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Spooky Science Lab

Spooky Science Lab

By: Nicholas Kaufmann & David Wellington
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An all-ages podcast in which two horror authors discuss strange-but-true science facts that are scary, disturbing, and even downright spooky. Hosted by Nicholas Kaufmann and David Wellington.

Merch: https://www.teepublic.com/user/spooky-science-lab

Artwork by Errick Nunnally (https://erricknunnally.myportfolio.com/)
Theme "Phantom Fun" by Jonathan Boyle (c/o premiumbeat.com)

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Episodes
  • Episode 029: Tiny Mushroom People / Space Tunnels
    Apr 6 2026

    In this episode, Nick reports on a rare hallucinogenic mushroom from southwestern China that, impossibly, gives everyone who eats it the exact same hallucination: the sudden appearance of hundreds of tiny grinning, dancing human beings! Then, Dave explores the fascinating scientific concept of space tunnels, lanes of hot, sparse plasma that connect vast areas of empty space into a gigantic network. Can they be used for interstellar travel?

    Merch: https://www.teepublic.com/user/spooky-science-lab

    Hosted by Nicholas Kaufmann and David Wellington
    Edited by David Wellington
    Additional voices by Jennifer Dikes and Alexa Antopol
    Logo by Errick Nunnally
    Theme song "Phantom Fun" by Jonathan Boyle

    Connect with us on social media at Facebook, Bluesky, and Instagram, or email us at contact@spookysciencelab.com!

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    48 mins
  • Episode 028: Zombie Shrimp / Lost Continents
    Mar 30 2026

    In this episode, Nick explores the mystery of how a parasitic worm makes amphipods change their color and behavior, and more importantly, why they do it. In true Spooky Science Lab fashion, the answer is deeply disturbing. Then, Dave examines the legends of lost continents throughout history. Did any of them, including Atlantis, really exist?

    Merch: https://www.teepublic.com/user/spooky-science-lab

    Hosted by Nicholas Kaufmann and David Wellington
    Edited by David Wellington
    Additional voices by Jennifer Dikes and Alexa Antopol
    Logo by Errick Nunnally
    Theme song "Phantom Fun" by Jonathan Boyle

    Connect with us on social media at Facebook, Bluesky, and Instagram, or email us at contact@spookysciencelab.com!

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    52 mins
  • Episode 027: Eye Worms / Are We Living Inside a Black Hole?
    Mar 23 2026

    In this episode, Nick shares what might be Spooky Science Lab's most disturbing medical mystery yet, the story of a woman in Beijing who went to the hospital for what she thought was common eye irritation. What they discovered was anything but common: tiny worms living and laying eggs just beneath her eyelid! Then, Dave examines the theory that posits our universe exists inside a black hole. Is such a thing even possible? Surprisingly, the math says it could be!

    Merch: https://www.teepublic.com/user/spooky-science-lab

    Hosted by Nicholas Kaufmann and David Wellington
    Edited by David Wellington
    Additional voices by Jennifer Dikes and Alexa Antopol
    Logo by Errick Nunnally
    Theme song "Phantom Fun" by Jonathan Boyle

    Connect with us on social media at Facebook, Bluesky, and Instagram, or email us at contact@spookysciencelab.com!

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    46 mins
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