A reminder that this is why we make fun of The Odyssey. The book would not exist if Odysseus was not such a complete chaos goblin who was busy causing problems for himself by arguing with Gods and being a shit navigator. There is no way to make an extremely serious movie out of this material.

This is so delightful!

May the Fourth be with you! #StarWars I proudly present: Darth Vader, Ben Kenobi, Princess Sia, an Ewok and a Wookie. #DogsOfBlueSky

If you need to see a tiny snail today, meet the black gloss snail. 🐌 Found across the Northern Hemisphere, this gastropod's shell typically reaches ~0.2 in (.5 cm) in diameter—smaller than a penny. It feeds on decaying leaves, fruit, and mushrooms. Photo: elwinham, CC BY-NC 4.0, iNaturalist

ICYMI: On Sundays we're sharing episodes from Mangesh's other show, Skyline Drive. (Not to brag, but Apple called it one of their favorite shows of all time!) It's about astrology. Kinda. It's also about family, grief, identity, and yes, it's funny too. Check it out! omny.fm/shows/part-t...

We have some burning #milk questions for an upcoming episode: -Do you, or did you ever, drink straight-up dairy milk with meals? -If you don't do dairy, what's your preferred plant milk and why?

Hello? HELLO? omny.fm/shows/part-t...

Trash grabber enthusiast/producer Mary here: this is so delightful, and as I've said before on the show, get yourself a trash grabber! They cost $15ish and the payoff is endless. I bet there's some trash on your block or in your local park right now, just waiting for you.

asking the big questions in my ornithology course

Today on the show: the difference between plaid and tartan, and other surprising facts from Scotland. omny.fm/shows/part-t...

Here's a little spoiler for tomorrow's episode... #bagpipes

For #FossilFriday a little pinecone still preserved in 3D after 125million years. Early Cretaceous Wessex Fm #IsleofWight

after much deliberation and giving AI the benefit of the doubt, Wikipedia editors have had enough of AI slop. New policy bans LLM generated content, periodt www.404media.co/wikipedia-ba...

Fantastic news! 🦋🦋 Link to full report in 🧵 www.worldwildlife.org/news/stories...

Today we're uncovering the secrets of The Legend of Zelda, from the real-world inspirations to the technical breakthroughs that helped bring the games to life. Plus: Why IS Link so darn handsome? #legendofzelda omny.fm/shows/part-t...

🗃️ If it doesn't already exist, someone needs to do a comparative cultural analysis of cow names through the ages

Heisenberg & Schrödinger get pulled over for speeding. Cop: D'you know how fast you were driving? Heisenberg: No but I know exactly where I am. Cop: It was 118mph. H: Thanks, now I'm lost. Cop [inspects car, opens boot]: Were you aware there's a dead cat back here? Schrödinger [angrily]: We are now!

Interestingly, many of these principles also apply to spreadsheets (and spreadsheet-like apps) used for podcast production management.

These are the winning images of the 2026 British Wildlife Photography Awards. trib.al/r5SWXve

Not sure what this says about me, but my first thought was that the bird was delicately cleaning the wolf's teeth, because wolves can't floss.

Tag yourself, I'm top row middle. #DolphinAwarenessMonth

ME: *taking a pic of the Moon" PHONE CAMERA: Move back to improve focus.

Hell yeah, got a write up in Billy Penn about the @wednightrides.org @skypeascientist.bsky.social collab. Cyclists chucked seed bombs in abandoned lots last week. Wholesome as hell. Read more here: billypenn.com/2026/03/11/p...

Am... am I a raccoon?

Pop quiz: We have passport photos because... a) It's good to be humble when we travel b) Big Photography has lobbyists c) A German spy pulled a fast one on the U.S. embassy in Berlin during WWI The answer's in today's episode! omny.fm/shows/part-t...

“It’s a thing of enormous beauty. ...It’s marvelous. It’s a wonder. … It’s phenomenal.” Behold the nuclear pore complex in all its messy glory - Fabulous @yaseminsaplakoglu.bsky.social piece: www.quantamagazine.org/disorder-dri...

We're not getting into the squirrel-rating business (all squirrels are 10/10 unless they're chewing our power lines), but, wow, that's an exceptionally cute squirrel

One spot. Two paddles. A square ball, net, and score. That’s it.

Please enjoy the single most amazing quote from a paleontologist I have ever read: “The animal literally cemented itself—and its nether regions—into eternal history like the movie stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.” 🧪 www.scientificamerican.com/article/see-...

The Scottish have won the AI Wars.

It took a minute, but we finally turned this post into an episode. #nuts omny.fm/shows/part-t...

Today, March 2, is the official 2026 Part-Time Genius Habit Change Fresh Start Day! Forget everything that came before. Today's a blank slate, a brand-new you. Let us know what habits you'd like to break (or create), and we'll keep you posted on Will's candy habit! omny.fm/shows/part-t...

(commission) chibi sparrows doing a big winter dig 🌰🍂🍃

Couldn't have said it better myself

If there's a habit you've been meaning to break (or make), today's episode is for you. We dive into the science of why habits are so tenacious, and the brilliant @katymilkman.bsky.social shares advice for making real change stick. (Hint: don't just "just do it.") omny.fm/shows/part-t...

We just re-released our Great Blizzard of 1888 show into the Bowery Boys podcast feed. Hopefully, history doesn't repeat itself with the current storm hammering the American northeast, but it's fascinating to hear how Old New York dealt with a weather catastrophe during the Gilded Age.

This just in: going to concerts is good for your health. So is baking a cake, singing (even off-key!), and curling up with a good book. omny.fm/shows/part-t...

CHOOSE YOUR OWN POETIC ADVENTURE WITH EMILY DICKINSON (SHE IS UNAWARE THIS IS HAPPENING; PLEASE DO NOT TELL HER ESTATE) www.qwantz.com/index.php?co...

Being a journalist is sick: I just contacted a pre-eminent jaguar conservationist in Argentine with a question that has been weighing on me for ages and he wrote back right away with an informed answer.

Stuck inside on a snow day? May we suggest watching science videos from the Hubble Space Telescope? 🔭

Today we're tackling a listener question: how close are we to making teleportation a reality? The answer includes a very catchy song about quantum physics, and a chat with @danielwhiteson.bsky.social about wormholes! omny.fm/shows/part-t...

Scientists in the Library's Preservation Research and Testing Division recently worked to analyze the colorants in this beautiful entomology book from 1705. Technical studies like this one help provide scholars with insights into where, when and how items in the Library's collection were made.

Breaking: SATED space oven inventor Jim Sears (winner of our 2025 Pie in the Sky Award) reached out to let us know he's working with @johnlehndorff.bsky.social, co-founder of the American Pie Council, to create *an actual pie in the sky aka space*. This story is developing... www.satedspace.com

This is one current bright spot for climate and human wellbeing.

A year of mapping the world beneath our feet and advocating for the protection of underground fungal networks.

It's the greatest day of the year: the annual Part-Time Genius Awards! Our honorees include a guy who invented an oven for astronauts, an especially handsome water buffalo, and the team that finally figured out why ice is slippery. omny.fm/shows/part-t...

Lots of people have written in to request an official Part-Time Genius membership card, so we want to take a moment to shout out the amazing graphic designer who made them: Erin Douglas! www.erinmdouglas.com Check out her work, and DM us your address and one fun fact if you want a card too.

Behold, my one of a kind Kermit The Frog Energy Dome! And inside? A screaming Kermit mouth!

Absolutely incredible replies/quotes here. We love archivists and librarians and their archives and libraries SO MUCH

Water voles are on the verge of a renaissance in London. A little Christmas good news story about American mink getting lured to their doom: www.thetimes.com/uk/environme...