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Two guys with too many big questions! From the origins of written language to quantum mechanics, we’re out to make sense of it all. Spellbound is a weekly podcast hosted by Julian Smith (Director/Comedian) & Andrew Rader (MIT PhD, Canada’s Greatest Know-It-All). For advertising opportunities please…

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    • Feb 17, 2020 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 48m AVG DURATION
    • 105 EPISODES


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    #103 The Evolution of Memes & Ideas + TTFN

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2020 84:30


    How ideas evolve through cultural memes and inspire new ways of thinking. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    #102 Derek Johnson on Denuclearizing Earth by 2030

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2020 70:19


    Global Zero CEO, Derek Johnson, on his organization's efforts to denuclearize Earth by 2030. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    #101 MAGA Friends on Trump w/ Tyler Torti

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2020 75:44


    Tyler Torti returns to talk Trump and the impeachment. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    #100 Why Space Force Isn't News

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2020 54:52


    Misconceptions about Space Force and other related novelties. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    #099 A Brief History of War

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2020 65:06


    What good and bad has come from war and how has it changed with time? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    #098 Beyond The Known Pt. 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2020 63:12


    Closing the series on Andrew's book, we discuss the future of exploration into space. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    #097 Some Resolution on New Years

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2020 53:14


    The origin of timekeeping and discrepancies between various calendars. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    #096 Afrofuturism w/ Ahmed Best

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 30, 2019 66:00


    The voice of Star Wars' Jar Jar Binks and host of The Afrofuturist podcast explains afrofuturism. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    #095 Why History Says Xmas

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2019 36:29


    A historical and linguistic case for Xmas > Christmas. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    #094 Origins of Life w/ Michael Wong

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2019 59:07


    Astrobiologist Michael Wong on the origin of life as we know it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    #093 Chaos Theory w/ Derek Muller (Veritasium)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2019 65:29


    PhD physicist/engineer Derek Muller on randomness, free will, and realistic solutions to climate change. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    #092 Beyond The Known Pt. 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2019 61:46


    Part 2 on Andrew's new book about the history of exploration, Beyond The Known. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    #091 Keeping the Doomsday Clock w/ Dr. Rachel Bronson

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2019 40:15


    The Bulletin's President/CEO, Rachel Bronson, on existential risks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    #090 Is Community Exclusive by Default?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2019 43:43


    In part 3 of our rituals/community topic, we explore the basis of community and whether it's naturally exclusive. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    #089 Beyond The Known Pt. 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2019 52:01


    A timeline of human exploration and technology, per Andrew's new book. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    #088 Volcanoes & Climate Change w/ Jess Phoenix

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2019 46:52


    Scientist/volcanologist Jess Phoenix on climate change policy and what to expect from potential natural threats. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    #087 Rituals Pt. II w/ David Moses Perez

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2019 63:44


    David Perez on building his provocatively inclusive community in the bible belt. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    #086 Sasha Sagan on Rituals

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2019 60:51


    Sasha on Carl Sagan as a dad and her new book. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    #085 How NASA Defines Life w/ Morgan Cable

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2019 43:12


    NASA astrobiologist, Morgan Cable, on the search for life in space and what they hope to find. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    #084 Exoplanets w/ NASA's Dr. Jessie Christiansen

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2019 48:14


    NASA astrophysicist, Jessie Christiansen, on the search for life in space and other Earth-like worlds. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    #083 When It's Rude To Be Polite

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2019 47:32


    Do pleasantries complicate relationships? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    #082 A Brief History of Iran / US Relations

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2019 74:31


    Julian fails the U.S. citizenship test + historical context for the Iran / US conflict. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    #081 The 6 Weirdest Scientific Studies of 2019

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2019 45:04


    We discuss sphincter probes, a guy named Balzac, and why wombats poop cubes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    #80 Vacay Time :) :(

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2019 6:27


    We'll be back after a short break! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    #079 Apollo 11, "Send Her Back!" & Iranian Oil Tanker Seizure

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2019 50:14


    In this Week in Review episode, we cover several noteworthy topics and have some fun. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    #078 How Stories Change Our Minds

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2019 40:56


    Can characters, as shallow narrative vehicles, negatively impact our personality dynamics? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    #077 History's 10 Craziest Controversies

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2019 41:00


    "Did Jesus poop?" "Cadavers on trial?" This week we talk history's craziest debates and misconceptions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    #076 Veritas: Truth in Big Tech & The Media

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2019 86:20


    The perils of journalistic integrity in the digital landscape. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    #075 A Brief Briefing: NASA Finds Martian Signs of Life

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2019 10:42


    Due to Andrew's rocket launch and my move, this week's episode is a short one. We briefly discuss NASA's methane discovery on Mars. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    #074 The Art of Conversation w/ Tyler Torti

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2019 90:02


    Why more conversation-enders should be conversation-starters. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    #073 Biggest US Threat: China, Russia, Iran or N. Korea?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2019 48:32


    Which of these countries poses the biggest geopolitical threat to America, and why? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    #072 A Nuanced Look: Assange, Trump, Clinton & Wikileaks

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2019 48:05


    Why it's not as simple as the media makes it out to be. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    #071 Why US Immigration is Challenging

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2019 52:48


    Immigration in the US compared to other countries. What constitutes a citizen? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    #070 Natural or Technological Selection? w/ Oded Galor

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2019 57:29


    Brown Univ. economist, Oded Galor on Unified Growth Theory + its affects on natural selection. Is evolution itself evolving? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    #069 Biggest Misconceptions: Israeli/Palestinian Conflict

    Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2019 51:05


    It's not centuries-old, nor is it religious. So, WTF is going on? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    #068 The Fed Reserve For Dummies By Dummies

    Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2019 42:12


    Why do we have a Federal Reserve? How did the economy function previously? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    #067 An Orientation on Orientation

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2019 34:07


    Which genes determine sexual preference? Plus, a look at some progressive ancient societies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    #066 Where Nature Says No & God Says Yes

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2019 45:26


    A list of the biggest disputes between science and the Bible. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    #065 Does Patriotism Segregate?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2019 43:16


    Patriotism is patriarchy but it's not all bad. Where is the line? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    #064 Would Monogamy Work on Mars? w/ Geoffrey Miller, PhD

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2019 57:13


    Evolutionary psychologist Geoffrey Miller, PhD, on sex differences/politics, monogamy on Earth vs. Mars, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    WTF Happened Yesterday?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2019 2:33


    Yeah, so about that.... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    #063 Ghandi's 7 Social Sins

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2019 47:11


    A history / comparison of the 7 Deadly Sins vs. Ghandi's 7 Social Sins. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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