Podcast
The Episodic Table of Elements
Hosted by T. R. Appleton · EN
A podcast about the fascinating true stories behind each element on the periodic table.
11episodes
Episodes
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95. Americium: Mundus Novus
Sep 2700:36:51Tap to summarizeMany episodes have incorporated geology, but this one is more about geography. (And amateur nuclear science.)
Transcribe →94. Plutonium: Weapons-Grade
Mar 3, 2025Tap to summarizeElement 94 causes a bit of a crisis for our collections.
Transcribe →93. Neptunium: Great Expectations
Aug 22, 202401:07:57Tap to summarizeTo the person who said, "the episodes are never too long," I'm terribly sorry.
Transcribe →The Episodic Table Of Elements Holiday Special
Dec 20, 202300:26:47Tap to summarize♪ O chemistry, o chemistry, the study of all matter ♫
Transcribe →92. Uranium: Two Untold Tales (Live At Harvard)
May 29, 202300:45:00Tap to summarizeAmerica's worst radioactive accident isn't Three Mile Island, and the Nazi nuclear physicist wasn't assassinated by the famous baseball player.
Transcribe →91. Protactinium: Decolonize Science
Oct 19, 202200:21:37Tap to summarizeSometimes we need a quiet moment in order to step back and look at the bigger picture.
Transcribe →90. Thorium: Bright Lights, Big City
Feb 22, 202200:18:33Tap to summarizeSure, thorium could provide practically limitless clean energy, but then we couldn't build weapons of mass destruction.
Transcribe →89. Actinium: The Windup… And The Pitchblende
Nov 8, 202100:15:33Tap to summarizeWe all know that radioactive rocks glow in the dark, except they actually don't, except for when they actually do.
Transcribe →88. Radium: Several Sordid Affairs
Oct 18, 202100:33:41Tap to summarizeOut 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.
Transcribe →87. Francium: Nothing To Do With Cats
Sep 13, 202100:15:23Tap to summarizeYou don't have to have a degree to do science, but it helps.
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