The Episodic Table of Elements
Science Podcasts
A chemistry podcast about the fascinating true stories behind each element on the periodic table.
Location:
United States
Description:
A chemistry podcast about the fascinating true stories behind each element on the periodic table.
Twitter:
@trappleton
Language:
English
Website:
http://episodictable.com/
Episodes
The Episodic Table Of Elements Holiday Special
12/20/2023
Time for the most traditional holiday celebration: A science lesson.
Duración:00:26:47
92. Uranium: Two Untold Tales (Live At Harvard)
5/29/2023
America's worst radioactive accident isn't Three Mile Island, and the Nazi nuclear physicist wasn't assassinated by the famous baseball player.
Duración:00:45:00
91. Protactinium: Decolonize Science
10/19/2022
Sometimes we need a quiet moment in order to step back and look at the bigger picture.
Duración:00:21:37
90. Thorium: Bright Lights, Big City
2/22/2022
Sure, thorium could provide practically limitless clean energy, but then we couldn't build weapons of mass destruction.
Duración:00:18:32
89. Actinium: The Windup… And The Pitchblende
11/8/2021
We all know that radioactive rocks glow in the dark, except they actually don't, except for when they actually do.
Duración:00:15:32
88. Radium: Several Sordid Affairs
10/18/2021
Out of all the characters who encounter radium in this episode, the only one to emerge unscathed is the guy who comes face-to-face with Satan.
Duración:00:22:38
87. Francium: Nothing To Do With Cats
9/13/2021
You don't have to have a degree to do science, but it helps.
Duración:00:40:35
86. Radon: It’s Coming From Inside The House
8/23/2021
You know something's amiss when you set off the radiation alarms while walking in to the nuclear power plant.
Duración:00:28:14
85. Astatine: Pathological Science
8/2/2021
The story of astatine takes us to Alabama, Dacca, Romania, Vienna, and California, but definitely not Switzerland.
Duración:00:26:33
84. Polonium: The Distinguished Alumna Of Warsaw’s Flying University
7/5/2021
Sadly, it's no longer possible to purchase this lethally radioactive element for fifteen cents and a cereal boxtop.
Duración:00:19:56
83. Bismuth: The Friendly Oddball
6/14/2021
The periodic table shows the natural patterns and trends among the elements. Bismuth does not abide.
Duración:00:19:48
82. Lead: Irrational Self-Interest
5/24/2021
We just can't seem to stop chasing the sweet, sweet taste of element 82.
Duración:00:28:00
81. Thallium: It Rides A Pale Horse
4/26/2021
In which we learn how reading mystery novels might very well save a life.
Duración:00:26:38
80. Mercury: Fatally Toxic And Probably In Your Mouth
4/12/2021
Even if you hate tuna, have flawless teeth, and only use digital thermometers, humans have historically not been shy about getting a mouthful of mercury.
Duración:00:17:52
79. Gold: Lump Sum
3/29/2021
All other metals step aside, because today we deal with the king of elements.
Duración:03:05:23
78. Platinum: A Tous Les Temps, A Tous Les Peuples
3/15/2021
Sometimes, being set in stone isn't permanent enough.
Duración:00:13:17
77. Iridium: T. Rex And The Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
3/1/2021
Alvarez noticed a great disturbance in the rocks, as if millions of voices suddenly cried out in terror and were suddenly silenced.
Duración:02:44:02
76. Osmium: It Stinks!
2/8/2021
This entire episode serves as cautionary advice to anyone seeking to add osmium to their element collection.
Duración:00:19:58
75. Rhenium: A Love Of Two Brains
1/25/2021
Witness an incredible, unbreakable bond between two who couldn't be more alike. We'll also learn about a married couple.
Duración:00:16:36
74. Tungsten: What Is The Atom We Love?
1/11/2021
All right, everybody settle down. Welcome to the weekly meeting of the National Association Of W Lovers.
Duración:00:24:24