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Promo Episode
This is a preview for our new show, The Bone Lab. This podcast was founded when my friends and I decided to create an outlet where we could share the stories that we love, with everybody else. We believe that bones have qualities that capture the imagination. Whether fossilized, x-rayed, cataloged in a museum, or just helping us move around, bones have stories to tell.
Episode 0 - Promo Episode by The Bone Lab is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.
~ Season One ~
Episode 1 - About Face
When Francis was born, nobody knew whether he’d survive. The doctors didn’t know what happened. His parents were in such a state of shock that they immediately abandoned him. Strangers underestimate him just because he looks different. Despite this, he found the strength to fight against negative attitudes and achieve things that no one expected.
Episode 1 - About Face by The Bone Lab is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.
Episode 2 - Bones Don't Lie
Picture the flag on a pirate ship. What do you see? A grinning skull and bones crossed in an ominous “X.” These bones are always gleaming white. But have you ever thought about how they got that way? Those pristine bones used to be wrapped in sheaths of muscle that moved them around, skin and hair that protected them. This episode tells the story of how a living, breathing organism turns into a pile of bones, and how those bones can tell us about the lives they led hundreds, or even thousands of years ago.
Episode 2 - Bones Don't Lie by The Bone Lab is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License
Episode 3 - Good Vibrations
Think of your favorite song. How does it make you feel? What images do you see when you hear it? Before reaching the brain to create those feelings and images, those musical sounds take a strange, physical, mechanical, and sometimes violent path through the ear.
A large part of how we perceive the audible world depends upon a set of tiny, vibrating bones--bones that often get overlooked until something goes wrong. In this month’s episode, we tell the story of these unsung skeletal heroes, the role they play in hearing, and how unforeseen circumstances can cause irreparable damage.
A large part of how we perceive the audible world depends upon a set of tiny, vibrating bones--bones that often get overlooked until something goes wrong. In this month’s episode, we tell the story of these unsung skeletal heroes, the role they play in hearing, and how unforeseen circumstances can cause irreparable damage.
Episode 3 - Good Vibrations by The Bone Lab is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.
Episode 4 - Life and Limb
For some people, a chance life event can change everything. Injury or disease may require amputation- the loss of a limb. But not necessarily a loss of your game. In this episode, you’ll hear the story of these special athletes, the coaches that inspire them, and the doctors and that heal them.
Episode 4 - Life and Limb by The Bone Lab is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.
Episode 5 - Patella Me a Story
In this episode, our founder, Kate, tells a story about soccer, knee pain, and some secret lab shenanigans.
Episode 6 - Mystery Skeleton
Have you ever wondered if there was a skeleton in your backyard? Would you know how to identify which bones were which? Could you figure out what kind of animal the bones belonged to? In this episode, we join a group of children as they try to assemble and identify the bones of a mystery skeleton.
~ Season Two ~
Episode 7 - Curious Caskets: Sagada
Perhaps, there is nothing more human than the multitude of ways that we honor the dead. Each culture has its own attitude about death and its own funeral traditions. This episode is a story from a mountainous location in the Philippines where the native Igorot people suspend caskets high above a lush valley.
Episode 8 - Phossy Jaw
Early in the history of matchsticks, factory workers in London were plagued by a gruesome and debilitating illness: their jaw bones would glow green in the dark and eventually crumble apart. It was discovered that a chemical interaction was occurring between the combustible white phosphorus used in match heads, and the mineral comprising their own skeletons. This is a story about consumer convenience, occupational hazards, and some of the worst bosses in history.
Episode 9 - Unmaintained History
Colma, California is an odd place: the dead outnumber the living. This imbalance arose through massive cemetery relocations to free up space in nearby San Francisco. In this episode, we unearth obscure Bay Area history with volunteers who work to identify human remains inadvertently unearthed during SF home renovations. This is a story of death and devotion in a city in flux.