You're the Expert

It's a special Thanksgiving episode with Brown University's Dr. Thomas Roberts. He's the world's leading expert on turkey locomotion. Listen as Dr. Roberts talks turkeys on a treadmill, robot legs, and Thanksgiving with Zhubin Parang (writer for The Daily Show), Myq Kaplan (Netflix's "Small, Dork, and Handsome") and Jo Firestone (Broad City). Hosted by Chris Duffy. Technical direction by Kevin Brunswick.

Direct download: Turkey_Locomotion.mp3
Category:Comedy -- posted at: 12:03am EDT

Live from the Bay Area Science Festival! Dr. Claire Simeone works at the Marine Mammal Center in Sausalito, CA. She's the first scientist to study painkillers for dolphins and she helps comedians Myq Kaplan, Anna Drezen, and Nato Green learn all about her research on seals, whales, and other marine mammals. Hosted by Chris Duffy. Technical direction by Kevin Brunswick. This episode is sponsored by HotelTonight.

Direct download: Marine_Mammals_and_Dolphin_Drugs_2.mp3
Category:Comedy -- posted at: 10:24am EDT

Dr. Erika Ebbel Angle is a leading science educator and biochemist. She's also the 2004 winner of the Miss Massachusetts pageant. In this episode, panelists Ken Reid, Christine Cuddy, and Kelly MacFarland try to guess what Erika does and then learn about her work expanding public understanding of science (and what it's like to be the only MIT grad to have ever competed in Miss America). Hosted by Chris Duffy. Technical direction by Kevin Brunswick.

Direct download: 01_Science_Outreach_and_Beauty_Pageants.mp3
Category:Comedy -- posted at: 3:09pm EDT

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