That Science and Nature Show

Aired 9/26/2023. This week on the show, Jeremy, Becky, Webster discuss the news of taping your mouth to get a better night's sleep, spider venom research being a replacement for Viagra, and whether or not we should rename controversial species names of decades past. Topic of the show tackles recycling, whether it is worth it, and all the problems that have piled up over the years with the system.

Aired 9/19/2023. For our premiere episode back on UMSL radio, and the start of a new season of the show, Jeremy Howard, Webster Heffern, and Becky Hansis-Oneill tackle news on discovering a new exoplanet, dynamite fishing, and brain changes linked to people living in food deserts. Topic of the show covers heat waves and the urban island heat effect, as we just experienced one of the hottest summer...

Recorded 8/5/2023. For our end of the summer episode, Becky and Sebastian are away, but join Jeremy and special guests: George Todd and Ray Kannenberg, as the three recount interesting, humorous, and scary stories that have happened to them during fieldwork over the last few years.

Recorded 6/3/2023. For our June episode our That Science and Nature Show, Jeremy, Sebastian, and Becky talk all about pollinators in honor of National Pollinator Week (June 19th-25th, 2023)! We discuss what is a pollinator, the background of the holiday, our connections to pollinators, myths and misconceptions about them, and ways to be involved in both the holiday and promoting pollinators in you...

Aired 5/8/2023. This week on the show, Jeremy is joined by Becky and Sebastian for the final episode of the semester. The three discuss the news of the WHO officially declaring the end of the Covid-19 pandemic, volcanoes killing fish, and an interesting Italian town that celebrates the start of Spring with snakes. Topic of show this week covers humans and our connection to nature. Discussion inclu...

Aired 5/1/2023. This week on the show, the cast takes a break from the usual news cycle and partakes in a trivia challenge of all things science. Jeremy acts as Trivia Host and Moderator, while Becky and Sebastian compete to see who can get the most points within the hour.

Aired April 24th. This week on the show, Jeremy, Becky, and Sebastian discuss the news of Space X debris falling on wildlife, Marine life growing on trash in the ocean, and nature highways in the UK. Topic of the show is about discussing environmental issues with family members, approaches to take with this, generational challenges, and how communicating with non-scientists at large works.

Aired 4/17/2023. This week in the news, Jeremy, Younas, and Sebastian talks about light pollution, with Becky joining in later to discuss a reality tv show on Mars, and rats in New York City. Topic of the show is all about Earth Day, our memories of it, what it stands for, challenges the environmental movement faces, and what Earth Day can be moving forward.

Aired 4/10/2023. This week in the news, the cast discusses wet wipes polluting rivers in the UK, climate change and baseball, and some bioengineering with living root tree bridges in India. For topic of the show, the cast talks about why many people find science boring and unapproachable, as well as ways to try and get around this roadblock.

Aired 4/3/2023. This week on that Science and Nature Show, we discuss deadly spiders falling into swimming pools, Italy banning synthetic meat, and plants crying in the news. Topic of the show this week is all about misinformation in science, why it's dangerous, and ways to be better informed about science.

Aired 3/20/2023. This week on the podcast Jeremy, Becky, Andreia, and Sebastian discuss news on the Sargassum Belt, an upside down blob fossil, and the world's first octopus farm. Topic of the show this covers the British Wildlife Photography Awards, our own experiences with photographing and filming wildlife, and concerns that biologists have with the approaches to capturing organisms in the wild...

Aired 3/13/2023. This week on the show, the cast discusses the news, which includes talking about space junk, the signing of the High Seas Treaty by the United Nations, and how vacationers may be able to help scientists record wildlife. Our topic of the show this week is all about germs and our interactions with them, which was inspired by an article reporting on man dying from a brain eating amoe...

Aired 3/6/2023. This week on that Science and Nature show, we do something a little different and devote the entire show to our topic of the show: March Mammal Madness. March Mammal Madness is an annual competition sponsored by Arizona State University since 2013. In it, match-ups of different animals occur in fictitious settings. Battles are fought on Twitter between scientists by presenting argu...

Aired 2/27/2023. Welcome back to That Science and Nature Show! This week, the cast discusses green energy, moon farming, and robots doing our chores in the news. Our topic of the show is talking about HBO's latest tv hit, The Last of Us, and whether or not the fungal apocalypse is likely to happen anytime soon, along with what science the show does and doesn't get quite right. 

Aired - 2/20/2023. For our first episode of That Science and Nature Show, the cast discusses science news articles, including love at first sight, weird animal mating rituals, and moon cannons to fight climate change. We then discuss the importance of science and nature for everyone at large as our topic of the show.