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Six Degrees of Rumination - Podcast

Six Degrees of Rumination

Join hosts Nina Boyd and Reno Gorman as they cover a wide variety of topics like recent scientific discoveries, art, culture, and world news! Sarcasm provided by the podcast's producer, Mike.

Science & Medicine
Update frequency
every 22 days
Average duration
72 minutes
Episodes
114
Years Active
2013 - 2025
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Episode 114 - We'd give our eyeteeth for a good title - with guest Nicole Armour -  6/3/25

Episode 114 - We'd give our eyeteeth for a good title - with guest Nicole Armour - 6/3/25

Welcome to episode 114 with guest Nicole Armour.  So we did not come up with a creative title for this episode - we'd give our eyeteeth for one!  Perhaps it was difficult because the articles this ep…

00:56:32  |   Tue 03 Jun 2025
Episode 113 - “Spiritual shit on your event horizon - with guest Nicole Armour” - 4/25/25

Episode 113 - “Spiritual shit on your event horizon - with guest Nicole Armour” - 4/25/25

Enjoy Episode 113 with special guest Nicole Armour!

We get into one of our favorite topics: the inner workings of the mind.  Find out how to improve your mood, explore your own brand of spirituality,…

01:36:21  |   Fri 25 Apr 2025
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Episode 112 - " “Back to the Basement, Producer Mike!” - 12/23/24

Welcome to our last episode of 2024!

Episode 112, "Back to the Basement, Producer Mike!" is, be warned, one of our longest episodes. So settle in, hopefully as you're starting a long drive to friends…

02:40:06  |   Mon 23 Dec 2024
Episode 111 - “Animus Prime - who let Mike out of the basement?” - 12/16/24

Episode 111 - “Animus Prime - who let Mike out of the basement?” - 12/16/24

Welcome to episode 111, after about a year's hiatus!

"Animus Prime - who let Mike out of the basement?" is filled with wacky animal stories, as our episodes are prone to do.  Albatrosses, dragons, an…

01:29:27  |   Mon 16 Dec 2024
Episode 110 - “Br-AI-n: Listen to episode 109 First” - 1/3/24

Episode 110 - “Br-AI-n: Listen to episode 109 First” - 1/3/24

Welcome to Episode 110 and a whole new year!  But wait, before you forget about 2023 completely, we ask that if you have not yet listened to Episode 109 (air date 12/20/23), go back and do so before …

01:58:30  |   Wed 03 Jan 2024
Episode 109 - “Shadow Work on the Way to Mars (Producer Mike was Right)” - 12/20/23

Episode 109 - “Shadow Work on the Way to Mars (Producer Mike was Right)” - 12/20/23

Producer Mike LOSES HIS MIND and treats us to his best rant ever.  Enjoy Episode 109 during your holiday travels or when you want to escape familial joy for a bit and indulge in some sarcasm.  We cov…

01:26:41  |   Wed 20 Dec 2023
Episode 108 -  All Creatures Great and Small and Awkwardly Terrifying - 12/1/23

Episode 108 - All Creatures Great and Small and Awkwardly Terrifying - 12/1/23

It's Episode 108! We're glad to be back after such a long time away. What better way to say hello to you all again than with weird animal articles? Some of our favorites!  Hear about reanimated pigs,…

00:51:36  |   Sat 16 Dec 2023
Episode 107 - Brainalysis - 11/15/23

Episode 107 - Brainalysis - 11/15/23

Welcome to Episode 107, a delightful romp about the psychology of being human.  We're glad to be back after a long and sort of accidental hiatus.  Join us for this semi-focused discussion on all thin…

02:06:11  |   Sat 09 Dec 2023
Episode 106 - Big Questions, Little Answers

Episode 106 - Big Questions, Little Answers

Episode 106 - Big Questions, Little Answers

In this episode, we explore the macro "why"s: why are we here, what entity or unseen force made this universe we live in, why are there so many mysteries s…

01:18:13  |   Mon 15 Aug 2022
Episode 105 - Life and Living in Space - 7/18/22

Episode 105 - Life and Living in Space - 7/18/22

Episode 105 - Life and Living in Space

Ever wondered about the day to day ins and outs of living in space?  How does the altered environment affect your bodily functions, daily routine, and mental st…

01:19:07  |   Mon 18 Jul 2022
episode 104 - Welcome to 2022 - 1/13/22

episode 104 - Welcome to 2022 - 1/13/22

It's official - society has reached that terrifying point where technology knows more about you than your own family.  Hooray!

Welcome to a world of brain implants, AI turning your thoughts into text…

01:06:45  |   Thu 13 Jan 2022
Episode103 - Mammals! - 12/28/21

Episode103 - Mammals! - 12/28/21

It's the mammals episode!  From humans lucid dreaming to camel beauty contests, in this episode you'll hear everything you wanted to know about mammals - and maybe a bit more.

 

 

Mammals dream befor…

01:06:34  |   Tue 28 Dec 2021
Episode 102 - A Day in the Life of a Human - 9/3/21

Episode 102 - A Day in the Life of a Human - 9/3/21

Welcome to episode 102! 

We'll take you on a journey through the day in the life of a human, from (before!) birth, birth defects, all those years of punching the clock, health problems, revitalizing …

01:22:49  |   Fri 03 Sep 2021
Episode 101 - BRRRAAAAAINS!! - 8/13/21

Episode 101 - BRRRAAAAAINS!! - 8/13/21

Get your brain fix here!

Episode 101 is all about brains: their altered properties after death, the feats they can achieve when paired up with a little technology….or how they take to EXTRA BODY PART…

01:38:50  |   Fri 13 Aug 2021
Episode 100 - GLYCYRRHIZIC - 4/9/21

Episode 100 - GLYCYRRHIZIC - 4/9/21

We made it to episode 100!  And so did you.

This episode is jam packed with crazy stories from our best friend, science - everything from what happens when you’re allergic to the cold to how our uniq…

01:39:21  |   Fri 09 Apr 2021
Episode 99 - Komodo Jesus and his Crab Menagerie  - 4/4/21

Episode 99 - Komodo Jesus and his Crab Menagerie - 4/4/21

Welcome to episode 99 - almost 100!

Like several of our previous episodes, we wanted to take a moment to pay tribute to the beauty and chaos of the animal kingdom - so here is another all-animal epis…

01:01:28  |   Sat 03 Apr 2021
Episode 98 - Pain is f*cking inevitable

Episode 98 - Pain is f*cking inevitable

This episode is all about PAIN!

Well, kind of.  Sprinkled within it is news about Stonehenge, another advancement in alternative energy, and public opinion on AI.

BUT ALSO: Did you know swearing isn'…

01:07:13  |   Wed 22 Jul 2020
Episode 97 - Some of its Parts - 7/16/20

Episode 97 - Some of its Parts - 7/16/20

We're back!  And we're so close to episode 100 we can taste it...it's almost as good as hallucinogenic honey.  Don't know what that is?  You're about to find out about it, along with how scientists g…

00:47:19  |   Thu 16 Jul 2020
Episode 96 - Drugs! - 4/27/20

Episode 96 - Drugs! - 4/27/20

Six Degrees discusses an eclectic collection of drug developments!  Included is micro dosing in the form of nasal spray, what caffeine cravings really are, and how ultrasound waves may help treat pat…

01:02:05  |   Mon 27 Apr 2020
Episode 95 - Post Apocalyptic - 4/11/20

Episode 95 - Post Apocalyptic - 4/11/20

Enjoy Six Degrees' take on the post apocalyptic world with Episode 95!  We've got touchable holograms, resurrected permafrost worms, and the promise of faster travel to Mars -- hmm, the dystopian lif…

00:56:50  |   Fri 10 Apr 2020
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