
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.
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The gang's back together again to talk about how your pets alter your immune system, a plan to bomb an island full of invasive mice, why the Pentagon wants you to believe in UFOs and a rare post-orgasm illness that causes days of flu-like symptoms.
Comedian and author of new book Doing Time: Comedians Talk About Standup JT Habersaat (jtcomedy.com) to talk about the other books on Jawbone Press! Making bespoke action figures! Changing your brainwaves to not feel pain! Infrared contact lenses for night vision! Other contact lenses to cheat at poker! How joke magazi
Globetrotting headliner Tom Rhodes (tomrhodes.net) has a new special, The Ripest Zebras, available on his website. He joins Jesse and Matt to talk about growing up in NASA’s backyard! The chair challenge! Wasps having surprisingly good memories! While herrings might not! Tom’s hummingbird facts! Plus how to drop an egg
Comedian and filmmaker Ron Placone (@ronplacone) joins Andy, Jesse and Matt to talk about his new movie Left at Wall, the guy who let venomous snakes bite him hundreds of times for science (kind of), a color no one had seen until now, retinitis pigmentosa and turning lead into gold.
Comedian, writer and author of upcoming novel “First Time, Long Time” Amy Silverberg (@amysilverberg) joins the gang to talk about Andy’s Irish landscape spotting! The optimal amount of bra bounce! Andy’s Iberian adventures! Lions biting gladiators! Men fighting gorillas! And which glasses to wear to avoid the fight yo
Great stand-up and co-creator of the Marijuana-Logues Tony Camin (@tony.camin) joins Jesse and Matt to talk about crows’ geometry skills! Tony helping one of the fathers of decision analysis! Why seals don’t drown! Unlikely animal friends! And whether your month of conception shapes your body! Tony’s new album, An Ass