Superhero Tropes Compilation

It's a bird, it's a plane, it's another Tangents compilation! In these fantastic, superpowered episodes, we learn about the real-world ways these superhero tropes show up all around us. Strap on your utility belt and flutter your cape, we're off to do some heroic stuff! Episodes in this compilation: S1 E25 - Mutation, original airdate: April 30, 2019 S2 E37 - Glowing Things, original airdate: August 4, 2020 S3 E4 - Immortality, original airdate: February 9, 2021 S3 E21 - Cyborgs, original airdate: June 29, 2021 S4 E25 - Radiation, original airdate: September 20, 2022 Sources for each episode can be found in the descriptions of the original episodes on your preferred podcasting platform. SciShow Tangents is on YouTube! Go to to check out this episode with the added bonus of seeing our faces! And go to to buy some great Tangents merch! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on socials: Ceri: @ceriley.bsky.social @rhinoceri on Instagram Sam: @im-sam-schultz.bsky.social @im_sam_schultz on Instagram Hank: @hankgreen on X Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising. See Privacy Policy at and California Privacy Notice at .

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Superhero Tropes Compilation is an episode from SciShow Tangents by Complexly.

This episode is 02:57:24 long.

This episode was published on Sep 2, 2025.

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