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 "screenwriter" brother, Petri Dish fuses hard science with a freewheeling and madcap conversational style. Cannabinoids, Plague, Cats, the dreaded Candiru, and the even more dreaded Covid-19: all these and more are dissected with intellect and irreverence, dropping every week.So reject ignorance. Join the Scientific Revolution. Join Petri Dish.

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Recent Episodes
  • Ep. 185 How to Make a Drug Pt 2: Libraries and Design
    Aug 21, 2023 – 00:58:55
  • Ep. 184 How to Make a Drug Pt 1: A Target
    Aug 14, 2023 – 00:54:36
  • Ep. 183 Influenza Pt 4: Vaccines and Pandemics
    Aug 7, 2023 – 00:48:33
  • Ep. 182 Influenza Pt 3: Whaddya Gonna Do About It?
    May 29, 2023 – 00:36:05
  • Ep. 181 Influenza Pt 2: The Piggies
    May 22, 2023 – 00:44:06
  • Ep. 180 Influenza Pt 1: Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza
    May 15, 2023 – 00:41:43
  • Ep. 179 The Silence of the Plants
    May 1, 2023 – 00:33:02
  • Ep. 178 A Baby Born of Two Daddies
    Apr 24, 2023 – 00:52:45
  • Ep. 177 Black Holes Pt 2: Quasi-Stars and Quasars
    Apr 10, 2023 – 01:17:41
  • Ep. 176 Black Holes Pt 1: Curvy Thicc Spacetime Stuff
    Apr 3, 2023 – 01:00:36
  • Ep. 175 The Norfolk Southern Environmental Trainwreck
    Mar 27, 2023 – 00:43:10
  • Ep. 174 Desalination Pt 2: A Not-So-Salty Future?
    Mar 20, 2023 – 00:50:47
  • Last of Us Rerelease! Fungus Pt 2: Cordyceps and More!
    Mar 13, 2023 – 00:57:36
  • Ep. 173 Desalination Pt 1: So Salty
    Feb 27, 2023 – 00:45:16
  • Ep. 172 VEXAS: A Mystery Syndrome
    Feb 22, 2023 – 00:43:52
  • Ep. 171 Side Quests 2: Cancer and Concrete
    Feb 6, 2023 – 00:30:26
  • Ep. 170 Death Pt 2: A Twitching Heart
    Jan 30, 2023 – 00:58:00
  • Ep 169 Death Pt.1: Disembodied Pig Brains
    Jan 23, 2023 – 00:39:34
  • Ep 168. The Tridemic
    Jan 16, 2023 – 00:41:35
  • Ep. 167 Coffee Pt 2: Dry, Wet, Honey, and Poop
    Oct 10, 2022 – 00:42:40
  • Ep. 166 Coffee Pt 1: Species and History
    Oct 3, 2022 – 00:27:17
  • Ep. 165 Viral Hepatitis Pt 2: The Chronic
    Sep 26, 2022 – 00:50:42
  • Ep. 164 Viral Hepatitis Pt 1: Acute But Not Cute
    Sep 19, 2022 – 00:37:59
  • Ep. 163 Random Walks, Brownian Motion, and the Physics of Big Bacteria
    Sep 12, 2022 – 00:24:50
  • Ep. 162 Really Huge Bacteria
    Sep 5, 2022 – 00:28:32
  • Ep. 161 Monkeypox Pt 2: APOBEC3 and Microevolution
    Aug 29, 2022 – 00:41:56
  • Ep. 160 Caffeine Pt 2: Muscles and Sensitivity
    Aug 22, 2022 – 00:36:56
  • Ep. 159 Caffeine Pt 1: The Most Popular Psychoactive Drug in the World
    Aug 15, 2022 – 00:32:48
  • Ep. 158 Alzheimer's Redux: Lies, Fraud, and Misconduct
    Aug 8, 2022 – 01:02:50
  • Ep. 157 Monkeypox
    Aug 1, 2022 – 00:54:30
  • Ep. 156 Venom Pt 3: Medicine and Mammals
    Jul 25, 2022 – 00:47:56
  • Ep. 155 Venom Pt 2: Animal Extravaganza
    Jul 18, 2022 – 00:45:01
  • Ep. 154 Venom Pt 1: Bites and Stings and Ouchie Things
    Jul 11, 2022 – 00:25:51
  • Ep. 153 Hot Dogs and Nitrates
    Jul 4, 2022 – 00:30:22
  • Ep. 152 Doping Pt 2: Up For Debate
    Jun 27, 2022 – 00:47:08
  • Ep. 151 Doping Pt 1: Juicing
    Jun 20, 2022 – 00:37:01
  • Ep. 150: Organic Poisons
    Jun 13, 2022 – 00:28:58
  • Ep. 149 Sports Medicine: Whey
    Jun 6, 2022 – 00:49:23
  • Ep. 148 Side Quests 1: Frenchmen and Killer High Schools
    May 30, 2022 – 00:32:58
  • Ep. 147 Poisons Pt 3: Arsenic, The King of Poisons
    May 23, 2022 – 00:31:23
  • Ep. 146 Poisons Pt 2: Get the Lead Out
    May 16, 2022 – 00:42:43
  • Ep. 145 Poisons Pt 1: Heavy Metal
    May 9, 2022 – 00:49:14
  • [Reupload] Ep 144 Jurassic Pt 3: This is the Last One For Now
    May 3, 2022 – 00:57:01
  • Ep 144 Jurassic Pt 3: This is the Last One For Now
    May 2, 2022 – 00:57:01
  • Ep. 143 Jurassic Pt 2: Finally Actually Dinosaurs
    Apr 25, 2022 – 00:49:37
  • Ep. 142 Jurassic Pt 1: Angry Magma
    Apr 18, 2022 – 00:40:18
  • Ep. 141 Triassic Pt 2: Almost Dino Time
    Apr 11, 2022 – 00:40:26
  • A Brief Petri Announcement
    Apr 4, 2022 – 00:00:57
  • Ep. 140 Welcome to Triassic Park Part 1
    Mar 28, 2022 – 00:25:34
  • Ep. 139 The Great Dying
    Mar 21, 2022 – 00:39:37
Recent Reviews
  • Kedmoomoo
    Smart and funny
    I trust Sean more than Google. There, I said it. I mean it. But for real, I enjoy science, and I was a scientist for a whole three months (lab assistant) before realize I wasn’t good at it. The podcast explains complex concepts in an easy to follow way without talking down to the listener and making it fun. Thanks guys!
  • Billm34002
    Learn stuff and laugh
    These guys do a great job explaining topics in a way that’s entertaining. The digressions and references make the conversation more fun than a lecture. Subscribe now!
  • ImissGumby
    Smart!
    I believe that listening to this qualifies me to practice medicine now.
  • Blahghfr
    Scientific!
    If you love science like me this is the pod for you! Love listening to this during my commute!
  • KTandOti
    Informative and entertaining
    On our life long journey of learning, I’d strongly recommend adding Petri Dish to your podcast rotation. The hosts have a delightful dynamic and strike the balance between banter and teaching things. Look forward to checking out more. Subscribe and listen now!
  • Scrappy Mouse Ninja
    Renewed my love of science!
    These guys make diving into the ocean of science fun and hilarious. It’s a pleasure to listen to them as I waddle through my day. Perfect for commutes, background, or if you’re chilling on a pond!
  • The Wild Life
    Hilarious!
    Love these guys. Found them because of Twitter and so happy that I did!
  • Nerdy Plant Nerd
    Lots of sciencey fun
    Petri Dish is the science podcast every consenting adult needs in their life! It's irreverent and hilarious. NSFW for sure, but in the best way possible. I've learned a ton from Sean and Nathan and look forward to hearing their jokes and banter every week!
  • sheleker
    My favorite science podcast
    I'm a big fan of NPRs Radiolab and Shortwave, but Petri Dish is fun and accessible, and I appreciate that it's both in-depth and kind of freewheeling. I recommend it to anyone who enjoys talking about science.
  • The Misery Machine
    :)
    Excellent find! We came across your show and decided to give it a listen - very glad we did! The hosts are a breath of fresh air and a joy to listen to - the topics are interesting and bingeworthy. Keep up the great work <3 Yergy & Drewby
  • Loventas101
    Great chemistry(pun intended)
    Sometimes being friends doesn’t translate into podcast but these guys are great!
  • DG MD
    A lot of fun
    I’ve really enjoyed the inaugural few episodes and have already learned a lot. I’m excited for the rest of the mini series on climate change!
  • A Kes
    Entertaining and Informative
    Awesome new podcast!
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