Ologies with Alie Ward

Sciuridology (SQUIRRELS) Encore with Karen Munroe

Flying squirrels. Fox squirrels. Giant squirrels. Tiny ones. Grey ones. Black ones. Fluorescent ones? Alie is losing her mind talking to dream guest and Sciuridologist, Dr. Karen Munroe. This Baldwin Wallace University professor has studied squirrels for decades and addresses where they sleep, how many babies they have, if they bite each other’s junk, how they find their acorns, Marvel movies, birdfeeder drama, imported squirrels, melanistic morphs, world domination, fistfights with birders, the rarest squirrel, the best place for squirrel tourism and more. You’ll scatter hoard so many nuggets of squirrel trivia. Enjoy.  Follow Dr. Karen Munroe on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/sqrldoc/] Donations were made to: Letters to a Pre-Scientist [https://prescientist.org/] and Squirrel Mapper [https://squirrelmapper.org/index.html] More episode sources and links [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/sciuridology] Smologies (short, classroom-safe) episodes [https://alieward.com/smologies] Crotalology (RATTLESNAKES) with Dr. Emily Taylor [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/crotalology] Other episodes you may enjoy: Thermophysiology (BODY HEAT) [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/thermophysiology], Indigenous Cuisinology (NATIVE COOKING) [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/indigenouscuisinology], Dendrology (TREES) with J. Casey Clapp [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/2018/5/7/wdppyiv1wrcs8gchoslvhhuuboanau], Urban Rodentology (SEWER RATS) [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/urbanrodentology], Fire Ecology (WILDFIRES) [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/fireecology], Indigenous Fire Ecology (GOOD FIRE) [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/goodfire], Fulminology (LIGHTNING) [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/fulminology], Field Trip: Birds of Prey and Raptor Facts [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/birdsofprey], Entomology (INSECTS) [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/entomology], Mammalogy (MAMMALS) [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/mammalogy], Carobology (NOT-CHOCOLATE TREES) [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/carobology], Felinology (CATS) [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/felinology], Chickenology (HENS & ROOSTERS) [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/chickenology], Oreamnology (MOUNTAIN GOATS ARE NOT GOATS) [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/oreamnology] 400+ Ologies episodes sorted by topic [https://www.alieward.com/ologies-by-topic] Sponsors of Ologies [https://alieward.com/ologies-sponsors] Transcripts and bleeped episodes [https://alieward.com/ologies-extras] Become a patron of Ologies [https://www.patreon.com/ologies] for as little as a buck a month OlogiesMerch.com [https://www.ologiesmerch.com/] has hats, shirts, hoodies, totes! Follow Ologies on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/ologies] and Bluesky [https://bsky.app/profile/ologies.bsky.social] Follow Alie Ward on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/alieward] and TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@alie_ologies] Editing by Mercedes Maitland of Maitland Audio Productions [http://maitlandaudio.com/] and Jake Chaffee [https://www.jecmusic.com/] Managing Director: Susan Hale Scheduling Producer: Noel Dilworth Transcripts by Aveline Malek  Website by Kelly R. Dwyer [https://www.kellyrdwyer.com/photo] Theme song by Nick Thorburn Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com [https://pcm.adswizz.com] for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Bonus Episode: Menopause Advice for You & Loved Ones

Advice. Hot tips. Book recs. Perspective. It’s the third and final installment of our Emmenology series on perimenopause and menopause, and it’s all wise words from Patrons. Dealing with brain fog, giving spouses grace, finding estrogen patches amid short supply, what to ask the HR department at work, and analogies that would melt even the coldest haters. Tune in, hang on, and sweat it out.  More episode sources and links [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/menopause] Other episodes you may enjoy: Urology (CROTCH PARTS) [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/urology], Gynecology (NETHER HEALTH) [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/gynecology], Neuroendocrinology (SEX & GENDER) [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/neuroendocrinologyencore], FIELD TRIP: Alie’s Mystery Surgery [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/surgerymystery], Surgical Angiology (VEINS & ARTERIES) [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/surgicalangiology], Cardiology (THE HEART) [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/cardiology], Biogerontology (AGING) [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/biogerontology], , Biological Anthropology (SEXY APES), [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/biologicalanthropology]Evolutionary Anthropology (METABOLISM) [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/evolutionaryanthropology], Thermophysiology (BODY HEAT) [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/thermophysiology], Somnology (SLEEP) [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/somnology], Mnemonology (MEMORY) [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/mnemonology], Attention-Deficit Neuropsychology (ADHD) [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/adhd], Molecular Neurobiology (BRAIN CHEMICALS) [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/molecularneurobiology] 400+ Ologies episodes sorted by topic [https://www.alieward.com/ologies-by-topic] Smologies (short, classroom-safe) episodes [https://pod.link/1746567248] Sponsors of Ologies [https://alieward.com/ologies-sponsors] Transcripts and bleeped episodes [https://alieward.com/ologies-extras] Become a patron of Ologies [https://www.patreon.com/ologies] for as little as a buck a month OlogiesMerch.com [https://www.ologiesmerch.com/] has hats, shirts, hoodies, totes! Follow Ologies on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/ologies] and Bluesky [https://bsky.app/profile/ologies.bsky.social] Follow Alie Ward on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/alieward] and TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@alie_ologies] Editing by Mercedes Maitland of Maitland Audio Productions [http://maitlandaudio.com/] and Jake Chaffee [https://www.jecmusic.com/] Managing Director: Susan Hale Scheduling Producer: Noel Dilworth Transcripts by Aveline Malek  Website by Kelly R. Dwyer [https://www.kellyrdwyer.com/photo] Theme song by Nick Thorburn Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com [https://pcm.adswizz.com] for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Emmenology (MENOPAUSE & PERIMENOPAUSE) Part 2 with Monica Christmas, Mary Claire Haver and Sarah Witkowski

Hormones or no hormones? Itchy ears. Disappearing pussy syndrome. Estrogen by land, by sea, by patch, by pill, or by cream. When is it T time? What's the deal with herbal remedies? Should your moisturizer have hormones in it? Is HRT safe? Four experts weigh in on bioidentical versus synthetic, getting better sleep, what to put in or around your vagina, tips for trans folks, protein research, and why you should go pick up a brick or something. OB/GYNs and menopause experts Dr. Monica Christmas and Dr. Mary Claire Haver – who wrote the book The New Perimenopause – are back for this Part 2 all about science-backed fixes to your menopausal probs. Joining the chat is Smith College exercise physiologist Dr. Sarah Witkowski with a cameo from anthropologist and bone expert Dr. Daniel Wescott.  Again, bonus Part 3 this week will be tips for your loved ones. We’re all in this together, kiddos. Start with Emmenology (MENOPAUSE) Part 1 Browse Dr. Christmas’s papers on ResearchGate [https://www.researchgate.net/scientific-contributions/Monica-Christmas-2177796874] and follow her on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/drmonicachristmas/?hl=en] Visit Dr. Haver’s website [https://thepauselife.com/] and follow her on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/drmaryclaire/?hl=en], YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@drmaryclaire], TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@drmaryclaire], and Substack [https://drmaryclairehaver.substack.com/] Buy Dr. Haver’s books, The New Menopause [https://thepauselife.com/pages/the-new-menopause-book], The New Perimenopause [https://thepauselife.com/pages/the-new-perimenopause-book], The Galveston Diet [https://galvestondiet.com/] Learn more about Dr. Sarah Witkowski’s work [https://www.smith.edu/people/sarah-witkowski] Donations went to the Center for Food Equity in Medicine [https://www.foodequityinmedicine.org/] and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital [https://www.stjude.org/] and the Menopause Society [https://menopause.org/] RosebudWoman.com (owned by my wonderful in-laws!) will give you 15% off with the code OLOGIES Tortoise Sword [https://www.jbstink.com/product/tortoise-sword] from Jarrett Sleeper’s JB Stink brand shirts [https://www.jbstink.com/] More episode sources and links [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/menopause] Other episodes you may enjoy: Urology (CROTCH PARTS) [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/urology], Gynecology (NETHER HEALTH) [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/gynecology], Neuroendocrinology (SEX & GENDER) [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/neuroendocrinologyencore], FIELD TRIP: Alie’s Mystery Surgery [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/surgerymystery], Surgical Angiology (VEINS & ARTERIES) [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/surgicalangiology], Cardiology (THE HEART) [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/cardiology], Biogerontology (AGING) [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/biogerontology], , Biological Anthropology (SEXY APES), [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/biologicalanthropology]Evolutionary Anthropology (METABOLISM) [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/evolutionaryanthropology], Thermophysiology (BODY HEAT) [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/thermophysiology], Somnology (SLEEP) [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/somnology], Mnemonology (MEMORY) [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/mnemonology], Attention-Deficit Neuropsychology (ADHD) [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/adhd], Molecular Neurobiology (BRAIN CHEMICALS) [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/molecularneurobiology] 400+ Ologies episodes sorted by topic [https://www.alieward.com/ologies-by-topic] Smologies (short, classroom-safe) episodes [https://pod.link/1746567248] Sponsors of Ologies [https://alieward.com/ologies-sponsors] Transcripts and bleeped episodes [https://alieward.com/ologies-extras] Become a patron of Ologies [https://www.patreon.com/ologies] for as little as a buck a month OlogiesMerch.com [https://www.ologiesmerch.com/] has hats, shirts, hoodies, totes! Follow Ologies on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/ologies] and Bluesky [https://bsky.app/profile/ologies.bsky.social] Follow Alie Ward on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/alieward] and TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@alie_ologies] Editing by Mercedes Maitland of Maitland Audio Productions [http://maitlandaudio.com/] and Jake Chaffee [https://www.jecmusic.com/] Managing Director: Susan Hale Scheduling Producer: Noel Dilworth Transcripts by Aveline Malek  Website by Kelly R. Dwyer [https://www.kellyrdwyer.com/photo] Theme song by Nick Thorburn Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com [https://pcm.adswizz.com] for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Emmenology (MENOPAUSE & PERIMENOPAUSE) Part 1 with Monica Christmas, Mary Claire Haver and Lara Durgavich

Hormones. Mood swings. Brain fog. Night sweats. And why doesn’t your shoulder work? The time is here for this whopper of a 3-part series on menopause with a total of five Ologists. No matter what your age or gender, you owe it to the people in your life who go through this to understand it. Brilliant and charming Dr. Mary Claire Haver is an OB-GYN who wrote bestsellers “The New Menopause” and the just-released “The New Perimenopause” and hosts the podcast unPAUSED. The wonderful and warm Dr. Monica Christmas is a professor and clinician with decades of experience in menopause treatment,  and repeat guest Dr. Lara Durgavich is a primatologist who has some answers about why our species goes through “the change.”  Part 2 covers what to DO about symptoms of menopause, from vagina creams to hormone replacement therapy to libido to brain clarity and the importance of lifting heavy stuff.  And finally, Part 3 has advice for loved ones to help support people in their lives who are sailing the stormy seas of hormonal change.  Browse Dr. Christmas’s papers on ResearchGate [https://www.researchgate.net/scientific-contributions/Monica-Christmas-2177796874] and follow her on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/drmonicachristmas/?hl=en] Visit Dr. Haver’s website [https://thepauselife.com/] and follow her on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/drmaryclaire/?hl=en], YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@drmaryclaire], TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@drmaryclaire], and Substack [https://drmaryclairehaver.substack.com/] Buy Dr. Haver’s books, The New Menopause [https://thepauselife.com/pages/the-new-menopause-book] and The New Perimenopause [https://thepauselife.com/pages/the-new-perimenopause-book] Follow Dr. Durgavich on Bluesky [https://bsky.app/profile/ldurgavich.bsky.social] Donations went to the Center for Food Equity in Medicine [https://www.foodequityinmedicine.org/] and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital [https://www.stjude.org/] More episode sources and links [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/menopause] Other episodes you may enjoy: Gynecology (NETHER HEALTH) [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/gynecology], Urology (CROTCH PARTS) [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/urology], Biogerontology (AGING) [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/biogerontology], Sexology (SEX) [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/sexology], Neuroendocrinology (SEX & GENDER) [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/neuroendocrinologyencore], Biological Anthropology (SEXY APES), [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/biologicalanthropology]Evolutionary Anthropology (METABOLISM) [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/evolutionaryanthropology], Thermophysiology (BODY HEAT) [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/thermophysiology], Somnology (SLEEP) [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/somnology], Mnemonology (MEMORY) [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/mnemonology], Attention-Deficit Neuropsychology (ADHD) [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/adhd], Molecular Neurobiology (BRAIN CHEMICALS) [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/molecularneurobiology], FIELD TRIP: Alie’s Mystery Surgery [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/surgerymystery] 400+ Ologies episodes sorted by topic [https://www.alieward.com/ologies-by-topic] Smologies (short, classroom-safe) episodes [https://pod.link/1746567248] Sponsors of Ologies [https://alieward.com/ologies-sponsors] Transcripts and bleeped episodes [https://alieward.com/ologies-extras] Become a patron of Ologies [https://www.patreon.com/ologies] for as little as a buck a month OlogiesMerch.com [https://www.ologiesmerch.com/] has hats, shirts, hoodies, totes! Follow Ologies on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/ologies] and Bluesky [https://bsky.app/profile/ologies.bsky.social] Follow Alie Ward on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/alieward] and TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@alie_ologies] Editing by Mercedes Maitland of Maitland Audio Productions [http://maitlandaudio.com/] and Jake Chaffee [https://www.jecmusic.com/] Managing Director: Susan Hale Scheduling Producer: Noel Dilworth Transcripts by Aveline Malek  Website by Kelly R. Dwyer [https://www.kellyrdwyer.com/photo] Theme song by Nick Thorburn Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com [https://pcm.adswizz.com] for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Conversational Psychology (CONNECTING WITH OTHERS) with Nicholas Epley

Social anxiety icebreakers. Third spaces. Slumber parties with old friends. Helping out strangers. And why primates are wired to be better connected than we are now. Dr. Nicholas Epley – a distinguished Professor of Behavioral Science at the University of Chicago and the author of “A Little More Social” – explains how important social activity is for physical and mental health, why people are experiencing a friendship recession, how texting affects your hormones, how seeing other cultures can shape your life, the world’s friendliest cities, and the low expectations keeping us feeling lonely. Also: don’t be afraid to pick up the phone.  Visit Dr. Epley’s website [https://www.nicholasepley.com/] Buy his books, A Little More Social: How Small Choices Create Unexpected Happiness, Health, and Connection [https://sites.prh.com/a-little-more-social] and Mindwise: Why We Misunderstand What Others Think, Believe, Feel, and Want [https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/209659/mindwise-by-nicholas-epley/] A donation went to Ruby’s Rainbow [https://rubysrainbow.org/] More episode sources and links [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/conversationalpsychology] Other episodes you may enjoy: Salugenology (WHY HUMANS REQUIRE HOBBIES) [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/salugenology], Awe Psychology (WONDER) [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/awepsychology], Eudemonology (HAPPINESS) [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/eudemonology], Awesomeology (GRATITUDE FOR LITTLE THINGS) [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/awesomeology], Sports & Performance Psychology (ANXIETY & CONFIDENCE) [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/sports-performance-psychology], Syndesiology (CONNECTIONS) [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/syndesiology], Mythology (STORYTELLING) [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/mythology] Jarrett Sleeper’s “30 Words for Love – a long poem [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KB91VzAQBec]”  400+ Ologies episodes sorted by topic [https://www.alieward.com/ologies-by-topic] Smologies (short, classroom-safe) episodes [https://pod.link/1746567248] Sponsors of Ologies [https://alieward.com/ologies-sponsors] Transcripts and bleeped episodes [https://alieward.com/ologies-extras] Become a patron of Ologies [https://www.patreon.com/ologies] for as little as a buck a month OlogiesMerch.com [https://www.ologiesmerch.com/] has hats, shirts, hoodies, totes! Follow Ologies on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/ologies] and Bluesky [https://bsky.app/profile/ologies.bsky.social] Follow Alie Ward on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/alieward] and TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@alie_ologies] Editing by Mercedes Maitland of Maitland Audio Productions [http://maitlandaudio.com/] and Jake Chaffee [https://www.jecmusic.com/] Managing Director: Susan Hale Scheduling Producer: Noel Dilworth Transcripts by Aveline Malek  Website by Kelly R. Dwyer [https://www.kellyrdwyer.com/photo] Theme song by Nick Thorburn Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com [https://pcm.adswizz.com] for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.