So Cultured Podcast

10. The immortal woman + pretending I'm not a scientist!!

🧫It’s the final episode of SEASON 7 TWISTED! We’re ending on a really poignant topic this week, Henrietta Lacks. You may or may not have heard about her before, but she’s left a legacy that has shaped scientific development in ways you might not be able to even imagine… Want to learn more? https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6493208-the-immortal-life-of-henrietta-lacks [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6493208-the-immortal-life-of-henrietta-lacks] 🫖 Of course, the last episode of laboraTEA will feature our “Ask us anything” segment. We’re talking rewriting a PhD thesis, spilling the tea on our own supervisors, and rocking some very interesting outfits at work… 🗒️ SHARE YOUR LABORATEA TO BE FEATURED ON THE SHOW : https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSftEuu6Xu6VWxurDzr6sKStnYCf4v5UrF47K7SH_rxUzlbFYw/viewform [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSftEuu6Xu6VWxurDzr6sKStnYCf4v5UrF47K7SH_rxUzlbFYw/viewform] or email us at soculturedpodcast@gmail.com   🩷 Please don’t forget to share your thoughts in the comments, like, and subscribe! If you’re loving the podcast, please leave us a rating, it helps us out SOO much (we're just two STEM girlies tryna make it). 🎙️You can always find us on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, Spotify + more! 0:00 intro 7:30 the immortal woman 48:53 pretending I’m not a scientist…   𝗚𝗼𝘁 𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗿 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲? 💌 Reach out to us at ⁠soculturedpodcast@gmail.com⁠   #sciencepodcast #soculturedpodcast #stempodcast #twistedscience ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

9. Human Experimentation and Unit 731 + A lab full of PICK me energy?!

😪 in todays episode, we explore the horrors of unit 73, the scientific justifications that were used and the ethical failures that allowed it to happen. 🫖 FOR THIS WEEKS LABORATEAAAA. We’re sharing a listener story about a lab with some serious issues, everyone is giving pick me energy but for different reasons... 🗒️ SHARE YOUR LABORATEA TO BE FEATURED ON THE SHOW: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSftEuu6Xu6VWxurDzr6sKStnYCf4v5UrF47K7SH_rxUzlbFYw/viewform or email us at soculturedpodcast@gmail.com 🩷 Please don’t forget to share your thoughts in the comments, like, and subscribe. If you’re enjoying the podcast, leaving us a rating really helps support the show. You can find us on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, Spotify, and more. Timestamps 0:00 Intro 4:53 Unit 731 46:14 The PICK me lab... 𝗚𝗼𝘁 𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗿 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲? 💌 Reach out at soculturedpodcast@gmail.com ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

8. Cryonics... bringing back the dead?! + boss bragged about making me cry!

🥶Gosh we’re almost at an end to season 7, TWISTED. That means the craziest topic there is… bringing people back from the dead! How you ask? Cryogenics! We talk everything suspended animation, frozen cells and brains, and real people who have opted to be frozen in time… 🫖 Of course, we’re back with a listener story for our laboraTEA. Our listener has left the country to escape their toxic PI, who openly admitted to enjoying making people cry… now they have a tough decision to make!!! 🗒️ SHARE YOUR LABORATEA TO BE FEATURED ON THE SHOW : https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSftEuu6Xu6VWxurDzr6sKStnYCf4v5UrF47K7SH_rxUzlbFYw/viewform [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSftEuu6Xu6VWxurDzr6sKStnYCf4v5UrF47K7SH_rxUzlbFYw/viewform] or email us at soculturedpodcast@gmail.com   🩷 Please don’t forget to share your thoughts in the comments, like, and subscribe! If you’re loving the podcast, please leave us a rating, it helps us out SOO much (we're just two STEM girlies tryna make it). 🎙️You can always find us on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, Spotify + more! 0:00 intro 4:40 cryogenics 42:18 boss bragged about making me cry!   𝗚𝗼𝘁 𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗿 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲? 💌 Reach out to us at ⁠soculturedpodcast@gmail.com⁠   #sciencepodcast #soculturedpodcast #stempodcast #twistedscience ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

7. The anatomy murders + I'm going to be blacklisted from academia?!

🪳 Welcome to the first episode of 2026!!! We enjoyed a lovely break but we're so excited to be back and in this first episode of the year, we are continuing our season 'TWISTED' where we talk all about the craziest stories in science throughout history. This week we are discussing the craze that went on in the 1820s where people were robbing bodies from graves and even committing murder to sell bodies to anatomy labs! Curious about how, why and what happened? Tune into this episode!  🫖 and we have a listener story who tells us all about her PI telling on her to the university DEAN, shouting at her in lab meetings and NOT doing her job properly! Liv and Taz didn't hold back on saying what they thought about this story... 🗒️ SHARE YOUR LABORATEA TO BE FEATURED ON THE SHOW : https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSftEuu6Xu6VWxurDzr6sKStnYCf4v5UrF47K7SH_rxUzlbFYw/viewform or email us at soculturedpodcast@gmail.com 🩷 Please don’t forget to share your thoughts in the comments, like, and subscribe! If you’re loving the podcast, please leave us a rating, it helps us out SOO much (we're just two STEM girlies tryna make it).🎙️ You can always find us on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, Spotify + more! 0:00 intro 4:45 the murders... 34:01 im going to be blacklisted from academia?? 𝗚𝗼𝘁 𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗿 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲?💌 Reach out to us at ⁠soculturedpodcast@gmail.com⁠ #sciencepodcast #soculturedpodcast #stempodcast #twistedscience Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

6. The Louse Feeders + escaping my toxic PI...

🪳 Welcome to Season 7, TWISTED. This season, we’re looking closely at the dark side of science. This week, we’re delving into a time where it was NORMAL to feed lice with your own blood, all in the name of science of course… Typhus was ravaging populations in colder climates and poor living conditions. The bacteria spreads through body lice that live in the clothes of unsuspecting victims. This is the story of how a vaccine was developed… though it’s not as conventional as you might think… THIS EPISODE IS SPONSORED BY JENNI! check them out here https://jenni.ai/?utm_source=soculturedpodcast [https://jenni.ai/?utm_source=soculturedpodcast] and dont't forget to use the code 'SCP20' for 20% off!   🫖 Of course, we’re back with a listener story for our laboraTEA. Should our listener drop everything to get away from a toxic PI and join a different lab instead? Tune in to find out!!! 🗒️ SHARE YOUR LABORATEA TO BE FEATURED ON THE SHOW : https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSftEuu6Xu6VWxurDzr6sKStnYCf4v5UrF47K7SH_rxUzlbFYw/viewform [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSftEuu6Xu6VWxurDzr6sKStnYCf4v5UrF47K7SH_rxUzlbFYw/viewform] or email us at soculturedpodcast@gmail.com   🩷 Please don’t forget to share your thoughts in the comments, like, and subscribe! If you’re loving the podcast, please leave us a rating, it helps us out SOO much (we're just two STEM girlies tryna make it). 🎙️You can always find us on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, Spotify + more! 0:00 intro 3:30 the louse feeders 34:10 escaping my toxic PI   𝗚𝗼𝘁 𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗿 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲? 💌 Reach out to us at ⁠soculturedpodcast@gmail.com⁠   #sciencepodcast #soculturedpodcast #stempodcast #twistedscience ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.