Spooky Science Sisters
We're two scientists and sisters (in-law) bringing you a podcast about the science behind all things strange and unusual, from the natural to the supernatural! So, put on your critical thinking caps and join us every other week for some creepy conversation and lots of laughter.
- Update frequency
- every 19 days
- Average duration
- 67 minutes
- Episodes
- 100
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
The Fermi Paradox with Dr. Allison Kirkpatrick
Listeners, it has been way too long since we've talked about aliens. Let's fix that! In this episode, Meagan is joined again by Substitute Sister and astronomer, Dr. Allison Kirkpatrick, to talk abou…
01:07:31 |
Fri 12 Apr 2024
The Salem Witch Trials Part III
Can it be? The third and final part of our series on the Salem Witch Trials has arrived! You'll have to excuse the delay, we probably had sleepy sickness. In this episode we talk about the scientific…
01:02:38 |
Fri 29 Mar 2024
The Salem Witch Trials Part II: Everyone Sucks
Welcome to Part II of our three-part series on the Salem Witch Trials. In this episode, we discuss the specifics of the events of 1692-1693, coming to the completely logical conclusion that people ge…
00:41:16 |
Wed 21 Feb 2024
The Salem Witch Trials Part I
Almost four years into our time as the Spooky Science Sisters and we are finally delivering on our promise of talking about the Salem Witch Trials. What we thought would be one of our original set of…
00:52:26 |
Fri 02 Feb 2024
More Spooky Christmas!
Another Christmas episode!? What a merry surprise. Grab some nog and join us to hear about a few spooky Christmas traditions we weren’t able to get to in our 2022 episode. Happy Holidays, and we’ll s…
00:37:21 |
Sat 30 Dec 2023
A Not-So-Pagan Christmas Story
A lot of you have probably come across social media posts and even news articles that the holiday we know as Christmas is just ripoff of Pagan mythology and traditions. Meagan is joined by Substitute…
00:55:48 |
Thu 28 Dec 2023
Halloween Listener Stories IV
Welcome to our fourth (!!!) volume of Halloween Listener Stories. Yes, we know it's almost a month after Halloween, but it's always Halloween in our hearts, right!? Listen to hear us try to debunk th…
00:39:06 |
Tue 28 Nov 2023
Dead & Buried: The History of Burial Practices with Amy Manlapas
Let's talk about death, baby! Burying and memorializing the dead is typically thought of as a distinctly human (or at least hominid) act. In this episode, Meagan is joined by Substitute Sister and hi…
01:11:43 |
Tue 31 Oct 2023
Alchemy & the Birth of Modern Science Featuring Dr. Brian Regal
Meagan is joined by Substitute Sister and Professor for the History of Science at Kean University, Dr. Brian Regal, to talk about the O.G. spooky science - alchemy and its influences on science as we…
00:55:09 |
Fri 27 Oct 2023
Mothman: The Cozy Cryptid, Featuring Ellen Weatherford
Meagan is joined by Substitute Sister and host of the Just the Zoo of Us and Spellbound & Gagged podcasts, Ellen Weatherford, to discuss the man, the moth!?, the legend - Mothman! Join us to hear all…
01:26:22 |
Fri 29 Sep 2023
Short Five
It is time for our fifth round of Short & Spooky stories, which, according to The Fast and the Furious franchise naming scheme, must be called Short Five. This also means that we are bringing you fiv…
01:24:57 |
Sat 09 Sep 2023
The Cult of Personalities
Struggling to figure out who you are in this world? Never fear - there's a test for that! In fact, there's A LOT of them. In this episode, we discuss the historical origins of personality tests, and …
01:22:28 |
Fri 25 Aug 2023
The End of the World
Several times throughout human history, people have experienced extreme events that made them believe their world might be coming to end. In this episode, we discuss two of these terrifying times, th…
00:58:53 |
Wed 09 Aug 2023
Deepwater Horizon (Feat. Beyond the Breakers)
In this episode, Paige and Meagan are joined by Tanner and Taylor of the Beyond the Breakers podcast to talk about one of the worst environmental disasters in history - the Deepwater Horizon oil spil…
01:18:45 |
Fri 07 Jul 2023
Harry Caray's Very Scary Fairies
Join us for a discussion on all things fairies (AKA faeries, fae, fay, Little People, Wee Folk, Fair Folk, etc. etc., etc.). Turns out, when it comes to Celtic and western European fairy lore, pretty…
00:58:03 |
Fri 16 Jun 2023
Ancient Aliens with Annelise Baer and Fredrik Trusohamn
In this episode, Meagan is joined by two Substitute Sisters - archaeologist and television producer, Annelise Baer, and the host of the podcast Digging Up Ancient Aliens (and also an archaeologist), …
01:37:15 |
Fri 09 Jun 2023
Appalachian Folklore: Attack of the Barnes & Noble Witches
In this episode, Meagan is joined by Substitute Sisters Tyson Kemp and Jeremy Foster, both residents of Appalachia, to talk about the internet phenomenon that is Appalachian folklore. We discuss the …
01:19:12 |
Wed 03 May 2023
Spooky True Crime Vol. 5: H.H. Holmes & the Hammersmith "Ghost"
It's time for our fifth installment of spooky true crime stories! This episode kicks off with a discussion about sensationalism surrounding the crimes of infamous serial killer Herman Webster Mudgett…
01:16:52 |
Fri 07 Apr 2023
In Space, Everything Will Make You Scream (Feat. Dr. Allison Kirkpatrick)
Meagan is joined by Substitute Sister and astronomer Dr. Allison Kirkpatrick for a discussion on all things spooky (or, more accurately, completely terrifying) about space. We cover rogue black holes…
01:11:17 |
Fri 24 Mar 2023
Spooky Triangles
Word on the street is that triangles are the spookiest shape, so let's talk about some famous ones! Turns out, there are a whopping twelve triangle-shaped, paranormal regions across the globe. In thi…
01:09:56 |
Fri 24 Feb 2023
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