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Salugenology (WHY HUMANS REQUIRE HOBBIES) Part 2 with Julia Hotz

30 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

It’s Part 2 of how to fix your life with hobbies! Pretty much. Journalist/author of “The Connection Cure” Julia Hotz explains the science behind...

Salugenology (WHY HUMANS REQUIRE HOBBIES) Part 1 with Julia Hotz

23 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Crafting. Motorcycle repair. Banjo lessons. Hobbies aren’t a reward, but tools to save your mental and physical health. Journalist/author of “The ...

Climate Fervorology (ECO-ADVOCACY WITHOUT IT BEING A BUMMER) with AJR’s Adam Met

16 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Cleaner energy! Reasoning with climate deniers! Using fandom to pass policy! And not burning out. Adam Met, of the colossal indie pop band AJR is also...

Discard Anthropology (GARBAGE) Encore with Robin Nagle

09 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Landfills! Treasures in the trash! Corporate conspiracies! Composting! An instantly classic conversation with the incredibly knowledgeable, frank and ...

Medieval Codicology (WEIRD MEDIEVAL MANUSCRIPT ART & MEMES & SNAILS) with Evan Pridmore

02 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Medieval art memes! Human-faced animals! Drunk monks! And a preponderance of snails. Middle Ages manuscript expert, art history communicator, and Medi...

Domestic Phytology (HOUSEPLANTS) with Tyler Thrasher

26 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Fungus gnats. Overloved cacti. Fiddle fig failures. $20,000 specimens. It’s house plants — and it’s wild, folks. Widely beloved author, artist, ...

Post-Viral Epidemiology (LONG COVID) Part 2 with Wes Ely

19 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Long Covid Part 2: Treatments. Studies. Histamines. Hormones. POTS. Clots. Hearts. Hope. Highly-respected Long Covid expert, Dr. Wes Ely, is back for ...

Post-Viral Epidemiology (LONG COVID) Part 1 with Wes Ely

12 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

What is Long Covid? Is it real? What does it feel like? Do you have it? And how do you cure it? With fatigue and brain fog, you don’t want to spend ...

Reality TV Sociology (‘TRASH’ TV) with Danielle Lindemann

05 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Nude strangers. Icy roads. Brain rot. True love. Class warfare. Queer visibility. Scripted ad libs. Sociologist, professor, author of the book “True...

Field Trip: Activism Art Panel Recorded at WonderCon

01 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Exactly the inspiration you need. Exactly the perfect time. Pass it on to anyone who loves art and/or speaking up. I went to Comic-Con’s little sist...

Cardiology (THE HEART) with Herman Taylor

26 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

It beats. It throws blood. It breaks – but not if Dr. Herman Taylor can help it. He is a physician, professor and director of the Cardiovascular Res...

Erethizonology (PORCUPINES) with Tim Bean

19 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Barbs. Grunts. Bone caves. Dogs who got too close. We got porcupines, folks. Dr. Tim Bean of Cal Poly is as charming an ologist you can get, fielding ...

Agnotology (WILLFUL IGNORANCE) Updated Encore with Dr. Robert Proctor

12 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Yes, there is an -ology for that. And yes, we’re airing this episode -– with a ton of 2025 updates -– because it’s never felt more relevant. D...

Hippopotomology (HIPPOS) with Rebecca Lewison

05 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Do they sweat blood? Will one kill you? What are cocaine hippos? Is Moo Deng… okay? Actual real life Hippopotomologist Dr. Rebecca Lewison explains ...

Thyroidology (THYROID GLAND) with Kepal Patel

29 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Sad? Cold? Hot? Wired? Blame the thyroid. Maybe. In your throat there is a butterfly-shaped gland under a shield-shaped Adam’s Apple and it controls...

Eco-Odorology (SCIENCE-SNIFFING DOGS) with Kayla Fratt

22 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Dogs doing science. With their faces. As a follow-up to last week’s Ethnocynology episode about humans domesticating wolves, we chat with conservati...

Ethnocynology (HUMANS & DOGS THROUGH TIME) with David Ian Howe

15 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Ancient dogs! Domestic wolves! Anthropology! Archaeology! It’s all Ethnocynology: when humans and dogs started living and working together. The wond...

Fire Ecology (WILDFIRES & INDIGENOUS FIRE MANAGEMENT) Mega Encore with Gavin Jones & Amy Christianson (LA Fires Re-Release)

10 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

As wildfires burn across L.A. — and my neighborhood evacuates — we thought it would be a good time to encore these Fire Ecology episodes so I can ...

Eudemonology (HAPPINESS) Encore with Laurie Santos

31 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

HAPPINESS RESEARCH, straight up. What is happiness? How do our circumstances affect happiness? Why is the word “gratitude” kinda cringey? What can...

Cabinology (CABINS) Encore with Dale Mulfinger

24 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The time is right to revisit cabins: Log cabins, woodsy getaways, A-frame cuties, cottages, tiny homes, lake houses. WE GET INTO IT, including 2024 up...

Castorology (BEAVERS) with Rob Rich

18 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Orange teeth! Vanilla butts! Architecture with twigs! Olde-timey joke books? Field naturalist, conservationist, wildlife tracker and “beaver believe...

Mnemonology (MEMORY) Part 2 with Michael Yassa

11 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Remembering names! Preventing dementia! Photographic memories! Weed! Goldfish! It’s the thrilling conclusion of Mnemonology with Dr. Michael Yassa, ...

Mnemonology (MEMORY) Part 1 with Michael Yassa

04 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

How are memories made? Where are they stored? Where do they go? What was I just talking about? Neurobiologist, professor, researcher, and Director of ...

Surgical Angiology (VEINS & ARTERIES) with Sheila Blumberg

27 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Vaping and vein health! Covid and clots! Easy bruising! Movie blood! Spider veins! Free socks! The heroic vascular surgeon Dr. Sheila Blumberg of NYU ...

Field Trip: A Hawaiian Breadfruit Rev‘ULUtion

25 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

What even IS a breadfruit? How do you cook it? Why have Pacific Islanders grown it for so long? Can it solve world hunger? And what does it have to do...

Canistrumology (BASKET WEAVING. YES, BASKET WEAVING) with James C. Bamba

20 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

 Thorny leaves! Embarrassing imports! Basket gossip! Making cool stuff from invasive vines! Renowned weaver and teacher, James C. Bamba, connected mo...

Ergopathology (BURNOUT) with Kandi Wiens

13 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Exhaustion! Numbness! Anger! You’re stressed out. I get it. Let’s fix it. I cornered one of the world’s experts on Ergopathology, scholar and au...

Odonatology (DRAGONFLIES) with Jessica Ware

06 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

They’re acrobatic fliers with long bodies and veined wings and their babies breathe through their butts: dragonflies. Let’s get into the differenc...

Field Trip: I Take You to the Making of a Mural

30 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Folks, come with me. We’re hanging out under some train tracks late at night in Philadelphia doing street art. As the promised companion piece to ou...

Confectionology (CANDY) with Susan Benjamin

23 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Licorice opinions! War chocolate! Candy corn origins, circus peanut secrets, the sourest sourballs, and your great aunt’s purse. Stay until the very...

Momiology (MUMMIFICATION) Part 2 with Salima Ikram & Kara Cooney

17 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Coffin engravings! Archaeology ethics! Linen wrappings! Repatriation! Sexy hippos!We’re back with more mummies in this Part 2 with the wonderful Drs...

Momiology (MUMMIFICATION) Part 1 with Kara Cooney & Salima Ikram

09 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Linen wrapping. Expensive resins. Sarcophagi. Preserving for eternity – or until someone raids their tomb. It’s a brand-new Spooktober episode wit...

Urban Rodentology (SEWER RATS) Encore with Bobby Corrigan

02 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Let’s kick off Spooktober with… RATS: They love pizza. They invade taquerias at midnight. They scurry. They cuddle. They outsmart. They inspire mo...

Modern Toichographology (MURALS & STREET ART) with Conrad Benner

26 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Murals! Frescos! Graffiti! Street art! Philadelphia is the birthplace of graffiti and the mural capital of the world so we sit down with city historia...

Tardigradology (TINY SEMI-INDESTRUCTIBLE WATER BEAR MOSS PIGLET CREATURES CALLED TARDIGRADES) with Paul Bartels

18 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Smaller than you can imagine. Potato-shaped. Mysterious. Romantic. And tough enough to survive the vacuum of space or decades of desiccation. Join pro...

Suicidology (SUICIDE PREVENTION & AWARENESS) with DeQuincy Meiffren-Lézine

11 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Give yourself a hug and take a deep breath and let’s chat with renowned Suicidologist Dr. DeQuincy Meiffren-Lézine. He is an absolute wonder and he...

Coffeeology (COFFEE) with Peter Giuliano

03 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

When did coffee get into our mouths? Who’s right when it comes to the best coffee? What’s the most ethical way to enjoy it? What about the cats th...

Museology (MUSEUMS) Encore in Memory of Ronnie Cline

28 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

A very special encore in memory of our favorite Museologist, Ronnie Cline. In this 2018 episode, we talked about the life and work of a great dude and...

Speleology (CAVES) with Gina Moseley

21 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Caves! Caverns! Grottos! Crystals! Let's get down and dirty with Speleology with explorer, researcher, professor, and paleoclimatologist Dr. Gina Mose...

Misophonology (DISTRACTING SOUND & NOISE RAGE) with Jane Gregory

14 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Forks on teeth. Lip smacking. Metal on metal. (Don’t worry, there are no sonic examples of triggers in this episode!) Why do some of us haaaate cert...

Funology (YES, FUN) with Catherine Price

07 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

What exactly is “fun?” How will you know when you’re having it? Do introverts have special alone fun? Is it okay to seek fun in bleak times? Cat...

Neuroendocrinology (SEX & GENDER) Mega Encore with Daniel Pfau

31 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

It’s an updated mega-encore of one of my favorite episodes — with 2024 research — to learn: How many genders are there? How do you know if you’...

Ambystomology (AXOLOTLS… AND LIMB REGROWTH?) with Jessica Whited

24 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Feathery gills! Adorable smiles! Cultural icons! Habitat ecology! And superhuman limb regeneration? It’s an entire episode on axolotls. You either l...

Psychedeliology (HALLUCINOGENS) Part 2 with Charles Grob

17 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Part 2 is here! It’s wall to wall listener questions about magic mushrooms, LSD, ayahuasca ceremonies, set and setting, how mushrooms go stale, decr...

Psychedeliology (HALLUCINOGENS) Part 1 with Charles Grob

11 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Magic mushrooms, LSD, ayahuasca ceremonies, DMT,  ketamine: take a trip into the science and research of hallucinogens.  Renowned psychiatry profess...

Disability Sociology (DISABILITY PRIDE) with Guinevere Chambers

03 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Sexuality and disability! Invisible illnesses! Airline frustrations! How many of us are disabled! July is Disability Pride Month, and professor, resea...

Puffinology (PUFFINS) with Jill Taylor

27 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

What exactly IS a puffin? Who are they related to? Are they disco birds? WHY are they so cute? Should you kiss one? Throw one? Are they in danger?  G...

Andragogology (300TH EPISODE SPECIAL) with Alie Ward

19 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Boy howdy hot dang, Ologies has hit its 300th new episode! In celebration of this milestone, we’ve turned the tables and lead editor Mercedes Maitla...

Culicidology (MOSQUITOES) Part 2 with Fhallon Ware-Gilmore

12 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Part 2 of mosquitoes is here! Now that you know WHY they would like to eat you mosquito expert and Culicidologist, Dr. Fhallon Ware-Gilmore of the CDC...

Culicidology (MOSQUITOES) Part 1 with Fhallon Ware-Gilmore

05 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

They’re gorgeous. They’re picky moms, and tremendous flirts. They are sparkly. And they drink blood. We hopped on the line with mosquito researche...

Anagnosology (READING) with Adrian Johns

29 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Clay tablets! Printing presses! Old timey audio books! Speed reading strategies! Attention spans! Dyslexia history! Literacy campaigns! Dr. Adrian Joh...

Mantodeology (PRAYING MANTISES) with Lohitashwa Garikipati

22 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Pointy heads. Spiked arms. Tragic romance. It’s a whole episode about praying mantises with a real life Mantodeologist, Lohit Garikipati. Do they re...

Minisode: Some Small/Smol Announcements

16 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

A short little episode to tell you about a change we're making to Ologies that I am genuinely very pumped about, as well as some weird secrets I did n...

Genocidology (CRIMES OF ATROCITY) with Dirk Moses

08 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The world is confusing, but there are experts in everything. In our least funny episode ever, we thankfully convinced a global expert, professor, rese...

Smologies #43: CICADAS with Gene Kritsky

06 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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Foraging Ecology (EATING WILD PLANTS) Encore with @BlackForager, Alexis Nikole Nelson

01 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Mustard gossip. Knotweed recipes. Cow parsnips. Serviceberry appreciation. Hogweed warnings. Dead man’s fingers. The incredibly knowledgeable and en...

Columbidology (PIGEONS? YES) Part 2 with Rosemary Mosco

24 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The thrilling conclusion of PIGEONS, with Columbidologist and author Rosemary Mosco of Bird and Moon comics. It’s wall-to-wall listener questions an...

Columbidology (PIGEONS? YES) Part 1 with Rosemary Mosco

17 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

You love pigeons. You might not know it yet. Espionage! Fancy breeds! Internal GPS! Weird feet! Should you be afraid of them? Should you adopt one? Pi...

Smologies #42: TREES with J. Casey Clapp

13 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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Field Trip: I Chased the 2024 Eclipse with Umbraphiles

10 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Come along like a frog in my pocket for an adventure to see an eclipse. After last week’s Heliology episode on the Sun, I rushed out of state to see...

Heliology (THE SUN/ECLIPSES) with India Jackson and Michael Kirk

03 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Sunset flimflam! Auroras! Eclipse tips! Let’s get to know the center of our solar system, the Sun,  as the April 8th eclipse approaches. What is it...

Smologies #41: PELICANS with Juita Martinez

30 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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Disgustology (REPULSION TO GROSS STUFF) with Paul Rozin

27 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Taboos. Intolerable foods. Sad songs. Sexy kinks. Candy that looks like poo. Let’s get a little gross, shall we? The foremost expert in disgust, Dr....

Field Trip: Alie’s Mystery Surgery!

21 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Where have I been? What surgery did I have? Am I going to die? I took you along for the whole wacky, sometimes scary process in hopes it might help so...

Smologies #40: HAIR with Valerie Horsley

18 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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Oikology (DECLUTTERING) Encore with Jamie & Filip Hord + Joe Ferrari

12 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Why does clutter happen? How can we get rid of it and how will it affect us psychologically if we do? Buckle up for an encore that will lift your spir...

Functional Morphology (ANATOMY) Encore with Joy Reidenberg

05 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Ever poked at roadkill? Watched videos of whales exploding? Drooled over a curio cabinet full of claws & bones? Peered into a jar with a pickled t...

Smologies #39: ANCIENT ROME with Darius Arya

02 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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Black Hole Theory Cosmology (WHAT ARE BLACK HOLES?!) Part 2 with Ronald Gamble, Jr.

28 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Part 2! Black hole suns, black hole movies, wormholes, time travel, matter evaporation, scientists being bitches, risk-taking advice, Italy’s favori...

Black Hole Theory Cosmology (WHAT ARE BLACK HOLES?!) Part 1 with Ronald Gamble, Jr.

21 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

How big are black holes? Is time elastic? What is spacetime foam? Why is there a place called “elsewhere?” Enjoy this dazzling two-parter that sta...

Smologies #38: CARNIVORES with Rae Wynn-Grant

17 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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Hydrochoerology (CAPYBARAS) with Elizabeth Congdon

14 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

CAPYBARAS! Blocky faces. Chill vibes. Spa days. Finally. Hydrochoerologist, Dr. Elizabeth Congdon, leads us into the muddy pond of Rodents of Unusual ...

Theoretical & Creative Ecology (SCIENCE & ECOPOETRY) with Madhur Anand

07 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Environmental models! Poetry! Scientists who are poets! Novelists who are scientists! Art + science =  an actual -ology. Creative Ecologist, climate ...

Smologies #37: PROTEINS + DNA with Raven “The Science Maven” Baxter

03 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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Evolutionary Anthropology (METABOLISM) with Herman Pontzer

31 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

*Content warning up top: This episode discusses sensitive themes like diet culture, caloric intake, the psychological & physical effects of food r...

Carcinology (CRABS) Part 2 with Adam Wall

24 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Hairy crabs! Shell swaps! Carcinization! Will we all evolve to be crabs? What’s with having one giant claw? Why would a crab stab you? Adam Wall, a ...

Smologies #36: FEATHERS with Allison Shultz

20 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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Carcinology (CRABS) Part 1 with Adam Wall

16 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Claw hands! Beady eyes! Pinching forces that could crack your skull! Gentleman, scholar, curator of the Natural History Museum’s crustacea collectio...

Ethnoecology (ETHNOBOTANY/NATIVE PLANTS) with Leigh Joseph

09 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The what, where, and who of native plants is … ethnobotany! Which is under the umbrella of Ethnoecology! The wonderful botanist Leigh Joseph shares ...

Smologies #35: COMPUTER PROGRAMMING with Iddris Sandu

04 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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Alieology (YOUR HOST): an Ask-Me-Anything Goofy Hang

27 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

It’s like a whole episode of secrets. And your questions. And your podmom, Jarrett, hanging out in a guest room answering all kinds of inquiries. Th...

Smologies #34: PENGUINS with Tom Hart

23 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

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Lemurology (LEMURS) with Lydia Greene

20 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

How did these tree-hopping furry angels evolve to be the cutest thing in the world, objectively speaking? They have saucer eyes, wet noses, chunky tai...

Quasithanatology (NEAR-DEATH EXPERIENCES) with Bruce Greyson

13 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Tunnels of light. Unconditional love. Visions of dead aunts. And a lot of questions. What happens when you die…  or almost die? GOOD QUESTION. Dr. ...

Smologies #33: SCORPIONS with Lauren Esposito

11 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

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Syndesiology (CONNECTIONS) with James Burke

06 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

He’s the guy pointing to a NASA launch behind him, in the most legendary shot in television history. He’s a science historian and Apollo Program c...

Audiobook Mixtape 3: Gift Ideas from the Ologists’ Brains

29 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

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...

Smologies #32: CLOUDS with Rachel Storer

25 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

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Abstract Mathematology (UH, IS MATH REAL?) with Eugenia Cheng

22 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Math wants to be friends. Let mathematician, author and Abstract Mathematologist Dr. Eugenia Cheng introduce you to a secret world: the artsy and emot...

Road Ecology (ROAD KILL) with Ben Goldfarb

15 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Deer in headlights! Alligators in crosswalks! A possum in the oven? If you love wildlife, this is a must-listen to avoid killing critters with your ca...

Smologies #31: INDIGENOUS COOKING with Mariah Gladstone

11 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

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Garology (LONG CUTE ANCIENT PATIENT BOOPABLE NIGHTMARE FISH) Encore for GAR WEEK with Solomon David

08 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

November 6-12 is GAR WEEK! What is a gar, you ask? Picture: A long snout. Hundreds of teeth. Scales that could slice you. Should we fear it? Should we...

Neuroparasitology (NATURE ZOMBIES) with Matt Simon

01 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

What’s on your mind? ZOMBIES. The planet is full of mind-controlling foes, and “Plight of the Living Dead” author Matt Simon researched deep and...

Smologies #30: SPIDERWEBS with Randy Lewis

30 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

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Teratology (MONSTERS) with W. Scott Poole

26 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Frankenstein’s Monster! Hungry ghosts! Moaning bloodsuckers! Goat draining goblins. Babadooks. Gorilla-whales. Slasher films. Body horror… and wha...

Pomology (APPLES) with Susan K. Brown

18 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Green, yellow, striped, red, shiny, russet. Tart, sweet, sour, crunchy. Big, small, wild, heirloom, cultivated. How will you like them apples? Very mu...

Smologies #29: PUMPKINS with Anne Copeland

14 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

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Witchology (WITCHES & WITCHCRAFT) Part 2 with Fio Gede Parma

11 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

More witches! History! Lore! Wardrobes! Movie trivia! And some advice from your elders? Part 2 is here with the wonderful, informed, and charming writ...

Witchology (WITCHES & WITCHCRAFT) Part 1 with Fio Gede Parma

04 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

IT’S HERE. Witches. Not just a witch expert, but also a witch. Author Fio Gede Parma is a practicing witch and highly respected writer, speaker and ...

Smologies #28: AGING with Caleb Finch

30 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

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