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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.

Comedy Science & Medicine Science News
Update frequency
every 9 days
Average duration
74 minutes
Episodes
590
Years Active
2012 - 2025
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Episode 163 - Sex at Dawn Author Dr. Chris Ryan, Caitlin Gill and Lisa Best at the Bridgetown Comedy Festival

Episode 163 - Sex at Dawn Author Dr. Chris Ryan, Caitlin Gill and Lisa Best at the Bridgetown Comedy Festival

Dr. Christopher Ryan (@ChrisRyanPhD), author of the New York Times bestseller Sex At Dawn, joins Matt, Andy and comedian guests Caitlin Gill (@robotcaitlin) and Lisa Best (@lisabestcomedy) for a live…

01:09:42  |   Tue 12 May 2015
Episode 162 - Rye Silverman

Episode 162 - Rye Silverman

Comedian Rye Silverman (@ryesilverman) joins Jesse, Andy and eventually Matt to discuss the legendary Marty & Elayne, trans facts, the Riddick man, how to spot a ghost, Andy's Lasik surgery, Rye as M…

01:21:54  |   Tue 28 Apr 2015
Episode 161 - Ryan Singer

Episode 161 - Ryan Singer

Comedian Ryan Singer (@RySing) joins the proceedings this week to talk about Eskimos, heart-to-heart hugs, the origin of toasting, when to use questions to influence people, the return of brontosauru…

01:34:45  |   Mon 20 Apr 2015
Episode 160 - Brendon Walsh

Episode 160 - Brendon Walsh

Comedian and Bone Zone podcast host Brendon Walsh (@brendonwalsh) joins the gang to talk about Better Than Ezra, things that track, most favored nation clauses, the ubiquity of problematic, the great…

01:10:25  |   Tue 14 Apr 2015
Episode 159 - Water Crisis with Jay Famiglietti

Episode 159 - Water Crisis with Jay Famiglietti

Professor of earth system science at UC Irvine and senior water scientist at NASA/JPL Jay Famiglietti (@JayFamiglietti) recently wrote an LA Times op-ed on the dire state of California's water suppli…

01:07:45  |   Tue 07 Apr 2015
Episode 158 - Caitlin Doughty

Episode 158 - Caitlin Doughty

Mortician, author, blogger, YouTube personality and death advocate Caitlin Doughty (@TheGoodDeath) invites Matt, Jesse and Andy into her home to talk about all things death, including her book Smoke …

01:23:37  |   Tue 31 Mar 2015
Episode 157 - Robin Ince and Brian Cox

Episode 157 - Robin Ince and Brian Cox

Comedian/actor/writer Robin Ince (@robinince) and physicist/host/musician Brian Cox (@ProfBrianCox), both of BBC Radio's The Infinite Monkey Cage, were kind enough to sit down with Matt and Jesse whi…

01:15:16  |   Wed 25 Mar 2015
Episode 156 - Sara Schaefer

Episode 156 - Sara Schaefer

Comedian and host of Nikki & Sara Live Sara Schaefer (@saraschaefer1) joins the proceedings this week to talk about her debut album Chrysalis, denim facts, David Attenborough, phony pheromones, why a…

01:30:14  |   Tue 10 Mar 2015
Episode 155 - Laraine Newman

Episode 155 - Laraine Newman

Original SNL cast member and founding member of The Groundlings Laraine Newman (@larainenewman) joins the show this week to tell tales of the early days of Saturday Night Live, not to mention her myr…

01:20:54  |   Mon 09 Mar 2015
Episode 154 - Brooks Wheelan Returns

Episode 154 - Brooks Wheelan Returns

Original Probably Science co-host Brooks Wheelan (@brookswheelan) returns to the show after spending a year on Saturday Night Live, not to mention appearing on Girls, Conan, and Late Night with Seth …

01:36:05  |   Tue 03 Mar 2015
Episode 153 - Nikki Glaser

Episode 153 - Nikki Glaser

Nikki Glaser (@nikkiglaser) of Nikki & Sara Live!, Conan, @midnight, I Am Comic and much more joins Matt, Andy and Jesse this week to talk about her love of ASMR, the threat of peak phosphorus, gerbi…

01:51:37  |   Wed 25 Feb 2015
Episode 152 - Barry Castagnola

Episode 152 - Barry Castagnola

British comedian and actor Barry Castagnola (@BarryCastagnola) joins Jesse, Andy and Matt to discuss Midwest cold, royal warrants and drugs, Mick Jagger, chicks and number lines, lefthanded people, m…

01:38:45  |   Wed 18 Feb 2015
Episode 151 - Jackie Gold

Episode 151 - Jackie Gold

Comedian Jackie Gold (@iamjackiegold) joins the crew this week to talk about Barbie dolls, Jackie's genetics, pheromone parties, Broken Heart Syndromeover-the-counter meds linked to dementiaMatt'…

01:16:48  |   Thu 12 Feb 2015
Episode 150 - Todd Glass

Episode 150 - Todd Glass

Comedy legend, podcasting pioneer and author Todd Glass (@ToddGlass) helps Andy, Matt and Jesse celebrate the 150th episode and the new identities they’ve been assigned by discussing stalagmites and …

02:03:05  |   Wed 04 Feb 2015
Episode 149 - Patrick Keane

Episode 149 - Patrick Keane

Former psychology major and tight end-turned-comedian Patrick Keane joins the proceedings this week to talk with Jesse, Andy and Matt about Chinese diaper trains, Wims and Pims, the video of Stefan P…

01:44:28  |   Mon 26 Jan 2015
Episode 148 - Tone Bell

Episode 148 - Tone Bell

Television's Tone Bell finally makes his Probably Science debut this week to help the gang with topics including Ted Bundy's jello woes, Tone's cat restructuring, a punk rock Joe Strummer snailweir…

01:36:46  |   Wed 14 Jan 2015
Episode 147 - Gareth Reynolds

Episode 147 - Gareth Reynolds

Comedian and co-host of The Dollop Gareth Reynolds joins Jesse, Andy and Matt this week to talk about Hollywood tourists, Gareth's important moss experiments, airborne farts, the point of the narwhal…

01:33:51  |   Tue 13 Jan 2015
Episode 146 - The Gang Returns

Episode 146 - The Gang Returns

Matt, Jesse and Andy haven't seen each other in about a month, so this week's episode is a guest-free chance for everyone to catch up on each other's December goings-on, including Andy's Nicaraguan w…

01:28:25  |   Thu 08 Jan 2015
Holiday Bonus Episode with Jesse and Lizard Case

Holiday Bonus Episode with Jesse and Lizard Case

The ProbSci gang aren't all back in town together just yet, so to hold you over until our next new episode, please enjoy Jesse's interview with Lizard Case, a Nashville songwriter and tavern propriet…

00:42:00  |   Thu 01 Jan 2015
Episode 145 - Janet Varney

Episode 145 - Janet Varney

Actor/podcaster/improv master/festival producer Janet Varney (@janetvarney) sits down with the crew on this week's episode to talk about voicing the hero of The Legend of Korra, the hilarious Bachelo…

01:42:01  |   Tue 23 Dec 2014
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