Best Radio Rabies Podcasts (2026)

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Get your tickets for the HOWL Grand Slam! 0:25

19h ago0:25

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(Jan 7, 2026) Winners from 2025’s regional story slams compete for storyteller of the year on January 24th in Canton.

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Stranger Things 5 Volume 2 Reactions & Review 57:29

7d ago57:29

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In today's episode, Ashley gives her reactions to and review of Volume 2 (episodes 5-7) of Stranger Things season 5, covering everything from Dustin and Steve's reconciliation, the reveal of the Upside Down's true nature, Jonathan and Nancy's "un-proposal" and other highs --and lows -- of Volume 2. Ashley also gives her final predictions for the se…

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The HOWL Holiday Special 52:53

13d ago52:53

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(Dec 24, 2025) Five North Country storytellers share tales of unforgettable holidays with their families - both joyful and disastrous.By Ethan Shantie

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Bonus Episode: Live in Lake Placid 35:04

18d ago35:04

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(Dec 19, 2025) A selection of 5 stories from Smoke Signals in Lake Placid.By Ethan Shantie

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Stranger Things 5 Volume 1 Review! 47:27

1M ago47:27

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***THIS EPISODE CONTAINS SPOILERS FOR EPISODES OF STRANGER THINGS SEASON 5*** In this episode, Ashley gives her review and rating of Volume 1 (aka, Episodes 1-4) of Stranger Things Season 5! She breaks down main events from Volume 1 including Will's standout moment, the "new" Holly Wheeler, new character Derek Turnbow, Eleven's shocking discovery, …

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One Last Adventure Curiosity Voyage: Final Thoughts, Theories, and Predictions Before ST5 Volume 1! 1:09:58

2M ago1:09:58

1:09:58

At long last, we are TWO DAYS away from the premiere of the long-awaited fifth and final season of Stranger Things! In today's special Monday edition of the Ham Radio Podcast, Ashley gives her final thoughts, theories, and predictions for Volume 1 of season 5. She also shares some insight and predictions from fellow ST podcasts, Stranger Still, and…

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Hopper’s Miracle | S4, Ch. 7 Script Breakdown | Part 16 1:15:00

2M ago1:15:00

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In the final installment of this series, Ashley and Jasmin discuss how Joyce and Murray infiltrate a Russian prison, Vecna’s motivations for the massacre at Hawkins Lab, and the Stranger Things 5 World Premiere. Theme Music: ⁠Stranger Things Theme Song (Salvation Synthwave Remix) by Neon Nights⁠

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“Maybe he really does have rabies.” | S4, Ch. 7 Script Breakdown | Part 15 57:12

2M ago57:12

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In the fifteenth installment of this series, Ashley and Jasmin discuss the inspiration behind Vecna, the goings on at the Wheeler House, and how Vecna creates gates. We also talk about the new Season 5 trailer and Vecna’s new look. Theme Music: ⁠Stranger Things Theme Song (Salvation Synthwave Remix) by Neon Nights⁠…

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How science got here, and where next 31:30

2M ago31:30

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As anti-science leaves research reeling, does evidence-based policy in a scientific society have much of a future? Michael Mann, Naomi Oreskes, Angie Rasmussen and Deb Houry discuss some of the sources and motivations that perhaps belie the current state of scientific affairs. Presenter: Roland Pease Producer: Alex Mansfield Production Coordinator:…

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Coral extinctions and chalky unknowns 37:58

2M ago37:58

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As two species of coral are killed off by the 2023 heatwave in the Florida reefs, the abilities of different plankton species to cope with rising CO2 remain crucially unknown. Also, retrospective research shows a strong suggestion that mRNA covid vaccination might serendipitously boost certain types of cancer immunotherapy. And, if you can’t identi…

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Paris agreement impacts and drought realities 38:45

3M ago38:45

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Ten years on from the Paris climate agreement, has it helped? Also, an international drought experiment, insights from 2D water, and social distancin in ants. Presenter: Roland PeaseProducer: Alex MansfieldProduction co-ordinator: Jana Bennett-Holesworth (Photo: Small bushfire. Credit: Lea Scaddan/Getty Images)…

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An infomercial convinced Dave he was abducted by aliens 18:10

3M ago18:10

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(Oct 15, 2025) Plus, host Ethan Shantie tells us about the time his grandpa was visited by a strange creature in the woods.

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Old faces and big spaces in small places 31:57

3M ago31:57

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The 2025 Nobel prizes are announced this week – how did Science in Action’s predictions fare? Science author and thinker Philip Ball judges. The Whitley Fund for Nature this week hosted a “People for Planet” summit, exploring possible solutions to save nature. Amongst the speakers was Prof Martin Wikelski, of ICARUS, who has spent many years tracki…

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How Radio Bob turned a rabies scare into a decades long marriage 18:24

3M ago18:24

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(Oct 8, 2025) NCPR's Radio Bob Sauter shares the story of how a mouse bite led to him meeting his wife. And Johanna says that her Achilles Heel is falling in love.By Ethan Shantie

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A mystery satellite has been jamming GPS in Europe 36:03

3M ago36:03

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Scientists detect for the first time an unknown source of GPS interference coming from space. Also, as AI begins to design more and more DNA sequences being manufactured synthetically, how can those manufacturers be sure that what their customers are asking for will not produce toxic proteins or lethal weapons? And… how camera traps in polish fores…

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In loving memory... 13:51

3M ago13:51

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(Oct 1, 2025) Mary Schlosser tells the story of visiting her husband in her dreams after he passes, and Ethan remembers his friend, Derek Maus.

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Autism and the epigenetics of early brain development 36:15

3M ago36:15

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Epigenetic changes during early brain development, and the complexities of autism. Also, how bacteria learn to parry antibiotics, the subterranean burp that shook the Island of Santorini, and new guidance for sharing land between farming space and living space for the pollinators on which it depends. Presenter: Roland Pease Producer: Alex Mansfield…

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Everyone's just making it up as they go along. 15:12

4M ago15:12

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(Sep 24, 2025) Alex Clark tells the story of being busted for drinking at school, and host Ethan Shantie tells us about nearly getting fired from his first full time radio job.By Ethan Shantie

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Stephen Hawking gets it right again 26:29

4M ago26:29

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Gravitational waves show two black holes merge just how Hawking predicted. Plus, a space mission without a target. And a Space probe without a confirmed budget. In January 2025 the LIGO gravitational wave observatories witnessed two distant black holes spinning into each other. In the ten years of LIGO’s operations, that’s not a first. But the inst…

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No Bryans Allowed 15:41

4M ago15:41

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(Sep 17, 2025) Game show aficionado Ryan Vickers travels cross country to visit hundreds of Ryans and play Wheel of Ryan, Who Wants to be a Ryan, and Ryanpardy!By Ethan Shantie

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Asteroids, comets and where to find them 26:28

4M ago26:28

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Scientists’ latest plans for welcoming interstellar visitor 3I/Atlas next month, and arranging a rendezvous with comet Apophis in 2029, as heard this week at the EPSC-DPS international planetary science joint meeting in Helsinki. Presenter: Roland Pease Producer: Ella Hubber, with Alex Mansfield Production coordinator: Jana Bennett-Holesworth Image…

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Grandma was a good thief 13:07

4M ago13:07

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(Sep 10, 2025) Podcast veteran Meg MacDonald shares the story of her grandmother's penchant for theft, and Ethan takes a trip to the family plot at Hale Cemetery.By Ethan Shantie

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Why is Afghanistan so vulnerable to earthquakes? 28:22

4M ago28:22

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Despite the relatively low magnitude, earthquakes in Afghanistan this week have left more than1000 dead. Afghan researcher Zakeria Shnizai from the University of Oxford unpicks some of the main causes of the country’s vulnerability to earthquakes. Also this week, we talk to the climate scientist who led a 400+ page rebuttal to the US Department of …

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Two haunted Boy Scout Camps 21:52

4M ago21:52

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(Sep 3, 2025) Rick relays the legend of Stumpy, a ghost who hunts ill-behaved campers. And Ethan's brother, Ian, tells us about stumbling upon an abandoned campground.By Ethan Shantie

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How Fear Spreads 37:16

4M ago37:16

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What can modern epidemiological methods tell us about French Revolutionary history? Also, the origins of horse riding, solar systems, and star dust itself. Presenter: Roland Pease Producer: Alex Mansfield Production Coordinator: Jana Bennett-Holesworth (Image: Storming of the Bastille Paris France 1789 illustration. Credit: Grafissimo via Getty Ima…

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How Sam learned to cook in prison 13:19

4M ago13:19

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(Aug 27, 2025) Sam from Saranac Lake tells us about the mentor who taught him to cook in his prison cell and kept him on the straight and narrow.By Ethan Shantie

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Not cold fusion all over again 30:13

5M ago30:13

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A desktop nuclear fusion reactor that uses electrochemistry to up the ante. Also, a global survey of human wildfire exposures finds Africa burning ahead, plus tiny swarming robots and record-breaking 2024 ice melts from glaciers on Svalbard. Presenter: Roland Pease Producer: Alex Mansfield Production co-ordinator: Jana Holesworth (Photo: The Thunde…

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A drag queen walks into a punk show 16:17

5M ago16:17

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(Aug 20, 2025) When a six-foot tall drag queen asks you why you're sneaking around, you better have a good answer.By Ethan Shantie

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The Lost Family with Alex Brent 49:27

5M ago49:27

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On today’s episode, Jasmin and Alex continue their conversation and talk about whether Terry or Becky Ives will make an appearance in Season 5 and if Aunt Becky knows more than she’s letting on. You can find Alex on Instagram at @aman1113 Miscast Cabaret Performance: https://juniorhighlosangeles.com/calendar/2025/8/16/cabaret-23-unofficial-miscast …

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Vaccine study retraction request rejected 30:43

5M ago30:43

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US Health Secretary RFK Jr’s call to retract a study on childhood vaccines is resisted by the journal. Also antibiotics get designed by AI, and a new way for stars to die. A study focussing on Danish childhood vaccination data has attracted the US Secretary for Health’s anger, as RFK jr calls for the journal in which it was published, the Annals of…

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A Beach Boys song from the Afterlife 12:04

5M ago12:04

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(Aug 13, 2025) Rhiannon tells her story about how one of the Beach Boys gave her a message from the afterlife.By Ethan Shantie

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The Lost Sister with Alex Brent 59:26

5M ago59:26

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On today’s episode, Jasmin sits down with fellow Stranger Things fan Alex Brent to talk about the show’s most controversial episode The Lost Sister and whether Kali will make an appearance in Season 5! You can find Alex on Instagram at @aman1113 Miscast Cabaret Performance: https://juniorhighlosangeles.com/calendar/2025/8/16/cabaret-23-unofficial-m…

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An end to allergic reactions? 29:37

5M ago29:37

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As the United States secretary of health and human services, Robert F Kennedy Jr., announces a $500 million cut to mRNA vaccine research in the United States, we hear a statement from the Nobel Prize winning biologist who made mRNA vaccines possible. A team of scientists from Northwestern University have uncovered the pathway believed to protect so…

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The HOWL Season 4 is coming August 13th! 1:38

5M ago1:38

1:38

(Aug 7, 2025) Stories about cooking in prison, drag shows, the Beach Boys, and so much more.By Ethan Shantie

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Getting ahead of tsunamis 30:19

5M ago30:19

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After most of the population of the Pacific rim sought higher ground this week, we speak with the architect of the tsunami warning technology. Also how aging Killifish might help us probe our senior moments. This week, an M8.8 earthquake near Kamchatka in the western pacific led to tsunami evacuation alerts thousands of miles away. Seismologist Jud…

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ST5 Teaser Trailer Reactions | Part 2 55:12

5M ago55:12

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On today’s episode, Ashley and Jasmin share more of their reactions to the new teaser trailer and talk more about the new production stills! Stranger Things 5 Official Teaser Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iKZyYdwS3Wg Season 5 Production Stills: https://deadline.com/gallery/stranger-things-season-5-first-look-gallery/strangerthings_s5_000…

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ST5 Teaser Trailer Reactions | Part 1 1:05:26

6M ago1:05:26

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On today’s episode, Ashley and Jasmin break down some of the new promotional content that we got in July for Stranger Things Season 5! We talk about the new poster, the new production stills, and of course the new Teaser Trailer! We’re going on one last adventure! Buckle up nerds for the final chapter! Stranger Things 5 Promotional Poster: https://…

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Discovering Betelgeuse’s Betelbuddy 29:56

6M ago29:56

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Have we found Betelgeuse’s ‘Betelbuddy?’ An astronomical mystery seems to be solved as the long-predicted stellar companion to the bright star Betelgeuse has been detected by a team of researchers led by Steve Howell of the NASA Ames Research Center using the Gemini North telescope in Hawaii. Steve discusses this breakthrough alongside astronomer A…

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Biggest black hole merger observed 27:38

6M ago27:38

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Two black holes have collided and combined in the largest merger yet observed. Mark Hannam of Cardiff University and member of the study explains how the Interferometer Gravitational Wave Observatories (LIGO) detected this ‘violent’ event through spacetime. The lifestyle of ancient humans had an impact on their risk for infectious diseases. Astrid …

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ST5 Date Announcement Teaser Breakdown | Part 2 42:29

6M ago42:29

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On May 31, 2025 a Date Announcement Teaser Trailer for Stranger Things 5 was shown at TUDUM: Netflix’s Global Fan Event. In this episode, Ashley and Jasmin continue their frame by frame break down and share more thoughts, observations, and theories! Theme Music: ⁠Stranger Things Theme Song (Salvation Synthwave Remix) by Neon Nights⁠…

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ST5 Date Announcement Teaser Breakdown | Part 1 23:23

6M ago23:23

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On May 31, 2025 a Date Announcement Teaser Trailer for Stranger Things 5 was shown at TUDUM: Netflix’s Global Fan Event. In this episode, Ashley and Jasmin go frame by frame through the almost two minute long teaser trailer and give their thoughts, observations, and theories! The final chapter has the highest stakes. Take it all in nerds, the end i…

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Tracking ocean circulation systems 33:47

6M ago33:47

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The European Space Agency plans to use satellite gravity data to track weakening ocean circulation systems. Rory Bingham of the University of Bristol explains how these satellites can ‘weigh’ the Earth’s water and might help resolve whether we’re approaching the climate tipping point of a shutdown of ocean circulation in the Atlantic Ocean, somethi…

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Bird flu surges in Cambodia 35:50

6M ago35:50

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There's a surge in cases and deaths from H5N1 bird flu in Cambodia - we hear what's the driver and how concerned we should be. Erik Karlsson, Head of Virology at the Pasteur Institute in Phnom Penh and director of the WHO’s H5 Reference Laboratory has been watching the uptick. An interstellar interloper has been spotted entering our solar system. M…

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Vera C. Rubin Observatory first images 37:48

7M ago37:48

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A spectacular new 10-year telescopic survey of the universe gets underway in Chile. Also, a project to create human chromosomes completely synthetically. Almost three decades ago Tony Tyson (now of UC Davis) and colleagues were standing in the control room of the world’s biggest (at the time) digital astronomical camera. It was 3am when he suggeste…

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Half a universe once lost now found 41:41

7M ago41:41

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The universe is thought to consist of 70% Dark Energy, 25% Dark Matter, and just 5% Baryonic matter which is the atoms that make up you and me. At least, that’s what the models suggest. But a well-kept secret between astronomers and cosmologists for all these years has been that they have not actually ever seen almost half of that 5% normal matter …

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The first solar polar pictures 34:56

7M ago34:56

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ESA’s Solar Orbiter camera probe begins raising its orbit towards the sun’s poles, whilst Betelgeuse’s elusive buddy continues to sneak past our best telescopes. Earlier this year, Solar Orbiter started to stretch its orbit over greater latitudes – effectively standing on cosmic tiptoes to catch a glimpse of the Sun’s poles. This week, we have seen…

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Potential fungal 'Agroterror'? 44:17

7M ago44:17

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What is Fusarium graminearum and why were scientists allegedly smuggling it into the US? Also, Alpine Glacier collapse and an HIV capitulation. The FBI has accused two Chinese scientists of trying to smuggle a dangerous crop fungus into the US, calling it a potential agro-terrorist threat. But the fungus has long been widespread across US farms, an…

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TUDUM 2025 Recap 1:06:23

7M ago1:06:23

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Ashley and Jasmin recap TUDUM 2025 and share their thoughts on the official Season 5 Synopsis, cast list, the new production stills, and the release date announcement! Stranger Things 5 Date Announcement Teaser Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QlYrNC_1Xmk Tudum Release Date Article: https://www.netflix.com/tudum/features/stranger-things-sea…

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The couch is on fire! | S4, Ch. 7 Script Breakdown | Part 14 1:02:50

7M ago1:02:50

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In the fourteenth installment of this series, Ashley and Jasmin explain what an appendix is, discuss the fight at the Wheeler House, and give their predictions for TUDUM 2025! Theme Music: ⁠Stranger Things Theme Song (Salvation Synthwave Remix) by Neon Nights⁠

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Thirteen months to a chip off the moon 35:53

7M ago35:53

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China is aiming to join the small club of nations who have successfully returned scientific samples of asteroids for analysis on earth, teaching us more about how our and potentially other solar systems formed. Tianwen-2 launched successfully this week, bound for an asteroid known as Kamo‘oalewa, which sits in a very strange orbit of both the earth…

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