Recent Episodes
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Episode 71: The autism epidemic
Apr 29, 2025 – 54:31 -
Paid-only Episode 19: Circumcision
Apr 22, 2025 – 10:05 -
Episode 70: Bird flu
Apr 15, 2025 – 55:25 -
Episode 69: Conspiracy theories
Apr 8, 2025 – 01:10:39 -
Episode 68: Cannabis
Apr 1, 2025 – 01:02:47 -
Invitation to The Studies Show LIVE
Mar 31, 2025 – 09:05 -
Paid-only Episode 18: Abortion
Mar 25, 2025 – 10:59 -
Episode 67: Seed oils
Mar 11, 2025 – 57:22 -
Episode 66: Superforecasting
Mar 4, 2025 – 01:15:53 -
Episode 65: Havana Syndrome and mass hysteria
Feb 25, 2025 – 52:00 -
Paid-only Episode 17: The lab leak hypothesis
Feb 18, 2025 – 10:47 -
Episode 64: IQ
Feb 11, 2025 – 01:14:58 -
Episode 63: Philosophy of science
Feb 4, 2025 – 01:10:24 -
Episode 62: Violent videogames
Jan 28, 2025 – 01:04:55 -
Paid-only Episode 16: Recycling
Jan 21, 2025 – 11:17 -
Episode 61: Conflict of interest
Jan 6, 2025 – 01:07:21 -
Un-paywalled: Youth gender medicine & the Cass Review
Dec 31, 2024 – 01:15:24 -
Episode 60: Best and worst science of 2024
Dec 24, 2024 – 01:05:41 -
Episode 59: The apocalypse
Dec 17, 2024 – 01:04:32 -
Paid-only Episode 15: Sex and sport
Dec 10, 2024 – 10:45 -
Episode 58: Psychopathy
Dec 3, 2024 – 57:30 -
Episode 57: Collider bias
Nov 26, 2024 – 01:00:30 -
Episode 56: Water fluoridation and dentistry
Nov 19, 2024 – 01:02:57 -
Paid-only Episode 14: Adult ADHD
Nov 12, 2024 – 11:12 -
Episode 55: Government science funding
Nov 5, 2024 – 52:06 -
Episode 54: Halloween special on psychic mediums
Oct 29, 2024 – 01:09:05 -
Episode 53: The Stanford Prison Experiment
Oct 22, 2024 – 01:12:27 -
Paid-only Episode 13: Surrogacy
Oct 15, 2024 – 11:27 -
Episode 52: Very old people and "Blue Zones"
Oct 8, 2024 – 01:01:31 -
Episode 51: Antimicrobial resistance
Oct 1, 2024 – 50:16 -
Episode 50: Toxoplasma
Sep 24, 2024 – 01:08:48 -
Paid-only Episode 12: Jonathan Haidt vs. social media
Sep 17, 2024 – 11:06 -
Episode 49: Scientific publishing
Sep 10, 2024 – 01:16:13 -
Episode 48: Alcohol
Sep 3, 2024 – 55:19 -
Episode 47: The 25 year old brain
Aug 27, 2024 – 01:03:31 -
Paid-only Episode 11: Sex education
Aug 20, 2024 – 10:39 -
Episode 46: The marshmallow test
Aug 13, 2024 – 01:12:44 -
First anniversary special
Aug 6, 2024 – 01:09:38 -
Episode 45: Air pollution
Jul 30, 2024 – 01:04:59 -
Paid-only Episode 10: Misinformation, debunked
Jul 23, 2024 – 11:00 -
Episode 44: Asteroids
Jul 16, 2024 – 53:18 -
Episode 43: Nuclear winter
Jul 9, 2024 – 01:12:45 -
Episode 42: Election special
Jul 2, 2024 – 01:01:48 -
Paid-only Episode 9: Viagra
Jun 25, 2024 – 10:32 -
Episode 41: Criminal justice and forensic science
Jun 18, 2024 – 01:01:35 -
Episode 40: Addiction
Jun 11, 2024 – 01:05:21 -
Episode 39: Peanut allergy
Jun 4, 2024 – 01:04:45 -
Episode 38: Lead and crime
May 28, 2024 – 56:13 -
Paid-only Episode 8: The science of Johann Hari
May 21, 2024 – 10:36 -
Episode 37: Lead and IQ
May 14, 2024 – 01:04:51
Recent Reviews
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aasmundInteresting topics but cookyA lot of simplistic and superficial conclusions
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PaulJ93Misleading In Many WaysI was disappointed about this one. With the title “The Studies Show” i figured the primary topic of discussion would be “studies”. Boy was i wrong. Tom and Stuart went on and on about United States political stuff. It over took 10 minutes before they had mentioned anything studies related. One of the host, i don’t remember who, was it not good at speaking in a podcast environment and it was extremely distracting. So much of the episode was dedicated to making fun of people and generalizing whole groups of people in negative ways. I honestly don’t understand how they have so many good reviews. I had to stop my self from turning this off at lease 5 times before i realized it would never get about science or studies. Tom and Stuart, that was really low. I hope this review gets in the hands of other people before they waste time with the negativity.
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BrianbuchCan’t hear you, which is sad, because your show is great.I love your show. It’s great. I also sometimes listen as I work out or in my car. Please, please, please record your show at a higher level. Even with the volume turned all the way up, I can just about hear you above moderate ambient noise. Thank you.
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dunstantinopleGreat content! Uneven audioI will literally turn this into a five star review and become a paying subscriber if you get someone to help you fix your levels. I have to listen to this louder than all my other podcasts and Tom is still talking into his chest half the time
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kcollettGood showIn general, I very much appreciate this podcast. It gets a bit too self-indulgent at times, so I took off a star for that. This didn’t affect my rating but this podcast has by far the ugliest show art of the various podcasts to which I subscribe.
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WombathoundRFKGuys, love the podcast! And loved the RFK impersonation I was in stitches
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FirthofDrengistGood show, a bit too much digressionThe hosts know their stuff and address interesting topics. However, I wish they would play it a bit straighter. Some of the humorous asides are distracting when you’re trying to follow the thread of the research in question, and they talk over each other a lot. I prefer to read the transcript.
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lucaswjGood, data driven stuffUnlike any number of shows with the words “science” or “skeptic” in their name, this show really is interested in looking purely at what, if anything, current research says about topics of popular interest.
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nomorelandminesFewer digressions pleaseExcellent skeptical review of research, especially in psychology. But it would be so much better with fewer digressions and jokes. Maybe their could be a edited version with a little less humor?
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emkolbTried to love - the hosts are just too smugI really love podcasts like this but I can’t get through an episode of their smarmy, smug tone. If that’s your jam or you don’t mind - you’ll love this!
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junior chomskyHeavy and deep research - Explained simplyThe hosts dig deep into a single topic. They do an excellent job at sifting through studies that are not so rigorous, or perhaps flawed in some way(s). When if comes to controversial subjects, they are fair, and stick to what the science says. Love it.
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andywaltersScience journalism par excellence, with funny accents to bootThis podcast is like sitting at the dinner table with informed, careful, scientifically literate friends exploring an issue from many angles. With each episode, I learn a little more about the topic at hand or the trappings of science such as p values and sample sizes. But more importantly than the WHAT, I learn HOW to think critically about scientific work. As a non-academic who wants to develop my scientific muscle, just soaking up their intuitions about how to make sense of scientific output has been extremely valuable. The accents are great, too!
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Robbie BowmanCurrent yet timelessOne of those shows I wish I had discovered years from now so I’d have a big back catalogue to binge. Ritchie and Chivers have great on mic chemistry. They discuss matters in simple terms without dumbing it down. Truly minds to be mined!
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VertJFClear thinking on difficult questionsThe hosts of this show are both smart and dedicated to rational thinking - exactly who you’d want to hear discuss interesting, difficult scientific questions that have been the subject of much misinformation. Keep it up guys!
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iPersistGreat science communicationEnjoyable show about current scientific debates, conducted by two people who are frequently questioning their and others’ biases. Looking forward to more episodes!
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