February 10, 2026February 10, 2026Season 8 Episode 200 Poop Part 1: How the sausage gets made It might be stinky and it might be unpleasant to behold, but we all do it. For many of us, our poop […]
February 3, 2026January 20, 2026Season 8 Special Episode Nicola Twilley & Frostbite For much of the world, refrigeration is such a commonplace technology that we rarely stop to wonder at the many ways it […]
January 27, 2026January 27, 2026Season 8 Episode 199 Sleep Part 2: Predictably unpredictable Now that we know just how critical sleep is, we’re all making sure we get the amount we need, right? Unfortunately no. […]
January 20, 2026January 20, 2026Season 8 Episode 198 Sleep Part 1: Sleeping with one eye open Sleep is a universal experience. It’s not just the lion that sleeps tonight – it’s also the butterfly, the chicken, the jellyfish, […]
January 13, 2026January 20, 2026Season 8, TPWKY Book Club Special Episode: Daniel Stone & American Poison The widespread use of leaded gasoline in the 20th century led to one of the world’s biggest public health and environmental disasters, […]
January 6, 2026January 6, 2026Season 8 Episode 197 Detox: Enemas for everyone Ah, the new year. After the last month and a half of indulgent food and drink, disrupted schedules, and laying around the […]
December 16, 2025January 6, 2026Season 8 Episode 196 Health Myths: Fact or fiction? Did your grandma ever warn you against going out in the cold with wet hair because “you’ll catch your death”? Or have […]
December 9, 2025November 12, 2025Season 8, TPWKY Book Club Special Episode: Dr. Homer Venters & Outbreak Behind Bars [Content warning: self-harm, suicide, violence] In this day and age, we are equipped with an abundance of tools and knowledge to fight […]
December 2, 2025December 2, 2025Season 8 Episode 195 Salt Part 2: The Substance We ended last week’s episode on a bit of a cliffhanger: is salt actually bad for us and if so, why does […]
November 25, 2025November 26, 2025Season 8 Episode 194 Salt Part 1: The Seasoning Have you ever thrown a pinch of spilled salt over your left shoulder? Or said to someone “well, take his opinion with […]