This Week in Science – The Kickass Science Podcast

Dr. Kirsten Sanford Science Media

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

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20 episodes
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Friday · 1 hr 9 min
The Dish on Disease-in-a-Dish
What is in the This Week in Science Podcast? This Week: Interview W/Dannielle Engle, PhD, Pancreatic Cancer, Gut Memories, Memorable Brain Changes, and Much More Science to Dish About! 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 […] The post 29 July, 2026 – Episode 1069 – The Dish on Disease-in-a-Dish appeared first on This Week in Science - The Kickass Science Podcast.
July 24 · 1 hr 17 min
Invasive Science
This Week: Interview W/Dana Page, Feral Pigs, Prescribed Burns, Climate Change, Plant Cheese, and Much More Science!
July 17 · 50 min
Uncanny Science
What is in the This Week in Science Podcast? This Week: Culture, Uncanny Valley Monkeys, Koala Cure, Hidden Fish, 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 are looking […] The post 15 July, 2026 – Episode 1067 – Uncanny Science appeared first on This Week in Science - The Kickass Science Podcast.
July 10 · 1 hr 32 min
Shrinking Cephalopod Brains, Science!
What is in the This Week in Science Podcast? This Week: Orbital Weapons, Vanta Black Satellites, Emotional Bees, Old Enzymes, Light Tech, Sex-changing Spiders, Cephalopod Brains, Cry For Health, Brain Damage, Preventing Trauma, and Much More Science! Become a Patron! Check out the full unedited episode of our podcast on YouTube or Twitch. And remember […] The post 8 July, 2026 – Episode 1066 – Shrinking Cephalopod Brains, Science! appeared first on This Week in Science - The Kickass Science Podcast.
July 3 · 1 hr 38 min
Lighting Up the Skies
What is in the This Week in Science Podcast? This Week: Spudcell, Colossal Effort, Planigales, Homo Naledi, Crocodile Brians, Snails, Overies, and Much More Science Lighting Up the Skies! 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 […] The post 1 July, 2026 – Episode 1065 – Lighting Up the Skies appeared first on This Week in Science - The Kickass Science Podcast.
June 26 · 1 hr 30 min
Deploy The Quantum Science!
What is in the This Week in Science Podcast? This Week: .Gov vs .US, Cleaning Phones, Mines and Rain, Pod Presence, Pterosaur Wings, Bilingual Brains, Laugh Lines, Eyes, 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 […] The post 24 June, 2026 – Episode 1064 – Deploy The Quantum Science! appeared first on This Week in Science - The Kickass Science Podcast.
June 19 · 2 hr 5 min
The Ladies Want Smarts
What is in the This Week in Science Podcast? This Week: The Underground, Climate Change Survey, Forever? Chemicals, Blood Thinning, Dead Whales, Zebra Finch, Scared Pregnant Mice, Contagious Fear, Sneaky Spiders, Knee Pain, Bird Brains, Gamer Critics, and Much More Science Smarts! Become a Patron! Check out the full unedited episode of our podcast on […] The post 17 June, 2026 – Episode 1063 – The Ladies Want Smarts appeared first on This Week in Science - The Kickass Science Podcast.
June 13 · 1 hr 14 min
We're Going Science Supersonic
What is in the This Week in Science Podcast? This Week: Supersonic Planes, Galactic Winds, SpiderCam, Electric Squirts, Owl Brilliance, Neural Disappointment, Fructose Failing, Turning Left, 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 post 10 June, 2026 – Episode 1062 – We’re Going Science Supersonic appeared first on This Week in Science - The Kickass Science Podcast.
June 6 · 1 hr 49 min
Science Needs You!
What is in the This Week in Science Podcast? This Week: New Science Rules, Mosquitoes, Bad Food, Bad Gut, Wild Pigs, Pigeon Hypotheses, Bower Bird Bonanza, Octopus Mirror Attack, 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 […] The post 5 June, 2026 – Episode 1061 – Science Needs You! appeared first on This Week in Science - The Kickass Science Podcast.
June 4 · 2 hr 15 min
Under the Sea Science Venting
What is in the This Week in Science Podcast? This Week: Interview w/Dr. Andrew Thaler, Watching Wildlife, New Octopus, Cucumber Bits, Backrooms, 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 […] The post 27 May, 2026 – Episode 1060 – Under the Sea Science Venting appeared first on This Week in Science - The Kickass Science Podcast.
May 22 · 2 hr 1 min
Humpty Dumpty Sat On the Science
What is in the This Week in Science Podcast? This Week: Urban Animals, Human Birth, Happy Mice, Eye Plants, Bug Killing Medicine, Colossal Shells, 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. […] The post 20 May, 2026 – Episode 1059 – Humpty Dumpty Sat On the Science appeared first on This Week in Science - The Kickass Science Podcast.
May 15 · 2 hr 42 min
Unicorns Are Real
This Week: Interview w/Alaina Levine, Science Unicorns, Cancer Gone, Carnivorous Plants, Outdoor Cats, Carnivorous Rice, Gluca Gone, Insect Pain, Wings, Sleepy Time, and Much More!
May 8 · 2 hr 44 min
Science de Mayo
What is in the This Week in Science Podcast? This Week: Guest Host Philip Shane, Death Of A Great Mind, Plastic Heat, Fish Filth, Swedish Power, Double Trouble, Sweet Myelin, Folding Proteins, Baby Mom Yawns, and Much More Science! Become a Patron! Check out the full unedited episode of our podcast on YouTube or Twitch. […] The post 06 May, 2026 – Episode 1057 – Science de Mayo appeared first on This Week in Science - The Kickass Science Podcast.
May 1 · 1 hr 16 min
What Is Science Worried About?
What is in the This Week in Science Podcast? This Week: Bye-Bye Science Board, Fluoride, Coffee, Bees Love Viruses, Sexist Birds, Yawns, Melatonin, 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. […] The post 29 April, 2026 – Episode 1056 – What Is Science Worried About? appeared first on This Week in Science - The Kickass Science Podcast.
April 24 · 1 hr 58 min
What's The Earth Worth?
What is in the This Week in Science Podcast? This Week: Interview W/Sara Kobilka, Slowing Currents, Hard Freeze, It’s All Connected, Plant Lives, Cocaine Salmon, This Is New, Mars Stuff, and Much More Earth Science! Become a Patron! Check out the full unedited episode of our science podcast on YouTube or Twitch. And remember that […] The post 22 April, 2026 – Episode 1055 – What’s The Earth Worth? appeared first on This Week in Science - The Kickass Science Podcast.
April 17 · 1 hr 44 min
Science isn't so taxing
What is in the This Week in Science Podcast? This Week: Physics, Solar Wood, Motherhood Kills, Sunbirds Suck, Octopi, Limb Regeneration, Chatty Cetaceans, Ai is Bad, Hearing The Universe, 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 […] The post 15 April, 2026 – Episode 1054 – Science isn’t so taxing appeared first on This Week in Science - The Kickass Science Podcast.
April 10 · 2 hr 11 min
To The Moon, Artemis!
What is in the This Week in Science Podcast? This Week: Guest Host Brian Dunning, Humans Around the Moon, Faster Than Light, Localizing Carbon, Voorhies Law?, Mouse Aging is FTL, ADHD MGMT, Forced Decisions, Cognitive Surrender, and Much More Science! Become a Patron! Check out the full unedited episode of our podcast on YouTube or […] The post 08 April, 2026 – Episode 1053 – To The Moon, Artemis! appeared first on This Week in Science - The Kickass Science Podcast.
March 27 · 1 hr 58 min
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 […] The post 25 March, 2026 – Episode 1052 – Science myths defanged! appeared first on This Week in Science - The Kickass Science Podcast.
March 13 · 54 min
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.
March 7 · 53 min
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.

This Week in Science – The Kickass Science Podcast

Support the show

The Dish on Disease-in-a-Dish

Invasive Science

Uncanny Science

Shrinking Cephalopod Brains, Science!

Lighting Up the Skies

Deploy The Quantum Science!

The Ladies Want Smarts

We're Going Science Supersonic

Science Needs You!

Under the Sea Science Venting

Humpty Dumpty Sat On the Science

Unicorns Are Real

Science de Mayo

What Is Science Worried About?

What's The Earth Worth?

Science isn't so taxing

To The Moon, Artemis!

Science myths defanged!

Gnaw On This For a Bit

This Week in Blair's Animal Corner