

Probably Science
Andy Wood, Matt Kirshen
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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Mar 28, 2022 • 1h 8min
Episode 456 - Tara Flynn
Returning guest Tara Flynn (@taraflynnirl) of the podcast Now You're Asking joins Andy, Jesse and Matt to discuss bad Uber drivers, Andy's new stargazing tour guide gig, the most boring person in the world, how close Big Bird was to being on Challenger, pizza dough that rises without yeast, the comedy of Ben Bailey, a new and better ink for your colon tattoos, using okra to filter microplastics out of water and a possible fifth state of matter.

Mar 22, 2022 • 1h 13min
Episode 455 - Wil Hodgson
Comedian Wil Hodgson (@WilHodgson) joins Matt, Jesse and Andy to discuss professional wrestling in England, giant spiders invading the east coast, ants and microchips that can sniff out cancer, and a vulva-shaped concept spacecraft. This episode is brought to you by Manscaped, offering Probably Science listeners 20% off and free shipping by using the promo code PROBABLY

Mar 11, 2022 • 1h 11min
Episode 454 - Paul Silky White
Comedian Paul "Silky" White (@paulsilkywhite) joins Matt, Jesse and Andy to discuss Matt's UK covid adventures, Learned League, cooperating magpies, how to salute magpies, a possibly furry snake, Paul's Seychelles money, the recent discovery of Shackelton's ship and the excellent book about said ship. This episode is brought to you by Manscaped, offering Probably Science listeners 20% off and free shipping by using the promo code PROBABLY

Feb 24, 2022 • 1h 13min
Episode 453 - Maggie Rowe
Author and actress Maggie Rowe (@thismaggierowe) returns to the show to chat with Matt, Andy and Jesse about her new book Easy Street: A Story of Redemption from Myself, as well as a black hole igniting a star formation, the recent sale of the Full House/Manson House, progress on the James Webb telescope, the impending crash of the ISS in 2031, a SpaceX rocket crashing into the moon, a look at what a flat Earth would actually be like and the actual definition of a scientific theory. This episode is brought to you by Manscaped, offering Probably Science listeners 20% off and free shipping by using the promo code PROBABLY

Feb 5, 2022 • 1h 4min
Episode 452 - 10th Anniversary Special
Brooks joins Andy, Matt and Jesse in celebration of a decade of Probably Science, talking about Pam & Tommy, wrestlers getting funny, aluminum, blasting tardigrades to distant stars using lasers, Station Eleven, which celebs should quit social media and Brooks' enthusiasm about the new Jackass movie. This episode is brought to you by Manscaped, offering Probably Science listeners 20% off and free shipping by using the promo code PROBABLY

Jan 29, 2022 • 1h 8min
Episode 451 - Ify Nwadiwe
Comedian and actor Ify Nwadiwe (@ifynwadiwe) joins Jesse, Andy and Matt to talk about VR games, dolphin genitalia, how ice changes the way water boils and China's artificial moon. This episode is brought to you by Manscaped, offering Probably Science listeners 20% off and free shipping by using the promo code PROBABLY

Jan 11, 2022 • 1h 15min
Episode 450 - Jordan Morris
Writer/podcaster Jordan Morris (@Jordan_Morris) returns to the show to talk with Andy, Jesse and Matt about Tucker Max, peacocking, getting omicron, pitcher plants that call bats to poop in them, teaching goldfish to drive, lickable TVs, organic molecules on Mars and Jordan's graphic novel Bubble.

Dec 28, 2021 • 58min
Episode 449 - Kimberly Clark
Comedian Kimberly Clark (@ClarkKimberlyL) joins Jesse, Matt and Andy to talk about the 'cron, Yankee Candle Amazon reviews tanking whenever Covid spikes, sleeping bags to fix astronauts' squished eyeballs, a scent from babies' heads that makes men more docile, and Kimberly's recent appearance on Netflix's They Ready.

Dec 11, 2021 • 1h 1min
Episode 448 - TJ Chambers
Comedian/writer TJ Chambers (@tjchambersLA) returns to the show to talk with Andy, Jesse and Matt about early covid days and The Great Debate, Viagra and Alzheimer's, not knowing how drunk you are and a new way to get ammonia. This episode is brought to you by Wondrium, offering Probably Science listeners a free trial by visiting Wondrium.com/probably

Dec 5, 2021 • 1h 24min
Episode 447 - Matt Donnelly
Comedian/magician/podcaster Matt Donnelly (@sweetmattyd) joins Jesse, Matt and Andy to talk about getting into magic later in life, podcasting with Penn Jillette, doing some mind-noodling on Fool Us, new faces in magic to look out for, the fight over the blackest black, using mirrors to figure out if animals are self-aware, self-replicating xenobots, and Matt's magic insider podcast Abracababble. This episode is brought to you by Manscaped, offering Probably Science listeners 20% off and free shipping by using the promo code PROBABLY