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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 74 11/27/17 - A Beluga of a Bidet for an 11 pound scrotum

Episode 74 11/27/17 - A Beluga of a Bidet for an 11 pound scrotum

Six Degrees discusses surgery to shrink a penis, why toilet paper is destroying parts of the planet, and what 65 cats are capable of when given the proper training. 

*They do hit a serious note for o…

01:40:45  |   Tue 28 Nov 2017
Episode 73 10/31/17 - Halloween-ish

Episode 73 10/31/17 - Halloween-ish

It’s a scary...ish episode just in time for Halloween!  With topics ranging from sweating blood to robot offspring, Six Degrees covers just what makes us humans cringe, gasp, and scream!

 

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01:41:10  |   Tue 31 Oct 2017
Epi 72 - 10/16/17 - Old St. Dick and the Crunchy Jim Crow Sex Bots

Epi 72 - 10/16/17 - Old St. Dick and the Crunchy Jim Crow Sex Bots

Six Degrees returns with a plethora of articles, from what dolphins could do with opposable thumbs to what some people do with their placentas.  Also discussed are the inclusion of hover bikes into p…

01:41:58  |   Tue 17 Oct 2017
Episode 71 03/26/17

Episode 71 03/26/17

01:34:17  |   Mon 27 Mar 2017
Episode 70 02/26/17 - Eighteen armed Canadian Bacon Baby - with guest Cody Tudor

Episode 70 02/26/17 - Eighteen armed Canadian Bacon Baby - with guest Cody Tudor

Six Degrees welcomes guest Cody Tudor, and quickly degenerates into a frank and appetizing discussion about cannibalism.  Other topics included are human pig chimeras, gene editing, the health benefi…

01:11:33  |   Mon 27 Feb 2017
episode 69 12/21/16 - Human Talk Words: with special guest Amanda Kelly Van Winkle

episode 69 12/21/16 - Human Talk Words: with special guest Amanda Kelly Van Winkle

Special guest Amanda Kelly Van Winkle miraculously returns for a second episode!  We must not have scared her off too much.  Six Degrees covers the mechanics of speech in monkeys, giraffes becoming a…

00:59:51  |   Thu 22 Dec 2016
Episode 68 11/30/16 - With special guest Amanda Kelly Van Winkle

Episode 68 11/30/16 - With special guest Amanda Kelly Van Winkle

Six Degrees takes on another guest, Amanda Kelly Van Winkle!  After she is properly intiated by producer Mike, she jumps in the discussion of cryogenics, two brothers who are paralyzed during the day…

01:36:01  |   Thu 22 Dec 2016
episode 67 07/20/16

episode 67 07/20/16

01:11:34  |   Mon 15 Aug 2016
episode 66 -  7/06/16: Sloths, Chocolate, and Skin Orgasms

episode 66 - 7/06/16: Sloths, Chocolate, and Skin Orgasms

You haven't seen a viral video until you've seen a sloth pooping.  In other science, low fat chocolate is created (Reno is unimpressed), the phenomenon of onions making us cry is explained (producer …
01:32:32  |   Mon 15 Aug 2016
episode 65 - 6/22/16: Tastes like reanimated dead chicken

episode 65 - 6/22/16: Tastes like reanimated dead chicken

Technology advances further in the reanimation of dead tissue, and science advances further in studying feelings of fish.  Silicon Valley creates a veggie burger that bleeds, sizzles, and tastes like…

00:56:09  |   Mon 15 Aug 2016
episode 64 - 5/04/16: May the Witzelsuchting weasels be with you

episode 64 - 5/04/16: May the Witzelsuchting weasels be with you

Reno and Nina finally admit they might have a serious brain condition--producer Mike is not surprised.  Technology wins against Earth when it comes to leap seconds, but it takes nothing more than a w…

01:18:25  |   Mon 15 Aug 2016
Episode 63 - 4/20/16: Potcast

Episode 63 - 4/20/16: Potcast

Six Degrees starts off this episode with a marijuana article--we had to; it's 4/20!--but the episode also includes plenty of standby favorites, like crazy animal stunts, nanotechnology, and Pope Fran…

01:29:58  |   Mon 15 Aug 2016
Episode 62 - 4/06/16: Born Again Laser Chicken-Unisaurus Stimulus Package

Episode 62 - 4/06/16: Born Again Laser Chicken-Unisaurus Stimulus Package

After a month long hiatus due to one thing or another, Six Degrees reconvenes to let their sarcasm and puns loose on real life unicorns, chickenosauruses, religion, politics, and giant lasers.


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01:02:51  |   Thu 21 Jul 2016
episode 61 - 3/09/16: All About Animals! (and pot)

episode 61 - 3/09/16: All About Animals! (and pot)

Six Degrees debates the value in programming wheelchairs to read monkeys' thoughts--is the expensive technology and simian frustration worth the grapes?  SeaWorld monitors the health of one of their …

01:25:08  |   Thu 07 Jul 2016
episode 60 - 02/27/16: Everyone is sick, but did you know farts are good for you?

episode 60 - 02/27/16: Everyone is sick, but did you know farts are good for you?

Science shows that the gas in farts may prevent cancer, and also discovers that sighing is an essential function to life.  Technology has designed an alarm clock that wakes you up via orgasm, and it'…

01:18:55  |   Thu 05 May 2016
Episode 59 - 2/03/16: Hella

Episode 59 - 2/03/16: Hella

Is life more like Tetris or chess?  An internet opinion haver leans towards Tetris--maybe because he plays it every day.  Technology gets even better at delivering a faster internet, and science make…

01:09:25  |   Thu 07 Apr 2016
Episode 58 - 1/20/16: Does Planet Nine have salty marshmallows??swollamhsarm ytlas evah eniN tenalP seoD

Episode 58 - 1/20/16: Does Planet Nine have salty marshmallows??swollamhsarm ytlas evah eniN tenalP seoD

Does texting ruin a relationship?  Host Nina and producer Mike take a break from texting each other to weigh in.  Then producer Mike takes everyone on a tangent to overly discuss the details of their…
01:21:25  |   Thu 10 Mar 2016
Episode 57 - 1/15/16: Testicular Toggler > Babypod

Episode 57 - 1/15/16: Testicular Toggler > Babypod

Producer Mike is on Day 1 of attempting to quit coffee, while hosts Nina and Reno make no attempt to ease up on puns and smart remarks.  Baby pods are discussed, as well as the logistical and moral s…

01:11:22  |   Sat 16 Jan 2016
Episode 56 - 12/23/15: “Don’t expect the Devil’s Advocate to help you if you’re blind…in Texas”

Episode 56 - 12/23/15: “Don’t expect the Devil’s Advocate to help you if you’re blind…in Texas”

Enjoy co-host Reno playing Devil's Advocate during this entire episode: 

The blind are back!  This time with smart phones.  Hear why special ed students should stay away from Texas, how nature makes …

01:30:34  |   Thu 24 Dec 2015
Episode 55 - 12/09/15: “Double-dippy hippy-crites”

Episode 55 - 12/09/15: “Double-dippy hippy-crites”

Find out what a selectively blind woman, deja vu, and an artificial body start up company have in common.  Also learn about literal power plants, why carbon farming is more efficient, and how to live…

01:29:33  |   Wed 16 Dec 2015
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