Show overview
ChemMatters launched in 2025 and has put out 52 episodes in the time since. That works out to roughly 8 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a fortnightly cadence, with the show now in its 5th season.
Episodes typically run under ten minutes — most land between 5 min and 13 min — with run-times ranging widely across the catalogue. None of the episodes are flagged explicit by the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-language Science show.
The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 4 weeks ago, with 33 episodes already out so far this year.
From the publisher
Narration of ChemMatters ArticlesEspisode 1: Select Articles from April 2025Episode 2: October 2025Episode 3: December 2025Episode 4: February 2026Episode 5: April 2026
Latest Episodes
View all 52 episodesDo Not Disturb
Nano Reads
The Chemist Who Runs Toward the Toughest Challenges
Synthetic Blood: Not Just for Vampires
Will it Float?
The Chemistry Behind 'Constructing" Atoms
Sustainable and Strong
Going ... Going ... Gone
Open For Discussion: Everything is Chemistry-Even Dessert!
Chem in Person: How Stressed Plants Help Make Clouds
Under (Lunar) Construction
Smells Like Trouble
Silicone Wristbands
Artificial Turf: Why So Hot?
To Pee or Not to Pee? This is the Jellyfish Sting Question
Nano Reads
S5 Ep 1The Forest: The Ultimate Chemistry Laboratory
Narrated by Kelley J. Donaghy
S5 Ep 6Composting: Dinner to Soil
Narrated by
S5 Ep 9Nanoreads
Narrated by Bryan Tweedy
S5 Ep 8Chem in Person: A Self-Starter Finds Passion in Nature's Chemistry
Narrated by Jazmine Similien