Dr Karl Podcast
Hosted by Dr Karl and Lucy Smith and Tanya Bunter · Australian Broadcasting Corporation
4.9from 1,250 ratings
- 483
- Episodes
- 87
- Transcribed
- 1,250
- Ratings
- Weekly
- Cadence
- 2011
- First episode
- 1B
- YouTube views
About Dr Karl Podcast
Join Dr Karl Kruszelnicki, Lucy Smith and their scientific guests, with a bunch of curious triple j listeners for a weekly injection of science, myth-bashing and answers!
- Publisher
- Australian Broadcasting Corporation
- Category
- science
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 7 Jul 2011
- Latest episode
- 5 Nov 2026
Latest episodes
87 of 483 episodes have a transcript.
5 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT
Shower thoughts, electric shocks and ladybirds
3 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT
BONUS EP: We're giving away a Dr Karl shirt!
29 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Night sweats, time travel and dog poo
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Shower thoughts, electric shocks and ladybirds
Published 5 Nov 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] And then it's done. But no, Britt, what is your question? Yeah, so I love to have a fizzy drink at lunchtime and I want to know if you can explain, like I'm five, carbonation. Like how does the carbon get in there and why does it make bubbles when you open the bottle? Ah, so we're talking carbon dioxide. […]
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See plansWho has been a guest on Dr Karl Podcast
Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.
- Dr Rose Kerr
- Dr Clancy Lester
- Dr Kate Thomas
- Dr Caitlin Thurn
- Dr Naomi Koh Belic
Reach and audience
Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.
- YouTube views
- 1,028,049,327
- Score snapshot 27 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.8 / 5
- 139 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.9 / 5
- 1,111 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 96 / 100
A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.
- Quality
- 96
- Social presence
- 97
- YouTube
- 93
- Engagement
- 98
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- Books guests
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Who hosts Dr Karl Podcast?
Dr Karl and Lucy Smith and Tanya Bunter host the show. Published by Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
How often do new episodes come out?
The show publishes weekly, based on its RSS feed.
Does Dr Karl Podcast take guests?
Yes. Guests have been identified in episode analyses.
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