Ologies with Alie Ward

Alie Ward

Booking Overview

Science interview show focused on making specialized research accessible through humorous, curiosity-driven conversations with subject-matter experts, including researchers, professors, curators, and science communicators. PR agencies could credibly pitch engaging experts with distinctive scientific specialties, strong storytelling ability, and established credentials or media experience; booking difficulty is medium because the show favors highly knowledgeable, personality-driven specialists rather than general business guests.

Metrics

Episodes: 532

Frequency: Weekly

Rating: 4.9/5.0

Estimated listeners: >100k

Gender skew: Unknown

Location: USA

Instagram: 180.0k followers

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

helloalieward@gmail.com

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Host

Alie Ward - Humorist, science correspondent, and host known for translating specialized scientific subjects into accessible, entertaining stories.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

medium

Typical Credentials:

Researchers, professors, ecologists, clinicians, curators, and specialist practitioners with authoritative expertise in a distinctive scientific subject. Strong science communication skills and an ability to share engaging stories are important, while media, institutional, or public-education experience is advantageous.

Required Achievements:

Advanced research or long-term professional specialization, University, museum, government, or research-institute affiliation, Science communication through PBS, National Geographic, or other public-facing media, Recognized work in a distinctive or underrepresented scientific field

Recent Guest Discussions

Jerry Dragoo - Skunk Behavior, Biology, Conservation, Rehabilitation, Pet Skunks, Skunk Spray, And Human-skunk Interactions.

Jerry Dragoo - Skunk Biology, Behavior, Populations, Rehabilitation, Pet Skunks, Spray, Mating, Predators, And Human-skunk Interactions.

Vanessa Nessy Hill - Sleep Procrastination, Insomnia-related Habits, Sleep Norms, Circadian Behavior, And Practical Habit Change.

Christine Wilkinson - Hyena Biology, Matriarchal Social Systems, Human-hyena Interactions, Ecology, Conservation, And Cultural Misconceptions.

Karen Munroe - Squirrel Biology, Behavior, Reproduction, Habitats, Species Diversity, Conservation, And Human-wildlife Interactions.

Recent Topics

Science, Zoology, Biology, Ecology, Psychology

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on

Ologies with Alie Ward

Extreme Meteorology (EL NIÑO) with Marshall Shepherd

September 16, 2026

El Niño. La Niña. United Nations Environment Programme doomerism? It’s been a helluva week for Meteorologists and the humans who live on planet Earth, so we made you a fresh episode recorded just days ago with our favorite climate scientist, professor, author, and Weather Geeks podcast host, Dr. Marshall Shepherd.What is going on with this hurricane season? How do Pacific waters affect you all over the globe, what’s behind the headlines of the UN’s “strategic retreat” on climate change ...

Meteorology (WEATHER & CLIMATE) Encore with Marshall Shepherd

September 09, 2026

Bomb cyclones! Polar vortices! Atmospheric rivers! And rained out barbecues. One of the world’s leading Meteorologists, Dr. Marshall Shepherd – a former NASA scientist and current Professor of Geography and Atmospheric Sciences at the University of Georgia – is here to field a downpour of questions. We chat about percentages in forecasts, hail, sleet, storm chasing, heatwaves, fluid dynamics, TV weather people, climate change delayism and his favorite weather-themed movies. Also: what not to ...

Party Psychology (WHY WE CELEBRATE) with Danielle Brick & Kelley Gullo-Wight

September 05, 2026

Rituals. Gatherings. Celebrations. Surprise parties. Weekend getaways. Campfires and birthday candles are in our DNA, and colleagues/social psychologists Dr. Danielle Brick & Dr. Kelley Gullo-Wight explain why. This conversation was like if you got seated at a dinner party next to two friends who study why we have dinner parties. We cover the neuroscience of anticipation, how much is too much for the ‘gram, a time machine to the middle ages, and how enjoying the good times together helps ...

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