Best Particulate Media Podcasts (2025)

My sincerest apologies to the number 8, the unjustly neglected first cube number whose day I let pass without acknowledging its cubicity. Between that and having to hang out next to the cannibal 7, it's having a rough go.

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Every Day 26 Is Leaving The Station 1:12

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2d ago1:12

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All aboard!

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Every Day 25 Has FOMO 1:43

3d ago1:43

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I guess it's not technically FOMO if I have already, in fact, missed out on the thing. Then it's just plain jealousy.

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Every Day Two Dozen Is Multitasking 2:07

4d ago2:07

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I thought about making a reference to the TV show 24, but I think that means I'd have to waterboard somebody.

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Golf Balls and Underwater Vehicles with Dr Anchal Sareen 27:27

4d ago27:27

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Welcome back to The Environmental Review Podcast. In today’s episode, we’re diving into a fascinating intersection of fluid dynamics, biomimicry, and robotic design. New research from the University of Michigan introduces a golf-ball-inspired prototype with dynamically adjustable dimples that can drastically reduce drag and even steer itself—no fin…

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Every Day 23 & We 4:18

5d ago4:18

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If you'd like to make music for Every Day For A... you can send a file or a link to [email protected]. <3

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Vulcans Have No Balls! 1:23:17

6d ago1:23:17

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We’re watching Star Trek: Enterprise Season 2, Episode 15 “Cease Fire,” but only our guest explainer Chuck from the Earth Station Trek podcast has actually watched the episode. The Vulcans and Andorians are at war over a small but strategically located planet. So, of course Captain Jonathan "the closest thing Starfleet has to an Ambassador" Archer …

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Every Day 22 Does Everything Last Minute 1:27

6d ago1:27

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Facing the inevitable. No, the other one.

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Every Day 21 - Plenty Un-Fun Salute 4:39

7d ago4:39

4:39

In case you've been wondering why I'm tired a lot lately.

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Every Day Twenty 9:30

8d ago9:30

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My friend Nicole Lance is "an entrepreneur, proud mom and stepmom, happy partner to her husband Sean, and ignorer of laundry piles." She is the author of the books Awesome on Your Own Terms, Bold on the Inside, and Hot Tub Mommy, the latter of which will shortly be released as an audiobook read by the author and edited by me. Check her out at https…

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Every Day 19 is Driving At Something 6:00

9d ago6:00

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All behavior is situational, and this particular situation involves you listening to me talk about it.

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Every Day Eighteen (and Life) 2:43

10d ago2:43

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When the novelty of this gimmick wears off, will the streak pressure be enough to overcome my natural give-up-edness? Let's find out.

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Every Day 17 2:18

11d ago2:18

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It's an episode. Please clap.

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Every Day (Short and) Sweet 16 1:36

12d ago1:36

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In which I cut it the closest I have thus far, but still manage to maintain my streak.

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Second Contact: Oops, I Hate It Again! 53:32

13d ago53:32

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This week, we’re on a second contact mission, revisiting Star Trek: Enterprise Season 2, Episode 14 “Stigma,” now that Jamie and Bill have watched it. Sue from the Women at Warp podcast is joining us to give us some background on what was going on in this episode. A word of warning: If you haven’t listened to the episode before this one, “Oops, I h…

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Every Day XV 2:07

13d ago2:07

2:07

Sometimes it's okay to not know what to say.

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Every Day For A Fortnight 14:21

14d ago14:21

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Every Day The Thirteenth 2:58

15d ago2:58

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Every Day Better By The Dozen 7:57

16d ago7:57

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Here's to a good day. I hope you had one, too. EnterpriseSplaining is the podcast where the hosts try to explain Star Trek: Enterprise to each other! Join Jamie, Bill, and Maria as they attempt to make sense of this 22-year-old show that represents one of the strangest chapters of Star Trek history. https://enterprisesplaining.captivate.fm/listen…

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Every Day's 11 6:32

17d ago6:32

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The Ezra Klein Show: Ta-Nehisi Coates on Bridging Gaps vs. Drawing Lines https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ta-nehisi-coates-on-bridging-gaps-vs-drawing-lines/id1548604447?i=1000728872635 On The Media: Jamelle Bouie Says Your Fear of Trump Isn't Helping https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/jamelle-bouie-says-your-fear-of-trump-isnt-helping/id73…

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It's The Ten Day Commandments! 6:39

18d ago6:39

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10 is only a round number because we've decided to treat it as such. That's true of many things we think of as inevitable or immutable. What if we decided not to? MEtGnbc62iL0kNDq6KMh

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Every Day, Nein? Ja! 3:24

19d ago3:24

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They say there's a particular pronoun that's been giving people the vapors recently.

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Oops, I Hate it Again! 1:37:52

20d ago1:37:52

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We’re watching Star Trek: Enterprise Season 2, Episode 14 “Stigma,” but only Maria has actually watched the episode. T'Pol has to deal with some of the repercussions from the episode "Fusion," Phlox has to explain HIPPA laws to Archer, and Trip has an exciting B-plot involving one of Phlox's wives. Also, all the Vulcans lie all the time. As per usu…

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I'm Every Day The Eighth, I Am! 2:36

20d ago2:36

2:36

Every day the eighth, I am, I am. I'm still trying to shrug off the vocal effects of this cold, and it's a good excuse to plug the podcast of my client Michèle Voillequé. Michèle is a singer and a voice teacher living in Berkeley, California. Her podcast, Can't Wait To Hear You, is at https://cantwaittohearyou.com, and her website is https://mvmusi…

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Looking at South American Mastodons with Dr. Andrea Loayza 26:02

21d ago26:02

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Today, I’m joined by Dr. Andrea Loayza, a leading Chilean ecologist and Associate Professor at the University of La Serena. Her research focuses on plant–animal interactions, seed dispersal, and biodiversity in arid ecosystems. From desert rodents to extinct megafauna, her work uncovers how life adapts in some of Earth’s harshest environments.…

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Every Day for A Week! 2:40

21d ago2:40

2:40

It's an arbitrary milestone, but it still feels good. High fives all around.

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Every Day The Sixth 2:48

22d ago2:48

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In which I explain my disdain for "generative" A.I.

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Every Day For A Work Week 2:12

23d ago2:12

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https://www.history.com/articles/five-day-work-week-labor-movement

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Every Day for A Quartet 3:59

24d ago3:59

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Realistic goal setting FTW.

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Every Day for A Trio 2:16

26d ago2:16

2:16

Today I did some stuff.

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Every Day for A Brace of Days 7:02

27d ago7:02

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In which I increase my streak by 100%, and remind myself not to sweat the small stuff.

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Second Contact: Only Murders in the Enemy Mine! 37:48

27d ago37:48

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This week, we’re on a second contact mission, revisiting Star Trek: Enterprise Season 2, Episode 13 “Dawn,” now that Maria and Jamie have watched it. We also discuss the Memory Alpha page on feet and have an extra special edition of Two Truths and a Lie courtesy of our friends over at First Flight Podcast. A word of warning: If you haven’t listened…

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Every Day For A... Episode The First 2:30

28d ago2:30

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The very first EDFA. What it is (for now) and who I am (also for now).

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Only Murders in the Enemy Mine! 1:03:49

1M ago1:03:49

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We’re watching Star Trek: Enterprise Season 2, Episode 13 “Dawn,” but only Bill has actually watched the episode. What if Enterprise tried to tackle the greatest TNG ep of all time, “Darmok” and mixed it up with 1985 sci-fi film “Enemy Mine?” And what if it was Trip facing off with the He-Man villain Rattlor! Sounds like a recipe for success! Riker…

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Away Mission to Quantum Leap! 39:51

1M ago39:51

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We are taking a short break from Star Trek Enterprise this week to bring you this special bonus episode about Quantum Leap. Jamie tells Maria and Bill about her experience watching Quantum Leap for the first time after having already seen quite a bit of Scott Bakula in Enterprise. We now have merch! Show your love for EnterpriseSplaining and the cu…

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Second Contact: I'm Too Sexy For This Episode! 23:15

2M ago23:15

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This week, we’re on a second contact mission, revisiting Star Trek: Enterprise Season 2, Episode 12 “The Catwalk,” now that Maria and Bill have watched it and can tell us exactly how much of a whiney baby they think Malcolm was acting throughout this episode. Plus, in our Mammary Alpha segment we discuss the Memory Alpha page for “buttocks.” A word…

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I'm Too Sexy for This Episode! 1:45:21

2M ago1:45:21

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We’re watching Star Trek: Enterprise Season 2, Episode 12 “The Catwalk,” but only Jamie has actually watched the episode. The entire Enterprise crew has to spend eight days living inside one of the ship's nacelles without showers or a change of clothes, but Archer still somehow manages to find a way to watch his beloved water polo and Malcolm acts …

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Second Contact: Trip Tucker, Swamp King! 40:07

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This week, we’re on a second contact mission, revisiting Star Trek: Enterprise Season 2, Episode 11 “Precious Cargo,” now that Maria, Jamie, and Bill have watched it. Rebecca Watson joins us once again to hear our thoughts now that we've all watched this episode! A word of warning: If you haven’t listened to the episode before this one, “Trip Tucke…

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Trip Tucker, Swamp King! 1:48:00

2M ago1:48:00

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We’re watching Star Trek: Enterprise Season 2, Episode 11 “Precious Cargo.” An extra-long bumper episode this week with a very special guest explainer! Join us as Rebecca Watson, having never watched Enterprise OR listened to our show explains this episode to us. Trip gets stranded in a swamp with Padma Lakshmi and Rebecca tries to tell us what is …

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Second Contact: It was Misogyny All Along! 39:36

3M ago39:36

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This week, we’re on a second contact mission, revisiting Star Trek: Enterprise Season 2, Episode 10 “Vanishing Point” now that Jamie, Bill, and our guest Kevin from The Flopcast have watched it, and we all have a lot of thoughts on how much we all kind of hated the twist ending. A word of warning: If you haven’t listened to the episode before this …

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It Was Misogyny All Along! 1:50:20

3M ago1:50:20

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We’re watching Star Trek: Enterprise Season 2, Episode 10 “Vanishing Point,” but only Maria has actually watched the episode. Watch as Jamie, Bill, and our special guest Kevin try to figure out what the heck is going on in this episode. Is it an alternate universe? A time shift? Or just plain old misogyny? The answer will almost certainly disappoin…

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Second Contact: Three Body Problems! 54:43

3M ago54:43

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This week, we’re on a second contact mission, revisiting Star Trek: Enterprise Season 2, Episode 9 “Singularity” now that Jamie and Maria have actually seen it. Also, we inexplicably have not yet scared away Nicole Gugliucci who came back this week to chat with us about the episode and tell us about her favorite and least favorite examples of astro…

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Three Body Problems! 1:37:31

3M ago1:37:31

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We’re watching Star Trek: Enterprise Season 2, Episode 9 “Singularity,” but only Bill has actually watched the episode. It's the Enterprise version of a three body problem as mysterious radiation coming from a black hole causes the crew to start taking their jobs seriously. Too seriously, in fact, as Hoshi obsesses over a recipe, Trip obsesses over…

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Second Contact: Dude, Where's My Communicator?! 40:04

3M ago40:04

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This week, we’re on a second contact mission, revisiting Star Trek: Enterprise Season 2, Episode 8 “The Communicator.” Now that Bill and Maria have watched it, we get to hear their thoughts on how Captain Archer messed up getting back a piece of equipment they left on a planet so hard that he managed to start a full-on world war. A word of warning:…

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Dude, Where's My Communicator?! 1:17:53

4M ago1:17:53

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We’re watching Star Trek: Enterprise Season 2, Episode 8 “The Communicator,” but only Jamie has actually watched the episode. Malcolm accidently leaves his communicator on a pre-contact planet and attempts to recover it go sideways when Archer, for the first time ever, decides to take advice from T'Pol, which he then misapplies to disastrous conseq…

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A Discussion of Jeffrey Pine with Dr Hugh Safford 44:04

4M ago44:04

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Welcome to the environmental review, where we bring environmental research and policy to light. Today we’re joined by one of the most respected voices in forest and fire ecology—Dr. Hugh D. Safford. With decades of experience leading research across the Sierra Nevada and beyond, Dr. Safford has shaped how we understand wildfire, climate change, and…

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Second Contact: Mission T’Polsible! 26:08

4M ago26:08

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This week, we’re on a second contact mission, revisiting Star Trek: Enterprise Season 2, Episode 7 “The Seventh,” now that Jamie and Bill have watched it. A word of warning: If you haven’t listened to the episode before this one, “Mission T'Polsible!,” go listen to that first because this is a follow up to last week. EnterpriseSplaining is proud to…

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Mission T’Polsible! 1:31:52

4M ago1:31:52

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We’re watching Star Trek: Enterprise Season 2, Episode 7 “The Seventh,” but only Maria has actually watched the episode. T'Pol has some unfinished business with a fugitive she never managed to capture. She asks Archer to join her on the mission, which is good because it starts to trigger memories she didn't know she had. Much like the EnterpriseSpl…

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Second Contact: The E-Team! 57:48

4M ago57:48

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This week, we’re on a second contact mission, revisiting Star Trek: Enterprise Season 2, Episode 6 “Marauders,” now that Maria and Jamie have watched it. Plus, in the first ever Enterprise podcast crossover extravaganza, we are joined by Abby and Chris from the First Flight Podcast. A word of warning: If you haven’t listened to the episode before t…