Opinion Science Podcast
1) #110: The Value of Entertainment with Sara Grady
Sara Grady studies the function of entertainment—why we watch, play, and listen to the media that fill our lives. She's an assistant professor of Communication at Ohio State University. In our convers...Show More
2) #109: The Realities of Political Persuasion with David Broockman
David Broockman is a political scientist at UC Berkeley who digs into one of democracy’s core questions: can political messages really change minds? He’s spent his career running careful studies of pe...Show More
3) SciComm Summer #26: Lulu Miller on Leading with Story
Lulu Miller has done a lot of things and done them very well. She is currently the co-host of Radiolab and its family-friendly spinoff, Terrestrials. She also co-created Invisibilia with Alix Spiegel ...Show More
4) SciComm Summer #25: Sarah McAnulty on Art and Community in Science Communication
Sarah McAnulty is a squid biologist and a science communicator. She's come up with all sorts of creative ways to bring science to the people, especially through local community engagement initiatives....Show More
5) SciComm Summer #24: Joe Palca on NPR Science Reporting
Joe Palca reported on science for NPR for years. He found his sweet spot, capturing people's interest and filling them in on curious new findings in just a few minutes. His path to this job wasn't all...Show More
6) SciComm Summer #23: Alison Fragale on Giving Keynote Talks
Alison Fragale is an organizational psychologist who gives keynote talks and leads workshops outside academia. She talks frankly about what it takes to book speaking engagements, design powerful talks...Show More
7) SciComm Summer #22: Alex Dainis on Producing Online Videos
Alex Dainis is a freelance science communicator and video producer. She's been making science videos on YouTube for years, including recent work for the American Chemical Society. In 2024, she was rec...Show More
8) SciComm Summer #21: Joel Bervell on Short Form Video
Joel Bervell recently graduated from medical school, which is when he gained fame as an influencer helping the public navigate good medical science. He’s out there breaking down myths about medicine, ...Show More
9) SciComm Summer #20: Adam Cole on Making "Howtown"
Kicking off the 3rd season of Hot SciComm Summer is Adam Cole. Adam started at NPR’s Science Desk in 2011 where he started making short videos and radio pieces. In 2014, he launched the YouTube channe...Show More
10) Introducing "Hot SciComm Summer"...Season 3!
You didn't think #HotSciCommSummer was done, did you? Join me for a whole new season of Hot SciComm summer, a special laid-back podcast series featuring writers, podcast producers, video producers, sp...Show More