THE ODD BRANCH

The Odd Branch is a science podcast about the strange twigs on the tree of life — the creatures that break the rules the rest of biology plays by. Each episode takes one rule you learned in school (aging is inevitable, sex is mandatory, you're in charge of your own behavior) and introduces you to something that ignores it completely: zombie-ant fungi, immortal jellyfish, contagious cancers, and parasites with opinions about your life choices. Rigorous science, dry humor, zero homework. Stay curious. Stay odd.