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A Little Bit Of Science

A Little Bit Of Science

Bizarre science history from academics with beers

A Little Bit Of Science

449 episodesEN-USExplicit

Show overview

A Little Bit Of Science has been publishing since 2016, and across the 10 years since has built a catalogue of 449 episodes. That works out to roughly 360 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a weekly cadence.

Episodes typically run thirty-five to sixty minutes — most land between 36 min and 1h 2m — though episode length varies meaningfully from one episode to the next. Roughly 61% of episodes carry an explicit flag from the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-US-language Science show.

The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 2 days ago, with 38 episodes already out so far this year. The busiest year was 2018, with 59 episodes published.

Episodes
449
Running
2016–2026 · 10y
Median length
47 min
Cadence
Weekly

From the publisher

From tales of historical idiocracy and scientific genius to weird and wacky cultural phenomena, Dr Rod Lamberts and Dr Will Grant are here to take you on a wild conversational journey, deep diving into the crevices of science, history and culture that you never knew existed.

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Radiation Flight Attendants, Belly Button Lasers and Plastic Protein Cookies

Sep 29, 202635 min

Alien Mega Structures, Black Hole Stars and Autonomous Drones

Sep 22, 202623 min

Dinosaur Bone Moguls, Spider-tailed Vipers and Seasonal Crimes

Sep 15, 202634 min

Cyborg Cockroaches, Splash-free Urinals and Snortable Nanobots

Sep 8, 202639 min

Doomsday flight trackers, trebuchet trauma, worm-flies and sugar-rationed babies

Sep 1, 202634 min

Chicken-powered nukes, lab-grown mini brains and the thalidomide-blocking badass

Aug 25, 202631 min

River bomb archaeology, AI viruses and Viagra cancer cures

Aug 18, 202632 min

Snakes have necks, giant sperm physics and fungus fashion

Aug 13, 202641 min

Cannibals, MRI snuggle sacks and sex inside a whale

Aug 6, 202636 min

Invention of the wheelie suitcase, orphan-powered vaccines and the Barbie drug

Jul 29, 202646 min

Pig Orgasms, Placebo Power and How iPhones are Ruining Sex

Jul 21, 202643 min

Rod's Best Of: The Experience Machine, Havana Syndrome, Venting Makes you Angrier and Boring People

Jul 14, 202645 min

Fake Microplastics, Freaky Lovebirds, and Numbers Too Big For Humans

Jul 7, 202639 min

Banned Baby Names, The Onion Gene, Hackable AI and Accidental World Kayaker

Jun 30, 202642 min

Titanium Exosuits, Iceman Sourdough & Pokemon Spyware

Jun 23, 202633 min

Mosquitoes Got Smarter, Mutant Pigs, Cows Know You And So Does Your Router

Jun 16, 202631 min

Real Life Good Will Hunting, Suspicious Scientist Deaths, and The Runit Dome Is Leaking

Jun 9, 202647 min

Chimps Hoard Crystals, Talking Mushrooms and the Teddy Bear That Knows Your Kinks

Jun 3, 202639 min

Robot Wolves, Neanderthal Brains and Why Snakes Are Winning

May 26, 202639 min

Mouse Utopia Experiment, Constipation & Heart Attacks, and Phrases For When Things Go Wrong

May 20, 202646 min
2026 A Little Bit Of Science