Episode 418 - Dave Gorman
Probably Science
Andy Wood, Matt Kirshen
4.8 • 707 Ratings
🗓️ 11 March 2021
⏱️ 88 minutes
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Summary
Comedian, 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 including Modern Life Is Good-ish.
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| 0:08.0 | slash probably. |
| 0:09.7 | Probably science. |
| 0:16.0 | Hello everyone. Welcome to Probably Science. My name's Andy Wood. I'm Matt Kirshin. I'm excited about this guest. |
| 0:26.8 | Me too. I'm very happy. Let's just dive straight in. Let's just introduce the excellent Mr. Dave Gorman. Hey Dave. |
| 0:32.8 | Hello, Matt. Hello, Andy. How are you? |
| 0:35.2 | Pretty good, thanks. Dave, we should explain is a crossword setter who used to do comedy. |
| 0:45.3 | Well, everyone for the last few months has had to be who used to do comedy. |
| 0:49.3 | That's the modern world. |
| 0:51.3 | It's, I mean, you really have, you've been a favorite comic of mine for quite some time, but |
| 0:59.0 | you really, you've dived headlong into the world of crossword setting and now... |
| 1:03.0 | This is specifically cryptic crosswords, right? |
| 1:05.0 | Which is a very unique beast in that world, isn't it? |
| 1:08.0 | Yes, it is. |
| 1:09.0 | I mean, I guess somebody somewhere is a regular crossword setup, |
| 1:14.7 | but it feels to me like something that probably a computer program could do from start to finish. |
| 1:20.1 | Ouch! |
| 1:21.1 | Shots fired Will Shorts, if you listen. |
| 1:23.6 | Well, the American-style crosswords are weird because they sort of, |
| 1:27.1 | they sort of sit halfway between British cryptic crosswords and quick crosswords. |
| 1:32.3 | Yeah. |
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