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All Episodes

Season One (Launch: March 2020)

Episode 0 - Welcome to Metaphorigins

Episode 1 - Deadly Devotion & Strategic SciComm

Episode 2 - Pet Precipitation & Scientific Metaphors

Episode 3 - Traversing Thresholds & Expert Opinions

Episode 4 - Slavery Sweets & The Nobel Prize

Episode 5 - Scientific Presentations & Wonderbread

Episode 6 - Avian Assassination & Teaching Science

Episode 7 - Illiterate Impressions & Speech Disfluencies

Episode 8 - Fractured Fortunes & Dynamic Publications

Episode 9 - Quiet Quandaries & Units of Measurements

Episode 10 - Scientific Literature & Invisible Influencers

Season Two (Launch: July 2020)

Episode 11 - Mortal Moment & Edutainment

Episode 12 - Garfield's Grasp & Sarcastic Creativity

Episode 13 - Heart Holes & Closeness-Communication Bias

Episode 14 - Unhealthy Umbrellas & Social Deception Games

Episode 15 - Peer Review & Talk With Miranda Stahn (MSc)

Episode 16 - Canonical Cover & The Cancer Complex

Episode 17 - Brackish Belief & Eye Contact

Episode 18 - Jarring Joints & Corporate Language

Episode 19 - Naive Nitpicking & The Phone Call

Episode 20 - Statistics & Talk With Alexander Pelletier (PhD Student)

Episode 20.1 - Update & The Canadian Science Grand Slam

Season Three (Launch: February 2021)

Episode 21 - Damning Dues & Destructive Words With Peter Soroye (PhD Student)

Episode 22 - Handy Hindrances & Academic Ghostwriting With Sarah Laframboise (PhD Student)

Episode 23 - Seductive Streaming & Virtual Dating With Eilish McNamera (MA Student)

Episode 24 - Reliving Remorse & Consulting With Ziyi Wang (PhD)

Episode 25 - Social Media & Talk With Pooja Bhatti (BSc)

Episode 26 - Tripping Takeoffs & The Interface Of Art/Science, Sunny Zhang (PhD) / Brennan Jones (PhD Student)

Episode 27 - Palatable Pills & Healthcare Rapport With Wilmer Santos (MScN Student)

Episode 28 - Gregarious Greetings & Instant Messaging With Andrew Kam (MASc)

Episode 29 - Cracking Conversation & Academia Vs. Industry With Eugene Fletcher (PhD)

Episode 30 - The Thesis & Talk With Amy O'Callaghan (PhD)

Episode 30.1 - Update & The FameLab Ireland Competition

Season Four (Launch: September 2021)

Episode 31 - Sinister Surprises & The Podcasting Meta With Megan Hanlon (PhD)

Episode 32 - Vulnerable Vests & Personal Blogs With Patrick Taylor (PhD)

Episode 33 - Intact Illustrations & SciComm Infographics With Laura Finnegan (PhD Student)

Episode 34 - Countering Counters & Citizen Science With Cassidy Swanston (MA)

Episode 35 - Work-Life Balance & Talk With Elizabeth Walden (PhD Student)

Episode 36 - Planetary Privilege & Political Correctness With Tiffany Lee (MIA)

Episode 37 - Tidal Targets & Canadian Vs. American Research Institutes With Amanda Bentley-DeSousa (PhD)

Episode 38Redundant Repetitions & Hit Song Science With Martin Sutton (PhD Student)

Episode 39 - Longing Luxuries & Research Sustainability With Oisin Joyce (PhD Student)

Episode 40 - Mentoring & Talk With Namrata Iyer (PhD)

Episode 40.1 - Update & The Health Science Inquiry Publication

Season Five (Launch: May 2023)

Episode 41 - Audacious Audio & Public Speaking with Alex Cloherty (PhD Student)

Episode 42 - Literal Listening & Science Comics with Sophie Elschner (PhD)

Episode 43 - Formidable Forms & Social Justice with Siddharth Kankaria (MSc)

Episode 44 - Beginner Brevity & Storyteller Science with Helena Hartmann (PhD)

Episode 45 - TBD

Episode 46 - TBD

Episode 47 - TBD

Episode 48 - TBD

Episode 49 - TBD

Episode 50 - TBD

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