John Green reviews the opening scene of the movie Penguins of Madagascar and the smallpox vaccine. 

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Penguins Of Madagascar and the Smallpox Vaccine

John Green reviews Canada Geese (a bird species that was not too long ago on the brink of extinction) and Diet Dr Pepper (a zero-calorie soda popularized by a man named Foots). Thanks to Audible for sponsoring today's episode. http://audible.com/anthro

Episode 1: Canada Geese and Diet Dr Pepper

John Green reviews Halley's Comet, a celestial body visible from Earth once in a lifetime, and cholera, an infection caused by bacteria and people. Thanks to audible for sponsoring today's episode: http://audible.com/anthro

Episode 2: Halley's Comet and Cholera

John Green reviews a plant species with no relationship to Kentucky and the contemporary practice of searching for the lives of people you don't know. 

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Episode 3: Googling Strangers and Kentucky Bluegrass

John Green reviews a kart racing video game series and a vast expanse of salt-encrusted earth located in the desert of northwestern Utah.

Thanks to Backblaze for sponsoring this episode: http://backblaze.com/anthro

Episode 4: Super Mario Kart and the Bonneville Salt Flats

John Green reviews a pineapple and ham yeasted flatbread and an inflammation of the membrane that covers the brain and spinal cord.

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Episode 5: Hawaiian Pizza and Viral Meningitis

John Green reviews a 17,000-year-old painting and the Taco Bell breakfast menu.

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Episode 6: Lascaux Paintings and the Taco Bell Breakfast Menu

John Green reviews a sporting malady known as the yips and the 24-hour news network, CNN.

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Episode 7: The Yips and CNN

John Green reviews an unvoiced way of speaking and the state of the atmosphere.

Thanks to Brilliant for sponsoring this episode: brilliant.org/anthro

Episode 8: Whispering and the Weather

John Green reviews an ostensible form of currency and a grocery store chain.

Episode 9: Pennies and Piggly Wiggly

John Green reviews the video game Tetris and the seed potatoes of Leningrad.

The Anthropocene Reviewed

Episode 10: Tetris and the Seed Potatoes of Leningrad

John Green reviews teddy bears and penalty shootouts.

Episode 11: Teddy Bears and Penalty Shootouts

John Green reviews Indianapolis and the concept of love at first sight.

Episode 12: Indianapolis and Love at First Sight

John Green reviews velociraptors and the 1950 film Harvey.

Episode 13: Velociraptors and Harvey

John Green reviews the Hall of Presidents and the song "New Partner" by Palace Music.

Episode 14: The Hall of Presidents and New Partner

John Green reviews the teenage celebration known as prom and the Stanford Marshmallow Experiment.

Episode 15: Prom and the Stanford Marshmallow Experiment

John Green reviews scratch ‘n’ sniff stickers and the Indianapolis 500.

Episode 16: Scratch'n'Sniff Stickers and the Indianapolis 500

John Green reviews Rock, Paper, Scissors and the little gray aliens that humans began imagining—or possibly seeing—in the early 20th century.

Gray Aliens and Rock Paper Scissors

John Green reviews air conditioning and sycamore trees.

Air Conditioning and Sycamore Trees

John Green reviews a hot dog eating contest and Chemotherapy.

Hot Dog Eating Contest and Chemotherapy

John Green reviews the QWERTY keyboard layout and a bird species called the Kauaʻi ʻōʻō.

QWERTY Keyboard and the Kauaʻi ʻōʻō

John Green reviews humanity's capacity for wonder and sunsets.

Capacity for Wonder and Sunsets

John Green reviews Auld Lang Syne in this podcast's first ever one-review episode.

Auld Lang Syne

John Green reviews two works of visual art—a series of six paintings by Agnes Martin called “With My Back to the World,” and an untitled 2003 ink drawing by Hiroyuki Doi.

Works of Art by Agnes Martin and Hiroyuki Doi

John Green reviews staphylococcus aureus and the non-denial denial.

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Staphylococcus Aureus and the Non-Denial Denial

John Green reviews the concept of humanity's temporal range.

Humanity's Temporal Range

John Green reviews the song You'll Never Walk Alone the performance of a Polish goalkeeper named Jerzy Dudek on May 25th, 2005.

You'll Never Walk Alone and Jerzy Dudek

John Green reviews seventeen--that’s right, seventeen--topics suggested by listeners who emailed him at anthropocenereviewed at gmail dot com.

Seventeen Listener Suggestions, Reviewed

John Green reviews mortification and civilization.

Mortification and Civilization

John reviews the podcast The Anthropocene Reviewed.

The Anthropocene Reviewed, Reviewed

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