Debbii Dawson: Everybody’s Missing Their Medullas (Psychophysics with Daw-An Wu)
Singer-songwriter Debbii Dawson joins Caltech neuroscientist Dr. Daw-An Wu for a conversation inspired by her songs "Where Have All the Good Men Gone" and "Chemical Attraction."
Chaka Khan: Tell Me Something Good (Music as Medicine with Mei Rui)
Recorded live at the Houston Museum of Natural Science, with 11-time Grammy Award winner Chaka Khan and MD Anderson neurosurgery assistant professor, concert pianist, and music medicine researcher Dr. Mei Rui for a conversation inspired by Rufus’s classic “Tell Me Something Good.”
Special Highlight: Bryan Cranston and Alan Hart on "The Chemistry of Breaking Bad"
Breaking Bad fanatics, have a fresh pair of trousers at the ready—Bryan Cranston delivers an unforgettable conversation packed with behind-the-scenes stories from his years playing Walter White.
Jena Malone: Set Your Sorrows Down (Polyamory Science with Amy Moors)
Actor and musician Jena Malone joins Sing For Science to discuss “Set Your Sorrows Down” from her album Flowers for Men, a deeply personal record exploring identity, desire, transformation, and non-monogamy.
Rita Wilson: Sound of a Woman (Gender Studies with Ann Pellegrini)
Singer, songwriter, actress, and producer Rita Wilson joins Sing For Science to discuss her song “Sound of a Woman” alongside NYU performance studies scholar and psychoanalyst Ann Pellegrini.
Encore: Hank Azaria/Moe The Bartender: Flaming Moe's (Simpsons Neuroscience with Dr. Kevin Ochsner)
Simpsons’ favorite Moe The Bartender and his human counterpart Hank Azaria speak with Social Neuroscientist, Dr. Kevin Ochsner, about Hank’s experience recovering from alcoholism, the neural underpinnings of practicing acceptance and more.
Courtney Barnett: Creature of Habit (Praying Mantis Science with Jessica Ware)
Australian songwriter Courtney Barnett joins entomologist Jessica Ware to explore the science and symbolism of the praying mantis.
Debi Nova: Everything Can Become a Song
Costa Rican star Debi Nova joins field biologist and Re:wild’s Mesoamerica Director Esteban Brenes-Mora for our first-ever Central American taping. Recorded in Tamarindo, Costa Rica, the conversation centers on Debi’s album Todo Puede Convertirse en Canción (“Everything Can Become a Song”) and exploring the challenges and gifts of rewilding,.
Dropkick Murphys: Citizen I.C.E (Public Safety Science with Phillip Atiba Solomon)
In this episode, Dropkick Murphys founder Ken Casey and Yale psychologist Phillip Atiba Solomon use the band’s new song “Citizen I.C.E.” to explore identity, policing, propaganda, and the psychology of dehumanization.
José González: Against the Dying of the Light (Enlightenment Values with Steven Pinker)
Humanist Heavyweight Steven Pinker joins José González to unpack “Against the Dying of the Light,” a song inspired in part by Pinker’s book, “Enlightenment Now."
Encore: Cat Power Sings Dylan (Nostalgia Neuroscience with Hetvi Doshi)
Cat Power talks about her recreation of the historic 1966 Bob Dylan concert album at the Royal Albert Hall with Cornell University neuroscientist and nostalgia expert, Hetvi Doshi.
Miguel: Slow It Down (Time Perception with Jimena Canales)
Grammy-winning artist Miguel joins science historian Jimena Canales for a live taping centered on his song “Nearsight [SID]” from CAOS.
rum.gold: Is It Something I Said (Attachment Psychology with Nim Tottenham
Alt-R&B artist rum.gold joins host Matt Whyte with Dr. Nim Tottenham, Chair of Psychology at Columbia University, for a live taping centered on his song and video “Is It Something I Said.”
Lucius: Ice Cream (Multisensory Perception with Ladan Shams)
Matt chats with Lucius front women Jess Wolfe and Holly Lessig—and Dr. Ladan Shams, UCLA professor of psychology, bioengineering, and neuroscience, to explore the science behind the band’s song “Ice Cream.”
Public Service Broadcasting: The Last Flight (Archeology with Richard Pettigrew)
J. Willgoose, Esq.—founder of the British band Public Service Broadcasting—and archaeologist Dr. Rick Pettigrew, Executive Director of the Archaeological Legacy Institute, go for a deep dive into one of the most enduring mysteries of the 20th century: Amelia Earhart’s final flight.
Sheila E: The Glamorous Life (Rhythm Neuroscience with Hugo Merchant)
Queen of Percussion and Prince collaborator Sheila E .talks about her 1984 hit, working with Prince, salsa music, learning from her legendary father with University of Mexico Neuroscientist, Dr. Hugo Merchant.
Bryan Cranston and Alan Hart on "The Chemistry of Breaking Bad"
Bryan Cranston delivers an unforgettable conversation packed with behind-the-scenes stories from his years playing Walter White.
Renée Fleming: O Mio Babbino Caro (Singing Science with Sean Hutchins)
This episode features world-renowned soprano Renée Fleming and vocal-science researcher Dr. Sean Hutchins in a conversation that plays like part masterclass, part science session.
Raffi: The More We Get Together (Altruism Science with Jennifer Stellar)
This episode brings together beloved children’s musician and advocate Raffi and University of Toronto psychologist Dr. Jennifer Stellar for a conversation about how music helps shape our earliest experiences of empathy, gratitude, and wonder.
Rosanne Cash: Will The Circle Be Unbroken (Storytelling Psychology with Robyn Fivush)
Rosanne Cash—four-time Grammy winner, songwriter, and Americana icon—talks with psychologist Dr. Robyn Fivush for a conversation about how the stories we tell across generations shape who we become.