If you could hang out with some of the smartest people in the world, what would you ask them?

That’s the premise of the podcast Ologies. It’s hosted by science lover, Alie Ward. On her show, she chats with experts of all kinds about their specialties – from flesh-eating plants, to Dark Matter, to the study of raccoons.

You may have seen Alie on TV. She's a Daytime Emmy Award-winning science correspondent for her work on The Henry Ford's: Innovation Nation with Mo Rocca on CBS. She also hosts Did I Mention Invention? on the CW and 100 Humans on Netflix.

This week she joins us to share what makes her brain light up, and how to keep curiosity alive in your own life.

Plus, she shares a few of her favourite educational podcasts. We'll learn about different parts of the brain, how dinosaurs are related to birds, plus, the wonders of the pecan tree.

Podcasts featured this week: Ologies, Hidden Brain, Invisibilia, Completely Arbortrary, Talk Nerdy

For links and more info on these shows, head to https://cbc.ca/podcastplaylist