Time travel? Aliens? Seeing the invisible? This special episode’s tale from science history has them all as Maren takes Greg down the long and winding road science took to understand what is perhaps the most perplexing object in the universe: the black hole.

The man who changed our understanding of disorders of the brain was a man who couldn't recognize faces himself.

This is the story of a man whose genius shone against all odds, how his discoveries shaped much of our modern world, and the science that he could have done...if society had let him.

Greg tells Maren a (rather gross) story of pus, pox parties, and… cuckoos?

Maren tells Greg a story that starts with the beginning of civilization and goes (literally) on to infinity.

A story in three parts: The discovery of a revolutionary biotechnology that’s used every day by countless scientists. How that works. And the dangerous ideas (& behaviour) of the man who won a Nobel Prize for its invention.

Maren tells Greg a story that traverses the globe and challenges all our assumptions.

Greg tells Maren the story of a chemist who was once the most famous Japanese person in America but was soon forgotten.

Maren tells Greg a story filled with intrigue and lost voices, and they come to understand why all these voices are so important to listen to in the first place.

This week Greg tells Maren about shovel-faced reptiles, giant ferns, land bridges, and classified war-time research.

The Reinvention of Sex

In this episode Greg not only tells Maren how, but also untangles the story of its development, including separating fact from fiction in the film 'A Beautiful Mind'.

Maren tells Greg the story of an extraordinary woman who completely changed the way we literally SEE viruses.

Greg tells Maren about the contenders who some claim really flew first, and their journey ends at a surprise destination: the Moon.

Maren tells Greg a tale of biophysics, Alexander Graham Bell, the future of brain implants, and how we can reframe our perceptions of language and sensory experience.

We kick off Season 2 with the story of your most requested person… but it’s not the story you may be expecting… and, it turns out, it’s not the story we should be remembering her for either.

New episodes starting November 19!

Greg tells Maren the story of an incredible person who has not only been called The Fourth Astronaut, but who also pioneered, and coined the term for, ‘Software Engineering’.

Maren tells Greg a tale of accidental discoveries, fungal espionage, and the daunting potential future of medicine without this life-saving substance.

Greg tells Maren the amazing origin story of one of the most important pieces of medical tech ever developed.

Maren tells Greg the story of a gruesome disease and the woman who came up with a solution...but disappeared from history until now.

Greg tells Maren a true crime science history story about a famous chef who served her entrees with a special side... of death!

Maren tells Greg the story of a historic plague...or is it?

Greg tells Maren about the discovery of one of medicine’s biggest breakthroughs - a drug that has saved millions of lives.

Maren tells Greg a story full of twists and turns about a self-effacing Pomeranian, a revolutionary, a teenage girl, and the guillotine.