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Probably Science

Probably Science

By: Andy Wood Matt Kirshen
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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
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  • Episode 569 with JT Habersaat!
    Jun 11 2025

    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 magazine x-ray specs “work”! A shapeshifting octopus! And whether the Loch Ness Monster is a whale penis!

    In the Patreon bonus we hear about a new Chinese space mission and a paragliding mishap.

    Please go and see Matt Jul 16 in Columbus OH, Jul 31 in Hartford CT, or Oct 12 in Virginia Beach VA.

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    1 hr and 7 mins
  • Episode 568 with Tom Rhodes!
    Jun 3 2025

    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! And push straws through potatoes!

    In the Patreon bonus we hear about an update to the classic marshmallow test and Tom’s key to a good relationship.

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    1 hr and 7 mins
  • Episode 567 - Ron Placone
    May 24 2025

    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.

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    48 mins
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