- 2,720
- Episodes
- 351
- Transcribed
- 1,827
- Ratings
- Weekly
- Cadence
- 2008
- First episode
- 496M
- YouTube views
About BrainStuff
Whether the topic is popcorn or particle physics, you can count on BrainStuff to explore -- and explain -- the everyday science in the world around us.
- Publisher
- iHeartPodcasts
- Category
- science · technology
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 14 Jul 2008
- Latest episode
- 7 Nov 2026
Latest episodes
351 of 2,720 episodes have a transcript.
7 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT
BrainStuff Classics: How Does Venus Work?
6 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT
Why Do We Eat Three Meals a Day?
4 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT
How Do Walkie-Talkies Work?
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BrainStuff Classics: How Does Venus Work?
Published 7 Nov 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] That's 326 degrees Celsius. And believe it or not, those readings were kind of low. We now know the average surface temperature on Venus is a blistering 864 degrees Fahrenheit, or 462 Celsius. On the face of Venus, the atmospheric pressure is crushingly extreme and lead would melt into a puddle. […]
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- YouTube views
- 496,223,842
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.0 / 5
- 1,633 ratings
- Spotify
- 3.2 / 5
- 194 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 87 / 100
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- Quality
- 97
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 93
- Engagement
- 100
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