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25 Best Science Podcasts

These are a collection of the best science podcast in my honest and humble opinion. Like all great scientist I will explain my methodology! I looked for top science podcasts across the various listening services, then I tried to find shows that covered biology, chemistry, physics, geology and all kinds of ologies! Then I went and read up on science news and just looked for podcasts about science. I can't say I am Albert Einstein, but I can say you will learn a heck of a lot of science from these podcasts AND that the best science podcasts out there are in this list!

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Created April 16, 2021

Updated June 30, 2022

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  1. Science... sort of

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    Conversations about things that are science, things that are sort of science, and things that wish they were science.A member of the Brachiolope Media Network.
    ScienceNatural Sciences

  2. Just the Zoo of Us

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    Join us, Ellen and Christian Weatherford, while we review your favorite species of animals and rate them out of ten in the categories of effectiveness, ingenuity and aesthetics.More information can be found at justthezooofus.com 😊Got a speci
    ScienceNature

  3. Planthropology

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    If you're on this planet, plants have a HUGE impact on your life. Whether you're a vegan, a carnivore, or somewhere in between, plants are the basis of the food you eat, the clothes your wear, and the air you breathe. We don't intend just to te
    ScienceNature

  4. Brains On! Science podcast for kids

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    Brains On!® is a science podcast for curious kids and adults from American Public Media. Each week, a different kid co-host joins Molly Bloom to find answers to fascinating questions about the world sent in by listeners. Like, do dogs know they
    KidsFamily

  5. Beyond the Thesis With Papa PhD

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    What can you do with a PhD? Do you wonder what career you can aim for with a graduate degree? Do you fear you'll be unemployable as a PhD or after a postdoc? If these are questions you ask yourself, Papa PhD will help you dispel them by bringin
    BusinessCareers

  6. The Infinite Monkey Cage

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    Professor Brian Cox and Robin Ince host a witty, irreverent look at the world through scientists’ eyes. Joined by a panel of scientists, experts and celebrity science enthusiasts they investigate life, the universe and everything in between on
    ScienceComedy

  7. If you are not a huge science fan (and yet are still browsing this best science podcast lists) I definitely recommend you check out "Ologies," it is really eye opening!

  8. Ologies with Alie Ward

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    Volcanoes. Trees. Drunk butterflies. Mars missions. Slug sex. Death. Beauty standards. Anxiety busters. Beer science. Bee drama. Take away a pocket full of science knowledge and charming, bizarre stories about what fuels these professional -olo
    ScienceComedy

  9. Science Vs is a classic podcast that every science fan should check out! How could this be a top science podcast list without it?

  10. Science Vs

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    There are a lot of fads, blogs and strong opinions, but then there’s SCIENCE. Science Vs is the show from Gimlet that finds out what’s fact, what’s not, and what’s somewhere in between. We do the hard work of sifting through all the science so
    ScienceEducation

  11. Science Friday

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    Covering the outer reaches of space to the tiniest microbes in our bodies, Science Friday is the source for entertaining and educational stories about science, technology, and other cool stuff.
    ScienceNatural SciencesAstronomy

  12. The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe

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    The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe is a weekly science podcast discussing the latest science news, critical thinking, bad science, conspiracies and controversies. -The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe: Your escape to reality - Produced by SGU P
    ScienceMedicine

  13. This is all about disease and the darker sides of science, if you are more fascinated by the morbid, this might be the podcast for you!

  14. This Podcast Will Kill You

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    This podcast might not actually kill you, but Erin Welsh and Erin Allmann Updyke cover so many things that can. In each episode, they tackle a different topic, teaching listeners about the biology, history, and epidemiology of a different disea
    ScienceHealth

  15. Just Na Science

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    Lauren is a science teacher and Nick is a scientist. Together, they use comedy and science to debunk pseudoscience, myths, and common misconceptions they find on the internet.
    ScienceNatural Sciences

  16. Petri Dish

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    Profane, insane, and 100% primo science, Petri Dish is a no-BS podcast that explores the wildest subjects in modern science with clarity and evil joy.Hosted by Sean Allen, a Nanoparticle/Immunology Researcher, and Nathan Allen, his "screenwri
    ScienceComedy

  17. Varmints!

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    The Varmints! podcast is an education/comedy podcast that’s all about animals! Every week a bunch of nerds a do a whole bunch of reading to bring you a mix of science, education, pop culture and comedy about all things that creep, crawl, slithe
    KidsFamily

  18. If you are a fan of biology, this might be the podcast for you!

  19. BewilderBeasts!

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    Host Melissa McCue-McGrath dives deep into the weirdest, funniest, sciency-est ways in which animals intersect at humanity. How is a horse responsible for the FDA? How did fish farts nearly cause bombs to fly between Russia and Sweden? Which pi
    ScienceNature

  20. For all our PhD students out there, this podcast might help you with your dissertation

  21. Dear Grad Student

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    A podcast for celebration, commiseration, and support through grad school for the students who are living it (or want to). Join Elana Gloger, a full-time 4th year doctoral student and part-time human, as she chats with fellow grad students abou
    ScienceEducation

  22. Scholars Beyond the Tower

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    There's no one way to be a scholar. We all produce and consume meaningful work- regardless of our job titles. Erin and Caroline have decided to spotlight scholars with one foot in the academy and one foot anywhere else. We’re all involved in so
    SocietyCulture

  23. Scientist Not a Scientist

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    A weekly science + comedy podcast hosted by Shannon (a scientist) and Cody (not a scientist) where we discuss what's going on in the world of science and laugh about how little we actually know.
    ScienceComedy

  24. Drunkenly Educated

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    Drunkenly Educated is a comedy science podcast brought to you by real-life drunk graduate students. For about 30-60 mins every other week, with new episodes dropping every Monday, these educated drunks will put their science minds to use to ans
    ScienceComedyEducation

  25. ARUN DAYANANDAN

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    Restoration Ecologist
    ScienceMedicineNatural Sciences

  26. Plants and Pipettes

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    Tegan and Joram explore the world of molecular plant research. How to plants sense their environment? What controls their metabolism? How do they store energy? Come along to an excursion into the very cells of all green things!
    ScienceNatural SciencesEducation

  27. Stay up to date with science news with this podcast! It is the show for you!

  28. 60-Second Science

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    Leading science journalists provide a daily minute commentary on some of the most interesting developments in the world of science. For a full-length, weekly podcast you can subscribe to Science Talk: The Podcast of Scientific American . To vie
    TechnologyMedicineScience

  29. Recode Daily

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    Your guide to the most interesting and important tech and business news of the day. Learn how our digital world is changing — and changing us — five days a week. Produced by Recode and part of the Vox Media Podcast Network.
    TechnologySociety

  30. Endless Thread

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    Hosts Ben Brock Johnson and Amory Sivertson dig into the internet's vast and curious ecosystem of online communities to find untold histories, unsolved mysteries, and other jaw-dropping stories online and IRL.
    Technology

  31. You Are Not So Smart

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    You Are Not So Smart is a show about psychology that celebrates science and self delusion. In each episode, we explore what we've learned so far about reasoning, biases, judgments, and decision-making.
    Science

  32. Skeptoid

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    The true science behind our most popular urban legends. Historical mysteries, paranormal claims, popular science myths, aliens and UFO reports, conspiracy theories, and worthless alternative medicine schemes... Skeptoid has you covered. From th
    ScienceSocial Sciences

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