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Alex the Physicist

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Episodes 16

Avg. Duration 49m

Activity Highly Active

Since Sep 2025

Latest Episode Apr 2026

Publishing Details

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Monthly

Format

Episodic

Consistency

35%

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About This Podcast

Science is more than equations and experiments. In Alex the Physicist & Friends, Dr. Alexandra Mitchell shares candid conversations and personal reflections on careers, creativity, passions and discovery, revealing the fun and relatable side of science.

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Recent Episodes

Anne L'Huillier: Watching electrons and winning Nobel Prizes mid-lecture

Apr 09, 2026 48m

Hi Darling!This week I'm bringing you a conversation with Anne L'Huillier, to talk about the science of attosecond pulses… and the very human journey behind them. Anne is a French-born physicist who…

International Women's Day: What it's really like to be a woman in STEM in 2026

Mar 08, 2026 55m

Hi Darling! Happy International Women's Day! In todays episode I am going to discuss what its really like to be a woman working in science, technology, engineering and maths in 2026. Using personal…

Kelly Weerman: The Double Life of a Neutrino Physicist and National Athlete

Feb 12, 2026 55m

Hi Darling!In this episode I sit down with experimental particle physicist Kelly Weerman, who works on the Japanese neutrino experiment KamLAND-Zen and is also an athlete in the Dutch National Wushu…

Wormholes, Academia & What Scientists Really Do

Jan 24, 2026 1h 3m

Hi darling! This week I discuss what it is actually like to work in academia and research, and the science behind 'stranger things'... Are scientists “still in school”? Do professors just teach all…

Julia Bauman: Inside a Genetics PhD and the Reality of Science TikTok

Jan 09, 2026 54m

Hi Darling!This week I sit down with Julia Bauman, a genetics PhD student at Stanford University. Driven by curiosity about what makes people who they are and a desire to help treat diseases like…

New year, New season!

Dec 31, 2025 38m

Hi Darling!Happy new year!! New year, new season of Alex the Physicist & Friends! A new season means a new format and I'm changing up the solo podcast episodes, bringing you more of the chaos,…

The Quantum Shaman: do quantum crystals and chat GPT have consciousness?

Oct 23, 2025 1h

Hi Darling! This week I sit down with Dr Aaron Breidenbach, a Stanford physicist, Nature-published scientist, and self-proclaimed Quantum Shaman. Aaron’s research into exotic magnetic crystals could…

What I lost & what I found when I moved across the world

Oct 13, 2025 16m

Hi Darling! After two international moves, from the UK to Amsterdam and more recently to California, I've learnt a thing or two about the process. There are inevitable losses and incredibly tough…

Behind the Scenes: At a Gravitational Waves Conference

Oct 06, 2025 1h 21m

Hi Darling! Have you ever wondered what a science conference is like? Come behind the scenes with me at a LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA (gravitational wave detectors) collaboration meeting. I'll take you around…

Mattia Emma: Physics and Philanthropy, Building a Girls’ School in Kenya

Sep 25, 2025 1h 33m

Hi Darling!This episode was recorded on a hike in the Rocky mountains with Mattia Emma, a gravitational wave astrophysicist who is finishing up his PhD at the Royal Holloway in London. Mattia shares…

The trip that saved my career

Sep 20, 2025 19m

Hi Darling!Today I share a story from my PhD about a trip I went on to America. This trip changed my whole perspective and I went from considering quitting my PhD to having a dream job in the…

GW10 Kip Thorne: From Black Holes to Blockbusters

Sep 14, 2025 38m

Hi Darling!For part two of the GW10 series I sit down with Nobel Laureate Kip Thorne, a founder of LIGO, black-hole theorist, and the science mind behind Interstellar.We talk about the 50 year…

GW10 Barry Barish: Secrets, Strategy, and Spacetime

Sep 14, 2025 1h 30m

Hi Darling!For the final part of the GW10 series I sit down with the second Nobel Laureate physicist Barry Barish, the leader who guided LIGO to the first detection of gravitational waves.Barry…

GW10 A Brief Introduction to Gravitational Waves

Sep 10, 2025 12m

Hi Darling! GW10 is a three part series celebrating the 10 year anniversary of the first detection of gravitational waves on September 14th 2015.In this episode I introduce what gravitational waves…

Ali James: from Lacrosse to LIGO

Sep 03, 2025 49m

Hi Darling! Ali and I connect over lasers, lacrosse, LIGO and nationalizing the railways. Despite meeting at university in the UK, we are now both working in California and have been working on some…

My physicist origin story

Sep 03, 2025 13m

Hi Darling! Welcome to the podcast! Thank you so much for listening.Today I introduce myself, the podcast, why I've started it and what I hope to achieve with it. I will also tell my 'physics origin…

Frequently Asked Questions

How many episodes does Alex the Physicist & Friends have?

Alex the Physicist & Friends has published 16 episodes since September 2025, covering topics in Education, Science.

Is Alex the Physicist & Friends still active?

Alex the Physicist & Friends is currently highly active with new episodes monthly. Average episode length is 49m.

How do I contact Alex the Physicist & Friends for sponsorship or guest appearances?