The Disappearing Spoon: a science history podcast with Sam Kean
Sam Kean
Topics: History · Books · Science
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. Become a supporter of this podcast:...
Latest episodes
- The Herd Reich
- Lassoing Giraffes and Wrasslin’ Rhinos
- The Birds and the Bees and the Astronauts
- The Museum of Lost Things
- NASA’s Unmentionable(s) Adventure
- The Pioneers and Vestiges of Evolution
- The Angel of the Concentration Camp
- The Battery Dope
- The Making of the “Flat Earth” Myth
- Forensic Pseudoscience
The Disappearing Spoon: a science history podcast with Sam Kean is No. 141 in History on Apple Podcasts in the US today. The latest episode came out on October 27, 2026. A new episode comes out about once a week.
Today's places
| Chart | Place | Since yesterday |
|---|---|---|
| US: History | 141 | ▲4 |
| Canada: History | 172 | ▼40 |
| Australia: History | 125 | ▲14 |
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