Probably Science

Comedian, writer and author of upcoming novel “First Time, Long Time [https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/amy-silverberg/first-time-long-time/9781538726471/?lens=grand-central-publishing]” Amy Silverberg (@amysilverberg [https://www.instagram.com/amysilverberg/?hl=en]) joins the gang to talk about Andy’s Irish landscape [https://wanderyourway.com/why-the-burren-is-irelands-most-fascinating-landscape/] spotting! The optimal amount of bra bounce [https://www.port.ac.uk/news-events-and-blogs/news/hold-up-are-high-support-bras-bad-for-the-back]! Andy’s Iberian [https://www.quintadaregaleiratickets.com/initiation-well/] adventures! Lions biting [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cp8v2063r19o] gladiators! Men fighting [https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2025/04/28/100-men-versus-1-gorilla/83326345007/] gorillas! And which glasses to wear [https://grist.org/article/2010-05-03-looking-at-gorillas-through-crazy-colored-glasses/] 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 [https://www.etix.com/ticket/p/60121729/matt-kirshen-columbus-funny-bone-comedy-club-columbus], Jul 31 in Hartford CT [https://www.etix.com/ticket/p/82817565/matt-kirshen-manchester-funny-bone-comedy-club-hartford], or Oct 12 in Virginia Beach VA [https://www.etix.com/ticket/p/51837977/matt-kirshen-virginia-beach-funny-bone-comedy-club-virginia-beach]. And Andy’s band on May 31 at Coyote Run Studio [https://www.instagram.com/coyoterunstudio?igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ%3D%3D] in Joshua Tree. Click here to support Probably Science via Patreon [https://www.patreon.com/probablyscience] Click here to subscribe in Apple Podcasts [https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/probably-science/id497735695] Click here to subscribe in Stitcher [http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/probably-science]

Great stand-up and co-creator of the Marijuana-Logues [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Marijuana-Logues] Tony Camin (@tony.camin [https://www.instagram.com/tony.camin/]) joins Jesse and Matt to talk about crows’ geometry skills [https://www.npr.org/2025/04/12/nx-s1-5359438/a-crows-math-skills-include-geometry]! Tony helping one of the fathers of decision analysis [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronald_A._Howard]! Why seals don’t drown [https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c201y2vpnn5o]! Unlikely animal friends [https://www.amazon.com/Unlikely-Friendships-Remarkable-Stories-Kingdom/dp/0761159134]! And whether your month of conception shapes your body [https://www.sciencealert.com/your-body-fat-may-be-shaped-by-the-month-you-were-conceived]! Tony’s new album, An Ass Pocket of Whimsy will come out on Stand-Up! Records [https://standuprecords.com] and you can find him at tonycamin.com [https://tonycamin.com]. Click here to support Probably Science via Patreon [https://www.patreon.com/probablyscience] Click here to subscribe in Apple Podcasts [https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/probably-science/id497735695] Click here to subscribe in Stitcher [http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/probably-science]

Comedian and Horror Nerd [https://instagram.com/horrornerdcomedy] Samantha Hale (@thesamanthahale [https://instagram.com/thesamanthahale]) joins Jesse and Matt to talk about: A layer of life deep below us [https://www.iflscience.com/living-skin-new-category-of-microbes-found-to-dominate-earths-critical-zone-7872]! The not actually back from extinction [https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/apr/10/de-extincted-dire-wolf-hype-breakthrough-grey-wolves] dire wolves! The Earth’s mysterious pulsations [https://www.discovermagazine.com/environment/the-earth-is-pulsating-every-26-seconds-and-seismologists-dont-agree-why]! and Reagan’s obsession with the Titanic [https://www.peggywirgau.com/recent-posts/2017/06/22/ronald-reagan-and-the-titanic]! In the Patreon bonus [https://www.patreon.com/probablyscience] we talk about bending sounds. Click here to support Probably Science via Patreon [https://www.patreon.com/probablyscience] Click here to subscribe in Apple Podcasts [https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/probably-science/id497735695] Click here to subscribe in Stitcher [http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/probably-science]

Friend of the show Wil Anderson (@officialwilanderson [https://www.instagram.com/officialwilanderson]) joins Matt live in Perth along with marine biologist-turned-comedian Robyn Perkins (@robynhperkins [https://www.instagram.com/robynhperkins]) to talk all things coral, nudibranchs, poisonous sea creatures and surprising things to do with dry ice and mouths.

Writer/comedian Shawn Carlow [https://www.shawncarlowwrites.com/] (@shawncarlow [https://x.com/shawncarlow]) joins Jesse, Andy and Matt to talk about his new book People of the Titanic: 30 Tales of Extra-Doomed Souls Who Sailed on The Ship of Dreams [https://www.amazon.com/dp/195415836X?ref=cm_sw_r_ffobk_cp_ud_dp_VE9G352V89ZM43HE408T&ref_=cm_sw_r_ffobk_cp_ud_dp_VE9G352V89ZM43HE408T&social_share=cm_sw_r_ffobk_cp_ud_dp_VE9G352V89ZM43HE408T&bestFormat=true], mouse-to-mouse resuscitation [https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/mouse-to-mouse-resuscitation-rodents-try-to-revive-unconscious-buddies/], what your poop schedule says about your health [https://www.sciencealert.com/your-poop-schedule-says-a-lot-about-your-overall-health-study-discovers?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=topic/health] and physicists creating a supersolid out of light [https://www.sciencealert.com/world-first-physicists-create-a-supersolid-out-of-light].