The Anthropocene Reviewed

The Anthropocene is the current geological age, in which human activity has profoundly shaped the pl

Episodes

Total: 37

Orbital Sunrise
2021/8/26

John Green reviews something he's never seen and never will: an orbital sunrise. This episode marks

Ginkgo Biloba
2021/6/30

John Green reviews a particular Ginkgo biloba tree.The Anthropocene Reviewed book is out now and is

Icelandic Hot Dog Stand and Signing Your Name 250,000 Times
2021/5/18

John Green reviews an Icelandic hot dog stand and the act of signing your name 250,000 times in a fo

Penguins of Madagascar and the Smallpox Vaccine
2021/4/29

Preorder The Anthropocene Reviewed book, out May 18, 2021: https://sites.prh.com/anthropocenereviewe

Plague
2020/9/24

John Green reviews historical outbreaks of bubonic and pneumonic plague. The Anthropocene Reviewed b

The Anthropocene Reviewed, Reviewed
2020/8/27

John Green reviews the podcast The Anthropocene Reviewed.

Mortification and Civilization
2020/7/30

John Green reviews mortification and civilization.

Seventeen Listener Suggestions, Reviewed
2020/6/25

John Green reviews seventeen--that’s right, seventeen--topics suggested by listeners who emailed him

You'll Never Walk Alone and Jerzy Dudek
2020/5/28

John Green reviews the song You'll Never Walk Alone the performance of a Polish goalkeeper named Jer

Monopoly and Academic Decathlon
2020/4/30

John Green reviews the board game Monopoly and a high-school nerdfest called the Academic Decathlon.

Humanity's Temporal Range
2020/3/26

John Green reviews humanity's temporal range. 

Staphylococcus Aureus and the Non-Denial Denial
2020/2/27

John Green reviews a micro-organism, staphylococcus aureus, and a rhetorical device called the non-d

Works of Art by Agnes Martin and Hiroyuki Doi
2020/1/30

John Green reviews two works of visual art—a series of six paintings by Agnes Martin called “With My

Auld Lang Syne
2019/12/26

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

Notes App and Sports Rivalries
2019/11/27

John Green reviews the Notes app and the strange phenomenon of sports rivalries.

Capacity for Wonder and Sunsets
2019/10/31

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

QWERTY Keyboard and the Kauaʻi ʻōʻō
2019/9/26

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

Hot Dog Eating Contest and Chemotherapy
2019/8/29

John Green reviews a hot dog eating contest and chemotherapy. 

Air Conditioning and Sycamore Trees
2019/7/25

John Green reviews air conditioning and sycamore trees.

Gray Aliens and Rock Paper Scissors
2019/6/27

John Green reviews Rock, Paper, Scissors and the little gray aliens that humans began imagining—or p