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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.

Science Comedy Science & Medicine News
Update frequency
every 9 days
Average duration
74 minutes
Episodes
591
Years Active
2012 - 2025
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Episode 260 - Dipak Srinivasan

Episode 260 - Dipak Srinivasan

Applied Physics Laboratory engineer (and Andy's old college roommate) Dipak Srinivasan returns to the podcast to talk about his work on the Mercury MESSENGER mission, the Pluto New Horizons flyby (th…

01:19:26  |   Mon 21 Aug 2017
Episode 259 - Kara Klenk

Episode 259 - Kara Klenk

01:06:09  |   Sat 12 Aug 2017
Episode 258 - Heather Thomson

Episode 258 - Heather Thomson

Comedian Heather Thomson (@CasualVelvet) joins Andy and Matt to discuss early email addresses, Woodboys, laws of mathematics that don’t apply in Australia, why chimps are pussies, how humans can out-…

01:14:23  |   Wed 02 Aug 2017
Episode 257 - Jim Hegarty

Episode 257 - Jim Hegarty

Comedian Jim Hegarty (@jimhegarty) joins Matt and Andy to talk about good and bad TV, the Up Series, fireworks contamination, dog domestication, junk DNA, the crazy fly book price, Brewster’s Million…

00:50:39  |   Thu 20 Jul 2017
Episode 256 - Jason Reich

Episode 256 - Jason Reich

Jason Reich (@jasonmreich), the head writer of The Jim Jefferies Show, joins Matt and Andy to discuss eating street apples and syringes, Vegas strategy, an HIV cure, why job interviews are bullshit, …

01:14:04  |   Wed 12 Jul 2017
Episode 255 - Dr. Jane Gregory

Episode 255 - Dr. Jane Gregory

Cognitive behavior therapist Dr. Jane Gregory joins Matt and Andy to talk about her work and how she helps people suffering from anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder…

01:18:52  |   Tue 04 Jul 2017
Episode 254 - Maggie Maye

Episode 254 - Maggie Maye

01:08:24  |   Mon 26 Jun 2017
Episode 253 - Lucas Kavner

Episode 253 - Lucas Kavner

Writer and comedic actor Lucas Kavner (@lucaskavner) joins Andy and Matt to talk about rebooted shows, reporting on robots, dog and wolf sharing, how breakfast affects benevolence, Einstein's impossi…

01:21:45  |   Fri 16 Jun 2017
Episode 252 - Curtis Cook

Episode 252 - Curtis Cook

Comedian Curtis Cook (@Curtis_Cook) writes with Matt on The Jim Jefferies Show, and he sits down to discuss fancy premiere parties and imposter syndrome, catapult-making, how depressing the first Pea…

01:08:27  |   Thu 08 Jun 2017
Episode 251 - Renee Colvert

Episode 251 - Renee Colvert

Renee Colvert (@ReneeColvert) of the hit podcast Can I Pet Your Dog? joins Matt and Andy to discuss Paris disagreements, dog podcasting, universal healthcare, Savage/Soundgarden, Australian healthcar…

01:15:53  |   Fri 02 Jun 2017
Episode 250 - Subhah Agarwal

Episode 250 - Subhah Agarwal

Comedian and Jim Jefferies Show writer Subhah Agarwal (@Subhah) joins co-writer Matt and Andy to talk about actuarial tables and suicide, copying comics, asteroid timing, river meandering, a perfect …

01:01:10  |   Thu 25 May 2017
Episode 249 - Neil deGrasse Tyson

Episode 249 - Neil deGrasse Tyson

Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson), astrophysicist, science communicator and author of the fantastic new book Astrophysics for People in a Hurry, joins Matt and Andy for a Definitely Science episode, d…

01:06:08  |   Wed 17 May 2017
Episode 248 - Live from Bridgetown Comedy Festival with Dr. Betsey Brada, Dr. Bryan Horne and Hampton Yount

Episode 248 - Live from Bridgetown Comedy Festival with Dr. Betsey Brada, Dr. Bryan Horne and Hampton Yount

Live from the 10th annual Bridgetown Comedy Festival in Portland, Oregon, Matt and Andy welcome Reed College professor and cultural anthropologist specializing in health and medicine in southern Afri…

01:22:37  |   Fri 12 May 2017
Episode 247 - Russell Howard

Episode 247 - Russell Howard

Comedy powerhouse Russell Howard (@russellhoward) joins Matt and Andy to chat about unintentional rudeness, new spider species, birds of paradise dances, Catalina and gerbil smuggling, more spiders, …

01:01:37  |   Fri 05 May 2017
Bonus Episode from the March for Science

Bonus Episode from the March for Science

Matt and Andy traveled to downtown LA's Pershing Square and City Hall to take part in the March for Science, along the way speaking with various groups who had set up booths for the event, and even a…

00:41:54  |   Fri 28 Apr 2017
Episode 246 - Mary Mack and Tim Harmston

Episode 246 - Mary Mack and Tim Harmston

Married comedians Mary Mack (@marymackcomedy) and Tim Harmston (@timharmston) sit down with Andy and Matt to talk about Frog rockets, orchestral doubling, Army band status, Guy Fawkes, accidentally m…

01:07:52  |   Wed 19 Apr 2017
Episode 245 - Bryan Vokey, Carmen Morales and TJ Chambers

Episode 245 - Bryan Vokey, Carmen Morales and TJ Chambers

Comedians Bryan Vokey (@BryanVokey), Carmen Morales (@thefunnycarmen) and TJ Chambers (@tjchambersLA) join Andy and Matt to discuss Georgia creationism, sperm-delivered drugs, erogenous T-Rex noses,

01:09:17  |   Fri 14 Apr 2017
Episode 244 - Henry Phillips

Episode 244 - Henry Phillips

Returning guest Henry Phillips (@henlips) of Punching Henry fame sits down with Matt and Andy to discuss graphene water filtration, a real-life (sort-of) Iron Man, funny foreign names, CT scan risks,…

01:19:05  |   Wed 05 Apr 2017
Episode 243 - MK Paulsen

Episode 243 - MK Paulsen

Comedian MK Paulsen (@mkpaulsen) joins Matt and Andy to talk about Crazy Frog, public policy, October Sky, RIP radioactive boy scout, a heart of spinach, German fake suns, beating cancer and stopping…

01:26:01  |   Tue 28 Mar 2017
Episode 242 - Phoebe Bottoms and TJ Chambers

Episode 242 - Phoebe Bottoms and TJ Chambers

Comedian Phoebe Bottoms (@phoebebottoms) and returning guest TJ Chambers (@tjchambersLA) join Andy and Matt to discuss the Boaty McBoatface submarine, sirens and pigs, breaking up with your physics t…

01:10:13  |   Sat 18 Mar 2017
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