We all love heist movies - you know, stories of daring-do in which loveable rogues make off with fat stacks of casino cash, Maltese falcons or Pym Particles. But what about... feathers? Rod Lamberts tells Will J Grant the story of the Great Feather Heist! podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/the…

When he was just 16, John C Lilly posed a pretty deep question: could the mind render itself sufficiently objective to study itself? It became his life's work to answer that question, leading to some... strange places. Will J Grant and Rod Lamberts explore! podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/the…

Modern workplaces aren't great. There's endless emails, meetings every minute, and co-workers. But have you ever wondered if the worst aspects of work might be... deliberate? Rod Lamberts takes Will J Grant through a deep dive on the CIA's manual for sabotage! podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/the…

Charles Vance Millar died in 1926 a rich man. But he had no one to leave his money to. So instead... he set up perhaps the strangest race that's ever been run. The question now is, was he perhaps trolling for good? Will J Grant tells Rod Lamberts the story! podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/the…

Have you ever been shot in the guts and left to die but then you don't die but then the gut hole doesn't heal over and then the local science guy decides to lower meat into your stomach hole to see what will happen? UGH! Rod Lamberts tells Will J Grant a gross story podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/the…

Oh hey! Have you ever wanted to build your own secret air powered subway system in the middle of New York? Well you’re not alone, because once upon a time the editor of Scientific American did just that! Will J Grant tells Rod Lamberts the story! podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/the…

Should researchers ever go undercover? In the late 1960s Laud Humphreys put on a disguise to explore the then very clandestine world of men having sex with men. His methods weren't what we'd expect now, but was it worth it? Rod Lamberts & Will J Grant explore! podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/the…

Aww man, that weekend was just too short, amirite! But maybe... we're all edging closer to having a 3 day weekend? Will J Grant tells Rod Lamberts the history and future of the weekend! podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/the…

Rod Lamberts Will J Grant Wholesome Slinkies! I was waiting for the gruesome stats on how many kids had lost an eye. I remember kids holding opposite ends and backing away from each other to see how far it would stretch, & then trying to let go at the same time

I've come across A LOT of good 17th- and 18th-century Quaker names over the past 3.5 years, as I've worked on my thesis. Now that my thesis is done and submission is near, it's time to share the more than 90 wildest early Quaker names I've found (in alphabetical order):

Oh hey! Have you ever thought you'd like to make your friendly-neighbourhood-whole-of-science podcast team happy? Well, you could vote for them in the Aus Podcast Awards - go here, search "The Wholesome Show" and feel magical! australianpodcastawards.com/voting

You might have heard his story? Climate adaptation research dr. gianluca grimalda was fired for travelling too slowly (from his research site in PNG to Germany). We had a chat with him to explore what slow travel is actually like! podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/the…

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