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Surely You're Joking

Surely You're Joking

Science and comedy collide as physicist Dr. Kevin Peter Hickerson is joined by comedians Jimmy O Yang, Mitch Burrow, Owen Benjamin, Griff Pippin and Matthew Broussard, discuss the absurdities of the universe with intriguing and inspiring guests from the best of the academic and entertainment world.

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Dr. Robert Zubrin of the Mars Society returns to discuss Mars Direct, carbon credits, plans for the moon, and his shout out from Micheal Collins on the 50th Anniversary of the moon landing.

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5 years ago

Meeting up at the April Meeting of the American Physical Society, Dr. Avery Broderick tells Kevin about the Breakthrough Prize winning first photo of a super massive black hole in Virgo, Kevin's birth sign.

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5 years ago

Robert Picardo, best known as the holographic doctor on Star Trek Voyager and host of the Planetary Post, meets up with Kevin and returning Surely You're Joking guest star and Planet Nine hypotheses and hunter, Konstantin Batygin, to revel brand new ... more

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5 years ago

Mark Mamonne is a actor, comedian, and production assistant on Seth McFarland's "The Orville." Mark comes on Surly You're Joking to talk about leaving stand up for acting and to tell us about his upcoming first appearance on the show!

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5 years ago

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4.5 out of 5 stars from 55 ratings
  • Fab, Fun, Fascinating

    Like a hilarious night out at the pub but with Space experts and comedians... great combo! Grab a beer, sit back, relax, laugh and enjoy... šŸš€ šŸŗ šŸ˜‚

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    SergeiDiGriz
    United Kingdom4 years ago
  • Please let the guests talk

    Iā€™m writing this review because I really hope that the host can read this: the topics and contents are awesome, the scientist guests are impressive and the comedian guests are funny. However, I full-heartedly agree with the top review that KP Hickersen needs to ā€œmansplainā€ less ā€” or simply pay attention and stop interrupting the other scientist guests. This is not only missing the point of interviewing (and make me so sad when those respectable elder scientists struggled to catch up in talking),... more

    Apple Podcasts
    3
    TricShi
    United States5 years ago
  • Crap

    First podcast ive bothered to review. Not funny, not insightfull and a selfcentered host. Not worth your time.

    Apple Podcasts
    1
    TĆ„et
    Finland6 years ago
  • Entersplaing

    When KP Hickerson isn't "mansplaning" (or he's an effing physicist speaking to comedians, or laypeople, condescendingly) and when Griff Pippen is there to "bro" it down for everyone. This is the smartest, dumb/ funniest podcast on the planet. If you want to science but you can't think real good... this podcast will make you the smartest of your dumb friends. If you're actually a scientist and want to keep up on pop-sci (like pop culture only smarter) and like to laugh; this podcast is for both a... more

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Labbox
    United States7 years ago
  • Opened iTunes For The First Time In a Year For This Review

    LOL Surely, this can't be a real show with real subscribers. Surely you're jokingā€¦

    Apple Podcasts
    1
    fafuhrmeister
    United States7 years ago

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