{"podcast":{"title":"Smologies with Alie Ward","slug":"smologies-with-alie-ward-6911815","podcast_index_feed_id":6911815,"rss_url":"https://feeds.simplecast.com/s1I4c1jt","website_url":"https://www.siriusxm.com","image_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/00c81e60-45f9-4643-9fed-2184b2b6a3d3/4a4a0aa8-2e13-4810-aeb5-fe283b2c53b2/3000x3000/quick-and-grated-sage-lighter.jpg?aid=rss_feed","author":"Alie Ward","episode_count":114,"summary":"Ologies → Smologies. It’s all of the science, with none of the swearing! Smologies are shortened, kid-friendly episodes of the award-winning science podcast, Ologies, which covers topics from Toads (Bufology) to the Moon (Selenology) and everything in between. Enjoy clean and witty bite-sized science delights as host Alie Ward asks Ologists of all kinds smart – and sometimes silly – questions. Get to know the charming and diverse array of experts who share not only their wisdom, but also their lived experiences.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-23T16:18:55.322605+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/smologies-with-alie-ward-6911815"},"episode":{"title":"TASTE with Gary Beauchamp","slug":"taste-with-gary-beauchamp","published_at":"2026-07-10T07:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/smologies-with-alie-ward-6911815/taste-with-gary-beauchamp","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/smologies-with-alie-ward-6911815","url":"https://www.siriusxm.com","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/stitcher.simplecastaudio.com/18a740bb-e5d2-4dee-81e4-442b03c80a10/episodes/a8f1d950-9c2b-4b21-88ef-3c5945789c6f/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=18a740bb-e5d2-4dee-81e4-442b03c80a10&awEpisodeId=a8f1d950-9c2b-4b21-88ef-3c5945789c6f&feed=s1I4c1jt","summary":"Sweet! Salty! Sour! Umami? Why do some people love their greens more than others? Can something taste “hot?” Come down to flavortown and let’s talk tongues. Gustologist Dr. Gary Beauchamp is a chemosensory scientist and an expert in taste. We chat about tastebud flim-flam, celebrity grade hot wings, super tasters, how much of taste is really smell, acquiring a taste for foods, and whether our four-legged companions have a sweet tooth. Delicious facts, served up hot.","meta_description":"Sweet! Salty! Sour! Umami? Why do some people love their greens more than others? Can something taste “hot?” Come down to flavortown and let’s talk tongue…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1612,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/smologies-with-alie-ward-6911815/episodes/taste-with-gary-beauchamp/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/smologies-with-alie-ward-6911815/taste-with-gary-beauchamp.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}