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1013 - Radio stars, spiral galaxies and threadworms

Join Dr Karl Kruszelnicki, Lucy Smith and their scientific guests, with a bunch of curious triple j listeners for a weekly injection of science, myth-bashing and answers!

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1013 - Radio stars, spiral galaxies and threadworms

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1005 - Dirt bikes, flat earthers and illegal drugs

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1004 - Thylacines, blocked noses and bird flu

Thu, 09 Jul 2026
1003 - Pokémon, off-grid festivals and cannabinoids

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1002 - The meaning of life, shark attacks and the Large Hadron Collider

Thu, 25 Jun 2026
1001 - Gamer brain, VR immersion and gacha gambling

Thu, 18 Jun 2026
1000 - Shower farts, regenerative bodies and bass face

Thu, 11 Jun 2026
999 - Dog breath, ugly cry face and sleeping pelicans

Thu, 04 Jun 2026
998 - Magic mushrooms, hiccup rhythms and meteorites

Thu, 28 May 2026
997 - Peptide tans, brain charge and seeing in the dark

Thu, 21 May 2026
996 - The history of burials, mushroom spore suits and hydro cremation

Thu, 14 May 2026
995 - AI ethics, touching grass and the AMOC

Thu, 07 May 2026
994 - The vagus nerves, lightspeed travel and peripheral night vision

Thu, 30 Apr 2026
993 - Rogue planets, dark matter and time dilation

Thu, 23 Apr 2026
992 - Nose picking, dermatillomania and the weight of the world

Thu, 16 Apr 2026
991 - Leech brains, animal instincts and echidna quirks

Thu, 09 Apr 2026
990 - Artemis II, decomposition and breast milk

Thu, 02 Apr 2026
989 - Faster-than-light travel, the Van Allen Belt and AI space exploration

Thu, 19 Mar 2026
988 - Super voids, satellite noise and asteroid navigation

Thu, 12 Mar 2026
987 - Morning vs. motion sickness, sunburnt eyes and colour blind dreams

Thu, 05 Mar 2026
986 - Share house smells, sleeping mosquitoes and multiverse supercomputers

Thu, 26 Feb 2026
985 - Synesthesia, lime cordial v. bacteria & fusion reactors

Thu, 19 Feb 2026
984 - The Challenger Legacy - new Dr Karl podcast

Wed, 18 Feb 2026
982 - Murphy's Law, mouth ulcers and MSG

Thu, 05 Feb 2026
981 - Human buoyancy, acclimatising and syncing periods

Thu, 29 Jan 2026
980 - Human cannonballs, outrunning the Sun and burning beds

Thu, 08 Jan 2026
979 - Hangovers, mosquitos and manifestation

Thu, 01 Jan 2026
978 - Bionic eyes, poop schedules and aphantasia

Thu, 25 Dec 2025
977 - The age of space, explosive planets and black hole portals

Thu, 18 Dec 2025
976 - Disappearing poos, capsaicin receptors and cane toads

Thu, 11 Dec 2025
975 - The speed of darkness, sticky spider webs and drinking snow

Thu, 04 Dec 2025
974 - Hair loss, bone density and body glitter vs. sunscreen

Thu, 27 Nov 2025
973 - Hair of the dog, photographic memories and shingles

Thu, 20 Nov 2025
972 - Frozen vs fresh veggies, soap suds and nangs

Thu, 13 Nov 2025
971 - Frisson, cryogenic freezing and thylacines

Thu, 06 Nov 2025
970 - Pollen peaks, jump scares and alcohol vs mood

Thu, 30 Oct 2025
969 - Butt breathing, plovers and flammable water

Thu, 23 Oct 2025
968 - AI consciousness, sleep paralysis and onion tears

Thu, 16 Oct 2025
967 - Motion sickness, 3I/ATLAS and cross-breeding

Thu, 09 Oct 2025
966 - The science of cringe, meat juice & psychedelic shrimp

Thu, 02 Oct 2025
965 - Fibre, the carnivore diet & drunk hamsters

Thu, 25 Sep 2025
964 - Smelly sneezes, stress seizures & sound proofing

Thu, 18 Sep 2025
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