ExploreAStory

By The Field Museum

Natural Sciences Science & Medicine Education

What's ExploreAStory about?

A podcast about museums, science and storytelling, hosted by Emily Graslie. ExploreAStory is supported by the Field Museum in Chicago, Illinois.

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ExploreAStory episodes:

06.13.2018
Tyrone's Search for the Giant Rat
Mammalogist Tyrone Lavery had heard rumors of a giant coconut-eating rat living somewhere, elusively, in the Solomon Islands. But after five years of searching, all he had to show for it was a mysterious poop. That is, until the giant...
05.31.2018
Kevin Discovers a Virgin Birth
In which we discuss the peculiarities of shark reproduction.
05.15.2018
Aimee and Emily on Science Storytelling
This episode is part serious discussion about effective science communication, and part hilarious stories from Aimee's past life as a middle school teacher. An A+ mix.
04.04.2018
LIVE Stories from Berlin! (Part 2)
2/2. Check out last week's episode for the first half of the program!
03.13.2018
Meg, who Lived on Gilligan's Island
Because who doesn't want a story from someone who gets to live out every kid's dream of being a marine biologist on a beautiful tropical reef
02.22.2018
Sarah, the 'Most Hated Person in Fandom'
Obama's ban on the trade and sale of ivory in 2016 was a major push to put an end to elephant poaching-- and it came with some secondhand consequences for certain hobby groups. Today we hear from Sarah Ebel, who...
01.24.2018
Ken's Broken Turtle (and other fieldwork mishaps)
Dr. Ken Angielczyk is an Associate Curator at the Field Museum. While his research primarily focuses on a group of ancient mammal relatives called Dicynodonts, he's dabbled elsewhere in the fossil record, too, including that time a broken fossil turtle shell...
01.10.2018
Kate's Big Debut on Japanese TV
Kate Golembiewski is a PR and Science Communications Manager for the Field Museum. As a science writer tasked with bringing the Field's research to the press, her job isn't exactly 'behind-the-scenes' -- thousands of people have read her stories on...
01.10.2018
Welcome to ExploreAStory!
Welcome to ExploreAStory, a science podcast by the makers of The Brain Scoop. Every other week we'll bring you a new story about the fantastic people who work behind-the-scenes at natural history museums, and the scientists who are making new...

What's ExploreAStory about?

Download our free app to listen on your phone

ExploreAStory episodes:

Tyrone's Search for the Giant Rat

Kevin Discovers a Virgin Birth

Aimee and Emily on Science Storytelling

LIVE Stories from Berlin! (Part 2)

Meg, who Lived on Gilligan's Island

Sarah, the 'Most Hated Person in Fandom'

Ken's Broken Turtle (and other fieldwork mishaps)

Kate's Big Debut on Japanese TV

Welcome to ExploreAStory!