

SciShow Tangents
Complexly
SciShow Tangents is the lightly competitive knowledge showcase from the geniuses behind the YouTube series SciShow. Every other Tuesday, join Hank Green, Ceri Riley, and Sam Schultz as they try to one-up and amaze each other with weird and funny scientific research... while not getting distracted. There will be tangents about video games, music, weird smells, surprisingly deep insights about life, and of course, poop, but it always comes back to the science.
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Aug 1, 2025 • 32min
Bonus Backlog Bonanza - Ep. 27
This bonus episode was originally posted on Patreon on June 6, 2023 titled "Ask Sam & Ceri!"Original Patreon description: Hang with Sam, Ceri, and AP Faith and see if they answer your science couch questions!SciShow Tangents is on YouTube! Go to www.youtube.com/scishowtangents!And go to https://complexly.store/collections/scishow-tangents to buy some great Tangents merch!While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on socials:Ceri: @ceriley.bsky.social@rhinoceri on InstagramSam: @im-sam-schultz.bsky.social@im_sam_schultz on InstagramHank: @hankgreen on X

Jul 29, 2025 • 20min
Bonus Backlog Bonanza - Ep. 26
This bonus episode was originally posted on Patreon on May 9, 2023 titled "Bonus Episode!"SciShow Tangents is on YouTube! Go to www.youtube.com/scishowtangents!And go to https://complexly.store/collections/scishow-tangents to buy some great Tangents merch!While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on socials:Ceri: @ceriley.bsky.social@rhinoceri on InstagramSam: @im-sam-schultz.bsky.social@im_sam_schultz on InstagramHank: @hankgreen on X

Jul 25, 2025 • 23min
Bonus Backlog Bonanza - Ep. 25
This bonus episode was originally posted on Patreon on March 18, 2023 titled "Bonus Tangents!"Original Patreon description: It's the bonus Patreon podcasts for patrons on Patreon that support us over here!SciShow Tangents is on YouTube! Go to www.youtube.com/scishowtangents!And go to https://complexly.store/collections/scishow-tangents to buy some great Tangents merch!While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on socials:Ceri: @ceriley.bsky.social@rhinoceri on InstagramSam: @im-sam-schultz.bsky.social@im_sam_schultz on InstagramHank: @hankgreen on X

Jul 22, 2025 • 2h 45min
Earth, Wind, and Fire Compilation
Nature never ceases to amaze...well, us at least. We here at Tangents are big fans of planet Earth and all the incredible stuff that happens here. We get our hands dirty and our minds informed in these episodes all about the elements!Episodes in this compilation:S1 E9 - Ice and Snow, original airdate: January 8, 2019S1 E52 - Fire, original airdate: November 5, 2019S3 E14 - Dirt, original airdate: May 4, 2021S3 E27 - Water, original airdate: August 24, 2021S3 E36 - Heat, original airdate: November 2, 2021Sources for each episode can be found in the descriptions of the original episodes on your preferred podcasting platform.SciShow Tangents is on YouTube! Go to www.youtube.com/scishowtangents to check out this episode with the added bonus of seeing our faces! And go to https://complexly.store/collections/scishow-tangents to buy some great Tangents merch!While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on socials:Ceri: @ceriley.bsky.social@rhinoceri on InstagramSam: @im-sam-schultz.bsky.social@im_sam_schultz on InstagramHank: @hankgreen on X

Jul 18, 2025 • 20min
Bonus Backlog Bonanza - Ep. 24
This bonus episode was originally posted on Patreon on March 3, 2023 titled "Bonus Content, Incoming!"Original Patreon description: Another Patreon Bonus Podcast! Listen for your Science Couch Questions, and Check in with Sam on the Every Person's Science Bench?SciShow Tangents is on YouTube! Go to www.youtube.com/scishowtangents!And go to https://complexly.store/collections/scishow-tangents to buy some great Tangents merch!While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on socials:Ceri: @ceriley.bsky.social@rhinoceri on InstagramSam: @im-sam-schultz.bsky.social@im_sam_schultz on InstagramHank: @hankgreen on X

Jul 15, 2025 • 28min
Bonus Backlog Bonanza - Ep. 23
This bonus episode was originally posted on Patreon on January 31, 2023 titled "SciShow! Tangents! Patreon! Podcast! (with hand gestures)."Original Patreon description: It's a new energy for 2023. We don't know what the energy is, but it definitely involves hand gestures and accents. Tune in and catch up with your team of science experts reporting from the science couch.SciShow Tangents is on YouTube! Go to www.youtube.com/scishowtangents!And go to https://complexly.store/collections/scishow-tangents to buy some great Tangents merch!While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on socials:Ceri: @ceriley.bsky.social@rhinoceri on InstagramSam: @im-sam-schultz.bsky.social@im_sam_schultz on InstagramHank: @hankgreen on X

Jul 11, 2025 • 11min
Bonus Backlog Bonanza - Ep. 22
This bonus episode was originally posted on Patreon on December 23, 2022 titled "December Bonus Episode."Original Patreon description: Enjoy this cutting-room floor compilation of some tangents moments throughout the year.SciShow Tangents is on YouTube! Go to www.youtube.com/scishowtangents!And go to https://complexly.store/collections/scishow-tangents to buy some great Tangents merch!While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on socials:Ceri: @ceriley.bsky.social@rhinoceri on InstagramSam: @im-sam-schultz.bsky.social@im_sam_schultz on InstagramHank: @hankgreen on X

Jul 8, 2025 • 27min
Bonus Backlog Bonanza - Ep. 21
This bonus episode was originally posted on Patreon on December 1, 2022 titled "November Bonus Episode."Original Patreon description: Our sound engineer Tuna joins the bonus pod this week as we rapid fire answer some of your burning questions. These answers are probably right...SciShow Tangents is on YouTube! Go to www.youtube.com/scishowtangents!And go to https://complexly.store/collections/scishow-tangents to buy some great Tangents merch!While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on socials:Ceri: @ceriley.bsky.social@rhinoceri on InstagramSam: @im-sam-schultz.bsky.social@im_sam_schultz on InstagramHank: @hankgreen on X

Jul 4, 2025 • 25min
Bonus Backlog Bonanza - Ep. 20
This bonus episode was originally posted on Patreon on October 29, 2022 titled "What the heck?"Original Patreon description: This bonus pod is Ceri's special game: Pattently Obvious. Watch along and see if you can guess what the patent is for!SciShow Tangents is on YouTube! Go to www.youtube.com/scishowtangents to check out this episode with the added bonus of seeing our faces! And go to https://complexly.store/collections/scishow-tangents to buy some great Tangents merch!While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on socials:Ceri: @ceriley.bsky.social@rhinoceri on InstagramSam: @im-sam-schultz.bsky.social@im_sam_schultz on InstagramHank: @hankgreen on X

Jul 1, 2025 • 3h 24min
Best of Butts Compilation
If Tangents is known for anything, it's known for our incredible, fascinating, endlessly-shareable facts...about butts. In celebration of the Butt One More Thing Fact, enjoy this compilation of topics related to butts and the treasure trove of knowledge within.Episodes in this compilation:S3 E8 - Pee, original airdate: March 16, 2021S3 E25 - Toilets, original airdate: August 3, 2021S3 E48 - Butts, original airdate: February 15, 2022S4 E43 - Poop, original airdate: February 21, 2023S5 E13 - Hygiene, original airdate: September 19, 2023Sources for each episode can be found in the descriptions of the original episodes on your preferred podcasting platform.SciShow Tangents is on YouTube! Go to www.youtube.com/scishowtangents to check out this episode with the added bonus of seeing our faces! And go to https://complexly.store/collections/scishow-tangents to buy some great Tangents merch!While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on socials:Ceri: @ceriley.bsky.social@rhinoceri on InstagramSam: @im-sam-schultz.bsky.social@im_sam_schultz on InstagramHank: @hankgreen on X