19 episodes
STEAMpunks Emily and Zach Shock
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4.9 • 10 Ratings
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A fun and educational show about women in science, technology, engineering, arts, and math with hosts Emily (she/they) and Percy(Zach) (she/her). Part of the Pocket Podcast Network! Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/steampunks/support
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19. Lynn Conway
STEAMpunks is back and this time we're cooler, chiller, more broken bones, less self-imposed strict rules - and better than ever!
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Join us as we learn about modern-day STEAMpunk Lynn Conway - computer scientist, electrical engineer, and trans activist.
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Huge thanks to the band The Crypts for the use of their song Marie Curie (which is licensed under CC BY 4.0) for our intro and outro.
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18. Dr. M. Phyllis Lose: PPN Show Swap 2020 ft. Colt Classics
This month we welcome Britty and Jessica from Colt Classics - PPN's newest show in which an equestrian and a filmmaker create the new best worst horse movie. They're telling us all about Dr. M. Phyllis Lose - the first female equine veterinarian in the United States!
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Like what you hear? Subscribe to Colt Classics here! You can also follow them on twitter @ColtClassicsPPN.
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Check out more awesome podcasts like ours on the Pocket Podcast Network!
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Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, or Facebook @steampunkspod, and follow Emily on Twitter @shockn_awesome
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Huge thanks to the band The Crypts for the use of their song Marie Curie (which is licensed under CC BY 4.0) for our intro and outro.
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17. Sorting STEAMpunks: PPN Guest Month 2020 ft. Sorted
This month we're happy to welcome JD and Alex from the podcast Sorted to help us place some of our favorite STEAMpunks into Hogwarts Houses!
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We have also made a folding@home team to help scientists fight diseases, specifically including Covid-19. So help us in the fight by downloading the program and joining our team (264901)!
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Check out more awesome podcasts like ours on the Pocket Podcast Network!
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Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, or Facebook @steampunkspod, and follow Emily on Twitter @shockn_awesome
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Huge thanks to the band The Crypts for the use of their song Marie Curie (which is licensed under CC BY 4.0) for our intro and outro.
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16. Mary Kenneth Keller
Women make up only 18% of students in computer science majors and a big reason for that is people thinking computer science has never been for women. Well to that we say NOPE! Meet Sister Mary Kenneth Keller, the first person in the USA to earn a doctorate in computer science.
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Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, or Facebook @steampunkspod, and follow Emily on Twitter @shockn_awesome
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Huge thanks to the band The Crypts for the use of their song Marie Curie (which is licensed under CC BY 4.0) for our intro and outro.
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15. Virginia Apgar
A computer crash, some lost files, and a couple of re-records later.... the audio on this one is still pretty rough. We'll be back in shape next episode, don't you worry!
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Virginia Apgar is known most for her work with newborns - but there is so much more to her! Learn about it all here on STEAMpunks.
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Check out more awesome podcasts like ours on the Pocket Podcast Network!
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Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, or Facebook @steampunkspod, and follow Emily on Twitter @shockn_awesome
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Huge thanks to the band The Crypts for the use of their song Marie Curie (which is licensed under CC BY 4.0) for our intro and outro.
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14. Henrietta Lacks: PPN Show Swap 2019
Transcript link: http://bit.ly/37Llskj
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It's Show Swap Week! Join John and Bethany, the hosts of Home Viewing, and learn about Henrietta Lacks - an extremely important, if completely involuntary, contributor to medical science.
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Further Reading:
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
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Learn more about Home Viewing here!
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Check out more awesome podcasts like ours on the Pocket Podcast Network!
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Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, or Facebook @steampunkspod, and follow Emily on Twitter @shockn_awesome
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Huge thanks to the band The Crypts for the use of their song Marie Curie (which is licensed under CC BY 4.0) for our intro and outro.
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Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/steampunks/support
Customer Reviews
A delight
As a nonbinary science major, this show is delightful and engaging. It reminds me that sometimes amazing things come from extraordinary places despite the societies we live in, and that art has a place in my beloved science.
Punked
Emily and Zach have found an important and interesting historical niche with STEAMpunks. It’s engaging and informative while remaining easy to listen to and quite fun. The duo share a positive chemistry and healthy passion for the topics they cover. Give them a listen and subscribe now!
Yes.. Learning!
This podcast pokes all my nerdy buttons. I love the history, the host, the topics, and the conversations. I subscribed and can't wait to hear more episodes from you guys!