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Trashy Divorces

S17E23: I Never Promised You A Rose Garden | Bill Nye the Science Guy

Trashy Divorces

Hemlock Creatives

Comedy, History

4.62K Ratings

🗓️ 22 March 2023

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

Today, Stacie adds to the show's nerd credibility with the weird but true story of that time that Bill Nye the Science Guy was married - maybe - for a whopping seven weeks. The end was bad, particularly for the famed science communicator's rose garden. Want early, ad-free episodes, limited series, Zoom hangouts, and more? Join us at patreon.com/trashydivorces! Sponsors Mau Pets. Get 5% off your cat's new favorite cat tree, cave, ledge, scratching post, and more, while also giving your room a glow up! Visit maupets.com/trashy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Transcript

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0:00.0

Hey, everybody. Welcome to Trashy Divorces. Everybody's favorite good podcast about bad relationships. Hey, friends. I'm Alicia.

0:07.7

Hey, everyone. Thanks for joining us. My name is Stacy.

0:11.1

Stacy, you're bringing us a charming science nerd today. Indeed. I am. I have the one and only trashy divorce of Bill Nye, the science guy.

0:20.2

With a few dead roses on the side. A little little rose bush homicide.

0:24.6

And, uh, wife, he can't remember. It's a really good story before we get into those

0:30.3

to avails today. I want to pull out a magic mirror here to give some huge thanks and praise to

0:36.0

a few folks this week. Absolutely. Thank you so much for joining us at patreon.com slash trashy divorces

0:42.5

Abby, Christine A. Laura S. Mary P. Charity H. Anika R. Sharon D. and Katie E.

0:52.6

Holy cats. Thanks so much for subscribing over at patreon.com. Got a big extra super big shout out for

0:59.6

the newest super super super super supporter. Fabulous double T. You need to let us know what bonus

1:07.1

divorce you want for your season 18 spectacular. Got a few more names here in the magic mirrors.

1:13.9

Well, thank you for the amazing reviews. Gary, one girl painting and Galina as well. Y'all rock.

1:22.7

Thank you so much for your support in every way for trashy divorces. Telling your friends,

1:29.2

coming in to listen, your kind reviews, joining us on patreon. It really is a wild ride.

1:35.5

We're going to take a little science journey this week, Stacey. Bill Nye is not going to promise

1:39.8

you a rose garden. He is not. I guess we should go, go, go.

1:55.2

Socks and weird science to me, Stacey. Alicia, over the last 17 seasons, we have covered movie stars

2:02.4

and rock stars, politicians who pander, huckstoring, housewives, but with a few notable exceptions,

2:09.8

we are glaringly short on geeks, but not today. Not today. Today's subject may not be a Nobel laureate,

2:18.4

like Albert Einstein, but Bill Nye, the science guy, is one of the most beloved science

2:24.4

communicators of our time. And luckily for us, he also had a brief, weird and decidedly trashy

2:30.6

split from his first alleged wife, alleged wife. Oh, it's going to be fun.

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