Sam Kean

The Disappearing Spoon: a science history podcast with Sam …

A weekly History, Arts and Books podcast featuring

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Sam Kean

The Disappearing Spoon: a science history podcast with Sam Kean

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Sam Kean

The Disappearing Spoon: a science history podcast with Sam …

A weekly History, Arts and Books podcast featuring
 2 people rated this podcast
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A topsy-turvy science-y history podcast by Sam Kean. I examine overlooked stories from our past: the dental superiority of hunter-gatherers, the crooked Nazis who saved thousands of American lives, the American immigrants who developed the most successful cancer screening tool in history, the sex lives of dinosaurs, and much, much more. These are charming little tales that never made the history books, but these small moments can be surprisingly powerful. These are the cases where history gets inverted, where the footnote becomes the real story.

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Podcast Details

Created by
Sam Kean
Podcast Status
Active
Started
Oct 26th, 2019
Latest Episode
Jun 24th, 2025
Release Period
Weekly
Episodes
117
Avg. Episode Length
22 minutes
Explicit
No
Order
Episodic
Language
English
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