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SciShow Tangents

SciShow Tangents is the lightly competitive knowledge showcase from the geniuses behind the YouTube series SciShow. Every other Tuesday, join Hank Green, Ceri Riley, and Sam Schultz as they try to one-up and amaze each other with weird and funny scientific research… while not getting distracted. There will be tangents about video games, music, weird smells, surprisingly deep insights about life, and of course, poop, but it always comes back to the science.

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Latest Episodes:

Bonus Backlog Bonanza - Ep. 30 Aug 15, 2025

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This bonus episode was originally posted on Patreon on September 14, 2023 titled "Bacteria Questions (Lightning Round)."

Original Patreon description: Up the stakes y'all, we've got a challenge: we're answering your bacteria questions as fast as we can with as much accuracy as possible.
SciShow Tangents is on YouTube! Go to www.youtube.com/scishowtangents!
And go to https://complexly.store/collections/scishow-tangents to buy some great Tangents merch!
While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on socials:
Ceri: @ceriley.bsky.social
@rhinoceri on Instagram
Sam: @im-sam-schultz.bsky.social
@im_sam_schultz on Instagram
Hank: @hankgreen on X

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Build-A-Human Compilation Aug 12, 2025

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For all you aspiring Frankenstein's out there (that's the scientist, not the monster, you know we gotta be accurate on Tangents), may this compilation guide your mad scientist tendencies as we learn about some of the most essential body parts (butts obviously included).

Episodes in this compilation:
S2 E4 - Bones, original airdate: December 3, 2019
S2 E14 - Hearts, original airdate: February 11, 2020
S3 E30 - Brains, original airdate: September 21, 2021
S3 E48 - Butts, original airdate: February 15, 2022
S4 E20 - Skin, original airdate: August 9, 2022
Sources for each episode can be found in the descriptions of the original episodes on your preferred podcasting platform.
SciShow Tangents is on YouTube! Go to www.youtube.com/scishowtangents to check out this episode with the added bonus of seeing our faces!
And go to https://complexly.store/collections/scishow-tangents to buy some great Tangents merch!
While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on socials:
Ceri: @ceriley.bsky.social
@rhinoceri on Instagram
Sam: @im-sam-schultz.bsky.social
@im_sam_schultz on Instagram
Hank: @hankgreen on X

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Bonus Backlog Bonanza - Ep. 29 Aug 08, 2025

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This bonus episode was originally posted on Patreon on July 28, 2023 titled "Shell Questions (the Lightning Round Version)."

Original Patreon description: Welcome to the show, a lightning round of bonus questions focused on ONE episode! Here are all the runner-up questions from the shell episode.
SciShow Tangents is on YouTube! Go to www.youtube.com/scishowtangents!
And go to https://complexly.store/collections/scishow-tangents to buy some great Tangents merch!
While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on socials:
Ceri: @ceriley.bsky.social
@rhinoceri on Instagram
Sam: @im-sam-schultz.bsky.social
@im_sam_schultz on Instagram
Hank: @hankgreen on X

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Bonus Backlog Bonanza - Ep. 28 Aug 05, 2025

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This bonus episode was originally posted on Patreon on July 12, 2023 titled "Bonus Episode #25."

Original Patreon description: Dr. Sam and Esteemed Co-host Ceri are answering your questions, science and non-science!
SciShow Tangents is on YouTube! Go to www.youtube.com/scishowtangents!
And go to https://complexly.store/collections/scishow-tangents to buy some great Tangents merch!
While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on socials:
Ceri: @ceriley.bsky.social
@rhinoceri on Instagram
Sam: @im-sam-schultz.bsky.social
@im_sam_schultz on Instagram
Hank: @hankgreen on X

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Bonus Backlog Bonanza - Ep. 27 Aug 01, 2025

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This bonus episode was originally posted on Patreon on June 6, 2023 titled "Ask Sam & Ceri!"

Original Patreon description: Hang with Sam, Ceri, and AP Faith and see if they answer your science couch questions!
SciShow Tangents is on YouTube! Go to www.youtube.com/scishowtangents!
And go to https://complexly.store/collections/scishow-tangents to buy some great Tangents merch!
While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on socials:
Ceri: @ceriley.bsky.social
@rhinoceri on Instagram
Sam: @im-sam-schultz.bsky.social
@im_sam_schultz on Instagram
Hank: @hankgreen on X

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Bonus Backlog Bonanza - Ep. 26 Jul 29, 2025

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This bonus episode was originally posted on Patreon on May 9, 2023 titled "Bonus Episode!"
SciShow Tangents is on YouTube! Go to www.youtube.com/scishowtangents!
And go to https://complexly.store/collections/scishow-tangents to buy some great Tangents merch!
While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on socials:
Ceri: @ceriley.bsky.social
@rhinoceri on Instagram
Sam: @im-sam-schultz.bsky.social
@im_sam_schultz on Instagram
Hank: @hankgreen on X

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Bonus Backlog Bonanza - Ep. 25 Jul 25, 2025

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This bonus episode was originally posted on Patreon on March 18, 2023 titled "Bonus Tangents!"

Original Patreon description: It's the bonus Patreon podcasts for patrons on Patreon that support us over here!
SciShow Tangents is on YouTube! Go to www.youtube.com/scishowtangents!
And go to https://complexly.store/collections/scishow-tangents to buy some great Tangents merch!
While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on socials:
Ceri: @ceriley.bsky.social
@rhinoceri on Instagram
Sam: @im-sam-schultz.bsky.social
@im_sam_schultz on Instagram
Hank: @hankgreen on X

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Earth, Wind, and Fire Compilation Jul 22, 2025

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Nature never ceases to amaze...well, us at least. We here at Tangents are big fans of planet Earth and all the incredible stuff that happens here. We get our hands dirty and our minds informed in these episodes all about the elements!

Episodes in this compilation:
S1 E9 - Ice and Snow, original airdate: January 8, 2019
S1 E52 - Fire, original airdate: November 5, 2019
S3 E14 - Dirt, original airdate: May 4, 2021
S3 E27 - Water, original airdate: August 24, 2021
S3 E36 - Heat, original airdate: November 2, 2021
Sources for each episode can be found in the descriptions of the original episodes on your preferred podcasting platform.
SciShow Tangents is on YouTube! Go to www.youtube.com/scishowtangents to check out this episode with the added bonus of seeing our faces!
And go to https://complexly.store/collections/scishow-tangents to buy some great Tangents merch!
While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on socials:
Ceri: @ceriley.bsky.social
@rhinoceri on Instagram
Sam: @im-sam-schultz.bsky.social
@im_sam_schultz on Instagram
Hank: @hankgreen on X

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Bonus Backlog Bonanza - Ep. 24 Jul 18, 2025

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This bonus episode was originally posted on Patreon on March 3, 2023 titled "Bonus Content, Incoming!"

Original Patreon description: Another Patreon Bonus Podcast! Listen for your Science Couch Questions, and Check in with Sam on the Every Person's Science Bench?
SciShow Tangents is on YouTube! Go to www.youtube.com/scishowtangents!
And go to https://complexly.store/collections/scishow-tangents to buy some great Tangents merch!
While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on socials:
Ceri: @ceriley.bsky.social
@rhinoceri on Instagram
Sam: @im-sam-schultz.bsky.social
@im_sam_schultz on Instagram
Hank: @hankgreen on X

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Bonus Backlog Bonanza - Ep. 23 Jul 15, 2025

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This bonus episode was originally posted on Patreon on January 31, 2023 titled "SciShow! Tangents! Patreon! Podcast! (with hand gestures)."

Original Patreon description: It's a new energy for 2023. We don't know what the energy is, but it definitely involves hand gestures and accents. Tune in and catch up with your team of science experts reporting from the science couch.
SciShow Tangents is on YouTube! Go to www.youtube.com/scishowtangents!
And go to https://complexly.store/collections/scishow-tangents to buy some great Tangents merch!
While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on socials:
Ceri: @ceriley.bsky.social
@rhinoceri on Instagram
Sam: @im-sam-schultz.bsky.social
@im_sam_schultz on Instagram
Hank: @hankgreen on X

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