This Week in Science – The Kickass Science Podcast

By Dr. Kirsten Sanford Science Media

The kickass science and technology radio show that delivers an irreverent look at the week in science and technology.... more

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The podcast currently has 574 episodes available.

This Week in Science – The Kickass Science Podcast episodes:

March 27, 2026 Science myths defanged!
What is in the This Week in Science Podcast? This Week: Hot Plants, Blair’s Animal Oopsie, Sounds About Right, In-infinite Cloning, Male Fruit Fly Flirting, Platypodes, Control Factors Mouse Vision, and Much More Sciencer! Become a Patron! Check out the full unedited episode of our podcast on YouTube or Twitch. And remember that you can […]
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1h 59min
March 13, 2026 Gnaw On This For a Bit
What is in the This Week in Science Podcast? This Week: European Ignobel, NIH, Tamper-Free Viruses, Origami Vaccines, Garbled Messages, Brain Cell Centers, Gnawing Need, and Much More Science to Gnaw on! Become a Patron! Check out the full unedited episode of our science podcast on YouTube or Twitch. And remember that you can find TWIS […]
The post 11 March, 2026 – Episode 1051 – Gnaw On This For a Bit appeared first on This Week in Science - The Kickass Science Podcast.
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55min
March 07, 2026 This Week in Blair's Animal Corner
What is in the This Week in Science Podcast? This Week: Animal Science, Bats, Caribou, Dogs, Fish, and Much More! Become a Patron! Check out the full unedited episode of our podcast on YouTube or Twitch. And remember that you can find TWIS in all the podcast directories. If you are looking for science podcasts […]
The post 4 March, 2026 – Episode 1050 – This Week in Blair’s Animal Corner appeared first on This Week in Science - The Kickass Science Podcast.
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54min
February 27, 2026 Stabilizing The Changing Brain
What is in the This Week in Science Podcast? This Week: Interview W/Nicola Allen PhD., Stabilizing The Brain, Space Alerts, Artemis, Bouba Kiki, Birder Brains, Drunken Apes, and Much More Science! Become a Patron! Check out the full unedited episode of our science podcast on YouTube or Twitch. And remember that you can find TWIS […]
The post 25 February, 2026 – Episode 1049 – Stabilizing The Changing Brain appeared first on This Week in Science - The Kickass Science Podcast.
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1h 14min
February 20, 2026 When Do We Know Enough?
What is in the This Week in Science Podcast? This Week: Life on Mars, Interstellar Water, Snakes, PFAS, Wind Farms, Sea Silk, Frogs, Zebra Finches, Organoids, Brain Training, Alzheimer’s, and Much More Science to Know! Become a Patron! Check out the full unedited episode of our science podcast on YouTube or Twitch. And remember that […]
The post 18 February, 2026 – Episode 1048 – When Do We Know Enough? appeared first on This Week in Science - The Kickass Science Podcast.
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1h 52min
February 12, 2026 Let's Pretend With Some Science!
What is in the This Week in Science Podcast? This Week: Twilight ALAN Problems, YouTube, Sea Lion Moms, Apes Play Pretend, and Much More Science! Become a Patron! Check out the full unedited episode of our podcast on YouTube or Twitch. And remember that you can find TWIS in all the podcast directories. If you […]
The post 11 February, 2026 – Episode 1047 – Let’s Pretend With Some Science! appeared first on This Week in Science - The Kickass Science Podcast.
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49min
February 06, 2026 Just A Little Duct Tape & Science
What is in the This Week in Science Podcast? This Week: Story Updates!, Vapor Tracking, Roadkill, Lanternfly, Worms, Caterpillars, Conservation, Prediction From Memory, SpacexAi, Defining Consciousness, and Much More Science! Become a Patron! Check out the full unedited episode of our science podcast on YouTube or Twitch. And remember that you can find TWIS in […]
The post 4 February, 2026 – Episode 1046 – Just A Little Duct Tape & Science appeared first on This Week in Science - The Kickass Science Podcast.
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2h 7min
January 30, 2026 Snakes on a train?
What is in the This Week in Science Podcast? This Week: Nasal Vaccine, Artificial Light & Pollen Season, EVs, Train Snakes, Heavy Hoppers, Hot Tubbin Macaque, Howlers, Language, Parkinsons, Dread, and Much More Science! Become a Patron! Check out the full unedited episode of our science podcast on YouTube or Twitch. And, remember that you […]
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2h 13min
January 23, 2026 Why Tilt at Windmills?
What is in the This Week in Science Podcast? This Week: Interview with Dr. Clare Fieseler, Windmill, Acetaminophen, Fight Aging, Artificial Light & Pollen, Bloody Mossies, T. rex, Hot Tubbin, Howler Monkeys, Cow Tools, Cow Food, and Much More! Become a Patron! Check out the full unedited episode of our science podcast on YouTube or […]
The post 21 January, 2026 – Episode 1044 – Why Tilt at Windmills? appeared first on This Week in Science - The Kickass Science Podcast.
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1h 19min
January 17, 2026 The Uncertainty of Science
What is in the This Week in Science Podcast? This Week: Hot Waters, Plastic Bombshell?, The Desert, African EV’s, Red Hair Reason, Queen Bees, AI Issues, Deer Scrapings, Pore Problems, Rhythm Recognitions, and Much More Science! Become a Patron! Check out the full unedited episode of our science podcast on YouTube or Twitch. And, remember […]
The post 14 January, 2026 – Episode 1043 – The Uncertainty of Science appeared first on This Week in Science - The Kickass Science Podcast.
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2h 7min

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