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Clara Barton was an amazing Civil War nurse who often had brushes with danger, but survived and founded the American Red Cross. Her skills in nursing saved thousands of lives.  --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Asimov is known for his science fiction novels, but his life story includes getting his degree in chemistry, having a scandalous attitude towards women, and being interested in educating the public about science. Follow Austen and Kenna as we discuss Asimov's struggles to become the famous writer he is today.  --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Follow us as we look into the life of the father of modern forensics. From murders in cellars to brides in the bath, Sir Bernard Spilsbury's name will go down in history as the "Sherlock Holmes" of forensic science.  --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Rachel Carson always wanted to be a writer, that is, until she fell in love with nature. After becoming a writer at the Parks and Wildlife on the East Coast, she realized her writing had to count for more. Her manifesto, Silent Spring, is credited with starting the environmental movement and banning the usage of DDT.  --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Ivan Pavlov is one of the most famous psychologists, known for his operant conditioning. However, Pavlov wasn't always this way. Join us as we investigate his struggles to find work, love, and survival during the Russian Revolution.  --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Marie Curie is a woman science will remember, but her discoveries of radium couldn't have been done without her struggles for her education and to marry the man she loved. Follow us as we talk about one of the most revered female scientists, whose story has never quite been fully told.  --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

From slip-ups to singing, listen to all of your cohosts, Jacqui, Matthew, and Kenna, show what goes on in the radio studio. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Justin Schmidt's methods of research would be considered unorthodox by most scientists. However, in an exclusive interview with Schmidt, we ask why he stung himself by over 150 insects to develop the Schmidt Pain Index.  --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Mendeleev's story is both unique and inspiring. While he's best known for creating the periodic table, we focus on what makes him human, his struggles for success, and the race to chart our field of chemistry.  --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Beatrix Potter is one of the most beloved children's authors of all time. But did you know she was also an amateur naturalist and mycologist? She even tried to study at Kew Gardens to further her research but was barred because she was a woman. Follow us as we go on Beatrix's journey from nature lover to writer to scientist.  --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Galileo Galilei is a scientist memorialized by society, but what made him to be so famous? Jacqui and Kenna dig deeper to uncover Galileo's trials with the Catholic church and his attempts to show the Medieval world the importance of the scientific method.  --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Sigmund Freud's life and theories are dissected to discuss his contributions to psychology. What made Freud so famous? Join us as we uncover Freud's dirty addictions to morphine, cocaine, and opium, as well as his weird circles of colleagues and friends, and how he narrowly escaped Nazi invasion in Austria.  --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Nikola Tesla's story is riddled with conspiracy theories. Did he build a laser-weapon known as the death ray? Was he the first to discover aliens? Jacqui and Kenna go deeper into this scientists' life to talk about the mysteries surrounding Tesla, and what made him human.  --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Mileva Maric is Einstein's first wife and may have been a contributor to his famous theories. Join us as we follow Mileva's struggles to give up her career and passions in order to allow her husband, Albert Einstein, to have his own.  --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Victorian Socialite Ada Lovelace may have been the first woman to work on computer code. Join Jacqui and Kenna as they discuss Ada's privileged lifestyle, Victorian women's rights, and the importance of computer coding.  --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

John Steinbeck's lost book on marine biology is finally revealed! Steinbeck is known as one of the greatest American novelists during the 1940s and 1950s, but also was a close friend to marine biologist Ed Ricketts. In this episode, we follow Steinbeck and Ricketts as they journey around the coast of California, and what their friendship meant to history.  --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

In 1953, the structure of DNA was supposedly found by Francis Crick and James Watson. But did you know there were two other scientists working on the structure of DNA at the time, including a woman? Her name was Rosalind Franklin, and in this podcast, we discuss why Franklin didn't receive a Nobel prize for her work, as well as her life as a woman. We also discuss the life of James Watson and his controversial opinions.  --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Hedy Lamarr was a 1940s actress dubbed "the most beautiful woman in the world."  But when she wasn't acting, she was found in her trailer tinkering on inventions. Her tinkering led her to discover the technology for wifi and Bluetooth!  --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app