Looking to make an impact with science, Beverly Naigles and her fellow graduate students decide to teach a science class at a nearby jail, and incarcerated for robbery at the age of 21, Khalil Cumberbatch learns about the science of brain development after his release.

While working at a whale research station in northern Maine, Brenna Sowder receives an unexpected visit from a celebrity, and raised in a very traditional Cuban family with very little money, Catalina Martinez has to fight for her place in science.

When Kimberly Chao begins her internship, she doesn’t expect to end up covered in acid, and when Saad Sarwana is detained at the airport after Sept. 11, he tries to prove that he’s a physicist.

Story Collider co-founder Ben Lillie joins us on the podcast today to discuss some of his favorite stories from the past 11 years, and also share one of his own.

This week, in anticipation of our first annual Proton Prom on Thursday, June 3, we’re sharing stories from two of our featured guests, champion storyteller Steve Zimmer and physicist and comedian Saad Sarwana

This week, our host Erin Barker is joined on the podcast by the hosts of our online live shows, Gastor Almonte and Paula Croxson, to introduce two fan-favorite stories from the past year of Story Collider’s online live shows.

In celebration of The Story Collider's 11th birthday, we’re sharing two of our most loved stories from years past!