The Groks Science Show from WHPK at the University of Chicago

It's the Groks Science Show from WHPK at UChicago, with your host, Becca Satterwhite! I recorded one of my favorite all-time shows, Episode 17, with my friend & yours Keven Dooley, on September 5, 2019. We talk about how wasps are viral overlords, giant microbes (ha!), why apples might want to fall far from the tree, & much more!

It's the Groks Science Show from WHPK at UChicago, with your host, Becca Satterwhite! I recorded Episode 16 on August 22, 2019. I talk about my AWESOME summer coding workshop for young women from Chicago Public High Schools, how we can predict which wasp stung you, about the synthesis of pure carbon rings, & much more!

It's the Groks Science Show from WHPK at the University of Chicago with your host, Becca Satterwhite. I recorded Episode 15 on August 8, 2019 with the inimitable Joe Foy. We talk about the Women Airport Service Pilots (WASPs), massive fossil forests and parrots, earth's increasingly important biocrust, qualifying exams for clinicians, and more!

It's the Groks Science Show from WHPK at UChicago, with your host, Becca Satterwhite! I recorded Episode 14 with sensational guest Nik Varley on July 25, 2019. We play Fake Title/Real Title, talk bloodhound-like wasps, where mega-gems come from, & so much more.

It's the Groks Science Show from WHPK at UChicago, with your host, Becca Satterwhite! Episode 13 was recorded July 18, 2019. I talk about my pop culture obsession with America's television actress Jennifer Love Hewitt, phylosymbiosis in the wasp microbiome, and one of my favorite conservation stories.

It's the Groks Science Show from WHPK at UChicago, with your host, Becca Satterwhite! Episode 12 was recorded July 11, 2019. I talk about my pop culture obsession with Mr. T's Twitter, wasps kicking bees out of plants, transgenic fungus that could save lives, and Chance the Snapper's visit to Chicago.

It's the Groks Science Show from WHPK at UChicago, with your host, Becca Satterwhite! Episode 11 was recorded July 5, 2019. Listen to hear my wrap-up of the Evolution 2019 meeting in Providence, RI! Plus: why some wasps cooperate, a courtship gene controls mating behavior in fruit flies, news from the oceans of the world, & a new candidate for most badass zombie-making pathogen!

It's the Groks Science Show from WHPK at UChicago, with your host, Becca Satterwhite! I recorded Episode 10 on May 30, 2019. Listen for the melodious sound of my voice PLUS an amorous bat, a boinging wasp, & a sonicating honeybee!

It's the Groks Science Show from WHPK at UChicago, with your host, Becca Satterwhite! Episode 9 was recorded May 16, 2019 with arthropod aficionado Jordan Greer. We talk parasite prevention via bacteria, how great appetizers can ruin your meal, & a newly discovered species of carnivorous harp sponge! Fake Title/Real Title returns, & we get a lesson on cocoon-forming ants from Jordan! 

It's the Groks Science Show from WHPK at UChicago, with your host, Becca Satterwhite! Episode 8 was recorded May 2, 2019 with parasitic worm specialist Natasha Ershova! We talk far-flying pathogenic microbes, how wasps learn where they live, & the wonderful world of biofilms! Plus we play a new game: Fake Title/Real Title with peer-reviewed publications.