Ologies with Alie Ward
Volcanoes. Trees. Drunk butterflies. Mars missions. Slug sex. Death. Beauty standards. Anxiety busters. Beer science. Bee drama. Take away a pocket full of science knowledge and charming, bizarre stories about what fuels these professional -ologists' obsessions. Humorist and science correspondent Alie Ward asks smart people stupid questions and the answers might change your life.
Latest Episode
Marmotology (GROUNDHOGS) with Daniel Blumstein (14.01.2026)
Previous Episodes
- Venusology (VENUS) with Vicki Hansen
- Attention-Deficit Neuropsychology (ADHD) Part 2 Encore with How to ADHD, Black Girl Lost Keys, Jahla Osborne + more
- Attention-Deficit Neuropsychology (ADHD) Part 1 Encore with Russell Barkley
- Ornithorhynchology (PLATYPUSES) with Tahneal Hawke
- Bonus Episode: Nutritional Microbiology (GUT HEALTH & DIET) with Miguel Freitas and Elaine Hsiao
- Astrobromatology (SPACE FOOD) with Maggie Coblentz
- Pteridology (FERNS) with Fay-Wei Li
- NEW 2025 Interview: Genocidology (CRIMES OF ATROCITY) Part 2 with Dirk Moses
- Bisonology (BUFFALO) Encore with various bisonologists
- Strigiformology (OWLS) Part 2 with R. J. Gutiérrez
- Strigiformology (OWLS) Part 1 with R.J. Gutiérrez
- Historical Toxicology (OLD TIMEY POISONS) with Deborah Blum
- Critical Ponerology (WHAT IS “EVIL”?) with Kenneth MacKendrick
- Bonus Episode: COCKROACH MILK with Joshua Benoit and Sinead English
- Blattodeology (YES, COCKROACHES) with Dominic Evangelista
- Haunted Hydrology (SPOOKY LAKES) with Geo Rutherford
- Serpopsychology (WHAT’S CREEPY?) with Frank McAndrew
- Revolutionology (REBELLIONS & SOCIAL CHANGE) with Jack Goldstone
- Human Technomorphology (SWAPPING OUT BODY PARTS) with Mary Roach
- Ceramology (POTTERY) with Potted History’s Graham Taylor & Sarah Lord Taylor
Other podcasts
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as you are
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Motherhood in Black & White
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Staying Relevant
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Sherlock Holmes Short Stories
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Too Scary; Didn't Watch
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Western Oz on 88.5fm
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Cape Coffee Beans Podcast
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Otherppl with Brad Listi
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30 years of democracy
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The Bourbon Life
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Maxwell Leadership Podcast
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SIGNAL CHURCH CAPE TOWN
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The New Yorker: The Writer's Voice - New Fiction from The New Yorker
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Anatomy of Murder
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Dear Vampire Diaries
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The Art Of War
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Watch What Crappens
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The Single Mom Podcast - Single Parent Advice, Support & a Little Bit of Humor
