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Freedom Plane National Tour: Documents That Forged a Nation
May 19, 2026
21m 52s
"Biff" (Nathaniel Hackmann) from the smash-hit at TUTS, "Back to the Future: The Musical"!
Mar 30, 2026
53m 40s
"Mom, could you fix this victim for an open-casket?"
Mar 16, 2026
21m 58s
Radioactive Fossils
Feb 9, 2026
39m 16s
Minerals & Geology with Alex Ruff
Jan 5, 2026
29m 51s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
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| 5/19/26 |  Freedom Plane National Tour: Documents That Forged a Nation✨ | historic documentsAmerican history+3 | Maureen MacDonald | Freedom Plane National TourHouston Museum of Natural Science+9 | — | Freedom Plane National Tourhistoric documents+3 | Boeing Company | 21m 52s | |
| 3/30/26 |  "Biff" (Nathaniel Hackmann) from the smash-hit at TUTS, "Back to the Future: The Musical"!✨ | theateracting+4 | Nathaniel Hackmann | Theatre Under the StarsHouston Museum of Natural Science+1 | Hobby Center | Nathaniel HackmannBiff+6 | — | 53m 40s | |
| 3/16/26 |  "Mom, could you fix this victim for an open-casket?"✨ | funeral directingrestorative art+3 | my sweet mother | Houston Museum of Natural ScienceDeath by Natural Causes | — | funeral directorrestorative artist+3 | — | 21m 58s | |
| 2/9/26 |  Radioactive Fossils✨ | radioactive fossilspaleontology+3 | Colin Diggins | Houston Museum of Natural Science | — | radioactivefossils+4 | — | 39m 16s | |
| 1/5/26 |  Minerals & Geology with Alex Ruff✨ | mineralsgeology+3 | Alex Ruff | RhodochrositeManganese Carbonate+1 | — | mineralsgeology+3 | — | 29m 51s | |
| 11/1/25 |  Terracotta Warriors✨ | Terracotta Warriorsancient China+3 | — | Houston Museum of Natural ScienceShaanxi Provincial Cultural Heritage Administration+3 | ChinaHouston | Terracotta WarriorsQin Shi Huang+3 | Regent Seven Seas Cruises | 37m 56s | |
| 9/15/25 |  The Science & History of Bourbon✨ | bourbonhistory+3 | Randy Bruner | Houston Museum of Natural Science | Sugar Land | bourbonhistory+3 | — | 54m 20s | |
| 9/9/25 |  Ever Wondered How Asteroids Get Their Names?✨ | asteroidsnaming conventions+3 | Tracy Knauss | HMNS George ObservatoryHouston Museum of Natural Science+2 | Brazos Bend State Park | asteroid namesastronomy+3 | — | 48m 15s | |
| 7/1/25 |  Let's call this a kind of...Mummification "Orientation"✨ | mummificationancient Egypt+3 | Kat Havens | Houston Museum of Natural ScienceLet's call this a kind of...Mummification "Orientation" | Hall of Ancient Egypt | mummificationancient Egypt+3 | — | 1h 19m 24s | |
| 6/2/25 |  Fennec Foxes & How We Care for Our Animals✨ | Fennec Foxesanimal care+3 | — | Houston Museum of Natural ScienceExtreme Animals Alive | — | Fennec Foxesanimal care+3 | — | 58m 30s | |
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| 5/1/25 |  Two Big, Two Fail: The Life and Demise of Ice Age Giants, Ground Sloths & Armadillos | Giant Ground Sloths and Giant Armadillos (Eremotherium and Glyptodon) were seemingly too big to fail...yet time comes for us all. So, how did these Ice Age (Pleistocene) get SO big, and why did they go extinct?Previous episode mentioned:Fossil Preperationhttps://open.spotify.com/episode/5762aSEEWuQeUVqJGIo6NK?si=2f6420a3c6ab4d19Email: Podcasts@HMNS.orgFor more information about the Houston Museum of Natural Science, visit https://www.hmns.org/ | 46m 24s | ||||||
| 4/2/25 |  Quantum Computing: A Qubit Crash Course | While Ai is the current hype, even thinking about Quantum Computing can seem daunting, if not ominous...honestly. So here is a crash course in qubits to hopefully help ease us into an initial pursuit of understanding.Deeper dive into Quantum Computers: https://www.ibm.com/think/topics/quantum-computingEmail us! Podcasts@HMNS.orgAi Episode: https://youtu.be/uWWFlbDl6BE?si=mfnSB580vY7HzDZuFor more information about the Houston Museum of Natural Science, visit https://www.hmns.org/ | 12m 32s | ||||||
| 3/1/25 |  Dinosaur Conspiracies & Misconceptions with James Washington | Who is allowed to dig for fossils? What do you do with fossils that are found? Why don't I find fossils in my yard? Are fossils a hoax? Are fossils radioactive?James Washington and "Mental Curator" Johnny Hemberger discuss some interesting dinosaur conspiracies and clear up some common misconceptions about fossils, dinosaurs, and more in this latest episode of the "HMNS Beyond Bones Podcast."Podcasts@Hmns.orgFor more information about the Houston Museum of Natural Science, visit https://www.hmns.org/ | 34m 07s | ||||||
| 2/28/25 |  Killer Asteroids & Planetary Ponderings | HMNS Curator of Astronomy, Dr. Carolyn Sumners joins "Mental Curator" Johnny Hemberger to discuss the likelihood of asteroid 2024 YR4 impacting Earth in 2032, the upcoming lunar eclipse, the "planetary parade", our MA2 Mercury Capsule, and much more!Show Notes:1) Brumation definition: "a state or condition of sluggishness, inactivity, or torpor exhibited by reptiles (such as snakes or lizards) during winter or extended periods of low temperature."2) India has a population over 1.4 billion.3) M87 Video https://youtu.be/8Iw4iYR28Mg?si=cNawxEn4H0GXwkeoTimestamps:0:00 Intro2:11 Asteroid 2024 YR4, Comets, Extinction, Etc.12:43 Planetary Alignment ("Parade")13:34 Lunar Eclipse, Astrophotography, Etc.19:55 MA2 Mercury Capsule, Planetarium, Solar System Formation, Etc.28:18 Black Holes, Light Pollution, Etc.Email: Podcasts@HMNS.org#science #astronomy #physicsFor more information about the Houston Museum of Natural Science, visit https://www.hmns.org/ | 34m 07s | ||||||
| 2/1/25 |  Rhodochrosite and the "Alma Queen", The "best mineral specimen in the world" | Rhodochrosite is one of the most breathtaking minerals on Earth, and among connoisseurs, the "Alma Queen" is the most heart-stopping example of ANY mineral specimen yet known to human kind. Let's learn more about rhodochrosite, and the history of the "Alma Queen" proudly displayed in our collection at the Houston Museum of Natural Science.Video Version: https://youtu.be/ATo93ojm-zYEmail: Podcasts@hmns.orgFor more information about the Houston Museum of Natural Science, visit https://www.hmns.org/ | 7m 08s | ||||||
| 1/1/25 |  Fossil Preparation, "From the Grave to the Cradle" | In this episode of the HMNS Beyond Bones Podcast, we discuss and show you how a fossil comes out of the actual dirt to be prepared and displayed in such a breathtaking manor.Video versionhttps://youtu.be/hm8wk950Exs0:00 Intro0:32 Fossil Gar Prep7:12 Skin & Feathers, Frigate Bird14:10 Fossil prep in the field19:28 Race against time25:36 Fossilization is rareFor more information about the Houston Museum of Natural Science, visit https://www.hmns.org/ | 32m 15s | ||||||
| 12/1/24 |  How dinosaur diseases make them more real and relatable. | Unfortunately, a lot of us have suffered through the agony of disease either in ourlselves, in those we care about, or in our beloved pets. Yet, in a meaningul way, it is this suffering that can make extinct creatures, like dinosaurs, become as real to us today as the air we breathe. Take our Gorgosaurus for example...Cancer in Centrosaurushttps://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanonc/article/PIIS1470-2045(20)30171-6/abstractVideo VersionRelated Videohttps://youtu.be/cf67TsmXlNY?si=p_MWWvruS-_INF6LdinosaurdinosaursdiseaseFor more information about the Houston Museum of Natural Science, visit https://www.hmns.org/ | 14m 40s | ||||||
| 11/1/24 |  What can modern animals teach us about extinct dinosaurs? | Is it scientifically feasible to hypothesize about the behaviors and habits of extinct animals based on the behaviors of modern animals? I sit down with our Paleontology Lab Manager, Collin Diggins (and special guest) to discuss just that!Email us: Podcasts@hmns.orghttps://www.hmns.org/podcast/Interesting article on Triceratops' feet https://www.heathercaprette.info/ac753_SP03/week_two_p1.htmlFor more information about the Houston Museum of Natural Science, visit https://www.hmns.org/ | 29m 12s | ||||||
| 10/15/24 |  Scientific Dating - So, how 𝒅𝒐 scientists estimate the age of, well, everything? | Thousands, millions, or even billions of years...scientists throw out some mind-boggling numbers when it comes to the ages of, well, everything. So, how exactly do they arrive at such seemingly difficult...dare I say "unbelievable"...estimates?Email: Podcasts@hmns.orghttps://www.hmns.org/podcast/For more information about the Houston Museum of Natural Science, visit https://www.hmns.org/ | 21m 06s | ||||||
| 10/1/24 |  What are Plasma Balls/Globes and How do they work? | Plasma Balls! We've all played with them. A lot of us have them somewhere in our home. But who invented them? When were they invented? And how do they work?Email: Podcasts@hmns.orgHMNS Sugar Landhttps://sugarland.hmns.org/HMNS Hermann Parkhttps://www.hmns.org/For more information about the Houston Museum of Natural Science, visit https://www.hmns.org/ | 11m 04s | ||||||
| 9/3/24 |  Digging for Dinosaur Fossils in the Breathtaking U.S. Badlands | Dinosaur fossil hunting in the wild west Badlands of Wyoming, USA. Come along as we bask in the enormity of an infinitely breathtaking landscape...and bring our nose down to the very dirt in the nursery of eons. From the triumph of discovery, to the poignance of humanity... come experience what is truly in our bones. https://www.hmns.org/Enjoy the video version here https://youtu.be/IIsF0CCpVE8?si=ElqW1nyMBQs47_xdEmail: Podcasts@hmns.orgFor more information about the Houston Museum of Natural Science, visit https://www.hmns.org/ | 20m 03s | ||||||
| 8/20/24 |  How this deadly cone snail (conus bandanus) nearly killed our curator of Malacology, Tina Petway | Conus bandanus is the exact species of cone snail that nearly killed Tina. Commonly referred to as the Banded Marble Cone.Here's Tina's near-death encounter with the deadly cone snail...and of course more fascinating marine biology convo! https://www.hmns.org/Email us: Podcasts@hmns.orgFor more information about the Houston Museum of Natural Science, visit https://www.hmns.org/ | 37m 26s | ||||||
| 7/29/24 |  Science Bite | Why are Stegosaurus' Tail Spikes ACTUALLY called the "Thagomizer"? | Yes, a Stegosaurus' tail spikes are actually called the "Thagomizer", and here's the actual who-what-when-where...and most importantly...WHY! :Dhttps://www.hmns.org/podcasts@hmns.orgAlso subscribe to our flagship podcsst, HMNS Beyond Bones, on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts!Triceratops feather/quill video mentionedhttps://youtu.be/kEmnVd0KHx0For more information about the Houston Museum of Natural Science, visit https://www.hmns.org/ | 8m 38s | ||||||
| 7/12/24 |  Conversation | First in Glass - The Spellbinding Joy of Glass Collecting | Sit back, relax, and enjoy a conversation sure to shatter your expectations on glass collecting.Event Chair and Federation of Historical Bottle Collectors (FOHBC), Ferdinand Meyer V, joins host Johnny Hemberger in an absolutely spellbinding conversation about glass collecting and the American Antique Glass Masterpieces.On radiant display during FOHBC 2024, the Houston National Antique Bottle and Glass Expo takes place at the Houston Museum of Natural Science and the neighboring Hotel ZaZa; an experience sure to be remembered for generations.The glittering events and exhibition take place from August 1st-4th, 2024.FOHBC.orghttps://www.fohbc.org/Convention and Expo Informationhttps://www.fohbc.org/2024/02/2024-houston-national-antique-bottle-glass-convention-expo/Ferdinand Meyer V's Website, Peachridge Glasshttps://www.peachridgeglass.com/For more information about the Houston Museum of Natural Science, visit https://www.hmns.org/ | 33m 33s | ||||||
| 6/28/24 |  Science Bite | Amazing Tyrannosaurus Rex facts you might not know... | T. Rex is arguably the most iconic dinosaur ambassador in pop culture, but there are some things that most people might not know! Let's sniff out the truth....Check out "T.REX" on the giant screen! https://www.hmns.org/films/t-rex/For more information about the Houston Museum of Natural Science, visit https://www.hmns.org/ | 11m 41s | ||||||
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