rambling bonus episode for the lonely week between the holidays and New Years! I though

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Very special episode for a very special cat. The day after the legendary Los Angeles mountain lion P

Bomb cyclones! Polar vortices! Atmospheric rivers! And rained out barbecues. One of the world’s lead

Crosswords! Puzzles! Wordles! Magic? Ah yes, world-renowned Enigmatologist David Kwong drops in to c

In celebration of Dr. Tom Volk’s life: Mushrooms! Psilocybin! Humongous fungus! Black mold! Foraging

Soil! Dirt! Earth. Dr. Lydia Jennings, aka Native Soil Nerd, breaks down the stuff under our feet an

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It’s November and you need chill vibes. And Native American Heritage Month is the perfect time to en

Landfills! Treasures in the trash! Corporate conspiracies! Composting! An instantly classic conversa

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Start with Part 1 for all the folkloric history, superstition, and Dracula basics. And then this Par

Fangs! Capes! Undead bloodlust! Are vampires soul-draining ghouls or a hot prom date? No better pers

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Let’s get spooky. Venture below Parisian streets and into the catacombs: hundreds of miles of subter

Consider this an audio postcard from my first vacation in 13 years. I travel a lot for my other job

What’s the customary 5th Anniversary gift? Apparently… WOOD! So we wrangled our favorite sawmill own

We’re back! Listen to Part 1 first, then hit this follow-up with your favorite geologist Schmitty Th