Smologies with Alie Ward

Alie Ward

Booking Overview

This kid-friendly science interview show features shortened, accessible conversations with specialized experts across the natural and physical sciences. PR agencies could credibly pitch scientists, researchers, conservationists, science authors, and educators who can explain complex subjects engagingly; booking difficulty is medium because guests need genuine subject expertise and strong communication skills, but need not be mainstream celebrities.

Metrics

Episodes: 121

Frequency: Multiple_weekly

Rating: 4.8/5.0

Estimated listeners: 10k-100k

Gender skew: Neutral

Location: USA

Instagram: 180.0k followers

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

aliewardassistant@gmail.com

aliewardmerch@gmail.com

helloalieward@gmail.com

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Host

Alie Ward - Science communicator, writer, and podcast host known for making specialized scientific subjects accessible through engaging interviews.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

medium

Typical Credentials:

Subject-matter experts with professional or academic expertise in a specific scientific field, including researchers, biologists, physicists, ecologists, authors, and science educators.

Required Achievements:

Published research or specialized professional work, Books or public educational work, Established expertise in a clearly defined scientific field

Recent Guest Discussions

Gavin Jones - Wildfires, Fire Ecology, Fire Trends, Forest Ecosystems, And Indigenous Fire Stewardship

Eric Eaton - Wasp Biology, Behavior, Nests, Stinger Myths, And Gardening

Flip Tanedo - Dark Matter, Particle Physics, Gravity, Galactic Origins, Multiverses, And Dimensions

Camryn Allen - Sea Turtle Biology, Navigation, Nesting, Hatchlings, Conservation, And Marine Ecology

Amanda Hipps - Tortoise Biology, Behavior, Burrows, Evolution, Shells, And Species Classification

Recent Topics

Science, Biology, Ecology, Zoology, Astronomy

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on

Smologies with Alie Ward

SPACE FOOD with Maggie Coblentz

September 18, 2026

Dehydrated eggs. Airborne tortillas. Pouches of chicken. Tang. Work up an appetite for space food with artist, designer and Astrobromatologist, Maggie Coblentz. We talk micro-gardening in space, recycled water, dehydrated beef, velcro fatigue, the problem with crumbs in zero gravity, how to make barbecued wings in orbit, and what’s being done to make space food more delicious. Visit Maggie’s website and follow her on InstagramA donation went to AstroAccessPods Fight Poverty is raising mo...

FERNS with Fay-Wei Li

September 10, 2026

Fronds. Forest dwellers. Spores. Houseplants. Gametophytes? We’ve got ferns. The charming and hilarious professor, pteridologist and author of “Ferns: Lessons in Survival from Earth’s Most Adaptable Plants,” Dr. Fay-Wei Li, tells me all aboutwhat makes ferns such oddities in the plant world, fern evolution, why they have beef with flowering plants, tips for growing your own fern gully, whether they have roots or rhyzomes or friends, and how ferns could help cool down a warming planet or grow ...

BEAVERS with Rob Rich

September 03, 2026

Orange teeth! Multi-purpose tails! Architecture with twigs! Field naturalist, conservationist, wildlife tracker and “beaver believer” Rob Rich works with the National Wildlife Federation’s coordination of the Montana Beaver Working Group and answers all of our Castorological questions about: baby beavers, tooth tools, lodges, dams, the sound of water, the slap of a tail, beavers throughout history and in your dreams forever. Follow Rob Rich on LinkedIn A donation went to Tracker ...

Publicly listed emails

aliewardassistant@gmail.com

aliewardmerch@gmail.com

helloalieward@gmail.com

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