That Science and Nature Show

Recorded 1/17/2024. For a Winter Break episode and fun way to kick off 2025, it's another round of trivia! Returning guests George Todd and Soren Johnson answer very flowery worded biology trivia questions from Jeremy for a shot at the trivia crown.

Recorded 12/2/2024. For our final episode of 2024, Jeremy is rejoined by fellow grad student Ketra Oketcho. The two discuss dinosaur poop, stem cell research on individuals living to 100, and sustainable Christmas trees. Webster joins for topic of the show on sleep and dreams, where the three discuss the meaning of sleep, our experience with sleep, what we think about dreams, and a lot of weird dreams we have had.

Recorded 11/18/2024. This week on the podcast, Jeremy and Webster are joined by guest and fellow biology grad student Soren Johnson. The three talk about artificial whale poop, CRISPR tomatoes, and the cultural significance of turkey in the news. Topic of the show is on shopping and consumer behavior, including factors that affect how we shop, what types of shoppers we are, our thoughts and feelings on advertisements, things that get us to buy things (or not), and if people are too materialistic in today's society.

Recorded 11/4/2024. This week on the podcast, Jeremy is joined by nutrition professor Jilian Bueltmann. The two discuss robot dogs playing fetch, bird flu infecting swine, and clay houses for wildfires in the news. Topic of the show is on nutrition, covering why it's important, where we learned about nutrition, diet culture, ultra processed foods, challenges of eating healthy, and connections between mental health and diet.

Recorded 10/21/2024. This week on the show, Jeremy is joined by special guest Dr. Rebecca Polich, who discuss news on the origin of meteorites, new research on skin cells, and a conspiracy theory around the recent hurricane Milton. Webster Heffern joins after the break for discussion on topic of the show: death and dying.

Aired 10/7/2024. This week on That Science and Nature Show, it's a two man show with Jeremy and Webster. The two discusses the recently imprisoned wildlife racketeer of the Montana Mountain King, bionic limbs, a found Ghost ship, and the fruit fly brain being mapped in the news. Topic of the show is all about research ethics and fraud.

Recorded 9/23/2024. For the start of a brand new school year (and season), Jeremy Howard and Webster Heffern are joined again by James Ott from UMSL Sustainability. The three discuss new info on the origin of Covid-19, subway cars being used for ocean habitat, and the IG Nobel Awards in the news. Topic of the show is all about water and water conservation.

Recorded 8/10/2024. On the last special of summer 2024, Jeremy is rejoined by Becky Hansis-Oneill and alumni Sebastian Forward for another round of Stories from the Field. Join us for funny, wacky retellings of mishaps that have happened during field research in Ecuador, Costa Rica, New Mexico, the Rocky Mountains, and more.

Recorded 7/20/2024. For the second special of the summer, Jeremy and Webster are joined by friend and fellow movie buff, Jacob Kaiser, to discuss all things sci-fi movies! This episode covers what is science fiction, our favorite (and not so favorites) films, major themes of sci-fi movies, how much actual "science" is in these movies, what they have gotten right and wrong, and bigger messages of the sci-fi movie genre.

Recorded 6/8/2024. On this first special for the summer, Jeremy and Webster are once again joined by Raj Prasai to talk about mental health and stress. The three tackle what it means to be mentally healthy, stress and stressors, stigmas and misconceptions, and how to take care of mental health. We incorporate a lot of our individual experiences and struggles into the conversation to make for a more personal episode.