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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 201 - Tom Bell

Episode 201 - Tom Bell

Tom Bell (@tombellforever) of The Leisure Class/Project Greenlight and comedy duo Tommy and the Weeks joins Matt and Andy for a bedroom recording involving a call from a private investigator, Boaty M…

01:20:08  |   Thu 24 Mar 2016
Episode 200 - Jesse Case and Brooks Wheelan

Episode 200 - Jesse Case and Brooks Wheelan

Original Probably Science co-hosts Jesse Case (@jessecase) and Brooks Wheelan (@brookswheelan) return to the show to celebrate Episode 200!

01:24:36  |   Thu 17 Mar 2016
Episode 199 - Rick Rosner, the Man with the Second-Highest IQ in the World

Episode 199 - Rick Rosner, the Man with the Second-Highest IQ in the World

Rick Rosner (@dumbassgenius) has the second-highest IQ score in the world, and his resume includes stints as a bouncer, a stripper, a nude art model and a writer on numerous TV shows. Rick joins Matt…

01:24:46  |   Wed 09 Mar 2016
Episode 198 - Alice Wetterlund

Episode 198 - Alice Wetterlund

Alice Wetterlund (@alicewetterlund) of Silicon Valley and Girl Code joins Matt and Andy to discuss Equinox, aliens, Star Trek, why humans have chins, navigating in Ghana, space lasers and exploding e…

01:08:37  |   Wed 02 Mar 2016
Episode 197 - Dr. Chiara Mingarelli

Episode 197 - Dr. Chiara Mingarelli

Dr. Chiara Mingarelli (@gravitate_to_me), a Marie Curie Fellow in gravitational wave astrophysics at Caltech, joins the proceedings to talk about low-frequency gravitational waves, pulsar timings arr…

01:10:33  |   Thu 25 Feb 2016
Gravitational Wave LIGO Spectacular!

Gravitational Wave LIGO Spectacular!

One of the biggest scientific breakthroughs of our time calls for an emergency special episode featuring returning guests Dr. Jamie Rollins and Dr. Larry Price, both of whom worked on LIGO, the devic…

01:57:25  |   Fri 19 Feb 2016
Episode 196 - Ingrid Oliver

Episode 196 - Ingrid Oliver

Ingrid Oliver (@ingridoliver100) of Watson & Oliver and Doctor Who joins Matt and Andy to discuss pengwings, Germans who can't pronounce squirrel, umlaut words, plastination, bees and weather, sniffe…

01:27:48  |   Tue 16 Feb 2016
Episode 195 - Maude Garrett

Episode 195 - Maude Garrett

Maude Garrett (@maudegarrett) of SourceFedNERD and Geek Bomb joins Andy (@andytwood) and Matt (@mattkirshen) to discuss the weather, Marge, the rains are here, Foley artists, weird childhood memoriza…

00:51:47  |   Mon 01 Feb 2016
Episode 194 - Maria Shehata and Nick Dixon

Episode 194 - Maria Shehata and Nick Dixon

Matt and Andy welcome comedy's Maria Shehata (@MariaShehata) and Nick Dixon (@nickdixxon) to the show to talk about the discovery of penicillin, vaginal steaming, poop transplant pills, autism and gu…

01:10:53  |   Thu 28 Jan 2016
Episode 193 - Adam Savage and Paul and Storm live from SF Sketchfest

Episode 193 - Adam Savage and Paul and Storm live from SF Sketchfest

MythBusters' Adam Savage (@donttrythis) and musical comedy duo extraordinaire Paul and Storm (@paulandstorm) join Matt (@mattkirshen) and Andy (@andytwood) for a live performance at the California Ac…

00:59:26  |   Tue 19 Jan 2016
Episode 192 - Ryan Conner

Episode 192 - Ryan Conner

Matt and Andy are back from a holiday hiatus to welcome Last Comic Standing alum Ryan Conner (@rccomedy) to the podcast, delving into topics including the passing of David Bowie, Alvin Stardust, Brit…

01:28:48  |   Thu 14 Jan 2016
2015 Recap Bonus Episode

2015 Recap Bonus Episode

With Jesse and Matt still out of town, Andy invited friends of the show TJ Chambers, Rylee Newton, Travis Clark, Karl Hess, Laura House, Jackie Kashian and Mitch Burrow to give recommendations on thi…

01:50:12  |   Sun 03 Jan 2016
Episode 190 - Daniel Van Kirk

Episode 190 - Daniel Van Kirk

Daniel Van Kirk (@danielvankirk) of The Wahlberg Solution, Hindsight, Sklarbro Country and much more joins Matt and Andy to talk about Wahlberg and sleeping, cow insemination, memory games, who can’t…

01:38:06  |   Wed 09 Dec 2015
Episode 189 - Yan Zhu

Episode 189 - Yan Zhu

Technology fellow at the Electronic Frontier Foundation Yan Zhu (@bcrypt) joins Matt and Andy to dig deep into online security, privacy, encryption, HTTPS Everywhere, podcast patent trolls, Privacy B…

01:17:18  |   Mon 30 Nov 2015
Episode 188 - Travis Clark, Dax Jordan and TJ Chambers

Episode 188 - Travis Clark, Dax Jordan and TJ Chambers

The hilarious Travis Clark (@thatguytravis) joins returning guests Dax Jordan (@daxjordan) and TJ Chambers (@tjchambersLA) to form the first episode with a Space Camp alumni majority and talk about A…

01:21:42  |   Wed 18 Nov 2015
Episode 187 - Sofie Hagen and Sarah Morgan

Episode 187 - Sofie Hagen and Sarah Morgan

Danes and Brits come together this week in the form of Sofie Hagen (@SofieHagen) and Sarah Morgan (@sarahlmorgan), both lending their expertise to discussions on the Hollywood sign, Halloween, the em…

01:24:20  |   Wed 11 Nov 2015
Episode 186 - Kerry Godliman

Episode 186 - Kerry Godliman

Hilarious actor/comedian Kerry Godliman (@KerryAGodliman) is stateside to film a new Christopher Guest film, and she chatted with Matt and Andy about science vs. art, cadaver fists, the persistence o…

01:12:43  |   Fri 06 Nov 2015
Episode 185 - Kelly Carlin

Episode 185 - Kelly Carlin

Kelly Carlin wears a lot of hats as a monologist, actress, radio host, producer and author of her new memoir A Carlin Home Companion, and she invited Matt and Andy over to her place to talk about cal…

01:15:44  |   Wed 28 Oct 2015
Episode 184 - Johann Hari

Episode 184 - Johann Hari

Author Johann Hari (@johannhari101) was stateside recently to return as a guest on Real Time with Bill Maher, and he invited Matt and Andy over to his hotel room to talk about the emotional deafness …

01:12:44  |   Wed 21 Oct 2015
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