Probably Science

Mary Roach ( @mary_roach ), author of the new book Fuzz: When Nature Breaks The Law , returns to the podcast to talk with Matt, Jesse and Andy about traveling the world to investigate animal crimes, wily burglar bears, birds annoying the Vatican, plant toxins, The Great Emu War, and the lack of distinction between cougars, pumas, panthers and mountain lions. This episode is brought to you by  Wond...

Comedian Lisa Curry ( @lisa_curry ) joins Matt, Jesse and Andy to talk about Balloon Boy ( and his father and his band ), royal memorabilia, Lisa's recent trip to Dubai, priest and pope selection , a star gulping down a black hole and exploding , the effects of hot dogs on life expectancy  and a better way to produce ammonia .

Comedian and fellow desert-dweller Caitlin Gill ( @robotcaitlin ) joins Matt, Jesse and Andy to discuss Mt. Etna growing 100 feet , 9,000 Covid cases from Euro 2020 games and ants using soil physics to excavate tunnels that last decades . This episode is brought to you by  Wondrium , offering Probably Science listeners a free month of unlimited access by visiting  Wondrium.com/probably

Jesse returns to the show to help welcome David B. Lyons ( @david_b_lyons ), a podcaster and film location manager who not only co-created Yacht Rock but also has the inside scoop on Norbit and why Eddie Murphy loves fat suits. David and the gang also discuss three volcanoes erupting simultaneously , curbing methane emissions , wandering mammoths , a T. Rex selling at auction , the crazy story beh...

Comedian Nato Green ( @natogreen ) joins Andy and Matt to talk about his work as a labor organizer, his appearance in Sorry To Bother You , bird-eating centipedes , ancient trigonometry , cranking it to prevent prostate cancer and whales benefitting from covid . This episode is brought to you by  Wondrium , offering Probably Science listeners a free month of unlimited access by visiting  Wondrium....

Comedian and writer Brian Kiley ( @kileynoodles ) joins Matt and Andy to discuss Andy's new injury, a very reasonable argument for getting vaccinated if you were on the fence about it , Australian cockatoos teaching each other to dumpster dive , a dancing cockatoo , how to bank your voice for others to use , Alex Trebek on Conan , a Russian module mishap on the ISS, Andy's obsession with Olympic s...

Comedian Sean Devlin joins Matt and Andy to talk about his new album Airports, Animals , magic eye posters and Brian May stereoscopy , failed flower making floral fractals , converting brain waves to speech , and dogs ignoring liars and helping out in courtrooms . This episode is brought to you by  Wondrium , offering Probably Science listeners a free month of unlimited access by visiting Wondrium...

Jordan Morris (@ Jordan_Morris ) and Sarah Morgan ( @sarahlmorgan ) return to the podcast to celebrate the release of their new graphic novel Bubble and talk about fish brains that grow when they think , bendy ice , Richard Branson kind of going to space  and extreme temps in Siberia . This episode is brought to you by  Wondrium , offering Probably Science listeners a 14-day free trial with unlimi...

Comedian and podcast host Justin Decloux ( @DeclouxJ ) joins Matt and Andy to discuss how Tasmanian devils get their face cancer , the benefits of mixing vaccines , the dragon man who isn't much of a dragon , figuring out when the first stars shone , and using CRISPR to treat a genetic disease . and Andy's latest writing project, Season 2 of Could You Survive The Movies? This episode is brought to...

Comedian Atsuko Okatsuka ( @AtsukoComedy ) joins Andy and Matt to discuss Andy's summer of pyromania, a hiccup-curing doohicky , a newly discovered plant organ , that $24 million book on Amazon , Tasmanian devils eating too many penguins , Benedict Cumberbatch's penglings , ineffective spider makeup and Atsuko's latest album But I Control Me . This episode is brought to you by Wondrium , offering...

Writer/performer J. Elvis Weinstein ( @JElvisWeinstein ) joins Matt and Andy to talk about being in the original cast of Mystery Science Theater 3000, figuring out which of the echidna's numerous penises get erect , invasive species hitching rides on ocean litter , Australia's largest dinosaur , pupil size as an intelligence marker , first views of a giant moon rocket , the anonymous rich person h...

Comedian and novelist Caimh McDonnell ( @Caimh ) joins Matt and Andy to talk about his new book The Stranger Times , a Trojan Horse method to fight cancer , the cast of Friends doing a Windows 95 promo , laser-based communication for the next lunar mission  and tossing a frisbee to a dog on the moon.

Professional wrestler Colt Cabana ( @ColtCabana ), host of The Art of Wrestling and Wrestling Anonymous , joins Matt and Andy to discuss Andy's recent Jeopardy Tournament of Champions appearance , pigs breathing through their butts , robotic third thumbs , Colt's merchandise , turtles also joining in on the butt-breathing , tardigrades surviving being shot  and psychedelic fungi making Brood X cic...

Comedian, theoretical physics grad and mathematics enthusiast Dara Ó Briain ( @daraobriain ) joins Matt and Andy to discuss stages of mathematical rigor , Évariste Galois , Catalina bison, Dara's new obsession with astrophotography from his London garden (examples of which are here and here ), Andy's crappy cell phone moon pic and this podcast's new mission to help Dara get to Bortle 1 . This epis...

Science comedian Brian Malow ( @sciencecomedian ) joins Matt and Andy to discuss dressing up with Mitch Hedberg, stoned cavemen creating high art , Fast, Cheap & Out of Control , the world's first wooden satellite  and a promising malaria vaccine . This episode is brought to you by  The Great Courses Plus , offering Probably Science listeners a 14-day free trial with unlimited access PLUS 20% off...

Bethany Black ( @beffernieblack ) joins Matt and guest host Nick Doody ( @nickdoody ) to talk about buying fireworks in France, being banned from all school trips, growing teeth everywhere , surprisingly useful destructive asteroids , the Chicxulub crater , a possible new force of nature and Stephen King books set near us.

Theoretical physicist, futurist and author Michio Kaku ( @michiokaku ) joins Andy and Matt to talk about his new book The God Equation: The Quest for a Theory of Everything and its look at the fascinating history of humanity's attempts to merge the realms of the very big and the very small into one theory explaining all of existence. This episode is brought to you by  The Great Courses Plus , offe...

Jess Phoenix ( @jessphoenix2018 ), author of the new book Ms. Adventure: My Wild Explorations in Science, Lava, and Life joins Matt and Andy to talk about all things volcano-related, her education and outreach organization Blueprint Earth , lava tubes, her upcoming show about Atlantis... and whether Dante's Peak is better than Volcano . This episode is brought to you by  The Great Courses Plus , o...

Comedian Dana Eagle ( @DanaEagleTweets ) joins Matt and Andy to discuss the latest on Desert Tony's health, the world's oldest computer , mechanical gears found in nature , sea slugs that survive self-decapitation , a change of heart from a former head/body transplant candidate  and Dana's book How To Be Depressed . This episode is brought to you by  The Great Courses Plus , offering Probably Scie...

Comedian, author and now cryptic crossword setter Dave Gorman ( @DaveGorman ) joins Matt and Andy to discuss the world of cryptic crosswords , standup about math(s) , cuttlefish that pass the marshmallow test , words that are their own antonyms , testing the efficacy of psychedelic microdosing , creativity testing , Andy's favorite Tracey Ullman sketch , glow-in-the-dark sharks , the New Zealand t...

Comedian and analytics consultant Sarah Dorfman ( @SarahPDorfman ) joins Andy and Matt to discuss asking a ton of whys , magnetic pole flips and killing neanderthals , trees showing pole flips , India's lake of skeletons , the first photograph ever , the hidden message in Perseverance's parachute , AI conquering '80s video games , and little Jack Black in an ad for Pitfall .

Comedian, podcaster and author of the upcoming book The History of Standup Wayne Federman ( @Federman ) joins Matt and Andy to discuss the original location of Stonehenge , why its construction might not have been that hard , transparent wood that's stronger than glass , whether glass is a liquid or not , training pigs to use joystick s and what the future holds for standup comedy. This episode is...

Comedian and podcaster Brandie Posey ( @Brandazzle ) returns to the show to talk about hosting celebrity karaoke and ending up on TMZ , more details on how wombat poop ends up cubed , a quick refresher on platonic solids , Brexit and bees , Wandavision, the insane amount of power consumed by Bitcoin  and quantum encryption in space .

Comedian April Richardson ( @apey ) of the podcast Why Do I Like This? returns to the show to chat about moving to England, the smallest reptile on Earth , hibernation in early humans , teaching spinach to send emails , Tiny Elvis and the Wilhelm Scream . This episode is brought to you by  The Great Courses Plus , offering Probably Science listeners a free 14-day trial with unlimited access by vis...

Comedian/musician Eli Braden ( @EliBraden ) returns to the show to discuss stonks, the Robinhood fiasco, PredictIt.org , The Hustler , Psycho Goreman , more dinosaur butthole developments , Colgate University , Perseverance's upcoming Mars landing  and evidence of multiple Mars ice ages .