# Strange Bites

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Official site: https://strangebites.podview.com/
Author: Lance Martin
Episodes: 45

## Resource

Strange Bites is a biweekly podcast that delivers real, cutting-edge discoveries served up in bite-sized episodes (15 minutes or less) wrapped in atmospheric, creative fiction. Hosted by Lance Martin, each episode plunges listeners into shadowy labs, forgotten dig sites, and eerie breakthroughs where fact meets chilling narrative. Imagine stumbling upon a material lighter than air that could reshape aerospace… but in the dead of night, it feels like touching something that shouldn’t exist. Or watching scientists accidentally birth tiny organisms that grow their own primitive brains and perhaps begin to dream. These aren’t dry lectures—they’re immersive tales that make your skin crawl while your mind races with the real implications. Real science, fictional delivery: Every story is grounded in verifiable research (with sources linked in show notes), but most of the storytelling is creative fiction. This blends thriller-like narration, vivid imagery, and thoughtful exploration of ramifications—ethical dilemmas, existential questions, and “what if” scenarios. Perfect for commutes, late nights, or quick hits of wonder. Two episodes drop weekly, keeping the strange flowing steadily. Da…

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## Episodes
- [The Night Time Emerged in the Lab](https://stenobird.com/podcast/strange-bites-7718928/the-night-time-emerged-in-the-lab) — 2026-07-29T13:00:00+00:00
- [That Bacteria That Eats Poison](https://stenobird.com/podcast/strange-bites-7718928/that-bacteria-that-eats-poison) — 2026-07-27T15:54:58+00:00
- [Rockstar Chimps](https://stenobird.com/podcast/strange-bites-7718928/rockstar-chimps) — 2026-07-23T14:56:38+00:00
- [Spudcell](https://stenobird.com/podcast/strange-bites-7718928/spudcell) — 2026-07-20T16:58:26+00:00
- [The Water Jets of Pythia’s Oasis](https://stenobird.com/podcast/strange-bites-7718928/the-water-jets-of-pythia-s-oasis) — 2026-07-08T11:07:00+00:00
- [The Sleeping Brain That Knew the Next Word](https://stenobird.com/podcast/strange-bites-7718928/the-sleeping-brain-that-knew-the-next-word) — 2026-07-06T16:59:35+00:00
- [The Pink Enigma: Salt Clouds on a Distant World](https://stenobird.com/podcast/strange-bites-7718928/the-pink-enigma-salt-clouds-on-a-distant-world) — 2026-07-01T20:15:50+00:00
- [The Secret Recipes of Eternity](https://stenobird.com/podcast/strange-bites-7718928/the-secret-recipes-of-eternity) — 2026-06-29T11:00:00+00:00
- [The Stones That Refused to Stay Buried](https://stenobird.com/podcast/strange-bites-7718928/the-stones-that-refused-to-stay-buried) — 2026-06-24T11:00:00+00:00
- [The Hidden Switch – Humanity’s Secret Power to Regrow](https://stenobird.com/podcast/strange-bites-7718928/the-hidden-switch-humanity-s-secret-power-to-regrow) — 2026-06-22T16:43:57+00:00
- [The Fungi Superhighway](https://stenobird.com/podcast/strange-bites-7718928/the-fungi-superhighway) — 2026-06-17T18:08:58+00:00
- [The Snuffleupagus of the Sea](https://stenobird.com/podcast/strange-bites-7718928/the-snuffleupagus-of-the-sea) — 2026-06-15T15:26:41+00:00
- [Helmets from the Deep](https://stenobird.com/podcast/strange-bites-7718928/helmets-from-the-deep) — 2026-06-11T17:02:46+00:00
- [Is the Block Universe Theory Wrong](https://stenobird.com/podcast/strange-bites-7718928/is-the-block-universe-theory-wrong) — 2026-06-09T18:05:49+00:00
- [Saturn’s Phantom Spin and the Eye That Saw Through It](https://stenobird.com/podcast/strange-bites-7718928/saturn-s-phantom-spin-and-the-eye-that-saw-through-it) — 2026-06-04T23:43:49+00:00
- [Solar-Thermal Desalination](https://stenobird.com/podcast/strange-bites-7718928/solar-thermal-desalination) — 2026-06-02T00:42:09+00:00
- [Light and the Narwhal’s Tusk](https://stenobird.com/podcast/strange-bites-7718928/light-and-the-narwhal-s-tusk) — 2026-05-28T20:31:58+00:00
- [The Crab-Clawed Bug of the Cretaceous](https://stenobird.com/podcast/strange-bites-7718928/the-crab-clawed-bug-of-the-cretaceous) — 2026-05-26T21:05:14+00:00
- [The Ancient Logs of Kalambo Falls](https://stenobird.com/podcast/strange-bites-7718928/the-ancient-logs-of-kalambo-falls) — 2026-05-21T16:19:28+00:00
- [The Whisper in the Beam](https://stenobird.com/podcast/strange-bites-7718928/the-whisper-in-the-beam) — 2026-05-19T16:20:09+00:00
- [The Pocket Shark’s Secret Glow](https://stenobird.com/podcast/strange-bites-7718928/the-pocket-shark-s-secret-glow) — 2026-05-13T20:27:12+00:00
- [The Invisible Sound That Haunts Us](https://stenobird.com/podcast/strange-bites-7718928/the-invisible-sound-that-haunts-us) — 2026-05-11T17:05:42+00:00
- [The Outsiders’ Feast: Horror in the Goyet Cave](https://stenobird.com/podcast/strange-bites-7718928/the-outsiders-feast-horror-in-the-goyet-cave) — 2026-05-06T16:43:37+00:00
- [Printed Neurons That Speak to the Dead](https://stenobird.com/podcast/strange-bites-7718928/printed-neurons-that-speak-to-the-dead) — 2026-05-03T19:00:00+00:00
- [Soramatex](https://stenobird.com/podcast/strange-bites-7718928/soramatex) — 2026-04-29T02:49:49+00:00

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