9 episodes
Spellbound and Gagged Ellen Weatherford & Ashley Hamer
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5.0 • 8 Ratings
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A podcast about all things that fascinate, unsettle and disgust. Not for kids. Hosted by Ellen Weatherford & Ashley Hamer.
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8: Live, Laugh, Lava w/ Meagan Ankney
What makes volcanic eruptions get so catastrophically massive? What's going on below the Earth's surface? Should we be worried about Yellowstone? Ellen & guest, geochemist and science communicator Meagan Ankney, explore all the most burning questions about supervolcanoes.
Links:
Check out Meagan's podcast, Spooky Science Sisters!
Follow Spooky Science Sisters on Tiktok, Instagram, YouTube, and Twitter!
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7: Striking a Cordyceps
Understanding a fungus isn't brain surgery... unless you're an ant. Ellen & Ashley discuss how and why the "zombie-ant fungus" takes control over its insect host, compare reality with the way it's portrayed in pop culture, and look ahead into our own fungal future.
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6: Pompeii and Circumstance w/ Alex Schmidt
Ellen takes Ashley and and guest Alex Schmidt on a journey through the history of Pompeii before, during, and after the catastrophic eruption of Mount Vesuvius.
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Follow Alex on Twitter, Instagram and Tiktok and check out his website for more!Check out Alex's podcast, Secretly Incredibly Fascinating!Follow Spellbound and Gagged on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook! -
5: The Fat is in the Fire
We’ve got fire in our belly for this episode’s topic: the puzzling phenomenon of spontaneous human combustion. How does a person suddenly and mysteriously burst into flames, and what happens to the human body when it burns? Find out with us.
Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):
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4: A Parasite for Sore Eyes w/ Katie Goldin
The animal kingdom takes toxic relationships to a whole new level. Ellen & guest Katie Goldin discuss their favorite parasites, from snail eyestalk raves to big juicy butts to warm, cozy fish mouths. What’s the matter? Crab got your tongue?
Follow Katie on Twitter & listen to her podcast Creature Feature for more!
Extra credit:
Video: "This Mind-Controlling Parasite Turns Snails Suicidal""The Mystery at the Base of One of Biology’s Strangest Relationships" by Katherine J. Wu
Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):
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3: Let's Get Nuclear Wasted
This podcast is a message... and part of a system of messages... pay attention to it! Ellen & Ashley discuss nuclear waste, from the Simpsons and ninja turtle ooze to the mysteries of the distant future and our best attempts to protect them from ourselves.
Further reading:
7 Things The Simpsons Got Wrong About NuclearExpert judgment on markers to deter inadvertent human intrusion into the Waste Isolation Pilot PlantCommunication Measures to Bridge Ten Millennia
Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):
https://uppbeat.io/t/doug-organ/snake-oil
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Customer Reviews
Spectacular
Ellen has done it again - this is a fantastic podcast with topics I haven’t heard of on any other podcast (at least, definitely not with hosts like this!). If you’re looking for new quirky things to talk about at your dinner parties, this is the way - plus it’ll show you who the cool people at parties are. 10/10