Probably Science
546 episodes - English - Latest episode: 29 days ago - ★★★★★ - 609 ratingsProfessional 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.
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Episode 435 - Caitlin Gill
August 28, 2021 19:06 - 1 hour - 43.4 MBComedian 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
Episode 434 - David B. Lyons and Jesse Case
August 19, 2021 03:24 - 1 hour - 49.8 MBJesse 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 behind the Twilight Zone movie and Matt's show Memory Hole on Roku. This episode is brought to you by W...
Episode 433 - Nato Green
August 07, 2021 23:00 - 1 hour - 45.6 MBComedian 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.com/probably
Episode 432 - Brian Kiley
August 02, 2021 02:22 - 1 hour - 44.8 MBComedian 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 swimming and the greatness of Caeleb Dressel, petrified wood and a sponge fossil that's almost a billion...
Episode 431 - Sean Devlin
July 22, 2021 20:59 - 1 hour - 46.5 MBComedian 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.com/probably
Episode 430 - Jordan Morris and Sarah Morgan
July 17, 2021 03:54 - 1 hour - 49.8 MBJordan 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 unlimited access by visiting Wondrium.com/probably
Episode 429 - Justin Decloux
June 28, 2021 20:14 - 1 hour - 50.2 MBComedian 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 you by Wondrium, offering Probably Science listeners a 14-day free trial with unlimited access by vi...
Episode 428 - Atsuko Okatsuka
June 23, 2021 05:21 - 59 minutes - 41.5 MBComedian 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 Probably Science listeners a 14-day free trial with unlimited access by visiting Wondrium.com/probably
Episode 427 - J Elvis Weinstein
June 18, 2021 00:03 - 1 hour - 48.9 MBWriter/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 hitching a brief ride into kind-of space with Bezos and Matt's upcoming live shows in Fort Collins and B...
Episode 426 - Caimh McDonnell
June 10, 2021 07:41 - 56 minutes - 39.4 MBComedian 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.
Episode 425 - Colt Cabana
May 29, 2021 20:21 - 1 hour - 56.5 MBProfessional 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 cicada's butts fall off. This episode is brought to you by The Great Courses Plus, offering Probably Scien...
Episode 424 - Dara Ó Briain
May 13, 2021 20:36 - 1 hour - 67 MBComedian, 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 episode is brought to you by The Great Courses Plus, offering Probably Science listeners a 14-day free ...
Episode 423 - Brian Malow
April 27, 2021 19:57 - 1 hour - 56.9 MBScience 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 when you sign up for an annual plan by visiting TheGreatCoursesPlus.com/probably
Episode 422 - Bethany Black
April 19, 2021 00:27 - 1 hour - 57.4 MBBethany 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.
Episode 421 - The God Equation with Michio Kaku
April 07, 2021 21:43 - 53 minutes - 36.9 MBTheoretical 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, offering Probably Science listeners a 14-day free trial with unlimited access PLUS 20% off when you si...
Episode 420 - Vulcanologist Jess Phoenix
April 03, 2021 21:06 - 1 hour - 44.7 MBJess 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, offering Probably Science listeners a free trial with unlimited access PLUS $30 off when you sign up ...
Episode 419 - Dana Eagle
March 17, 2021 20:51 - 1 hour - 53.6 MBComedian 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 Science listeners a free trial with unlimited access PLUS $30 off when you sign up for an annual plan by vi...
Episode 418 - Dave Gorman
March 11, 2021 01:14 - 1 hour - 60.5 MBComedian, 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 tsunami that wasn't, counter-illumination, a swarm of earthquakes under Mt. Hood, and Dave's many shows inc...
Episode 417 - Sarah Dorfman
March 06, 2021 17:34 - 1 hour - 51.7 MBComedian 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.
Episode 416 - Wayne Federman
February 21, 2021 19:05 - 1 hour - 50.1 MBComedian, 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 joysticks and what the future holds for standup comedy. This episode is brought to you by The Great Courses Plus, offering Probably Science listeners a free 14-day trial wi...
Episode 415 - Brandie Posey
February 11, 2021 21:19 - 1 hour - 58 MBComedian 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.
Episode 414 - April Richardson
February 07, 2021 02:07 - 1 hour - 50.3 MBComedian 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 visiting TheGreatCoursesPlus.com/probably
Episode 413 - Eli Braden
January 29, 2021 19:38 - 1 hour - 54.5 MBComedian/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.
Episode 412 - Marcus Brigstocke
January 23, 2021 20:27 - 1 hour - 48.3 MBComedian and actor Marcus Brigstocke (@marcusbrig) joins Andy and Matt to discuss blowing things up in school, puckle guns, coordinated electric eel attacks, solving the mystery of butterfly flight, separating dire wolf fact from fiction and giving shrooms to pigs.
Episode 411 - Frank Wilczek
January 15, 2021 04:31 - 1 hour - 53.7 MBNobel laureate Frank Wilczek (@FrankWilczek), author of the new book Fundamentals: Ten Keys to Reality, joins Matt and Andy to talk about the work that earned him a Nobel Prize, as well as his book, which delves into the essential concepts that form our understanding of how the universe works, digging into fundamental ideas like time, space, matter, energy, complexity and complementarity. This episode is brought to you by The Great Courses Plus, offering Probably Science listeners a free 1...
Episode 410 - Ed Byrne
January 07, 2021 17:34 - 1 hour - 59.6 MBComedian Ed Byrne (@MrEdByrne) joins Matt and Andy to discuss spiteful octopuses punching fish, using AI to solve protein structures, why recycling doesn't happen as much anymore (and Taiwan's amazing waste turnaround), and Europe's plan for a space claw to capture orbiting junk. This episode is brought to you by The Great Courses Plus, offering Probably Science listeners a free 14-day trial with unlimited access by visiting TheGreatCoursesPlus.com/probably
Episode 409 - Dr. Peter McGraw
December 18, 2020 22:55 - 1 hour - 60.3 MBAuthor, podcaster and behavioral economist Dr. Peter McGraw (@PeterMcGraw) returns to the show to talk with Matt and Andy about behavioral economics, cognitive biases, hellish comedy gigs, the science of humor, The Philadelphia Incident, Peter's new book Schtick to Business, stigmas surrounding unmarried life, flaws in happiness studies, how to support an aging populace that isn't being replaced, the new social media platform Clubhouse, Andy's recent shingles bout and Peter's latest podcast ...
Episode 408 - Alex Schmidt
December 10, 2020 21:23 - 1 hour - 50.3 MBReturning guest Alex Schmidt (@AlexSchmidty) of the podcast Secretly Incredibly Fascinating joins Andy and Matt to swap Jeopardy stories and discuss Doug the cat ruining equipment, grapefruit facts, The Ray Cat Solution to use glowing cats to warn future humans about radioactive waste, the monolith in Utah, Europa's mysterious glow and a beetle you can run over with a car. This episode is brought to you by The Great Courses Plus, offering Probably Science listeners a free 14-day trial with...
Episode 407 - Megan Gailey
December 05, 2020 19:57 - 1 hour - 48.7 MBComedian Megan Gailey (@megangailey) joins Matt and Andy to talk about honeybees flying sideways, acoustic camouflage on earless moths, new moon rocks, meatless diets and brittle bones, the coolest dinosaur skeletons ever, fossil-hunting laws and Megan's podcast The Greatest.
Episode 406 - Charlie Fonville
November 21, 2020 23:41 - 1 hour - 52.2 MBProducer and current Jeopardy champion Charlie Fonville (@charliefonville) joins Matt and Andy, whose four-day Jeopardy streak Charlie put an end to just yesterday, to talk about sharing the stage with the legendary Alex Trebek, the game theory of Jeopardy, including Daily Double and Final Jeopardy betting strategies, the Two-Thirds Rule, and Andy's odd-seeming bet when facing Stratton's Dilemma, then diving into stories about the return of a rocket from 54 years ago, the launch of a doghous...
Episode 405 - Alex Falcone
November 11, 2020 18:33 - 1 hour - 54.6 MBComedian Alex Falcone (@alex_falcone) of the podcast Read It and Weep (and a great NASA rejection letter) joins Andy and Matt to talk about why Benford's Law doesn't apply to election data, Hamburglar voting irregularities, Andy's upcoming Jeopardy appearance (this Monday, November 16th), whether or not Alex Falcone was named after Alex Trebek, some good news on using psilocybin to treat depression, British soldiers on acid , a ridiculously named new Covid-19 drug and Canada's top science pr...
Episode 404 - James Austin Johnson
October 29, 2020 17:42 - 1 hour - 43.8 MBComedian James Austin Johnson (@shrimpJAJ) returns to the podcast after a seven-year hiatus to talk about dinosaur butts, water on the moon, cell phone networks on the moon, shocking your tongue to cure tinnitus... and for some reason President Donald J. Trump happens to call in to give his take on Sega Genesis reboots and lame duck hunts.
Episode 403 - Michael Marshall
October 24, 2020 19:36 - 1 hour - 51.7 MBAuthor Michael Marshall (@m_c_marshall) joins Matt and Andy to talk about his new book The Genesis Quest, which explores the century-long effort to understand how life began on Earth and the many interesting characters who dedicated themselves to solving this massive scientific puzzle. This episode is brought to you by The Great Courses Plus, offering Probably Science listeners a free trial with unlimited access by visiting TheGreatCoursesPlus.com/probably
Episode 402 - John Hastings
October 17, 2020 20:19 - 1 hour - 59.3 MBComedian John Hastings (@thejohnhastings) joins Andy and Matt to talk about the questionable comedy of Roy Chubby Brown, neanderthal genes and covid-19, water bodies under the surface of Mars, and using balanced rocks to increase nuclear safety. This episode is brought to you by The Great Courses Plus, offering Probably Science listeners a free trial with unlimited access by visiting TheGreatCoursesPlus.com/probably
Episode 401 - Gene Pompa
October 10, 2020 23:24 - 1 hour - 49.9 MBComedian Gene Pompa (@genepompa) joins Matt and Andy to discuss methanol-fueled robot beetles, super long words, methylated alcohol, why the moon is rusting, smartphones knowing when you're drunk-walking and corn that makes its own mucus.
Episode 400 - Brooks Wheelan and Jesse Case
September 26, 2020 19:14 - 1 hour - 48.2 MBThe gang's back together to celebrate 400 episodes of Probably Science! Erstwhile hosts Jesse Case (@jessecase) and Brooks Wheelan (@brookswheelan) join Matt and Andy to discuss counting magicians, Jesse's proximity to train tracks, Ig Nobel prizes for alligators on helium and narcissist eyebrows, detecting phosphine in the clouds of Venus, finding super old sperm in amber, an earthquake hack to measure ocean warming and podcast recommendations including Our Fake History, Entry Level and Jes...
Episode 399 - Kat Arney
September 17, 2020 20:44 - 1 hour - 46.5 MBJesse Case rejoins the show for a cancer special with science writer Dr. Kat Arney (@Kat_Arney), author of Rebel Cell: Cancer, Evolution, and the New Science of Life's Oldest Betrayal. This episode is brought to you by The Great Courses Plus, offering Probably Science listeners a free trial with unlimited access by visiting TheGreatCoursesPlus.com/probably
Episode 398 - Jen Burton
September 01, 2020 21:45 - 1 hour - 44.2 MBComedian Jen Burton (@jensburpin) joins Matt and Andy to discuss Africa getting rid of wild polio, painting turbine blades to save birds, a Jeopardy furry champ, an uncuttable material and Idyllwild's very good boy Mayor Max.
Episode 397 - Mia Jackson
August 29, 2020 17:11 - 1 hour - 48.2 MBMia Jackson (@miacomedy) join Matt and Andy to talk about old-time casino heists, asteroids that are the greatest basketball player of all time, ancient Americans, songbirds warming up and 100-million-year-old microbes that are still alive. Check out Mia’s performances on Unprotected Sets on Epix, and her Comedy Central half hour. This episode is brought to you by The Great Courses Plus, offering Probably Science listeners a free trial with unlimited access by visiting TheGreatCoursesPlus....
Episode 396 - Adam Cayton-Holland
August 22, 2020 16:18 - 1 hour - 52.1 MBDespite a technical glitch, the excellent Adam Cayton-Holland (@CaytonHolland), star of Those Who Can’t, the new podcast The Grawlix Saves The World, and his new album Semblance of Normalcy, talks with Andy and Matt about the word stentorian, Earth’s magnetic anomaly, scientific collaborations and X shapes in the galaxy, finding out there's more than one foot, the threat of swooping magpies and what, exactly, ropey means. This episode is brought to you by The Great Courses Plus, offering P...
Episode 395 - Lynn Ferguson
August 15, 2020 21:25 - 1 hour - 62.6 MBWriter, actress and story coach Lynn Ferguson (@lynnfergy) joins Matt and Andy to talk about house snooping and fountain misuse, chickens, wasps in figs, coyote melons, spying on penguin poop, Andy's hiking discovery, painting eyes on cow butts and whether hot water freezes faster than cold. Check out Michelle Biloon’s album Permanent Hat and Sara Schaefer's book Grand!
Episode 394 - Jon Reep
August 06, 2020 20:15 - 58 minutes - 49 MBMatt’s Last Comic Standing buddy (and Season 5 winner) Jon Reep @jonreep joins Matt and Andy to talk about getting COVID, meteors and moons, Shazam for spiders, anus-escaping water beetles, unusual places to grow a penis, medieval antibiotics, Jon's new podcast Country-ish and this totally independent, unbiased ranking of podcasts that we hope to break. This episode is brought to you by The Great Courses Plus, offering Probably Science listeners a free trial with unlimited access by visiti...
Episode 393 - Mike McShane
July 26, 2020 09:26 - 59 minutes - 48.5 MBImprov and comedy acting legend Mike McShane (@thismikemcshane) joins Matt and Andy to talk about the funniest kind of nudity, cognitive impairment tests, the limits of human eating, the star that's hurtling across the universe, a sperm robot story we've done before, and mathematicians boycotting the police. This episode is brought to you by The Great Courses Plus, offering Probably Science listeners a free trial with unlimited access by visiting TheGreatCoursesPlus.com/probably
Episode 392 - Jonah Ray
July 16, 2020 05:32 - 1 hour - 52.2 MBComedian Jonah Ray (@jonahray), host of Jonah Raydio and co-guest with Matt on TONIGHT'S episode of The Great Debate on Syfy, talks about his great Seeso show Hidden America, taking over MST3K (and his favorite episode), how flying snakes fly, hungry hungry black holes, Twitter hacks and Bitcoin scams, talking to prairie dogs and the coming population crash. This episode is brought to you by StartAPod, providing our listeners with a special offer by visiting StartAPod.com/probably
Episode 391 - Steph Tolev
July 10, 2020 21:34 - 1 hour - 49.5 MBComedian Steph Tolev (@StephTolev) joins Andy and Matt from Toronto to discuss quarantining and TikTok-ing with her family, the history of sled dogs, a black neutron star discovery, putting sheep in K-holes and a $23 million space toilet.
Episode 390 - Chris Garcia
July 04, 2020 22:09 - 55 minutes - 38.7 MBComedian and host of the outstanding podcast Scattered Chris Garcia (@_chrisgarcia) joins Matt and Andy to discuss getting a little too much parental help with science fair projects, dolphins using tools, 3D printing inside the body and how burning coal 250 million years ago led to climate change. This episode is brought to you by The Great Courses Plus, offering Probably Science listeners a free trial with unlimited access by visiting TheGreatCoursesPlus.com/probably
Episode 389 - Matthew Broussard
June 26, 2020 03:22 - 1 hour - 52.7 MBComedian, swimmer and math major Matthew Broussard (@mondaypunday) joins Andy and Matt to talk about linear algebra, swimming, neanderthal DNA, DNA degradation, Alex Falcone's NASA career, ancient Irish one-percenters, twins marrying twins and twin paternity tests. This episode is brought to you by The Great Courses Plus, offering Probably Science listeners a free trial with unlimited access by visiting TheGreatCoursesPlus.com/probably
Episode 388 - Jake Johannsen
June 16, 2020 05:03 - 1 hour - 48 MBComedian Jake Johannsen (@Jakethis) of the podcast Jake This joins Andy and Matt to discuss an herbal would-be COVID-19 remedy out of Madagascar, why men and women experience alcohol differently, alcohol's lack of protection against COVID-19 and appearing on Dr. Katz.
Episode 387 - Dan Oster
June 06, 2020 00:12 - 1 hour - 42 MBComedian and actor Dan Oster (@dernerster) joins Matt and a normally voiced Andy to discuss pantomime dwarves, a desert update, neutron stars showing their cores, a porn star and a toad-venom death, psychological pain treatments, tripping on nutmeg and Dan's A Podcast, But Evil. This episode is brought to you by The Great Courses Plus, offering Probably Science listeners a free trial with unlimited access by visiting TheGreatCoursesPlus.com/probably
Episode 386 - Sarah Morgan and JJ Whitehead
May 30, 2020 20:24 - 1 hour - 43.5 MBFriends of the show Sarah Morgan (@sarahlmorgan) and JJ Whitehead (@JJWhitesnake) return to talk with Matt and a strangely deep-voiced Andy about a USB stick to protect you from the evils of 5G, controlling monkey minds via ultrasound, a super-deep octopus and monkeys stealing coronavirus samples. This episode is brought to you by The Great Courses Plus, offering Probably Science listeners a free trial with unlimited access by visiting TheGreatCoursesPlus.com/probably