Ologies with Alie Ward

By Alie Ward

Volcanoes. Trees. Drunk butterflies. Mars missions. Slug sex. Death. Beauty standards. Anxiety busters. Beer science. Bee drama. Take away a pocket full of science knowledge and charming, bizarre stor... more

4.9

2298822,988 ratings

Download on the App Store

Download on the App Store

Get it on Google Play

FAQs about Ologies with Alie Ward:

How many episodes does Ologies with Alie Ward have?

The podcast currently has 446 episodes available.

Ologies with Alie Ward episodes:

August 23, 2021 Smologies #4: BEES with Amanda Shaw
ANNOUNCEMENT: SMOLOGIES NOW HAS ITS OWN FEED! SUBSCRIBE FOR NEW EPISODES EVERY THURSDAY.
Subscribe to Smologies: https://pod.link/1746567248
YA LIKE BEES? You will -- after this short, edited-for-all-ages Smologies cut of our classic Melittology episode featuring President of the Urban Beekeepers Association, Amanda “Mandy” Shaw. We chat about honeybees vs. native ones, hives vs. nests, honey, how to become a beekeeper, social structures, why a queen becomes a queen, how to keep Mason bees as outdoor pets, if you should eat honey to deal with seasonal allergies, and why planting some flowers could make you and the bees pretty happy.
Listen to the ORIGINAL, juicy, swear-filled version of Melittology
More Smologies episodes
Follow Mandy on Twitter and Instagram
Mandy’s podcast!
Mandy Shaw’s Bella Beek: Handcrafted Beekeeping Veils, Tools and Gifts
Donations were made to Pollinator Partnership and Xerces Society
Sponsors of Ologies
Transcripts and bleeped episodes
Become a patron of Ologies for as little as a buck a month
OlogiesMerch.com has hats, shirts, pins, totes!
Follow @Ologies on Twitter and Instagram
Follow @AlieWard on Twitter and Instagram
Sound editing by Zeke Thomas Rodrigues & Jarrett Sleeper of MindJam Media and Steven Ray Morris
Smologies theme song by Harold Malcolm
...more
26min
August 17, 2021 Indigenous Fire Ecology (GOOD FIRE) with Amy Christianson
Cultural burns. Prescribed blazes. A healthy forest. What exactly is “good fire?” Let’s ask Indigenous fire scientist Dr. Amy Christianson, who is a co-host of the podcast ...Good Fire. This wonderfully generous and informed scholar took a quick break from her Canadian wilderness vacation to fill me in on Indigenous history, collaborations between Western science & First Nations elders, Aboriginal thoughts on cultural burns, flim-flam, evacuations, snowmelt, hunting strategies, land stewardship, happy trees, climate strategies, and the social science behind wildfire education. Also learning from Native wildfire fighters. Huge thanks to her and Matt Kristoff -- who also hosts the Your Forest Podcast -- for allowing us to use excerpts from their interview to launch Good Fire. Subscribe to both podcasts to get more ecological knowledge in your ears.
Follow Dr. Amy Christianson on Twitter
Listen to the “Good Fire” podcast
Also great: Your Forest podcast
A donation was made to Indigenous Residential School Survivors
More episode sources & links
Sponsors of Ologies
Transcripts & bleeped episodes
Become a patron of Ologies for as little as a buck a month
OlogiesMerch.com has hats, shirts, totes, masks…
Follow @ologies on Twitter and Instagram
Follow @alieward on Twitter and Instagram
Sound editing by Jarrett Sleeper of MindJam Media & Steven Ray Morris
Transcripts by Emily White of The Wordary
Website by Kelly R. Dwyer
...more
1h 2min
August 10, 2021 Fire Ecology (WILDFIRES) with Gavin Jones
As Smashmouth said, “My world’s on fire, how ‘bout yours?” Why yes, Mr. Mouth, it is, indeed, on fire. As so many of us around the globe are sharing in this burning sensation, what better time than now to sit down and fire off a lot of questions at Fire Ecologist, Dr. Gavin Jones. We talk about what fire is, how hot it burns, fire trends, tinderboxes, lots and lots of forest fire flim-flam, tolerant wombats, Angelina Jolie Movies, cunning pine cones, thick bark, Indigenous fire stewardship and more. This episode might get you pretty heated but that’ll only release seeds of new ideas and hope, because it's serotinous. That bad joke will make sense after you listen.
Follow Dr. Gavin Jones on Twitter
A donation was made to The Common Good Community Foundation
More episode sources & links
Sponsors of Ologies
Transcripts & bleeped episodes
Become a patron of Ologies for as little as a buck a month
OlogiesMerch.com has hats, shirts, totes, masks…
Follow @ologies on Twitter and Instagram
Follow @alieward on Twitter and Instagram
Sound editing by Jarrett Sleeper of MindJam Media & Steven Ray Morris
Transcripts by Emily White of The Wordary
Website by Kelly R. Dwyer
...more
1h 17min
August 05, 2021 Smologies #3: TOADS with Priya Nanjappa
ANNOUNCEMENT: SMOLOGIES NOW HAS ITS OWN FEED! SUBSCRIBE FOR NEW EPISODES EVERY THURSDAY.
Subscribe to Smologies: https://pod.link/1746567248
Ohaaay another edited-down, classroom-friendly Smologies! About... toads! Are they frogs? Do they have arms? What do they eat? How long do they live? What’s with the warts? Amphibian enthusiast Priya Nanjappa joins with a toadally awesome episode that will change the way you crouch down and shake hands with your tiny backyard grumpa.(And for the full version with NSFW stories, the link is below.)
New full-length episodes of Ologies drop Tuesdays, and new Smologies come out every other Thursday.
More Smologies episodes
Full uncut episode of Bufology
Follow Priya on Twitter and Instagram
A donation was made to The Amphibian & Reptile Conservancy
Sponsors of Ologies
Transcripts and bleeped episodes
Become a patron of Ologies for as little as a buck a month
OlogiesMerch.com has hats, shirts, pins, totes!
Follow @Ologies on Twitter and Instagram
Follow @AlieWard on Twitter and Instagram
Sound editing by Zeke Thomas Rodrigues & Jarrett Sleeper of MindJam Media and Steven Ray Morris
Smologies theme song by Harold Malcolm
...more
25min
August 03, 2021 Systems Biology (MEDICAL MATHEMATICS) with Emily E. Ackerman
Biological mysteries solved with numbers! Graphs! Patterns! Data points! Systems biology! You never knew it existed, yet it’s keeping us alive. Systems Biologist Dr. Emily E. Ackerman join to chat about why the field appealed to her, how her work shifted during the pandemic, why she wants to scream at Excel sometimes, how computing might replace specific types of animal testing, accessibility in STEM, the immune system, why she loves being a disabled scientist and advocate, the ethics of CRISPR, and some really nice guy named Doug.

Dr. Emily E. Ackerman’s website emilyeackerman.com
Follow her at Twitter.com/EmilyEAckerman
More links at www.alieward.com/ologies/systemsbiology
A donation was made to HEARD: https://behearddc.org/
Sponsors of Ologies: alieward.com/ologies-sponsors
Transcripts & bleeped episodes at: alieward.com/ologies-extras
Become a patron of Ologies for as little as a buck a month: www.Patreon.com/ologies
OlogiesMerch.com has hats, shirts, pins, totes and now… MASKS. Hi. Yes.
Follow twitter.com/ologies or instagram.com/ologies
Follow twitter.com/AlieWard or instagram.com/AlieWard
Sound editing by Jarrett Sleeper of MindJam Media & Steven Ray Morris
Transcripts by Emily White of www.thewordary.com/
Support the show: http://Patreon.com/ologies
...more
1h 3min
July 27, 2021 Lampyridology (FIREFLIES) aka Sparklebuttology with Sara Lewis
We’re BACK! With a fresh new episode to light up your life and butt. World renowned firefly expert Dr. Sara Lewis of Tufts University joins to share her love of a bug that many think is merely a mythological delight. Learn how these tiny animals illuminate the night, the dos and don’ts of firefly observation, how to take good firefly photos, femme fatales, pink glowworms, secret languages, artificial lights, what’s up with their population numbers, why Western states can chill out with their lightning bug envy, and how you can ensure the world stays aglow with these beloved bugs. Also: nuptial gifts, both human and lampyridological.
Dr. Sara Lewis’s website silentsparks.com
Buy her book, Silent Sparks: The Wondrous World of Fireflies!
Follow her at Twitter.com/silent_spark
More links at www.alieward.com/ologies/sparklebuttology
A donation went to: Xerces.org
Sponsors of Ologies: alieward.com/ologies-sponsors
Transcripts & bleeped episodes at: alieward.com/ologies-extras
Become a patron of Ologies for as little as a buck a month: www.Patreon.com/ologies
OlogiesMerch.com has hats, shirts, pins, totes and now… MASKS. Hi. Yes.
Follow twitter.com/ologies or instagram.com/ologies
Follow twitter.com/AlieWard or instagram.com/AlieWard
Sound editing by Jarrett Sleeper of MindJam Media & Steven Ray Morris
Transcripts by Emily White of www.thewordary.com/
Support the show: http://Patreon.com/ologies
...more
1h 5min
July 20, 2021 Smologies #2: DINOSAURS with Paleontologist Michael Habib
ANNOUNCEMENT: SMOLOGIES NOW HAS ITS OWN FEED! SUBSCRIBE FOR NEW EPISODES EVERY THURSDAY.
Subscribe to Smologies: https://pod.link/1746567248
We cleaned up the full version and polished it into a safe-for-work digest of dinosaur facts and tales from a paleontologist with Dr. Michael Habib. Learn about the economics of a dino dig, his favorite beasts, cloning from amber samples, which museum dinos are real vs. fakes, Jurassic Park flimflam and more. (And for the full version with NSFW stories, the link is below.)
New full-length episodes of Ologies drop Tuesdays, and new Smologies come out every other Thursday.
More Smologies episodes
Full, uncut, NSFW episode on Paleontology
Follow Dr. Michael Habib on Twitter and Instagram
A donation went to nhm.org
Sponsors of Ologies
Transcripts and bleeped episodes
Become a patron of Ologies for as little as a buck a month
OlogiesMerch.com has hats, shirts, pins, totes!
Follow @Ologies on Twitter and Instagram
Follow @AlieWard on Twitter and Instagram
Sound editing by Zeke Thomas Rodrigues & Jarrett Sleeper of MindJam Media and Steven Ray Morris
Smologies theme song by Harold Malcolm
...more
20min
July 20, 2021 Smologies #1: THE MOON with Selenologist Raquel Nuno
ANNOUNCEMENT: SMOLOGIES NOW HAS ITS OWN FEED! SUBSCRIBE FOR NEW EPISODES EVERY THURSDAY.
Subscribe to Smologies: https://pod.link/1746567248
Introducing… SMOLOGIES. Smaller, shorter, G-rated episodes cut from your favorite classics. Listen to Smologies in classrooms, around people whose language is squeaky clean, and in safe-for-work settings. You get bite-sized info in a jiffy, and I get to reserve my filthy language for our longer, regular episodes that drop on Tuesdays. In this episode, planetary geologist Raquel Nuno chats about when the moon formed, what its made of, how moon phases work, gravity, conspiracy theories debunked, the far side of the moon, lunar caves and why she pulls out the telescope to stare at the sky every night.
Full, uncut, original Selenology episode
More Smologies episodes
Raquel Nuno's website and Instagram
A donation went to the The Planetary Society
Sponsors of Ologies
Transcripts and bleeped episodes
Become a patron of Ologies for as little as a buck a month
OlogiesMerch.com has hats, shirts, pins, totes!
Follow @Ologies on Twitter and Instagram
Follow @AlieWard on Twitter and Instagram
Sound editing by Zeke Thomas Rodrigues & Jarrett Sleeper of MindJam Media and Steven Ray Morris
Smologies theme song by Harold Malcolm
...more
27min
July 16, 2021 Elasmobranchology (MORE NEW SHARK STORIES) with MISS_Elasmo Shark Scientists
Lemon sharks! Goblin sharks! Bonnet sharks! Whale sharks! And ...sawfish? WE NEEDED A BIGGER BOAT. One shark episode was not enough, during this: The Week of the Shark. Sure, Alie just got married a few days ago, but that doesn’t mean we can’t throw together this bundle of wonder with a few of the incredible researchers from Minorities in Shark Science. Get ready to befriend Jaida Elcock, Jasmin Graham, and Amani Webber-Schultz as they spin yarns about wild field stories, explain why they love sharks, debunk common flim flams, quote favorite shark flicks, and make sure appreciate the stunning diversity and evolution of these ancient creatures. Sharks: nicer than a holy water vending machine. (That’ll make sense later.)
MISS: Minorities in Shark Science on Twitter
Jaida Elcock on Twitter and TikTok
Jasmin Graham on Twitter
Amani Webber-Schultz on Twitter and check out the hashtag #HowItPants
MISS co-founder Carlee Jackson
A donation went to: MISS (Minorities in Shark Science)
Sponsors of Ologies
Transcripts & bleeped episodes
Become a patron of Ologies for as little as a buck a month
OlogiesMerch.com has hats, shirts, totes, masks…
Follow @ologies on Twitter and Instagram
Follow @alieward on Twitter and Instagram
Sound editing by Jarrett Sleeper of MindJam Media & Steven Ray Morris
Transcripts by Emily White of The Wordary
Website by Kelly R. Dwyer
Theme song by Nick Thorburn

...more
27min
July 13, 2021 Selachimorphology (SHARKS) Encore with Chris Lowe
SHAAAARKS. Leading shark researcher Dr. Chris Lowe dishes about bad shark PR, behind-the-scenes Jaws trivia, his thoughts on Sharknado, surfing safety, immune system marvels, cannibal twins, shark personalities, sea sex, and knife teeth in this, an encore-but-refreshed episode with your newly married pod-dad. Alie learns that sharks are not the ocean's a-holes but true evolutionary marvels who suffer from sensationalized reputations and sometimes inside-out butts. Listen up as a science primer during this, the holy Week of the Shark.
(Note: the study of sharks is also called elasmobranchology, a distinction which could also include skates and rays. Both -ologies are difficult to spell.)
Dr. Chris Lowe's SharkLab at Cal State University Long Beach
Track sharks and fish and turtles at Scattn.org
Dr. Lowe's Twitter and Facebook
More links at www.alieward.com/ologies/selachimorphology
A donation went to: http://www.misselasmo.org/
Sponsors of Ologies: alieward.com/ologies-sponsors
Transcripts & bleeped episodes at: alieward.com/ologies-extras
Become a patron of Ologies for as little as a buck a month: www.Patreon.com/ologies
OlogiesMerch.com has hats, shirts, pins, totes and now… MASKS. Hi. Yes.
Follow twitter.com/ologies or instagram.com/ologies
Follow twitter.com/AlieWard or instagram.com/AlieWard
Sound editing by Jarrett Sleeper of MindJam Media & Steven Ray Morris
Support the show: http://Patreon.com/ologies
...more
1h 18min

FAQs about Ologies with Alie Ward:

How many episodes does Ologies with Alie Ward have?

The podcast currently has 446 episodes available.

More shows like Ologies with Alie Ward

Radiolab by WNYC Studios

Radiolab

43,852 Listeners

This American Life by This American Life

This American Life

90,803 Listeners

Stuff You Should Know by iHeartPodcasts

Stuff You Should Know

77,223 Listeners

99% Invisible by Roman Mars

99% Invisible

26,182 Listeners

Slumber Party With Alie and Georgia by Alie Ward, Georgia Hardstark

Slumber Party With Alie and Georgia

1,035 Listeners

Gastropod by Cynthia Graber and Nicola Twilley

Gastropod

3,591 Listeners

Hidden Brain by Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam

Hidden Brain

43,236 Listeners

Science Vs by Spotify Studios

Science Vs

11,903 Listeners

In Defense of Plants Podcast by In Defense of Plants

In Defense of Plants Podcast

1,210 Listeners

This Podcast Will Kill You by Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts

This Podcast Will Kill You

16,675 Listeners

The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week by Popular Science

The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week

2,165 Listeners

You're Wrong About by Sarah Marshall

You're Wrong About

21,586 Listeners

Maintenance Phase by Aubrey Gordon & Michael Hobbes

Maintenance Phase

16,142 Listeners

Completely Arbortrary by Completely Arbortrary

Completely Arbortrary

1,196 Listeners

Unexplainable by Vox

Unexplainable

2,146 Listeners

Smologies with Alie Ward by Alie Ward

Smologies with Alie Ward

211 Listeners