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.
Audiobook Mixtape 3: Gift Ideas from the Ologists’ Brains
You like Ologists. Ologists write books. You like books, so let’s dive into a new, curated sampler platter from your favorite guests’ books.. Fill your ears with dark carnivals, boney catacombs, Rocky Mountain bears and wolves, flies you should love, maggots that make you beautiful, fungus that might be evil, why you should not care what other people eat, queer dolphins, invisible moose, monkey facts, fitness/mental health tips, and how to save money at the salon. Let this melange of literary snippets serve as a refresher of favorite episodes, a teaser for ones you haven’t heard, or just a gentle nudge toward a bookshop. (Or the link below to buy online.)
Links to these books (& the Ologists’ episodes)
2019’s Audiobook Mixtape 1 Episode
2021’s Audiobook Mixtape 2 Episode
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Smologies (short, classroom-safe) episodes
Transcripts and bleeped episodes
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Editing by Mercedes Maitland of Maitland Audio Productions
Managing Director: Susan Hale
Scheduling Producer: Noel Dilworth
Transcripts by Emily White of The Wordary
Website by Kelly R. Dwyer
Theme song by Nick Thorburn