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The Science Pawdcast

Jason and Kris Zackowskitwitter.com

The Science Pawdcast breaks down the latest science happening in the human world AND the pet world. 
Each episode will also bring you a guest to enthral you with their area of knowledge.
You'll learn, be captivated, and laugh along with host Jason Zackowski. 
Pets and Science, it's the pawfect mix. 

You'll also get episodes of PetChat which are the live shows from social audio. 
PetChat is a live community gathering updates about the animals in our life, but also the animals in the wonderful community that supports us!


Heart and Hope.

Science and Shenanigans. 

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Episodes

SciChat with Research Geographer Dr. Michael Meyer! (and tales of Siberia!)

Send us a text On this live show we chat with the amazing Dr. Michael Meyer about his work with water chemistry. He also weaves an amazing story about his time researching in Siberia. Finally he expertly takes questions from our live audience. He's just an amazing person! Science Chat runs live every Tuesday on Twitter at 9PM Eastern/7PM Mountain Time. Michael on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mishafredmeyer Bunsen and Beaker Links: The Bunsen and Beaker Website has adorable merch with hundreds of...

Aug 29, 20221 hr 14 min

Pet Chat: Successful Adoption of Shelter Dogs with Melanie - The Pup Mommy!

Send us a text We interviewed Melanie a.k.a. The Pup Mommy, an amazing lady with decades of experience in welcoming animals into your home that may have had a devastating start to their life. Many shelter dogs are returned after adoption, which is traumatic for both the dog and the family that adopted them, and Melanie expertly explains how this can be avoided. She also takes questions from our live audience. Melanie on Twitter: https://twitter.com/thepupmommy Melanie's website: https://t.co/VDD...

Aug 29, 202259 min

Kids Talk about Pets!

Send us a text This is a little ADORABLE recording from our live show from Telus Spark. Jason talked about The Science Pawdcast and then invited kids to come up and talk about their pets. The mini-interviews were adorable and so super sweet! Bunsen and Beaker Links: The Bunsen and Beaker Website has adorable merch with hundreds of different combinations of designs and apparel- all with Printful- one of the highest quality companies we could find! www.bunsenbernerbmd.com Our Spaces Sponsor: Bark ...

Aug 29, 20227 min

PetChat with Expert Trainer Shannon Riley-Coyner!!!

Send us a text This is bonus content from our live Twitter show. We got speak with expert trainer Shannon Riley-Coyner!! She chatted some basic dog training tips and then took questions from the audience. It was awesome! Shannon Riley-Coyner's website! https://trulyforcefree.com/ Bunsen and Beaker Links: The Bunsen and Beaker Website has adorable merch with hundreds of different combinations of designs and apparel- all with Printful- one of the highest quality companies we could find! www.bunsen...

Aug 08, 20221 hr 28 min

Pet Chat from July 24th- The Paw Pack Community Announcement and the Return of WOO OR WOW!

Send us a text This is bonus content from our live Twitter show on Saturday at 6PM Mountain/8PM Eastern where we meet to play games, break down stories about Bunsen and Beaker and share stories about our pets! We included the game this week in our recording - normally I edit it out! Bunsen and Beaker Links: The Bunsen and Beaker Website has adorable merch with hundreds of different combinations of designs and apparel- all with Printful- one of the highest quality companies we could find! www.bun...

Aug 08, 20221 hr 12 min

Season 4 Episode 26: Spidercrane, Litterbox Issues, and Dr. Deanna Hooper on the Cosmos!

Send us a text This week on The Science Pawdcast we have a super creepy story about NECROBIOLOGY and it uses spiders. Be warned, it's very very unsettling (and pretty interesting too) In Pet Science we look at the parasite that could infect pregnant folks and the science that working on treatments for it. Our guest is Dr. Deanna Hooper who opened up new areas of the cosmos we have never discussed before on The Pawdcast. You'll be blown away! As always we finish with a slightly unhinged family se...

Aug 05, 20221 hr 2 minSeason 4Ep. 26

SciChat with Nuclear Engineer Mairead Montague

Send us a text On this SciChat episode we talk nuclear science with engineer Mairead Montague. Mairead has a focus on nuclear safety and it's a breath of fresh air to cut through the myths about nuclear power. Science Chat takes place live on Twitter Spaces, Clubhouse, LinkedIn, and Wisdom at 9PM Eastern every Tuesday. Find Mairead on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/MaireadMontague Bunsen and Beaker Links: The Bunsen and Beaker Website has adorable merch with hundreds of different combinations...

Aug 01, 20221 hr 11 min

SciChat with Dr. Keith Barr on Fitness, Strength Training, and Diet

Send us a text On this live chat we have Dr. Keith Barr who is a musculoskeletal expert. You'll love the chat and the question and answer period! Science Chat takes place live on Twitter Spaces, Clubhouse, LinkedIn, and Wisdom at 9PM Eastern every Tuesday. Dr. Barr on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MuscleScience Bunsen and Beaker Links: The Bunsen and Beaker Website has adorable merch with hundreds of different combinations of designs and apparel- all with Printful- one of the highest quality comp...

Aug 01, 20221 hr 26 min

Season 4 Episode 25: Pollinating Heroes, Dogs and Language and Dr. Ketaki Ganti on Viruses

Send us a text Wow! While this episode is a big bigger than our average show, it's packed with great stuff. In Science News we break down an exciting and unusual finding about WHAT is pollinating stuff at night! In Pet Science we chat about some amazing findings about dogs in environments with a language they are unfamiliar with! Our Expert Guest this week is Dr. Ketaki Ganti who just blew us all away with her knowledge, humour, and passion for science and critical thinking. You won't be able to...

Jul 28, 20221 hr 10 minSeason 4Ep. 25

Scichat: Danielle Bush- chemist in the lab and kitchen!

Send us a text On this live chat recording we have the amazing Danielle Bush! Danielle is a chemist and we get into her seriously talented lab skills, but also her passion for, and talent for baking! (You'll find that most of the questions are about food in the Q and A section.) Don't miss this interview and discussion! Danielle on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bigblackwolf188 Bunsen and Beaker Links: The Bunsen and Beaker Website has adorable merch with hundreds of different combinations of desi...

Jul 26, 20221 hr 13 min

July 9th Pet Chat: Movie Dogs, Special Guest Raffy, and Shooting Science Videos with the Dogs!

Send us a text This is bonus content from our live Twitter show on Saturday at 6PM Mountain/8PM Eastern where we meet to play games, break down stories about Bunsen and Beaker and share stories about our pets! We included the game this week in our recording - normally I edit it out! Bunsen and Beaker Links: The Bunsen and Beaker Website has adorable merch with hundreds of different combinations of designs and apparel- all with Printful- one of the highest quality companies we could find! www.bun...

Jul 25, 20221 hr 14 min

Pet Chat July 16th: The Letter Game, Paddleboarding, Doggie DayCare and Cats that Pack

Send us a text This is bonus content from our live Twitter show on Saturday at 6PM Mountain/8PM Eastern where we meet to play games, break down stories about Bunsen and Beaker and share stories about our pets! We included the game this week in our recording - normally I edit it out! Bunsen and Beaker Links: The Bunsen and Beaker Website has adorable merch with hundreds of different combinations of designs and apparel- all with Printful- one of the highest quality companies we could find! www.bun...

Jul 25, 20221 hr 5 min

Season 4 Episode 24: Extreme Heat, Dog Smellovision and Engineer K.T. Lee on Storytelling!

Send us a text Hey everyone! This week on The Science Pawdcast we look at a science news article that ties into the deadly heat wave in Europe..but in this case using the heat to do something good for cities. In Pet Science we have an amazing study to breakdown about a new finding in how dogs may "see" the world. Our guest in ask an expert is K.T. Lee, an engineer and author. We have an engaging discussion about how she takes her experiences in STEM and weaves them in to her novels in a thrillin...

Jul 22, 202258 min

PetChat: Games, Community, and Pet Talk from July 2nd

Send us a text This is bonus content from our live Twitter show on Saturday at 6PM Mountain/8PM Eastern where we meet to play games, break down stories about Bunsen and Beaker and share stories about our pets! We included the game this week in our recording - normally I edit it out! Bunsen and Beaker Links: The Bunsen and Beaker Website has adorable merch with hundreds of different combinations of designs and apparel- all with Printful- one of the highest quality companies we could find! www.bun...

Jul 19, 20221 hr 26 min

SciChat: Livestock Scientist Doctor Holland

Send us a text On this live show we were so very lucky to have livestock scientist, Doctor Holland all the way from Australia! Many things in the livestock industry have misinformation swirling around them and the Doc gives us such an amazing discussion around some of the controversy and how livestock scientists are working to bring food production in line with things like climate change and waste. It's a great discussion! Bunsen and Beaker Links: The Bunsen and Beaker Website has adorable merch...

Jul 18, 20221 hr 41 min

Season 4 Episode 23: JWST Madness, Pet Memorials and Robert Forto on Adventure!

Send us a text This week on the show I break down the photos released by JWST. The first photo made me tear up, they are all just so incredible. Jaw dropping. Mind bending...but why? In Pet Science I look at advice from a journal about coping with Pet Loss. It's not a happy discussion, but for all of us with pets, it something that comes eventually. Our guest is Musher and Adventurer Robert Forto! We get into his amazing life as a musher and just a sampling of the wild adventures he's been part ...

Jul 15, 202251 min

SciChat: Liliian Maher from The Middle Island Penguin Project

Send us a text On this live show we were so lucky to have Lillian from the Warrnambol Penguin Project with us. Tiny penguins lived their life in peace on a gorgeous island on the southern coast of Australia. Foxes found their way onto the island and in a few short years they had killed nearly ALL the penguins. A farmer and biologist teamed up and trained Mareama dogs to guard and protect the penguins instead of chickens. It worked. The penguins were saved and an organization started to spread th...

Jul 14, 20221 hr 6 min

Pet Chat: Games, Community, and Pet Talk from June 25th

Send us a text This is bonus content from our live Twitter show on Saturday at 6PM Mountain/8PM Eastern where we meet to play games, break down stories about Bunsen and Beaker and share stories about our pets! We included the game this week in our recording - normally I edit it out! Bunsen and Beaker Links: The Bunsen and Beaker Website has adorable merch with hundreds of different combinations of designs and apparel- all with Printful- one of the highest quality companies we could find! www.bun...

Jul 09, 20221 hr 15 min

Sci Chat with Mars Rover Scientist Dr. Sarah Milkovich

Send us a text Every Tuesday Evening we have a live chat with a scientist on Twitter/Wisdom/Clubhouse. If you miss the live chat, you can listen here. Dr. Sarah Milkovich is an amazing scientist that worked on most of the rovers that are on Mars. Those we had audio issues recording at the start, most of the awesome conversation is there! Dr. Milkovich's links! https://twitter.com/milkysa http://www.planetarywanderer.com/ Bunsen and Beaker Links: The Bunsen and Beaker Website has adorable merch w...

Jul 09, 20221 hr 1 min

SciChat with Anthrozoologist Maythe Han: Dogs as our "Children"

Send us a text Every Tuesday Evening we have a live chat with a scientist on Twitter/Wisdom/Clubhouse. If you miss the live chat, you can listen here. This is Mayhe Han a scientist who studies the interactions today of people and their dogs and how 'Dogdad or Dogmom" has become a relatively new thing! It's such a fun chat! Maythe's Links! https://twitter.com/maythehan https://odetodogs.com/ Bunsen and Beaker Links: The Bunsen and Beaker Website has adorable merch with hundreds of different combi...

Jul 09, 20221 hr 9 min

Season 4 Episode 22: Bones in Space, Butt Drags and Dr. Laci Brock on Brown Dwarf Planets

Send us a text This week on The Science Pawdcast we break down the latest study on bone loss in space. Conclusion? It's not great! Good thing we aren't going to space anytime soon. In Pet Science we get the answers to why your cat or dog might be dragging their butt along the floor. It's gross but interesting. Our expert in "Ask an Expert" is Dr. Laci Brock who will blow you away with her research on brown dwarf planets. We couldn't stop asking her questions! Don't miss it! Adam is away this wee...

Jul 07, 20221 hr 1 minSeason 4Ep. 22

Season 4 Episode 21: Baby Mammoth, Cortisol and Dogs and Simon Spichak on Bacteria Farts!

Send us a text Happy Canada Day! If you are listening to this July 1st our family wants to wish you a good one, eh? In science news we talk about the little baby mammoth that was unearthed in the Canadian tundra. We go into what the heck a mammoth is too! In Pet Science an amazing study shows that dogs protect kids from stress! Our guest in ask an expert is Simon Spichak a science communicator and champion of mental health for students. Oh we also get into BACTERIA FARTS! HA! Adam rounds out the...

Jul 01, 20221 hr 2 minSeason 4Ep. 21

Spaces Unleashed Bonus Content: Sci Chat with Dr. Kimberly Arcand on Space X-Rays

Send us a text Every Tuesday Evening we have a live chat with a scientist on Twitter/Wisdom/Clubhouse. If you miss the live chat, you can listen here. Our guest in this show is Dr. Arcand, a visualization scientist who works with X-Rays from outer space! She is brilliant speaker and an author of amazing and adorable books! https://twitter.com/kimberlykowal Bunsen and Beaker Links: The Bunsen and Beaker Website has adorable merch with hundreds of different combinations of designs and apparel- all...

Jun 29, 20221 hr 2 min

Spaces Unleashed Bonus Content: Sci Chat with Dr. Jan Scholtz on Super Massive Black Holes!

Send us a text Every Tuesday Evening we have a live chat with a scientist on Twitter/Wisdom/Clubhouse. If you miss the live chat, you can listen here. Our guest in this show is Dr. Jan Scholtz, an astrophysicist who chatted blackholes with us. It was an AMAZING discussion! https://twitter.com/astrojansen Bunsen and Beaker Links: The Bunsen and Beaker Website has adorable merch with hundreds of different combinations of designs and apparel- all with Printful- one of the highest quality companies ...

Jun 29, 20221 hr 42 min

Spaces Unleashed Bonus Content: Pet Chat June 16th

Send us a text This is bonus content from our live Twitter show on Saturday where we meet to play games, break down stories about Bunsen and Beaker and share stories about our pets! We included the game this week in our recording - normally I edit it out! Bunsen and Beaker Links: The Bunsen and Beaker Website has adorable merch with hundreds of different combinations of designs and apparel- all with Printful- one of the highest quality companies we could find! www.bunsenbernerbmd.com Our Spaces ...

Jun 29, 20221 hr 19 min

Season 4 Episode 20: RoboFreaky Finger, Night Blind Dogs and Planetary Scientist Dr. Sara Mazrouei

Send us a text After a week off due to work commitments and being SUPER sick with a wicked cold, we are back! In Science News we have a freaky finger news story were a teach built a robotic finger and covered it with living skin! In Pet Science we have a genetics study that found the gene that is behind nightblindness in dogs AND could be used to help humans as well! Our Expert guest this week is Planetary Scientist Dr. Sara Mazrouei who chats the moon and some other amazing space shenanigans! T...

Jun 23, 202254 minSeason 4Ep. 20

Spaces Unleashed Bonus Content: Sci Chat with Guest Dr. Zazie Todd Animal Psychologist

Send us a text This is a recording of our live show that runs every Tuesday night on Twitter at 7PM Mountain Time/9 PM Eastern. Our guest in this recording was Dr. Zazie Todd Dr. Todd on Twitter: https://twitter.com/CompAnimalPsych https://twitter.com/CompAnimalPsych Bunsen and Beaker Links: The Bunsen and Beaker Website has adorable merch with hundreds of different combinations of designs and apparel- all with Printful- one of the highest quality companies we could find! www.bunsenbernerbmd.com...

Jun 19, 202251 min

Spaces Unleashed Bonus Content: Pet Chat from June 11th

Send us a text This is bonus content from our live Twitter show on Saturday where we meet to play games, break down stories about Bunsen and Beaker and share stories about our pets! We included the game this week in our recording - normally I edit it out! Bunsen and Beaker Links: The Bunsen and Beaker Website has adorable merch with hundreds of different combinations of designs and apparel- all with Printful- one of the highest quality companies we could find! www.bunsenbernerbmd.com Our Spaces ...

Jun 19, 20221 hr 6 min

Spaces Unleashed Bonus Content: Sci Chat with Civil Engineer Dr. Reshmina William

Send us a text Spaces Unleashed Sci Chat runs every Tuesday evening LIVE on Twitter. This is a recording on the show. You can listen live every Tuesday at 7PM Mountain Time/ 9 PM Eastern. Civil Engineer Dr. Reshmina William talks water problems and water engineering with us in a super fun and informative way! Dr. William on Twitter https://twitter.com/ReshminaWilliam Bunsen and Beaker Links: The Bunsen and Beaker Website has adorable merch with hundreds of different combinations of designs and a...

Jun 11, 20221 hr 7 min

Spaces Unleashed Bonus Content: Sci-Chat with Dr. Liz Murray on Phytoremediation

Send us a text Spaces Unleashed Sci Chat runs every Tuesday evening LIVE on Twitter. This is a recording on the show. You can listen live every Tuesday at 7PM Mountain Time/ 9 PM Eastern. Dr. Liz Murray talks Tibetan Mastiffs and using the sun and plants to break down dangerous pollutants. Dr. Murray on Twitter https://twitter.com/Takudabeast Bunsen and Beaker Links: The Bunsen and Beaker Website has adorable merch with hundreds of different combinations of designs and apparel- all with Printful...

Jun 11, 20221 hr 14 min
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