Best Paul Cline Podcasts (2024)

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Tardigradology (TINY SEMI-INDESTRUCTIBLE WATER BEAR MOSS PIGLET CREATURES CALLED TARDIGRADES) with Paul Bartels 1:17:36

17m ago1:17:36

1:17:36

Smaller than you can imagine. Potato-shaped. Mysterious. Romantic. And tough enough to survive the vacuum of space or decades of desiccation. Join professor and confirmed Tardigradologist Dr. Paul Bartels to saunter into a microscopic wonderland of bizarrely long naps, foreign genomes, moon landings, glow-in-the-dark moss piglets, cryptobiosis, kit…

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Suicidology (SUICIDE PREVENTION & AWARENESS) with DeQuincy Meiffren-Lézine 1:59:29

7d ago1:59:29

1:59:29

Give yourself a hug and take a deep breath and let’s chat with renowned Suicidologist Dr. DeQuincy Meiffren-Lézine. He is an absolute wonder and helps us understand the risk factors for suicide, prevention strategies, socio-economic factors, gender statistics, LGBTQ+ suicide prevention, what happens if you call a hotline, thoughts on hospitalizatio…

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Coffeeology (COFFEE) with Peter Giuliano 1:32:55

17d ago1:32:55

1:32:55

When did coffee get into our mouths? Who’s right when it comes to the best coffee? What’s the most ethical way to enjoy it? What about the cats that eat the beans? How will climate change affect your morning coffee? Peter Giuliano is the executive director of the Coffee Science Foundation explains folk stories behind coffee, what makes beans taste …

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Museology (MUSEUMS) Encore in Memory of Ronnie Cline 1:00:14

16d ago1:00:14

1:00:14

A very special encore in memory of our favorite Museologist, Ronnie Cline. In this 2018 episode, we talked about the life and work of a great dude and a good pal who passed away this morning. On the agenda of his legendary episode: Museums! Mummies! Paintings! Hot dogs! Alie sits down with her dear internet friend and museologist Ronnie Cline, who …

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Speleology (CAVES) with Gina Moseley 1:12:00

30d ago1:12:00

1:12:00

Caves! Caverns! Grottos! Crystals! Let's get down and dirty with Speleology with explorer, researcher, professor, and paleoclimatologist Dr. Gina Moseley. She shares what it’s like to spend a week straight in a cave, safety tips, climate research breakthroughs, and the deepest and darkest caves. Also: stalactites, stalagmites, cave clouds, show cav…

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Misophonology (DISTRACTING SOUND & NOISE RAGE) with Jane Gregory 1:12:53

1M ago1:12:53

1:12:53

Forks on teeth. Lip smacking. Metal on metal. (Don’t worry, there are no sonic examples of triggers in this episode!) Why do some of us haaaate certain noises and other folks cannot comprehend how a sound could be so irritating? Let’s meet in the middle with a professional Misophonologist, clinical psychologist, and Oxford University research fello…

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Funology (YES, FUN) with Catherine Price 1:28:05

2M ago1:28:05

1:28:05

What exactly is “fun?” How will you know when you’re having it? Do introverts have special alone fun? Is it okay to seek fun in bleak times? Catherine Price is an award-winning journalist and author who spent years researching the science of fun for her book “The Power of Fun: How to Feel Alive Again.” She let me lob many questions at her including…

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Ian Fleming with biographer Nicholas Shakespeare 1:27:08

1M ago1:27:08

1:27:08

Ian Fleming was overshadowed by the fictional character he created in the final decade of his life, but his own story is far more interesting. Biographer Nicholas Shakespeare joined me to talk about Fleming’s troubled childhood, his wartime intelligence work, and how an American president made James Bond a bestseller.…

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Neuroendocrinology (SEX & GENDER) Mega Encore with Daniel Pfau 2:02:39

2M ago2:02:39

2:02:39

It’s an updated mega-encore of one of my favorite episodes — with 2024 research — to learn: How many genders are there? How do you know if you’re queer? Is sexual orientation biological, and if so, how? The amazing neuroscientist and endocrinology researcher Dr. Daniel Pfau joins to share their path in academia finding the perfect research, underst…

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Ambystomology (AXOLOTLS… AND LIMB REGROWTH?) with Jessica Whited 1:28:05

2M ago1:28:05

1:28:05

Feathery gills! Adorable smiles! Cultural icons! Habitat ecology! And superhuman limb regeneration? It’s an entire episode on axolotls. You either love these aquatic salamanders, or you’ve never heard of them. Clap your tiny slimy hands for Ambystomologist Dr. Jessica Whited of Harvard Medical School’s Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology who raises …

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Psychedeliology (HALLUCINOGENS) Part 2 with Charles Grob 1:06:42

2M ago1:06:42

1:06:42

Part 2 is here! It’s wall to wall listener questions about magic mushrooms, LSD, ayahuasca ceremonies, set and setting, how mushrooms go stale, decriminalization, strains and potencies, placebos, the “Stoned Ape Theory,” neurodivergence, tripping in an MRI, recent F.D.A. hearings, astrophysics and psychedelics, and how to be a good trip sitter with…

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Psychedeliology (HALLUCINOGENS) Part 1 with Charles Grob 1:08:15

2M ago1:08:15

1:08:15

Magic mushrooms, LSD, ayahuasca ceremonies, DMT, ketamine: take a trip into the science and research of hallucinogens. Renowned psychiatry professor and psychedelics researcher Dr. Charles Grob of Harbor-UCLA Medical Center sits down to talk about ethnobotanical origins of psychedelics, how much LSD is too much LSD, what juices are squirting in the…

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Disability Sociology (DISABILITY PRIDE) with Guinevere Chambers 1:35:38

2M ago1:35:38

1:35:38

Sexuality and disability! Invisible illnesses! Airline frustrations! How many of us are disabled! July is Disability Pride Month, and professor, researcher, activist, and Disability Sociologist Guinevere Chambers joins to bust myths and provide perspective on everything from the history of ableism to sign language to eyeglasses, the criminal justic…

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Kapka Kassabova: Europe’s last nomadic pastoralists 1:04:17

3M ago1:04:17

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Kapka Kassabova writes about marginal places and the interdependence of humans and animals in traditional societies. In her last four books, she has made the Balkans her subject — a region I love visiting for its rugged geography and people. She’s one of today’s most interesting writers on place, and one whose work will stand the test of time. We s…

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Puffinology (PUFFINS) with Jill Taylor 1:07:42

3M ago1:07:42

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What exactly IS a puffin? Who are they related to? Are they disco birds? WHY are they so cute? Should you kiss one? Throw one? Are they in danger? Get up in a blanket burrow and listen to field researcher and legit Puffinologist, Jillian Taylor, give us all the details on who eats them, if they are neat freaks or not, their surprising life expectan…

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Andragogology (300TH EPISODE SPECIAL) with Alie Ward 1:56:36

3M ago1:56:36

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Boy howdy hot dang, Ologies has hit its 300th new episode! In celebration of this milestone, we’ve turned the tables and lead editor Mercedes Maitland hosts this episode with special guest… Alie Ward! We talk about Alie’s twists and turns finding her way into a career in science communication, selling art to child actors in LA, how she built Ologie…

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Culicidology (MOSQUITOES) Part 2 with Fhallon Ware-Gilmore 1:05:55

3M ago1:05:55

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Part 2 of mosquitoes is here! Now that you know WHY they would like to eat you mosquito expert and Culicidologist, Dr. Fhallon Ware-Gilmore of the CDC gives us SOLUTIONS. How do we avoid bites? Why do they itch so much? Which repellents are safe for whom? What should you use in your yard? Does climate change mean an ongoing hellscape thick with mos…

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Eric Cline: Why civilization ended in 1177 B.C. 1:26:15

3M ago1:26:15

1:26:15

The Late Bronze Age Mediterranean was a surprisingly interconnected place. Trade flourished, interrupted by the odd embargo, and military conflicts used disinformation for strategic gain. And then something terrible happened that brought it all to an end. Large empires and small kingdoms that had been flourishing for centuries all collapsed at arou…

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Culicidology (MOSQUITOES) Part 1 with Fhallon Ware-Gilmore 59:06

4M ago59:06

59:06

They’re gorgeous. They’re picky moms, and tremendous flirts. They are sparkly. And they drink blood. We hopped on the line with mosquito researcher, medical entomologist, CDC Epidemic Intelligence Service officers, and Culicidologist, Dr. Fhallon Ware-Gilmore to chat about mozzies. Why do skeeters bite you, specifically? Which ones should we watch …

Podcasts Worth a Listen

Paul Cline Podcasts

Podcasts Worth a Listen

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Ground Rule Trouble: A Baseball Podcast

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Ologies with Alie Ward

Alie Ward

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Personal Landscapes

Ryan Murdock

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People and Their Work

Douglas S. Gardner

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Tardigradology (TINY SEMI-INDESTRUCTIBLE WATER BEAR MOSS PIGLET CREATURES CALLED TARDIGRADES) with Paul Bartels 1:17:36

1
Suicidology (SUICIDE PREVENTION & AWARENESS) with DeQuincy Meiffren-Lézine 1:59:29

1
Coffeeology (COFFEE) with Peter Giuliano 1:32:55

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Museology (MUSEUMS) Encore in Memory of Ronnie Cline 1:00:14

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Speleology (CAVES) with Gina Moseley 1:12:00

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Misophonology (DISTRACTING SOUND & NOISE RAGE) with Jane Gregory 1:12:53

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Funology (YES, FUN) with Catherine Price 1:28:05

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Ian Fleming with biographer Nicholas Shakespeare 1:27:08

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Neuroendocrinology (SEX & GENDER) Mega Encore with Daniel Pfau 2:02:39

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Ambystomology (AXOLOTLS… AND LIMB REGROWTH?) with Jessica Whited 1:28:05

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Psychedeliology (HALLUCINOGENS) Part 2 with Charles Grob 1:06:42

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Psychedeliology (HALLUCINOGENS) Part 1 with Charles Grob 1:08:15

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Disability Sociology (DISABILITY PRIDE) with Guinevere Chambers 1:35:38

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Kapka Kassabova: Europe’s last nomadic pastoralists 1:04:17

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Puffinology (PUFFINS) with Jill Taylor 1:07:42

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Andragogology (300TH EPISODE SPECIAL) with Alie Ward 1:56:36

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Culicidology (MOSQUITOES) Part 2 with Fhallon Ware-Gilmore 1:05:55

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Eric Cline: Why civilization ended in 1177 B.C. 1:26:15

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Culicidology (MOSQUITOES) Part 1 with Fhallon Ware-Gilmore 59:06

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