Stereo Chemistry

Stereo Chemistry

Chemical & Engineering News

Episodes 100
Avg. Duration 25m
Activity Highly Active
Apple Rating 4.8 (73)
Since Sep 2018
Latest Episode Jun 2026

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Stereo Chemistry shares voices and stories from the world of chemistry. The show is created by the reporters and editors at Chemical & Engineering News (C&EN), an independent news outlet published by the American Chemical Society.

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Recent Episodes

Inflection Point: Retinol, the magical molecule's bizarre history

Jun 10, 2026 32m

In this episode, hosts David Anderson and Gina Vitale travel as far back as ancient Egypt to unearth the wide-ranging uses of retinol. They also bring in C&EN reporter Craig Bettenhausen to…

C&EN Uncovered: A Quantum Milestone

May 14, 2026 25m

In this episode of C&EN Uncovered, host Craig Bettenhausen speaks with C&EN Editor, Ananya Palivela, about her featured article about a recent breakthrough in quantum computing. Together,…

Bonus: C&EN's Future of Chemistry Designing Out Pollution Panel

Apr 20, 2026 59m

In this bonus episode of Stereo Chemistry, we are featuring a panel discussion from this year's ACS Spring Meeting. Our panelists, Mohamed Ateia Ibrahim, Ann Lee-Jeffs, Juliana Vidal, and Adelina…

C&EN Uncovered: Is Vitrification a Clear Solution for Nuclear Waste?

Apr 03, 2026 21m

In this episode of C&EN Uncovered, host Craig Bettenhausen speaks with C&EN Editor, Fionna Samuels, about her featured article detailing a recent breakthrough coming from the Hanford Site:…

C&EN Uncovered: From Alchemy to AI, and the Funds Behind It All

Mar 04, 2026 24m

In this episode of C&EN Uncovered, host Craig Bettenhausen speaks with C&EN Editor, Chris Gorski, as well as graphic artist and freelance illustrator, Ryan Inzana, about their collaborative…

Stereo Chemistry revisited: 'Wicked amazing scientist' James Harris's untold story

Feb 18, 2026 46m

Little was publicly known about the first Black scientist to codiscover an element. Chemists may know James Harris as the first Black scientist to be credited with codiscovering an element. In fact,…

C&EN Uncovered: Behind the scenes of the chaotic COP30

Jan 28, 2026 26m

In this episode of C&EN Uncovered, host Craig Bettenhausen speaks with C&EN Policy and Regulation reporter, Delger Erdenesanaa, about her article talking about the trials and takeaways of the…

Bonus episode: The ancient, 'juicy' origins of antibiotic resistance

Jan 26, 2026 38m

C&EN's award-winning podcast Inflection Point leans on our 100-year archive to trace headline topics in science today back to their disparate and surprising roots. In each episode, we explore…

Bonus episode: The electric innovations that brought lithium-ion batteries online

Dec 24, 2025 39m

C&EN's award-winning podcast Inflection Point leans on our 100-year archive to trace headline topics in science today back to their disparate and surprising roots. In each episode, we explore…

Inflection Point: The era-spanning epiphanies that enabled gene editing

Dec 10, 2025 32m

C&EN's award-winning podcast Inflection Point leans on our 100-year archive to trace headline topics in science today back to their disparate and surprising roots. In each episode, we explore…

Inflection Point: How under-appreciated critters inspired GLP-1 drugs

Nov 26, 2025 37m

In the first episode of our second season, hosts David Anderson and Gina Vitale travel back in time to relive three historical moments that led to blockbuster drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy. They also…

MOFs: What is this Nobel-prize-winning group of materials?

Nov 07, 2025 32m

In this episode, Uncovered hops back to the first episode of C&EN's StereoChemistry, which delved into the materials that won the 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. Reporter Matt Davenport spoke with…

Inside the cavernous crystals that won the Chem Nobel

Oct 09, 2025 17m

The 2025 Nobel Prize in chemistry was awarded on Oct. 8 to Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson, and Omar M. Yaghi for their work on metal organic frameworks (MOFs). Senior editor Prachi Patel joins a…

Uncovered: The Strange Copy and Paste Chemistry of Skeletal Editing

Sep 26, 2025 16m

Will Skeletal Editing revolutionize the way we see chemical interactions? In this episode of C&EN Uncovered, host Craig Bettenhausen speaks with C&EN associate editor, Brianna Barbu, about…

Bonus: C&EN's Future of Chemistry Degrees Panel

Sep 10, 2025 1h 8m

In this bonus episode of Stereo Chemistry, we are featuring a panel discussion from this year's ACS Fall Meeting. Our panelists, Stefan France, Glory Onajobi-Lee, Victor Olet, and John Gavenonis…

C&EN Uncovered: Global Top 50 Chemical Firms in 2025

Aug 27, 2025 20m

Can the world's top 50 chemical firms bounce back from a global economic downturn? In this episode of C&EN Uncovered, host Craig Bettenhausen speaks with C&EN senior correspondent, Alexander…

Inflection Point: The mind-bending innovations that built quantum computing

Aug 13, 2025 28m

Hosts David Anderson and Gina Vitale travel back in time to relive three historical moments that were meaningful to the development of quantum computers. They also bring in C&EN reporter Mitch…

C&EN Uncovered: Will Emerging Technology Lead Us Into A New Antibiotic Golden Age?

Jul 30, 2025 28m

Are we on the cusp of a new era of Biochemical discovery? In this episode of C&EN Uncovered, host Craig Bettenhausen speaks with C&EN reporter Max Barnhart about his recent C&EN cover…

Bonus Episode: 'Inflection Point' traces the serendipitous origins of PFAS

Jul 16, 2025 25m

Inflection Point leans on C&EN's 100-year archive to trace headline topics in science today back to their disparate and surprising roots. In each episode, we explore three lesser-known moments in…

C&EN Uncovered: Can altering ocean chemistry fight climate change?

Jun 19, 2025 21m Transcript

Can climate catastrophe be stymied by tweaking seawater chemistry? In this episode of C&EN Uncovered, host Craig Bettenhausen speaks with C&EN reporter Fionna Samuels about her recent…

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