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Episode 543 with Frank Conniff

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2024/08/29

Mystery Science Theater alum, comedian and author Frank Conniff (@FrankConniff) joins the crew to talk about his new audiobook Dark Apnea.Plus horoscope doubts! Carl Sagan predicting the future! And where dinosaur killing asteroids came from!In the patreon bonus ep we talk about saving the banana from extinction.Click here to support Probably Science via PatreonClick here to subscribe in Apple PodcastsClick here to subscribe in StitcherDirect link to mp3 (right-click to

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Episode 542 with Mark Cohen!

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2024/08/21

Comedian Mark Cohen (@mark_coco_cohen) joins Jesse, Andy and Matt to discuss the two aging bursts humans experience, restoring Tonka trucks, weaning crocodiles off of cane toads, Mark's video game creations, using slime mold to help map dark matter, and stock photo artists who play Lawn Mowing Simulator. and Mark's possible record-breaking stint at The Comedy Cellar in Las Vegas.Click here to support Probably Science via PatreonClick here to subscribe in Apple PodcastsClick here to subscribe in

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Episode 541 with Isak Allen!

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2024/08/10

Neuroscientist-turned-comedian Isak Allen (@isakallen) joins Matt, Jesse and Andy to talk about smashing flies, using fMRI to study brain activity as it relates to music and comedy, tonal languages, the Dong Song, Neuralink, dystopian futures and Isak's new Dry Bar special Culturally Unavailable.Click here to support Probably Science via PatreonClick here to subscribe in Apple PodcastsClick here to subscribe in StitcherDirect link to mp3 (right-click to download)

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Episode 540 with David Epstein and Paul Morrissey!...

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2024/08/04

We've got just the prescription for everyone out there with Olympic fever: A re-release of a 2013 episode in which Matt and Andy interview David Epstein, aSports Illustrated journalist and the author of the outstanding bookThe Sports Gene, along with college basketball player-turned-comedianPaul Morrissey, to discuss the field of sports genetics research and try to get to the bottom of how elite athletes are made. Enjoy!Click here to support Probably Science via PatreonClick here to subscribe in

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Episode 539 with Cathy Ladman!

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2024/07/29

Comedy legend Cathy Ladman (@cathyladman1) joins Jesse, Andy and Matt to talk about creepy Foundation for a Better Life billboards, cancer battles, 1970s acid, the CrowdStrike software crash, how propofol tips your brain into chaos, the merits of comedy classes, Brazilian cocaine sharksand Cathy's September 7th Vegas show.Click here to support Probably Science via PatreonClick here to subscribe in Apple PodcastsClick here to subscribe in StitcherDirect link to mp3 (right-click to

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Episode 538 with David Brown!

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2024/07/18

Producer David Brown joins Jesse, Matt and Andy to talk about creating entertaining science programming, the new Peacock show The Hungry Games: Alaska's Big Bear Challenge that David produced, Rhys Darby narrated and Matt and Andy worked on, the Emmy-winning pop-science show Could You Survive The Movies?, Andy's Top Gun cameo, Fat Bear Week, Goro's pecs, a south-of-the-border Orson Welles experience, using AI to figure out the sperm whale phonetic alphabet, Larry the cat and Boris JohnsonandThe

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Episode 537 with Todd Barry!

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2024/07/14

Comedian Todd Barry (@toddbarry) joins Matt, Andy and Jesse to talk about his new special Domestic Shorthair, an FDA ban of a citrus soda ingredient, ginger ale vs. ginger beer, the quackery of Dr. Idz, new images of an asteroid that just whizzed by Earth, Jesse's air force base food poisoning story, whether toxoplasmosis causes crazy cat lady syndromeand Jackson Galaxy's Cat Camp.Click here to support Probably Science via PatreonClick here to subscribe in Apple PodcastsClick here to subscribe in

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Episode 536 with Sid Singh!

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2024/07/06

Comedian Sid Singh (@mrsidsingh) joins Andy, Jesse and Matt to talk about being a Brexit and Biden bellwether,Mozart the millenial, weird tunings, 432 Hz bullshit, old-ass Washington cherries, SPATS updates, a clever way to curb rhino horn poaching, meat rice, debunking Novi's etymologyand ant surgeons.Click here to support Probably Science via PatreonClick here to subscribe in Apple PodcastsClick here to subscribe in StitcherDirect link to mp3 (right-click to download)

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Episode 535 with Jordan Morris!

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2024/06/28

Writer/podcaster Jordan Morris (@Jordan_Morris) returns to the show to talk with Matt, Jesse and Andy about hisupcoming graphic novel Youth Group, the YA genre, hawk tuah, breakdancing in the Olympics, elephants calling each other by name, wartime magicians, GPT-4 passing the Turing Test, using AI to cancel customer anger, a new stab at AI alignmentand creating plasma fireballs in the lab.Click here to support Probably Science via PatreonClick here to subscribe in Apple PodcastsClick here to

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Episode 534 with Bobcat Goldthwait, Rhys Darby, Dr....

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2024/06/21

Matt and Andy host a live installment of the podcast from To 29 and Beyond in Twentynine Palms featuring guests Bobcat Goldthwait, Rhys Darby, Dr. Farah Alibay and Natalia Reagan, digging into topics including indoor rocketry, opening for Nirvana, projectile bibles, the Cryptid Factor podcast, Bobcat's Bigfoot movie, 10 Million Dollar Bigfoot Bounty, Robin Williams and Koko the gorilla, Mars landers, returning samples to Earth, and Dr. Alibay's work on the upcoming NASA/JPL all-sky spectral survey

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Episode 533 with Paul Sinha!

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2024/06/05

Comedian, quizzer, doctor, chaser and now author Paul Sinha (@paulybengali) joins Jesse, Andy and Matt about his new memoir One Sinha Lifetime, training for quiz shows, underperforming on Taskmaster, Paul’s Parkinson’s diagnosis, how he transitioned from medicine to comedy, being outed decades after coming out, this weekend’s To 29 and Beyond, the 29 Palms scavenger hunt that Andy developed, James Webb spotting the birth of some very early galaxies, Charles Dickens the performer, what really

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Episode 532 with Ron Lynch!

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2024/05/25

Comedian, actor and host of The Tomorrow Show Ron Lynch (@ronlynch1) checks in with Matt, Jesse and Andy to talk about the groundbreaking show Home Movies, Ron's geology degree, microplastics in your balls, Terrence Howard's magnificent bullshit, reducing the carbon footprint of cement, using the Sun as a giant telescope and of course To 29 and Beyond, coming to Outpost 29 June 7-8. To 29 and Beyond is sponsored by Visit 29, Merch Kitchen andSky Watcher Star Tours. For 15% off a Sky Watcher

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Episode 531 with Omid Singh!

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2024/05/16

Comedian Omid Singh (@omid_singh) joins Jesse, Andy and Matt to talk about Omid's Lil Special, the recent additions to the To 29 and Beyond lineup, including Moshe Kasher and Natasha Leggero's Endless Honeymoon podcast and Rhys Darby, southern indifference to northern lights, Omid's dream song, Dubai construction projects,The Line in Saudi Arabia, red flags in the AI world, repurposing coffee grounds for construction projects, supercapacitors and the future of energy storageand the photoplayer

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Episode 530 with Shane Mauss!

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2024/05/09

Comedian Shane Mauss (@shane_mauss) returns to the podcast in the midst of his A Better Trip tour to talk with Matt and Andy about having his van broken into, his new line of plant activated products, the connection between Amanita muscaria mushrooms and Mario and Santa, the trendiness of ketamine, a psychedelic toad venom that may have therapeutic uses (and that, of course, Shane has already tried), a wounded orangutan using a plant as medicine, and discount presale passes for To 29 and Beyond that

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Episode 529 with Sierra Katow!

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2024/05/02

Comedian Sierra Katow (@sierrakatow) joins Jesse, Andy and Matt to talk about her new standup special Funt, the upcoming appearance on Roots of Comedy with Jesus Trejo, the underrated Earth to Ned, Sierra's computer science background and childhood obsession with Neopets, Andy's head-scratching interaction with Anthropic's Claude AI, deadly pathogens that are attracted to human blood, the importance of robot insurance,the security issues raised by quantum computing, online Oregon Trail, a black hole

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Episode 528 with Bec Hill!

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2024/04/26

Comedian Bec Hill (@bechillcomedian) joins Andy, Matt and Jesse to talk about What3Words, Bec sneaking dicks into things, a surprise from decades-old cans of salmon, ghost particles, a possible Stonehenge moon connection, ancient Stonehenge feasts, Willy's LA Chocolate Experience, A Problem Squared, Enemy In Paris and of course To 29 and Beyond, coming to Outpost 29 on June 7-8, with Bobcat Goldthwait, NASA's Farah Alibay, stargazing, trivia, live music, karaoke and more, sponsored by Visit 29,

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Episode 527 with Joshua Snyder!

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2024/04/14

Comedian Joshua Snyder (@nerdyvirgin) joins Matt, Jesse and Andy to talk about Bobcat Goldthwait headlining To 29 and Beyond, Jesse's love life, building a guitar,a lack of solar eclipse whimsy,the Star Trek punk on a bus, toxic epi-pens in space, a mouse with legs instead of genitals, dog comprehension, the great podcast Free With Ads and a SPATS update.Click here to support Probably Science via PatreonClick here to stay up to date on To 29 and BeyondClick here to subscribe in Apple PodcastsClick

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Episode 526 with Carmen Morales!

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2024/04/03

Comedian Carmen Morales (@TheFunnyCarmen) joins Andy, Jesse and Matt to talk about Matt's chipped tooth, the pros and cons of home dentistry, a nuclear fusion record, CRISPR and HIV, Andy's friend's Pioneertown-to-Big Bear breakdown, a million mice eating seabirds alive, letdowns from CBD, Carmen on HBO, updates from the Large Hadron Collider and our live event To 29 and Beyond, taking place June 7th and 8th.Click here to support Probably Science via PatreonClick here to stay up to date on To 29 and

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Episode 525 with Marcus Monroe!

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2024/03/24

Comedian/juggler Marcus Monroe (@marcusmonroe) joins Jesse, Matt and Andy to talk about inventing the knorch, siteswap juggling notation, getting banned from Delta Airlines, a Montana man pleading guilty to creating massive franken-sheep, getting helium from the moonandTo 29 and Beyond, now taking place June 7th and 8th.Click here to support Probably Science via PatreonClick here to stay up to date on To 29 and BeyondClick here to subscribe in Apple PodcastsClick here to subscribe in StitcherDirect

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Episode 524 with Tara Flynn!

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2024/03/10

Actress/writer Tara Flynn returns to the show to talk with Matt, Jesse and Andy about having no sense of smell, Renaissance Faires, the magic of the Irish, fake Scottish Wikipedia, fake grunge slang, a death ray science project, a fish as loud as an elephant, boiling water to remove microplastics, a 13,000-year-old sand dune, Liver King, Oscar talk, To 29 and Beyond coming to 29 Palms on June 1stand Tara's podcast Now You're Asking.Click here to support Probably Science via PatreonClick here to stay

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