Episode 570 - Matt, Jesse and Andy

Comedian Kai Humphries (@kaihumphries) joins Matt, Andy and Jesse to talk about his new special Gallivanting, the passing of Hulk Hogan, superheating solid gold, the Air Bud cinematic universe and an enormous 80,000-year-old blob in Utah.

Comedian Eric Rocha (@ericrochacomedy) joins Andy, Jesse and Matt to talk about competing namesakes, fezzes, last suppers, Jesse's macronutrient gas, sleep hygiene, comedy on airplanes, what would happen if you threw a paper airplane from the ISS, a neanderthal fat factory, Matt's standup tour and Andy's Colorado ska tour.

Comedian and Jimmy Kimmel Live! writer Bryan Cook (@bryancooking) returns to the show for a technical difficulty-laden episode in which Jesse and Andy talk with Matt while he's on a cruise ship, covering topics including comedy on a boat, candlepin bowling, a new interstellar object, crypto failures, Anthropic's Claude having an identity crisis, the Sean Connery classic Zardoz, an AI band with way too many Spotify plays, Matt's upcoming standup shows and Andy's upcoming Colorado tour with Warsaw Poland Brothers.

The gang's back together again to talk about how your pets alter your immune system, a plan to bomb an island full of invasive mice, why the Pentagon wants you to believe in UFOs and a rare post-orgasm illness that causes days of flu-like symptoms.

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.  

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. Click here to support Probably Science via Patreon Click here to subscribe in Apple Podcasts Click here to subscribe in Stitcher

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.

Comedian, writer and author of upcoming novel “First Time, Long Time” Amy Silverberg (@amysilverberg) joins the gang to talk about Andy’s Irish landscape spotting! The optimal amount of bra bounce! Andy’s Iberian adventures! Lions biting gladiators! Men fighting gorillas! And which glasses to wear to avoid the fight yourself! In the Patreon bonus we talk about lucid dreaming and a new state of mind. Please go and see Matt Jul 16 in Columbus OH, Jul 31 in Hartford CT, or Oct 12 in Virginia Beach VA. And Andy’s band on May 31 at Coyote Run Studio in Joshua Tree. Click here to support Probably Science via Patreon Click here to subscribe in Apple Podcasts Click here to subscribe in Stitcher  

Great stand-up and co-creator of the Marijuana-Logues Tony Camin (@tony.camin) joins Jesse and Matt to talk about crows’ geometry skills! Tony helping one of the fathers of decision analysis! Why seals don’t drown! Unlikely animal friends! And whether your month of conception shapes your body! Tony’s new album, An Ass Pocket of Whimsy will come out on Stand-Up! Records and you can find him at tonycamin.com. Click here to support Probably Science via Patreon Click here to subscribe in Apple Podcasts Click here to subscribe in Stitcher

Comedian and Horror Nerd Samantha Hale (@thesamanthahale) joins Jesse and Matt to talk about: A layer of life deep below us! The not actually back from extinction dire wolves! The Earth’s mysterious pulsations! and Reagan’s obsession with the Titanic! In the Patreon bonus we talk about bending sounds. Click here to support Probably Science via Patreon Click here to subscribe in Apple Podcasts Click here to subscribe in Stitcher