Sidenote Podcast
The creators of AsapSCIENCE discuss controversial topics, pop culture, and politics, grounding their chatty deep-dives in scientific research.
This is a co-hosted chat show where two public science educators apply their research skills to topics outside of pure science. Episodes often dissect social issues (toxic masculinity, gay cruising), Canadian political scandals (Doug Ford's premiership), or pop culture phenomena (Drake vs. Kendrick Lamar beef) through a scientific and queer lens. The tone is a blend of casual, opinionated conversation and structured, fact-based explanation, moving from personal rants to summaries of academic papers.
“The show's unique angle comes from applying the rigorous, research-heavy 'AsapSCIENCE' method to informal, personality-driven conversations. Unlike many chat podcasts, they explicitly cite their sources and ground their opinions in data, while still maintaining a passionate and often activist tone.”
Who hosts this show
Sidenote is a podcast by Mitchell Moffit and Gregory Brown, the creators of the popular YouTube channel AsapSCIENCE. In this weekly show, the openly gay couple and science educators tackle controversial subjects, political issues, and pop culture, blending personal anecdotes and opinions with scientific studies and research. They met while studying biological science at the University of Guelph and use this platform for more personal, long-form conversations than their primary channel allows.
Credentials & credits
- Co-creators of AsapSCIENCE (10M+ subscribers)
- Graduates, Biological Science, University of Guelph
- New York Times best-selling authors
- Forbes 30 Under 30
- Recipients, Meritorious Service Medal (Civil Division) from the Governor General of Canada
Other ventures
- AsapSCIENCE YouTube Channel
- AsapSCIENCE: The Book
- Public Speaking/Keynotes
What kind of podcast
When new episodes drop
- 01🌈 historically accurate #cruising #sidenotepod #AsapSCIENCEJun 27, 2026 · 22s
- 02
- 03I’ll be watching Queen! #watchqueen #cruising #sidenotepod #AsapSCIENCEJun 26, 2026 · 39s
- 04ACAB! #gloryhole #cruising #sidenotepod #AsapSCIENCEJun 26, 2026 · 54s
- 05The truth about GAY CRUISINGJun 24, 2026 · 54 min
- 06Exposing the most corrupt politician in Canadian historyJun 17, 2026 · 1h 08m
- 07Let's talk about homophobic gaysJun 10, 2026 · 1h 15m
- 08The gayest conversation you'll hear all weekJun 4, 2026 · 57 min
Notable episodes
- 01Exposing the most corrupt politician in Canadian history
A prime example of the show's political activism, this episode is a deeply researched and passionate critique of Ontario Premier Doug Ford, demonstrating their willingness to tackle contentious local issues. [K78mrG5mC-I]
- 02The truth about GAY CRUISING
This episode perfectly showcases their format of taking a niche, often stigmatized topic and exploring its history, sociology, and scientific underpinnings from an unapologetically queer perspective. [i0SCJ17-raY]
- 03Let's talk about homophobic gays
Demonstrates the hosts' capacity for introspection, as they use a scientific study on toxic masculinity to examine complex issues and prejudices within the gay community itself. [rn6kLJX7kWQ]
What you'll be asked on this show
This is a co-hosted conversational podcast that does not feature guest interviews. The format consists of the two hosts discussing topics between themselves.
This is a two-host conversational show with no guests or interviews. Episodes begin with a signature jingle before the hosts, Mitch and Greg, introduce a topic and discuss it freely, weaving in pre-researched scientific findings, historical context, and personal experiences. Some episodes are more structured around a single topic, while others are looser 'pop culture breakdown' chats. [vtL5KQSfFkI]
Signature segments
- · Intro Jingle: "Talking 'bout subjects with the facts can be tense, but we are AsapSCIENCE here to make things make sense."
- · Pop Culture Breakdown episodes
- · Citing scientific studies and sources
- · Calls to political action for listeners
Topics covered repeatedly
Where to find this show
Audience & reach
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People also ask
- Who are the hosts of Sidenote?
- The hosts are Mitchell Moffit and Gregory Brown, the creators of the popular science YouTube channel AsapSCIENCE.
- What is the format of the podcast?
- It is a co-hosted conversational show where the two hosts discuss a single topic per episode, blending personal opinion with scientific research. It is not an interview show.
- Is this podcast still active?
- Yes, based on recent episode release dates, the podcast is still running.
- How is this different from the AsapSCIENCE YouTube channel?
- Sidenote is a long-form, audio-centric chat format that is more personal, opinionated, and politically engaged than the short, animated, purely educational videos on the main AsapSCIENCE channel.
- How can I submit a topic or question to the show?
- The hosts provide a link in their episode descriptions for listeners to leave messages and suggest topics, which is https://www.asapscience.com/chat. [i0SCJ17-raY, K78mrG5mC-I]
- Where can I listen to Sidenote?
- The podcast is available on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Acast, and other major podcast platforms.
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- [01]AsapScience - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org
- [02]About - AsapSCIENCEasapscience.com
- [03]Sidenote Podcast - Official Websitesidenotepodcast.com
- [04]Sidenote Podcast - YouTube Channelyoutube.com
- [05]Sidenote by AsapSCIENCE - Acastshows.acast.com
- [06]Sidenote by AsapSCIENCE - Apple Podcastspodcasts.apple.com
- [07]How AsapSCIENCE is Teaching the World to Think More Like A Scientist - Glory Mediaglory.media
- [08]Mitchell Moffit Biography | All American Speakersallamericanspeakers.com
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