Probably Science
Professional comedians with so-so STEM pedigrees take you through this week in science. Incompetently. Featuring hosts Matt Kirshen, Andy Wood (and sometimes Jesse Case or Brooks Wheelan) along with a rotating cast of special guests from the worlds of comedy and science.
- Update frequency
- every 9 days
- Average duration
- 74 minutes
- Episodes
- 590
- Years Active
- 2012 - 2025
Episode 359 - Dr. Stuart Russell
Artificial intelligence researcher and UC Berkeley Professor of Computer Science Dr. Stuart Russell joins Andy to talk about his new book Human Compatible: Artificial Intelligence and the Problem of …
Episode 358 - Daniel Dominguez
Comedian-turned-writer Daniel Dominguez joins Matt and Andy to talk about his new animated Netflix series Seis Manos, Nobel Prize announcements in physics, medicine and chemistry, Ursula K. Le Guin, …
Episode 357 - Troy Walker
Comedian Troy Walker (@troywalkeresq) joins Matt and Andy to discuss erector sets, owl pellets, scientists growing tooth enamel, aspen sunscreen, a Milky Way explosion, Dr. Magma, too many wallabies,…
Episode 356 - Matt Monroe
Comedian Matt Monroe (@heymonroe) joins Andy and Matt to discuss retirement community shows, Sandler on Netflix, the Salton Sea, the toilet water scale, Terence Howard science, lizard womb babies, la…
Episode 355 - Nick Turner
Comedian Nick Turner (@NicksTurners) returns to the show seven years after his last appearance to talk about his podcasts Get Rich Nick and Recently Added, walking dogs, very slow zombies, a herpes v…
Episode 353 - Nick Vatterott
Comedian Nick Vatterott (@vatterott) of the new podcast Get Rich Nick joins Andy and Matt to discuss trivia, trypophobia, obscenity trials, mouthwash vs. exercise, vape deaths, Stackenblocken, a skul…
Episode 352 - "How To" author and xkcd creator Randall Munroe
Cartoonist/author/engineer Randall Munroe of the Hugo Award-winning webcomic xkcd joins Matt and Andy to talk about his new book How To: Absurd Scientific Advice for Common Real-World Problems, in wh…
Episode 351 - Chris Martin and Hanna Stanbridge
Comedians Chris Martin (@ChrisMcomedy) and Hanna Stanbridge (@HannaStanbridge) join Andy and Matt to talk about our Wired video, soap on a rope, some scientist listeners’ corrections, burp-free cows …
Episode 350 - Pollyanna McIntosh
Actor/director Pollyanna McIntosh (@PollyAMcIntosh) of The Walking Dead, Lodge 49 and her directorial debut Darlin' joins Matt and Andy to discuss Dennis dentists, human-sized penguins, gay penguins …
Episode 349 - Joyelle Johnson
Comedian Joyelle Johnson (@joyellenicole) joins Andy and Matt to talk about doctor rules, chlamydia vaccines, AI that can spot bad food, our surprisingly old moon and an excellent Fidel Castro conspi…
Episode 348 - Jordan Doll
Comedian Jordan Doll (@razorlou) joins Andy and Matt to discuss old UK comedy, field archaeology, being a shovel bum, King Arthur’s various swords, massive parrots, the periodic table of Jeopardy!, t…
Episode 347 - KT Tatara
Comedian KT Tatara (@kttatara) joins Matt and Andy to talk about a CRISPR sickle cell cure, a mysterious radiation leak linked to Russia, Mr. Wizard, Bob Lazar and UFOs and bees' sense of the electri…
Episode 346 - Francisco Ramos
Comedian Francisco Ramos (@FranciscoRamos) joins Andy and Matt to discuss thermos technology, socialism, whether canned laughter works, an asteroid close call, quantum teleportation and an HIV cure f…
Episode 345 - Caitlin Weierhauser and TJ Chambers
Comedian and recent Portland transplant Caitlin Weierhauser (@UncleCait) joins returning guest TJ Chambers (@tjchambersLA) to talk about the surprisingly extensive history of McDonaldland characters,…
Episode 344 - Earthquake Talk with Jacob Margolis
Jacob Margolis (@JacobMargolis), KPCC science reporter and host of the podcast The Big One, talks with Andy about the two recent major California earthquakes, what they mean for those living on nearb…
Episode 343 - Dr. Alex Platt
Population geneticist Dr. Alex Platt joins Matt and Andy to discuss the complex world of genetics and its role in shaping humans the world over, also dealing with the many misconceptions and blind sp…
Episode 342 - Susy Kane
Actress/writer Susy Kane (@kusysane) joins Matt and Andy to talk about Stan & Ollie, eating a credit card's mass in plastic, a dubious claim about plastic straws, Canada's plastic ban, ISS tourism, I…
Episode 341 - Bri Pruett
Comedian Bri Pruett (@bripruett) joins Andy and Matt to discuss the invisible world, witchy things, a mosquito-killing GM fungus, saving the wasps, anxiety and gut bacteria, making kombucha, real pla…
Episode 340 - Ismo Leikola
Comedian Ismo Leikola (@ISMOcomedy) joins Matt and Andy to talk about Finland, language family trees, university physics, snails, LIGO news, a giant Australian meteor, chimps cracking open tortoises,…