Assigned Scientist at Bachelor‘s

About Assigned Scientist at Bachelor‘s

ASAB is a podcast about science fact and science fiction, hosted by two trans scientists: Tessa (astrobiology) and Charles (entomology). Every other week we talk to each other or with another trans scientist about research, interesting facts, whether aliens can be gay, science fiction, and maybe sometimes about being trans. Transcripts available on our website: asabpodcast.com.

Publisher

asabpod

Category

science

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

18 Jul 2020

Latest episode

19 Aug 2026

Latest episodes

68 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   19 Aug 2026

   Episode 66: The Artemis Missions in Specific (And Spaceflight in General)

   We initially recorded this episode in three parts - right before the Artemis II mission landed, a few weeks after, and a few months later when they announced the Artemis III crew. The goal was to strike while the iron was hot but, I don’t know what to tell you, sometimes you’re trying to finish your dissertation and it takes priority. Sources, further reading, and a transcript are available at our website here: https://asabpodcast.com/2026/08/19/episode-66/ The show is on Bluesky @ASABpod, Charles @chwallace, Tessa @tessafisher. Our intro music is by Nicole Petkovich. If you’re trans and/or non-binary in science and would like to appear as a guest, please fill out our interest form: https://forms.gle/L16Z2D1amcc4xjyx5 Thank you for listening!

2. 

   12 May 2026

   Episode 65: Mother's Day Special - Maternal Care in Insects

   This episode is coming a day late but time is fake anyway. Happy Mother’s Day! Or maybe not, if you have a bad relationship with your mom. Either way, insects will always be there for you, and sometimes they’re even there for their own offspring. Sources, further reading, and a transcript are available at our website here: https://asabpodcast.com/2026/05/11/episode-65/ The show is on Bluesky @ASABpod, Charles @chwallace, Tessa @tessafisher. Our intro music is by Nicole Petkovich. If you’re trans and/or non-binary in science and would like to appear as a guest, please fill out our interest form: https://forms.gle/L16Z2D1amcc4xjyx5 Thank you for listening!

3. 

   15 Jan 2026

   Episode 64: Blood-Eating Mosquitoes, Mosquito-Eating Spiders

   This episode was originally recorded several years ago and I never got around to editing and posting it - but we’re getting back into the swing of things and I didn’t want to let this one molder away in the vault! A short episode on hematophagy (blood-eating) as a strategy in arthropods, and especially a curious little spider, Evarcha culicivora, which is a specialist on mosquitoes. Sources, further reading, and a transcript are available at our website here: https://asabpodcast.com/?p=5615 The show is on Bluesky @ASABpod, Tessa @tessafisher. Our intro music is by Nicole Petkovich. If you’re trans and/or non-binary in science and would like to appear as a guest, please fill out our interest form: https://forms.gle/L16Z2D1amcc4xjyx5 Thank you for listening!

Who has been a guest on Assigned Scientist at Bachelor‘s

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• Jackson Reyna
• Rose Eveleth
• Laurel Hiatt
• Robin Aguilar
• Lyra Cronin

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

9 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 32 / 100

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Quality

51

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

32

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