That Science and Nature Show

Recorded 6/23/2026. On the first Summer Special of 2026, Jeremy and Kiley are joined by Dr. Shelby Tisinai and Riley Adams for an episode about memes! The 4 discuss bad presentations in science they've experienced, the use of memes to make science more interesting, favorite memes, the pluses and minuses of using memes to communicate science, and whether or not science should be entertaining. R...

Aired 5/18/2026. On the final episode of the semester, Jeremy is joined again by Raj Prasai as a guest co-host, along with special guest Susan Schmoker, Animal Curator from the Endangered Wolf Center. News this episode covers the death of renowned botanist Peter Raven, the London Zoo building a new animal hospital with help from an anonymous donor, a small outbreak of Hantavirus on a cruise ship,...

Aired 4/13/2026. For their return to the UMSL radio studio, Jeremy and Kiley are joined by KMOV TV's chief meteorologist Steve Templeton. News covers bioluminescent plants being developed China, the loss of smells across the Earth, and researchers in Japan discovering fireflies can see red light and the application to medicine. Topic of the show is all about weather, what it is, how it's p...

Recorded 3/9/2025. The UMSL Radio studio is still out of commission, but we still have a great March episode for you! Jeremy and Kiley are joined by Michelle Laporte, biology professor from St. Louis Community College for an episode all about disease. In the news the three discuss a revitalizing T cells to fight cancer, curing peanut allergies with spit, and guardian dogs help to ward off coyotes...

Recorded 2/16/2026. On this episode of the podcast, the radio studio is down, but the show must go on! Jeremy is joined by Dr. Sandra Langeslag to talk the science of love and attraction. For news, the two discuss an origami science project with applications to storm shelters, tracking microplastics in the human body, and hypotheses for why kissing exists in the news. Topic of the show covers what...

Recorded 1/13/2026. On this Winter Break episode of the podcast, Jeremy and Kiley are joined by 1st year grad students Sarah Jackson and Michael Hayes to do an episode all about the science of happiness. Topics include misconceptions on happiness, biases and annoying features of the mind that cause unhappiness, how to overcome these biases, things that actually make us happy, and how to make a pla...

Aired 12/8/2025. For the final episode of 2025, Jeremy and Kiley are joined by Kendahl Chergosky (and bird friend Winona) from the World Bird Sanctuary. For the news, three cover how a volcanic eruption caused the Bubonic Plague, deep sea mining for green technologies, and a satellite company's ambitious plan to control sunlight. After the break, we talk all things birding, including the ecolo...

Aired 11/10/2025. On a plant themed episode of That Science and Nature Show, Jeremy and Kiley are joined by international student and Bovard Fellow at the Missouri Botanical Garden, Derek John V. Baganoc. News covers James Watson's death, why scientists don't know why leaves turn red, how climate change is causing roofs in Paris to overheat, and have researchers studying trauma cope. Topic of the...

Aired 10/13/2025. For a crime themed episode, Jeremy and Kiley are joined by PhD candidate Ellie Lyne in the criminology and criminal justice department. The three discuss news of Jane Goodall's passing, how creative hobbies can age your brain slower, teenagers use of AI as romantic partners, and green turtles bouncing back from conservation initiatives. Topic of the show covers all things cri...

Aired 9/22/2025. For the new season premiere, Jeremy is joined by brand new cohost Kiley Chernicky, along with guest Addy Yoder to kick things off. The three discuss tattoos and cancer risk, wildfire smoke and health risks, and prisoners helping with wildlife rehabilitation in the news. Topic of the covers social behavior, encompassing lots of subtopics, like the social groups we are a part of, an...

Recorded 7/25/2025. For the second summer special of 2025 and season finale, Jeremy is rejoined by Soren Johnson and Erik Johnson for another rendition of Stories from the Field, where they share funny and interesting tales of things that have happened to them while doing field research.

Recorded 6/20/2025. For the first summer special of 2025, Jeremy is joined by Webster Heffern and Ketra Oketcho for a discussion of Jonathan Haidt's book "The Anxious Generation". The book presents the problem of how kids are now having "phone-based childhoods" instead of "play-based childhoods", and this is causing a lot of problems in society because of this newer change in children's developmen...

Aired 5/6/2025. For the final podcast episode of this Spring, Jeremy is rejoined by Soren Johnson, as well as UMSL staff member and campus photographer Derik Holtmann. The three cover lab grown teeth, chess player always using the same opening moves, and why mosquitoes bite some people more than others in the news. Topic of the show covers caving and cave biology, with Soren and Derik bringing the...

Recorded 4/22/2025. This week on the podcast, Jeremy is joined by James Faupel from the Bellefontaine Cemetery, along with Jenn Voss and Ariel Alan from UMSL Sustainability. News this week covers possible life on a marine planet many light years away, how community nature programs can treat mental health, and pumping carbon out of the ocean as a tactic to fight climate change. In honor of Earth Da...

Recorded 4/8/2025. This week on the show, Jeremy is joined by Dr. Morgan Farnworth and Casey Johnson from UMSL Addiction Sciences team. The three discuss a new type of pacemaker, lightening safety tips, and some recovered cameras designed to capture the Loch Ness monster from the 1970's. Topic of the show is all about addiction and Dr. Farnworth and Casey's work with Addiction Sciences in...

Aired 3/18/2025. This week on the 50TH episode of That Science and Nature Show, Jeremy is once again joined by the microbe master, Webster Heffern. News this week includes a potential cancer vaccine, how language interjections are shared across different languages, and a musician that specializes in making music through mushrooms. Topic of the shows covers celebrities in science, which includes ta...

Aired 3/4/2025. This week on the podcast, technical guru Ray Kannenberg returns to the show to discuss news items of virtual reality tasting, tickling, studying projectiles for athletic training, and the latest measles outbreak. Topic of the show covers probability, how it feeds into our lives, how people view probability through good and bad luck, cultural views on luck, and how people can use pr...

Aired 2/25/2025. For the first episode of the Spring semester, Jeremy is joined by grad student guests Sarah Willen-Nelson and Erik Johnson. The three discuss bandages for plants, hospital sink drains, and the drone strike at Chernobyl in the news. Topic of the show covers Citizen Science, including its importance, our experiences with it, different kinds of projects there are, the credibility of...

Recorded 1/17/2024. For a Winter Break episode and fun way to kick off 2025, it's another round of trivia! Returning guests George Todd and Soren Johnson answer very flowery worded biology trivia questions from Jeremy for a shot at the trivia crown.

Recorded 12/2/2024. For our final episode of 2024, Jeremy is rejoined by fellow grad student Ketra Oketcho. The two discuss dinosaur poop, stem cell research on individuals living to 100, and sustainable Christmas trees. Webster joins for topic of the show on sleep and dreams, where the three discuss the meaning of sleep, our experience with sleep, what we think about dreams, and a lot of weird dr...

Recorded 11/18/2024. This week on the podcast, Jeremy and Webster are joined by guest and fellow biology grad student Soren Johnson. The three talk about artificial whale poop, CRISPR tomatoes, and the cultural significance of turkey in the news. Topic of the show is on shopping and consumer behavior, including factors that affect how we shop, what types of shoppers we are, our thoughts and feelin...

Recorded 11/4/2024. This week on the podcast, Jeremy is joined by nutrition professor Jilian Bueltmann. The two discuss robot dogs playing fetch, bird flu infecting swine, and clay houses for wildfires in the news. Topic of the show is on nutrition, covering why it's important, where we learned about nutrition, diet culture, ultra processed foods, challenges of eating healthy, and connections betw...

Recorded 10/21/2024. This week on the show, Jeremy is joined by special guest Dr. Rebecca Polich, who discuss news on the origin of meteorites, new research on skin cells, and a conspiracy theory around the recent hurricane Milton. Webster Heffern joins after the break for discussion on topic of the show: death and dying.

Aired 10/7/2024. This week on That Science and Nature Show, it's a two man show with Jeremy and Webster. The two discusses the recently imprisoned wildlife racketeer of the Montana Mountain King, bionic limbs, a found Ghost ship, and the fruit fly brain being mapped in the news. Topic of the show is all about research ethics and fraud.

Recorded 9/23/2024. For the start of a brand new school year (and season), Jeremy Howard and Webster Heffern are joined again by James Ott from UMSL Sustainability. The three discuss new info on the origin of Covid-19, subway cars being used for ocean habitat, and the IG Nobel Awards in the news. Topic of the show is all about water and water conservation.