STEAMpunks

Emily and Zach Shock

A fun and educational show about women in science, technology, engineering, arts, and math with hosts Emily (she/they) and Percy(Zach) (she/her). Part of the Pocket Podcast Network!

  1. 09/08/2021

    19. Lynn Conway

    STEAMpunks is back and this time we're cooler, chiller, more broken bones, less self-imposed strict rules - and better than ever! . . . Join us as we learn about modern-day STEAMpunk Lynn Conway - computer scientist, electrical engineer, and trans activist. . . . Check out more awesome podcasts like ours on the Pocket Podcast Network! . . . Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, or Facebook @steampunkspod, and follow Emily on Twitter @shockn_awesome . . . Huge thanks to the band The Crypts for the use of their song Marie Curie (which is licensed under CC BY 4.0) for our intro and outro.

    23 min

  2. 08/26/2020

    18. Dr. M. Phyllis Lose: PPN Show Swap 2020 ft. Colt Classics

    This month we welcome Britty and Jessica from Colt Classics - PPN's newest show in which an equestrian and a filmmaker create the new best worst horse movie.  They're telling us all about Dr. M. Phyllis Lose - the first female equine veterinarian in the United States! . . . Like what you hear? Subscribe to Colt Classics here!  You can also follow them on twitter @ColtClassicsPPN. . . . Check out more awesome podcasts like ours on the Pocket Podcast Network! . . . Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, or Facebook @steampunkspod, and follow Emily on Twitter @shockn_awesome . . . Huge thanks to the band The Crypts for the use of their song Marie Curie (which is licensed under CC BY 4.0) for our intro and outro.

    1h 17m

  3. 05/21/2020

    17. Sorting STEAMpunks: PPN Guest Month 2020 ft. Sorted

    This month we're happy to welcome JD and Alex from the podcast Sorted to help us place some of our favorite STEAMpunks into Hogwarts Houses! . . . We have also made a folding@home team to help scientists fight diseases, specifically including Covid-19. So help us in the fight by downloading the program and joining our team (264901)! ... Check out more awesome podcasts like ours on the Pocket Podcast Network! . . . Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, or Facebook @steampunkspod, and follow Emily on Twitter @shockn_awesome . . . Huge thanks to the band The Crypts for the use of their song Marie Curie (which is licensed under CC BY 4.0) for our intro and outro.

    36 min

  4. 02/12/2020

    16. Mary Kenneth Keller

    Women make up only 18% of students in computer science majors and a big reason for that is people thinking computer science has never been for women.  Well to that we say NOPE!  Meet Sister Mary Kenneth Keller, the first person in the USA to earn a doctorate in computer science. . . . Check out more awesome podcasts like ours on the Pocket Podcast Network! . . . Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, or Facebook @steampunkspod, and follow Emily on Twitter @shockn_awesome . . . Huge thanks to the band The Crypts for the use of their song Marie Curie (which is licensed under CC BY 4.0) for our intro and outro.

    22 min

  5. 01/18/2020

    15. Virginia Apgar

    A computer crash, some lost files, and a couple of re-records later.... the audio on this one is still pretty rough. We'll be back in shape next episode, don't you worry! ... Virginia Apgar is known most for her work with newborns - but there is so much more to her! Learn about it all here on STEAMpunks. . . . Check out more awesome podcasts like ours on the Pocket Podcast Network! . . . Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, or Facebook @steampunkspod, and follow Emily on Twitter @shockn_awesome . . . Huge thanks to the band The Crypts for the use of their song Marie Curie (which is licensed under CC BY 4.0) for our intro and outro.

    32 min

  6. 11/27/2019

    14. Henrietta Lacks: PPN Show Swap 2019

    Transcript link: http://bit.ly/37Llskj ... It's Show Swap Week! Join John and Bethany, the hosts of Home Viewing, and learn about Henrietta Lacks - an extremely important, if completely involuntary, contributor to medical science. ... Further Reading: The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot . . . Learn more about Home Viewing here! . . . Check out more awesome podcasts like ours on the Pocket Podcast Network! . . . Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, or Facebook @steampunkspod, and follow Emily on Twitter @shockn_awesome . . . Huge thanks to the band The Crypts for the use of their song Marie Curie (which is licensed under CC BY 4.0) for our intro and outro.

    28 min

  7. 11/17/2019

    13. Frida Kahlo

    Transcript link: http://bit.ly/330d11e ... CW: Auto accident and descriptions of recovery, miscarriage, infidelity, suicide. ... Learn about Frida Kahlo, Mexico's most prolific female artist. ... Further Viewing: PBS Documentary: The Life and Times of Frida Kahlo . . . Check out more awesome podcasts like ours on the Pocket Podcast Network! . . . Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, or Facebook @steampunkspod, and follow Emily on Twitter @shockn_awesome . . . Huge thanks to the band The Crypts for the use of their song Marie Curie (which is licensed under CC BY 4.0) for our intro and outro.

    45 min

  8. 10/30/2019

    12. Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin

    Transcript link: http://bit.ly/2QiLtkV ... Learn about Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin, a person with several "The First Woman to"s under her belt and the first person to discover that the sun has a WHOLE LOT of hydrogen! ... Further Reading: Out of the Shadows: Contributions of Twentieth-Century Women to Physics edited by Nina Byers and Gary Williams Uneasy Careers and Intimate Lives: Women in Science, 1789-1979 (Lives of Women in Science) edited by Pnina Abir-Am and Dorinda Outram . . . Check out more awesome podcasts like ours on the Pocket Podcast Network! . . . Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, or Facebook @steampunkspod, and follow Emily on Twitter @shockn_awesome . . . Huge thanks to the band The Crypts for the use of their song Marie Curie (which is licensed under CC BY 4.0) for our intro and outro.

    25 min
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About

A fun and educational show about women in science, technology, engineering, arts, and math with hosts Emily (she/they) and Percy(Zach) (she/her). Part of the Pocket Podcast Network!

Information

  • Creator
    Emily and Zach Shock
  • Years Active
    2019 - 2021
  • Episodes
    19
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Emily and Zach Shock
  • Show Website
    STEAMpunks