Probably Science

Matt and Andy make the first stop of their Australian tour in Cairns thanks to the generosity of Inspiring Australia and The Australian Society for Parasitology to talk to Dr. Michael Smout about the healing power of worm spit and Dr. Claudia Cobos about peptides found in sunflowers that can be used to treat diseases of the gut. And thanks to James Cook University for the tour of their Eduquarium to see gorgeous marine life, a lot of which can kill you. Portlanders can come and see Probably Science live this Sunday, February 17th at 5pm at The Commune PDX as part of the Listen Up festival.

Andy and Matt travel to SF Sketchfest to be joined by the hilarious Laurie Kilmartin (@anylaurie16), Dr. Judy Melinek (@drjudymelinek) and Dr. Jen Gunter (@DrJenGunter) and discuss autopsies, forensic pathology, debunking GOOP, Twitter being a dick to Laurie, doctors taking on the NRA, reproductive rights and Dr. Melinek's book Working Stiff. Click here for Australia tour dates and click here to donate to Tuesday's Children, a charity for those impacted by 9/11.  

Writer/comedian/podcaster Bridget Phetasy (@BridgetPhetasy) joins Andy and Matt to discuss Australia, Monopoly game study, the big data book Everybody Lies, homespun back pain cures, weed towns, conspiracy theories that are wrong but fun, China plants on the moon, a meteorite hitting the super blood wolf moon and Marie Kondo according to a psychologist. This week's episode is brought to you by the new educational comedy podcast Creature Feature.

Comedian Seth Herzog (@Thezog) joins Andy and Matt to talk about being part of the Roots, his mom’s Maury impression, Andy being accosted by Bridget Everett, the Ultima Thule flyby and what New Horizons found on Pluto, mysterious radio bursts, silent speaking, expensive ugly shoes, David Avocado Wolfe, Derren Brown and pigment in a very old artist's teeth. This week's episode is brought to you by the new educational comedy podcast Creature Feature.  

Returning guests Henry Phillips (@Henlips) and Auggie Smith (@AuggieSmith) join Andy to discuss rebel honeybees, trying to guess the twist in this trailer, presidential poo, a retinal link to SAD, the craziest thing a human's ever coughed up, gambling tips, ridiculous FAQs, the new Henry's Kitchen Master Class and the (sort of) fastest animal around. This week's episode is brought to you by the new educational comedy podcast Creature Feature.

While Matt's on the road, he sits down with Malaysia's Godfather of Stand-up Comedy Harith Iskander (@HarithIskander) in his home country to talk about Voyager going interstellar, New Horizon's latest flyby, X-chromosome life-expectancy, wasp-based antibiotics, early feathery fossils, computer-tested BO and armpit bacteria.

Little Dum Dum Club podcast host Karl Chandler (@KarlChandler) joins Matt to talk about shitting Lego, the dying arctic, hiding coins in food, old racist sayings, bee rebels, Ireland's bee man and Adelaide's space scene.

Comedian/actors Asif Ali (@alicomedy) and Holly Burn (@hollyburncomedy) join Matt and Andy to talk about having a name that's offensive to fire victims, the new sketch special Goatface, the perils of shooting Wrecked in Fiji, the most populous cities, a lucky Mars landing spot, ants who collect the heads of their enemies, the reason behind spider silk strength, going without cell phones and why screen time disrupts sleep. This week's episode is brought to you by the new educational comedy podcast Creature Feature.

Writer/comedian Steve Brett Young (@stevebrettyoung) joins Andy and Matt to talk about his friend the Studio City Life Coach, Mary Mary quite contrary, unicorns, El Niño, salmon-tossing for plants, Robert De Niro surprises and birth canals around the world. This week's episode is brought to you by the new educational comedy podcast Creature Feature.

Writer Delaney Yeager (@delaney_yeager) joins Matt and Andy to discuss Mac and Me, Bill Gates pranks, Mars landers and Mars bars, The Seinfeld Podcast, ion drive planes, why wombats poop cubes and CRISPR-edited Chinese babies. This week's episode is brought to you by the new educational comedy podcast Creature Feature.