Episode 568 with Tom Rhodes!

Probably Science

Andy Wood, Matt Kirshen

Jessecase, Comedy, News, Mattkirshen, Standup, Andywood, Science & Medicine, Science, Brookswheelan

4.8 • 707 Ratings

🗓️ 3 June 2025

⏱️ 67 minutes

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Summary

Globetrotting headliner Tom Rhodes (tomrhodes.net) has a new special, The Ripest Zebras, available on his website. He joins Jesse and Matt to talk about growing up in NASA’s backyard! The chair challenge! Wasps having surprisingly good memories! While herrings might not! Tom’s hummingbird facts! Plus how to drop an egg! And push straws through potatoes!

In the Patreon bonus we hear about an update to the classic marshmallow test and Tom’s key to a good relationship.

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0:00.0	Probably Science
0:02.0	Hello and welcome to probably science.
0:13.0	I'm your host one of two today.
0:15.0	I'm Jesse Case.
0:17.0	I'm Matt Kirshan.
0:18.0	Andy is unavailable, but we have, despite the lack of Andy, a fine, fine guest.
0:24.0	Someone I got to know Yonks ago, because despite being American, he's a globetrotter as a comedian.
0:31.3	He was headlining in the UK when I was just a little baby comic and continues to tour all around the world.
0:39.9	He has a brand new special called, I'm going to have to do the English pronunciation,
0:45.0	the ripest zebras. You would say zebras. But the ripest zebras by Americans.
0:50.1	Film, film at Acme, one of the finest comedy clubs in the world as well in Minneapolis.
0:53.4	It's Tom Rhodes.
0:55.0	Available at Tomroads.net as well, right, if you want to check out the special.
0:59.0	But hey Tom, how are you, mate?
1:01.0	Matt and Jesse, how are you, my brothers?
1:03.0	Hooray for humanity.
1:04.0	Mm-hmm.
1:05.0	We're doing it.
1:06.0	I'm pretty good.
1:07.0	And hooray for science.
1:08.0	It's always good to see you. I or hear you.
1:11.5	I feel like we've bumped into each other in multiple cities around the world at various times.
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