The Episodic Table of Elements

True stories behind the discovery and use of each chemical element AI summary

T. R. Appleton Visit website › Science · EN · 99 episodes · latest 2026-11-03

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A podcast about the fascinating true stories behind each element on the periodic table.

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  1. 2026-11-03 · 42 min · Episode 96

    In this episode, we learn how science itself has dramatically changed -- and we coin a new word.

  2. 2025-09-27 · 37 min · Episode 95

    Many episodes have incorporated geology, but this one is more about geography. (And amateur nuclear science.)

  3. 2025-03-03 · Episode 94

    Element 94 causes a bit of a crisis for our collections.

  4. 2024-08-22 · 1 hr 8 min · Episode 93

    To the person who said, "the episodes are never too long," I'm terribly sorry.

  5. 2023-12-20 · 27 min

    ♪ O chemistry, o chemistry, the study of all matter ♫

  6. 2023-05-29 · 45 min · Episode 92

    America's worst radioactive accident isn't Three Mile Island, and the Nazi nuclear physicist wasn't assassinated by the famous baseball player.

  7. 2022-10-19 · 22 min · Episode 91

    Sometimes we need a quiet moment in order to step back and look at the bigger picture.

  8. 2022-02-22 · 19 min · Episode 90

    Sure, thorium could provide practically limitless clean energy, but then we couldn't build weapons of mass destruction.

  9. 2021-11-08 · 16 min · Episode 89

    We all know that radioactive rocks glow in the dark, except they actually don't, except for when they actually do.

  10. 2021-10-18 · 34 min · Episode 88

    Out of all the characters who encounter radium in this episode, the only one to emerge unscathed is the guy who comes face-to-face with Satan.

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Oldest episode in feed
12/2017 · over 8 years
Typical length
22 min
Format
Episodic Newest first, episodes stand alone

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