Best Skylar & Zach Podcasts (2024)

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B*tch About It Coming January 2022 0:18

3y ago0:18

0:18

Zach and Skylar are back with new episodes from their new podcast B*tch About It! Playing on all streaming services available January 2022.

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The Oath of a Ranger (Finale) 17:39

3y ago17:39

17:39

In the season finale, Devlyn Drax faces off against Mathias and the ghosts of his past. Will he and the remaining crew survive the encounter? CAST Graham Rowat as Devlyn Drax @GrahamNy on Twitter Jordan Stillman as Raven @alittlejstillz on Twitter Jordan Cobb as Suicide Sarah @inkphemeral on Twitter Dallas Wheatley as Dr. Theo Jones @dallas_hawthor…

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Patient 0 13:04

3y ago13:04

13:04

Deep beneath Mars’ surface, Devlyn and the others navigate their way through Mars’ dense forest in search of the answers and the mysterious Mathias. CAST Graham Rowat as Devlyn Drax @GrahamNy on Twitter Jordan Stillman as Raven @alittlejstillz on Twitter Jordan Cobb as Suicide Sarah @inkphemeral on Twitter Dallas Wheatley as Dr. Theo Jones @dallas_…

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Eden 11:12

3y ago11:12

11:12

Devlyn and the team’s search for the missing child leads them back to Mars colony MR-54821 as they descend into the depths of Mars CAST Graham Rowat as Devlyn Drax @GrahamNy on Twitter Jordan Stillman as Raven @alittlejstillz on Twitter Jordan Cobb as Suicide Sarah @inkphemeral on Twitter Dallas Wheatley as Dr. Theo Jones @dallas_hawthorn on Twitte…

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Sins of Our Species 11:34

3y ago11:34

11:34

Devlyn and the team find themselves face to face with Mars’ inhabitants. CAST Graham Rowat as Devlyn Drax @GrahamNy on Twitter Jordan Stillman as Raven @alittlejstillz on Twitter Jordan Cobb as Suicide Sarah @inkphemeral on Twitter Dallas Wheatley as Dr. Theo Jones @dallas_hawthorn on Twitter Emma Laslett as Corthynius @Waruce on Twitter Bridgette …

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The Coming Storm 11:12

3y ago11:12

11:12

After the attack at the lab, Devlyn and the team find themselves trapped with only one way out…onto the surface of Mars. CAST Graham Rowat as Devlyn Drax @GrahamNy on Twitter Jordan Stillman as Raven @alittlejstillz on Twitter Jordan Cobb as Suicide Sarah @inkphemeral on Twitter Dallas Wheatley as Dr. Theo Jones @dallas_hawthorn on Twitter Giancarl…

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The Red Plague 9:46

3y ago9:46

9:46

Devlyn and the team stumble upon an unsuspected survivor, but are they friend or foe? CAST Graham Rowat as Devlyn Drax @GrahamNy on Twitter Jordan Stillman as Raven @alittlejstillz on Twitter Jordan Cobb as Suicide Sarah @inkphemeral on Twitter Dallas Wheatley as Dr. Theo Jones @dallas_hawthorn on Twitter Giancarlo Herrera as Dr. Aaron Davis @gians…

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Safety 12:23

3y ago12:23

12:23

Trapped inside the remains of Mars colony MR-54821, Devlyn Drax, Space Ranger 421, must help the team survive the night, and, hopefully, find a way out. Cast Graham Rowat as Devlyn Drax @GrahamNy on Twitter Jordan Stillman as Raven @alittlejstillz on Twitter Jordan Cobb as Suicide Sarah @inkphemeral on Twitter Dallas Wheatley as Dr. Theo Jones @dal…

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First Contact 15:18

3+ y ago15:18

15:18

In search of their lost child, Dr. Theo Jones and Aaron Davis hire a group of Mercenaries to lead an expedition to Mars Colony MR-54821 which was abandoned after a mysterious attack. Cast Graham Rowat as Devlyn Drax @GrahamNy on Twitter Jordan Stillman as Raven @alittlejstillz on Twitter Jordan Cobb as Suicide Sarah @inkphemeral on Twitter Dallas W…

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Episode 64 – Weekly Weinersmith Soonish Series: Dr. Judy Illes on Neuroethics 31:51

5y ago31:51

31:51

In today's episode Kelly interviews Dr. Judy Illes to learn more about the latest work being done addressing the ethics of brain-computer interfaces. Dr. Illes is the Canada Research Chair in Neuroethics, and Director of Neuroethics Canada at the University of British Columbia.By Weekly Weinersmith

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Episode 63 Weekly Weinersmith Soonish Series - Dr. Bryan Caplan on Automation and Jobs 28:11

5y ago28:11

28:11

In this week's show Kelly talks to Dr. Bryan Caplan about the impact of automation on jobs, and talks to Zach about his collaboration with Bryan on a graphic novel called "Open Borders: The Science and Ethics of Immigration". Also - if you visit WeeklyWeinersmith.com you can download a chapter on Advanced Nuclear Reactors! This chapter was cut from…

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Episode 62 - Weekly Weinersmith Soonish Series: Dr. Jordan Miller on Bioprinting 31:25

5y ago31:25

31:25

Dr. Jordan Miller and his collaborators recently published a paper where they use a gel that hardens in response to light to create structures that are non-toxic, and so should be compatible with the human body. The paper made the front cover of Science! Check out this week's episode to learn more about the bioengineering work happening in the Phys…

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Episode 61 - Weekly Weinersmith Soonish Series: Rosario Ballesteros-Casas on VRAmericas 24:14

5y ago24:14

24:14

In this week's episode, Kelly interviews Rosario Ballesteros-Casas, the Chief Executive Officer of VRAmericas. VRAmericas is working on AR and VR (virtual reality) applications to help train our workforce.By The Weekly Weinersmith

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Episode 60 – Weekly Weinersmith Soonish Series – Skylar Tibbits on Projects Happening at MIT’s Self-Assembly Lab 28:05

5y ago28:05

28:05

In today’s episode we’re going to chat about some of the cool projects happening at MIT’s Self-Assembly Lab, which is the lab for which our interviewee (Professor Skylar Tibbits) is the Founder and co-Director.By Weekly Weinersmith

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Episode 59 - Weekly Weinersmith Soonish Series - Joy Dunn on Commonwealth Fusion Systems 24:06

5y ago24:06

24:06

On today’s show Joy Dunn joins us to discuss Commonwealth Fusion Systems. Ms. Dunn spent about 10 years at SpaceX, where she worked on and led teams working on the Dragon spacecrafts, and became known as the “Mother of Dragons”. She is currently Head of Manufacturing at Commonwealth Fusion Systems.By Weekly Weinersmith

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Episode 58 - WW Soonish Series - Dr. Lindy Elkins-Tanton on Psyche 29:52

5y ago29:52

29:52

Dr. Lindy Elkins-Tanton joins Kelly to talk about how we go about learning about asteroids, and about the Psyche mission in particular. We also spoke with Dr. Elkins-Tanton about the role of artists in communicating space research to the general public in ways that scientists can't.By Weekly Weinersmith

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Episode 57 - Weekly Weinersmith Soonish Series - Peter Beck on Rocket Lab 31:17

5+ y ago31:17

31:17

Welcome to the reboot of The Weekly Weinersmith, celebrating the paperback release of our book Soonish: Ten Emerging Technologies That’ll Improve and/or Ruin Everything. In this podcast series, we’re going to revisit each of the 10 technologies discussed in Soonish, expanding on topics touched on in the book, exploring related matters, and checking…

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Episode 56 - Weekly Weinersmith Soonish Series - Dr. Elizabeth Frank on New Space 26:27

5+ y ago26:27

26:27

Welcome to the reboot of The Weekly Weinersmith, celebrating the paperback release of our book Soonish: Ten Emerging Technologies That’ll Improve and/or Ruin Everything. In this podcast series, we’re going to revisit each of the 10 technologies discussed in Soonish, expanding on topics touched on in the book, exploring related matters, and checking…

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Episode 55 - The making of Science Abridged Beyond the Point of Usefulness 19:14

7y ago19:14

19:14

Kelly and Zach discuss Zach's new book "Science - Abridged Beyond the Point of Usefulness"By Weekly Weinersmith

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Episode 54 Soonish - Ten Emerging Technologies That'll Improve And/Or Ruin Everything 31:00

7y ago31:00

31:00

Zach and Kelly are BACK! Well, for now. Turns out we haven't just been sitting by the beach instead of recording podcasts - we've been writing a book! That book is called Soonish - Ten Emerging Technologies That'll Improve And/Or Ruin Everything, and it's coming out through Penguin Press in the US and Particular Books in the UK on October 17th. Thi…

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Episode 53: Melanie Martin on breastfeeding 47:01

10y ago47:01

47:01

This week we interview Melanie Martin, a PhD student at the University of California Santa Barbara, about her research on breastfeeding.

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Episode 52: Deep sea ecology with Dr. Andrew David Thaler 48:49

10y ago48:49

48:49

This week Zach and Kelly talk about deep sea ecology with Dr. Andrew David Thaler.

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Episode 51: Dr. Elizabeth Iorns on collaboration 48:50

10y ago48:50

48:50

We're back! We've been super busy lately (moving across the country, having a baby, applying for jobs, finishing a dissertation, running a Kickstarter, etc), but we're striving for more regular updates. While hitting a weekly goal is unlikely, we're going to strive to update once or twice a month. Thanks for sticking with us! This week we interview…

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Weekly Weinersmith on hiatus until January 2014 3:51

11y ago3:51

3:51

As you have probably noticed, Weekly Weinersmith updates have been few and far between in the past few months. I really love doing this podcast, but this is the last year of my PhD and I have had to prioritize my dissertation experiments, manuscript writing, and applying for postdoc positions. I was hoping I would still have time to podcast, but my…

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Episode 50: Dr. David Hughes on zombie ants 51:10

11y ago51:10

51:10

This week Zach and Kelly talk to Dr. David Hughes about zombie ants.

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Episode 49: Episode 49: Dr. Joan Strassmann on Dictyostelium discoideum 49:17

11y ago49:17

49:17

This week Zach and I talk with Dr. Joan Strassman about Dictyostelium discoideum, a social amoeba.

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Episode 48: Naked mole rats 44:57

11y ago44:57

44:57

This week Zach and Kelly talk naked mole rats.

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Episode 47: Biofilms and bumblebees 27:22

11y ago27:22

27:22

This week Zach and Kelly talk about cheating in bacterial biofilms, and how the microbiome influences susceptibility to disease in bumble bees.

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Episode 46: Ryan and Ben hijack the Weekly Weinersmith 1:01:28

11y ago1:01:28

1:01:28

This week we let Ryan Haupt and Benjamin Tippett take over the show. Ryan and Ben are co-hosts on the Science...sort of podcast, and Ben is host of The Titanium Physicists podcast. Both of these podcasts are part of the Brachiolope Media Network, the podcast network to which the Weekly Weinersmith belongs. Ryan and Ben will talk about....well....yo…

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Episode 45: Dr. Christopher Lynn on glossolalia 1:01:37

11y ago1:01:37

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This week Zach and Kelly talk with Dr. Christopher Dana Lynn, an anthropologist at the University of Alabama who studies the relationship between glossolalia and stress in Apostolic Pentecostals.

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Episode 44: Caffeinated and telepathic rats 30:52

11+ y ago30:52

30:52

This week Zach and Kelly talk about how the smell of coffee changes gene expression and protein production in rat brains, and discuss a study that hooked rat brains up to one another so the rats could share information and perform tasks together.

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Episode 43: The Valentine's Day Episode 41:31

11+ y ago41:31

41:31

For Valentine’s Day, Zach and Kelly talk whether or not brazilian waxing is causing the extinction of pubic lice, and about how housework influences the frequency of sex.

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Episode 42: Fecal transplants and eye development 28:25

11+ y ago28:25

28:25

This week Zach and Kelly discuss a study that used infusion of donor feces to treat a bacterial infection, and a second study that found that light is important for eye development in fetal mice.

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Episode 41: Science and Math 48:59

11+ y ago48:59

48:59

This week Zach and Kelly talk about how fear and/or awe of math differs between academic fields.

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Episode 40: The Reproducibility Initiative with Dr. Elizabeth Iorns 54:39

11+ y ago54:39

54:39

This week Zach and Kelly bring back Dr. Elizabeth Iorns to talk about the Reproducibility Initiative through Science Exchange. Elizabeth was recently named one of Nature’s 10 People Who Mattered This Year!

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Episode 39: Science funding 44:27

11+ y ago44:27

44:27

This week Zach and Kelly talk about National Institute of Health (NIH) funding practices, and the increasing administrative burdens placed on academic scientists.

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Episode 38: Jessica Richman and William Ludington on uBiome 49:36

11+ y ago49:36

49:36

This week Zach and Kelly talk to Jessica Richman, a PhD student at Oxford University, and Dr. William Ludington, the Bowes Fellow at the University of California Berkeley, about uBiome. uBiome is a project that connects citizens to scientists in an attempt to better understand the microbiome.

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Episode 37: Trevor Bekolay on Spaun, a large-scale simulated brain 51:27

11+ y ago51:27

51:27

This week Kelly and Zach talk to Trevor Bekolay about his work on a large-scale brain simulator. Trevor is a PhD student in the Computational Neuroscience Research Group at the University of Waterloo.

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Episode 36: Stress and Alzheimer's Disease 42:50

11+ y ago42:50

42:50

This week Zach and Kelly discuss how the way one responds to stressors can have long-lasting implications for health, and recent research on a link between a rare gene variant and Alzheimer's disease.

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Episode 35: Aging and antidepressants 37:28

12y ago37:28

37:28

This week Zach and Kelly talk about how the blood of young mice makes old mice brains look young again, and whether or not genomics can help to predict the kinds of antidepressants to which a person will respond.