iHeartPodcasts Taps Internet-Favorite Cartoonist for a Fresh Take On Science in New Podcast 鈥淪cienceStuff鈥
Host and academic hero Jorge Cham makes science fun and accessible as he answers puzzling questions about animals, space, your brain and the human body
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LOS ANGELES 鈥 March 5, 2025 - iHeartPodcasts, the No. 1 podcast publisher globally according to Podtrac, today announced 鈥溾 a new original podcast hosted by best-selling and award-winning cartoonist and author Jorge Cham. New episodes release every Wednesday starting March 12. Curious listeners can hear the trailer now, , and follow the show to be alerted when new episodes drop.
Ever wonder if your pet is lying to you, what鈥檚 inside a black hole or if you鈥檇 survive being cryogenically frozen? Each week, 鈥淪cienceStuff鈥 will tackle the kind of questions everyday people have always wanted to know the answer to including:
- Do you really have to wait 30 minutes before you can go swimming?
- Are near-death experiences real?
- What exactly are Quantum Computers?
With infectious curiosity, Cham, a former roboticist and Caltech researcher and instructor, will take listeners on a fun and illuminating dive into a new question each week, talk to experts and explain the history and latest scientific results on each topic.
Jorge Cham obtained his Ph.D. in robotics from Stanford University and was an instructor and research associate at Caltech before leaving academia to create 鈥淧iled Higher and Deeper鈥 (known as 鈥淧HD Comics鈥), a favorite comic strip of scientists and academics with millions of readers online and in print. According to the prestigious journal Science, Cham鈥檚 鈥渇ollowing in the scientific world are enough to make even the most distinguished professor green with envy.鈥 He is also the main creator and creative director of the Emmy-nominated animated series 鈥淓linor Wonders Why鈥 which airs on PBS Kids and around the world, and an author of several popular science books including the award-winning 鈥淲e Have No Idea: A Guide to the Unknown Universe鈥 and the celebrated children鈥檚 series 鈥淥liver鈥檚 Great Big Universe.鈥
鈥淪cienceStuff鈥 is produced and distributed by iHeartPodcasts, joining its flagship family of curiosity shows, which includes the popular 鈥淪tuff You Should Know,鈥 鈥淭echStuff,鈥 鈥淪tuff You Missed in History Class鈥 and 鈥淪tuff To Blow Your Mind,鈥 among others, expanding the brand into the world of science. All 鈥沦迟耻蹿蹿鈥 shows are available on the 蓝莓直播 app and everywhere podcasts are heard.
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