15 Best Science Comedy Podcasts
Science Comedy Podcasts
Here are 15 Best Science Comedy Podcasts worth listening to in 2024
1. Well... That's Interesting
A Comedy Sciencey show for people who like learning weird sh*t. Like, can hair grow between your teeth? And could we ever lose our Moon? (Sadly, yes t...o both.) Join your queer hosts Jill ChaCha (2 degrees, 3 jobs) and Marisa Riley (gorgeous, comedian) as they tell the stories behind the facts.more
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2.9K 3K 4 episodes / month Avg Length 29 min
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2. StarTalk Radio
Science, pop culture and comedy collide on StarTalk Radio! Astrophysicist and Hayden Planetarium director Neil deGrasse Tyson, his comic co-hosts, gue...st celebrities and scientists discuss astronomy, physics, and everything else about life in the universe. Keep Looking Up! New episodes premiere Monday nights at 7pm ET.more
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2 episodes / week Avg Length 48 min
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3. Probably Science
Los Angeles, California, US
Three professional comedians and incompetent scientists take you through this week in science. Incompetently. Featuring Matt Kirshen, Andy Wood, Jesse... Case and a rotating cast of special guests.more
probablyscience.com
12.1K 4.9K 1 episode / week Avg Length 69 min Jan 2012
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4. The Mad Scientist Podcast
Boston, Massachusetts, US
The Mad Scientist Podcast is a comedy show about the history and philosophy of science and pseudoscience. Hosted by Chris and Marie, join our intrepid... hosts as they talk about all the weird stuff your science textbook left out. Because sometimes, the best way to learn how to think like a scientist is to talk about all the bad science floating around out there!more
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1.8K 6.5K 1.1K 5 episodes / year Avg Length 53 min
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5. A Podcast Of Unnecessary Detail
We are looking for a science comedy podcast that doesn't skimp on the details. We've got you. One starting point sets off three different scie...nce stories from the trio behind the comedy phenomenon Festival of the Spoken Nerd. Stand-up mathematician Matt Parker experiments maestro Steve Mould and geek songstress Helen Arney take a single phrase and use it to investigate things that might not seem particularly interesting on the surface but become fascinating when you get down to the nitty and gritty.more
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5.2K 16.2K 2.8K 2 episodes / quarter Avg Length 46 min
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6. Smart Enough to Know Better
Smart Enough to Know Better is a podcast of science, comedy and ignorance. Twice a month two professional performers chat about science stuff that exc...ites them in a fun and accessible manner.more
smartenough.org
388 518 1 episode / month Avg Length 47 min
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7. Learn Real Good
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Learn Real Good is a podcast that brings science to the masses by combining comedy and cutting-edge science. We create a friendly and casual atmospher...e to discuss STEM research with grad students. We want to peel back the curtain on how science is done and what it means to be a scientist while improving scientific literacy in the general public. We also want our audience to laugh their butts off.more
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121 184 8 episodes / quarter Avg Length 49 min
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8. The Pop Test | A comedy science quiz
Australia
Science is a complicated and thankless task that can only be made worse for scientists by being put in a room with four comedians and having their fie...ld of study mocked and misunderstood by a panel. Which is why it brings us no joy as that's exactly what we've done with The Pop Test.more
abc.net.au/radiona..
282.9K 97.2K 57.6K
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9. Daddy Daughter Talk Show
This is the Daddy Daughter Talkshow podcast. Despite the title, this is an innocent podcast, by which we mean we swear a lot, make poop jokes, discuss... childhood trauma, and talk about science! It's a podcast where we explore our curiosity together and make sense of the world. It's a comedy podcast, a science podcast, and sometimes a foley work podcast.more
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10. Better Than Human
Better Than Human the Podcast. Your favorite comedy science podcast, where we humorously breakdown all the stupid, senseless, or downright silly thin...gs humans do and prove, once and for all, humans are not the epitome of the evolutionary chain.more
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56 1.1K 882
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11. The Galaxy Wars Podcast
Join Jim and Tom in their weekly podcast as they travel to various television and movie galaxies giving their views on the wide world of science ficti...on using comedy and an emphasis on science. The GRYS will cover fan favorites from Marvel, Star Wars, Star Trek, and Doctor Who as well as lesser-known properties. The guys are not just movie and television reviewers but they will also bring their love and passion for all things science fiction to each episode based on a wide range of science fiction topics.more
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12. The Uncertainty Principle
We'll cover fascinating concepts, interesting elements of science history, and explore politics and culture through the lens of science. Don't... worry, we won't get bogged down in technical jargon, it's suitable for the general public, there might even be a few swears. Your two hosts and guides on this journey of discovery are the good Doctors Ben McAllister and Taryn Laubenstein, both scientists, and science communicators. Ben's a physicist working on dark matter detection. Taryn's a marine biologist who studied how climate change affects fish.more
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Science Comedy Podcasters
Podcaster Name | Podcast Link | Total Episodes | |
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Jill ChaCha | podcasts.apple.com | 69 | |
Andy Wood | probablyscience.com | 16 | |
Greg Wah and Dan Beeston | smartenough.org | 11 | |
Neil deGrasse Tyson | startalk-all-stars.simplecast.com | 6 | |
Probably Science | probablyscience.com | 1 | |
Festival of the Spoken Nerd | festivalofthespokennerd.com | 1 | |
StarTalk Radio | startalk-all-stars.simplecast.com | 1 | |
Neil deGrase Tyson | startalk-all-stars.simplecast.com | 1 | |
Chuck Nice | startalk-all-stars.simplecast.com | 1 | |
Science Friday And Wnyc Studios | wnycstudios.org/podcasts/science-friday | 3 |