Latest Mattkirshen Podcast Episodes

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Episode 527 - Joshua Snyder

Probably Science - April 14, 2024 21:42 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 609 ratings
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 com...

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Episode 526 - Carmen Morales

Probably Science - April 03, 2024 00:12 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 609 ratings
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, Carme...

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Episode 525 - Marcus Monroe

Probably Science - March 24, 2024 00:40 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 609 ratings
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 moon and To 29 and Beyond, now ta...

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Episode 524 - Tara Flynn

Probably Science - March 10, 2024 21:31 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 609 ratings
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 microplastic...

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Episode 523 - Adam Newman

Probably Science - March 03, 2024 20:58 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 609 ratings
Comedian/musician Adam Newman (@adam_newman) joins Andy, Matt and Jesse to talk about sweep picking, Antarctic scientists developing their own accent, Adam and Jesse's dreadlock pasts, Adam's upcoming special Jew Versus The Volcano, Purim talk, how humans lost their tails, the Willy Wonka AI exp...

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Episode 522 - Wendy Liebman

Probably Science - February 22, 2024 21:18 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 609 ratings
Comedy legend Wendy Liebman (@WendyLiebman) joins Matt, Jesse and Andy to talk about Wendy and Jesse's Letterman overlap, Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist, Wendy's psychology background and transition into comedy, the evolutionary advantage of ADHD, bizarre AI rat genitalia, using AI to advance ...

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Episode 521 - Jeffrey Baldinger

Probably Science - February 10, 2024 16:10 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 609 ratings
Comedian Jeffrey Baldinger (@Jeffbaldinger) joins Matt and Jesse to talk about earthquakes, Santa Claus' dad, a strange new type of star in the middle of our galaxy and distinguishing between earthquakes and nuclear tests.

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Episode 520 - Matt Knudsen

Probably Science - February 04, 2024 22:38 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 609 ratings
Comedian, actor and author Matt Knudsen (@mattknudsen) returns to the podcast to talk about his new book Have I Seen You In Anything?, working on soap operas, being in an iconic I Think You Should Leave sketch, going back to school, learning to tap dance, testosterone reducing the Audience Effec...

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Episode 519 - Leah Bonnema

Probably Science - January 21, 2024 23:32 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 609 ratings
Comedian Leah Bonnema (@LeahBonnema) joins Matt, Jesse and Andy to talk about Matt and Leah's road gig adventure, Jesse being snowed in, going to the bathroom outside, the science behind the munchies, Japan's Moon Sniper making contact with the lunar surface, Leah's love of Love Island, 45,000-y...

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Episod 518 - Moshe Kasher

Probably Science - January 12, 2024 03:36 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 609 ratings
Comedian and author Moshe Kasher (@moshekasher) returns to the show to talk with Andy, Jesse and Matt about his upcoming book Subculture Vulture, chronicling his deep involvement in the seemingly disparate worlds of Hasidic Judaism, deaf culture, comedy, sobriety, rave culture and Burning Man, a...

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Episode 517 - Kim McVicar

Probably Science - December 30, 2023 23:24 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 609 ratings
Comedian Kim McVicar (@KimMcVicar) joins Andy, Matt and Jesse to talk about famous hecklers, Kim's dancing background, musicals and their parodies, coin flips not being as 50/50 as you think, neanderthal early birds, Daylight Saving Time talk, holiday penile fractures and the crazy waves hitting...

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Re-release - AI Alignment with Dr. Stuart Russell

Probably Science - December 23, 2023 19:51 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 609 ratings
While the gang take a little holiday break, we thought it was worth revisiting Andy's conversation with AI researcher and UC Berkeley Professor of Computer Science Stuart Russell from wayyyyy back in 2019. Now that we're well into the era of generative artificial intelligence, it's interesting t...

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Episode 516 - Shane Torres

Probably Science - December 18, 2023 00:47 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 609 ratings
Comedian Shane Torres (@shanetorres) returns to the show to talk with Matt, Jesse and Andy about his new special The Blue Eyed Mexican, his unique Covid experience, more SPATS chats, finding the lost space tomato, what happens when you take your gun into an MRI scanner, someone else who wasn't a...

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Episode 515 - Ryan Conner

Probably Science - December 07, 2023 21:42 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 609 ratings
Comedian and author Ryan Conner (@rconnercomedy) returns to the show to talk with Matt, Jesse and Andy about his porn doppelganger, the process of researching and writing his new satirical novel The Party, an AI ProbSci ripoff, SpaceX rockets punching holes in the sky, deep brain stimulation to ...

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Episode 514 - Dustin Ybarra

Probably Science - November 28, 2023 03:23 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 609 ratings
Comedian Dustin Ybarra (@dustin_ybarra) joins Jesse, Andy and Matt to talk about the recent Formula 1 race in Las Vegas, Erdős–Bacon numbers, the first mammal embryos grown in space, space travel's effect on erectile dysfunction, trying to deter orcas with heavy metal, a message laser-beamed fro...

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Episode 513 - Jenny Zigrino

Probably Science - November 18, 2023 18:51 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 609 ratings
Comedian Jenny Zigrino (@jennyzigrino) joins Jesse, Andy and Matt to talk about skunks, the Vegas F1 race, smelling in stereo, the upside of anger in completing tasks, dominant eyes, Iceland volcanos and the ultra-creepy hamster test or sperm penetration.

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Episode 512 - Steve Benaquist

Probably Science - November 05, 2023 18:12 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 609 ratings
Comedian Steve Benaquist (@stevebenaquist) joins Andy, Matt and Jesse to talk about Halloween, Unversal Monsters, neck bolts, Frankenstein's Doug, sandbagging, goldbricking, carpetbagging and teetotaling, a radioactive toy from the 1950s, an unfortunate pig heart update, people who can't feel pa...

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Episode 511 - Aparna Nancherla

Probably Science - October 28, 2023 20:16 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 609 ratings
Comedian Aparna Nancherla (@aparnapkin) joins Matt, Jesse and Andy to talk about her new book Unreliable Narrator, the ubiquity of impostor syndrome in Hollywood, childhood memories of carob, a new insanely hot pepper, roosters recognizing themselves in mirrors, a drunk dude fighting his reflect...

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Episode 510 - Dave Hill

Probably Science - October 20, 2023 06:30 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 609 ratings
Comedian, musician and now author Dave Hill (@mrdavehill) joins Jesse, Andy and Matt to talk about his lifelong love of hockey, his new book The Awesome Game, bowling lane oil patterns, figuring out how cats purr, bespectacled chickens, and the first-ever fine issued for space junk.

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Episode 509 - Kevin Kataoka and Brian Malow

Probably Science - October 11, 2023 02:19 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 609 ratings
Andy's away, but Matt and Jesse are joined by Kevin Kataoka and returning guest Brian Malow to talk about pseudolegal grifts! Why you shouldn't talk to the police! Scientists who've grown a human embryo!  Brian May side projects! Hedy Lamarr's inventions! Military subterfuge and ghost armies! A...

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Episode 508 - Pallavi Gunalan

Probably Science - October 06, 2023 02:19 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 609 ratings
Comedian/biomedical engineer Pallavi Gunalan (@PallaviGunalan) joins Matt, Jesse and Andy to talk about her path from science to comedy, working on open-source ventilators, the oldest living skydiver, the oldest surfer, growing human kidneys in pigs, the surprising intelligence of jellyfish and ...

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Episode 507 - Andy, Jesse and Matt

Probably Science - September 27, 2023 22:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 609 ratings
Andy's back from Burning Man to give the gang an update on how not big of a deal the rain was and to talk about Jesse's love of the band Ghost, middle-age music obsessions, the viral sensation "Sitting" by Brian Jordan Alvarez, debunking a Da Vinci tree rule (and figuring out what, exactly, bunk...

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Episode 506 – Jesse Joyce

Probably Science - September 15, 2023 20:12 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 609 ratings
Comedian, Kimmel writer and now author Jesse Joyce joins us to talk about his new book about the killer of Lincoln's killer! Plus live brain worms! The Indian moon landing! Unimpressive household robots! And who should go to Mars! Click here for a free trial of Scribd and read/listen to Jess...

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Episode 505 - John Fugelsang

Probably Science - August 22, 2023 21:20 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 609 ratings
Comedian, actor and host of The John Fugelsang Podcast and SiriusXM's Tell Me Everything John Fugelsang (@JohnFugelsang) joins Jesse, Andy and Matt to talk about Prince's showstopping Beatles solo, reconciling science and the Bible, Russia crashing a lander into the moon, the steampunk LK lunar ...

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Episode 504 - DeAnne Smith

Probably Science - August 20, 2023 22:47 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 609 ratings
Comedian DeAnne Smith (@DeAnne_Smith) joins Matt, Andy and Jesse to talk about DeAnne's new special Chiweenie in a Tank Top, getting Canadian citizenship, advances in pig-human transplantation, the possibility of regrowing human teeth, the game Pizza Party and the Radiolab episode about Alpha Gal.

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Episode 503 - Jamel Johnson

Probably Science - August 16, 2023 18:24 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 609 ratings
Comedian Jamel Johnson (@NonProfitComic), host of too many podcasts to count, joins Matt, Jesse and Andy to mourn Paul Reubens, discuss Amazing Larry and his deleted scene, the Cabazon dinosaurs, Sonic & Knuckles, Michael Jackson's Sonic connection, how to help striking film and TV workers, a ti...

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Episode 502 - Danny Lee "Nitro" Clark

Probably Science - August 08, 2023 19:08 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 609 ratings
American Gladiator Danny Lee "Nitro" Clark joins Andy, Jesse and Matt to talk about the hit Netflix documentary Muscles & Mayhem, how his "raw meat" tryout ad-lib landed him the role of a lifetime, the analogies between management's treatment of the Gladiators and the current WGA/SAG strikes, th...

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Episode 501 - Bethany Dwyer

Probably Science - July 31, 2023 18:07 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 609 ratings
Comedian/writer/director Bethany Dwyer (@BethanyDwyer) returns to the show to talk with Matt, Jesse and Andy about her horror film Grandpa, self-repairing metal, action movie one-liners, why dolphins and orcas won't be returning to land, the resurrection of 46,000-year-old nematodes and the list...

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Episode 500 - Brooks, Jesse, Andy & Matt

Probably Science - July 21, 2023 21:13 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 609 ratings
Brooks Wheelan (@brookswheelan) returns to the podcast to celebrate 500 episodes of Probably Science and talk about Probarbenheimer, the demise of Summer Country, a new venomous snake, a solar telescope array that cost half as much as White Chicks, unlocking car doors with tennis balls and creat...

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Episode 499 - Karl Hess

Probably Science - July 14, 2023 02:09 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 609 ratings
Comedian Karl Hess (@karlhess) of the podcast Yelling About Pâté and the live show Amuse Bouche returns to the show to talk with Jesse, Matt and Andy about urban legends, ancient Chinese secrets, a possible bit of alien technology that crashed into the ocean, a Cuban lung cancer treatment, Kyle ...

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