15 Best Science Comedy Podcasts
Science Comedy Podcasts
Here are 15 Best Science Comedy Podcasts worth listening to in 2025. Subscribe in one place on FeedSpot Reader.
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Science, pop culture and comedy collide on StarTalk Radio! Astrophysicist and Hayden Planetarium director Neil deGrasse Tyson, his comic co-hosts, guest 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 Hosts Neil deGrasse Tyson, Chuck Nice, Gary O’Reilly
Producer/Network SiriusXM Podcasts
Email ****@startalkradio.net
Apple Rating 4.6/5 Avg Length 51 min Get Email Contact Get Influential Podcasters ContactsGet access to 100k active Podcasters, Influencers in 1500 niche categories.Get targeted media contact list in your niche at your fingertips so you can focus on running your campaign.Email us the categories of Podcasters you want to reach out for your marketing campaign at anuj@feedspot.com . We'll share active Podcasters list with verified email contacts in an Excel or CSV format.Email us
2. Probably Science
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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 Hosts Matt Kirshen, Andy Wood
Producer/Network Andy Wood, Matt Kirshen
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Apple Rating 4.8/5Facebook 11.9KTwitter 4.5K Avg Length 71 min Since Jan 2012 Get Email Contact
3. Smart Enough to Know Better
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Smart Enough to Know Better is a podcast of science, comedy and ignorance. Twice a month two professional performers chat about science stuff that excites them in a fun and accessible manner.MORE Hosts Dan Beeston, Greg Wah
Producer/Network Dan Beeston & Greg Wah
Email ****@smartenough.org
Apple Rating 4.7/5Facebook 425Twitter 488 Avg Length 74 min Get Email Contact
4. Well... That's Interesting
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A weekly comedy science show for people who like learning about weird sh*t. Like, can hair grow between your teeth? And could we ever lose our Moon? (Sadly, yes to both.) WTI tells the story behind the facts and, turns out, that those stories are funny. Join Jill ChaCha (2 degrees, 3 jobs) on a deep dive into bizarre and fascinating topics, with the occasional guest coming in cold and learning everything in real-time just like you.MORE Host Jillian Ciaccia
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Apple Rating 5/5Twitter 2.9KInstagram 3.1K Avg Length 33 min Get Email Contact
5. A Podcast Of Unnecessary Detail
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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 science 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 Hosts Helen Arney, Steve Mould, Matt Parker
Producer/Network Festival of the Spoken Nerd
Email ****@festivalofthespokennerd.com
Apple Rating 4.8/5 Avg Length 48 min Get Email Contact
6. Better Than Human
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Better Than Human the Podcast. Your favorite comedy science podcast, where we humorously breakdown all the stupid, senseless, or downright silly things humans do and prove, once and for all, humans are not the epitome of the evolutionary chain.MORE Producer/Network Jennifer and Amber
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Apple Rating 5/5Facebook 52Twitter 1KInstagram 838 Avg Length 55 min Get Email Contact
7. The Mad Scientist Podcast
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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 Host Marie Mayhew
Producer/Network Evergreen Podcasts | Killer Podcasts
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Apple Rating 4.5/5Facebook 1.7KTwitter 6.5KInstagram 1K Avg Length 53 min Get Email Contact
8. Learn Real Good
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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 atmosphere 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 Producer/Network Learn Real Good
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Apple Rating 5/5Facebook 148Twitter 187 Avg Length 49 min Get Email Contact
9. Daddy Daughter Talk Show
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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 Producer/Network Anwyn Diakuw and Mike Diakuw
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Avg Length 49 min Get Email Contact
10. The Pop Test
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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 field 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 Producer/Network ABC listen
Email ****@abc.net.au
Apple Rating 4.9/5Facebook 325.8KTwitter 92.3KInstagram 66.1K Avg Length 26 min Get Email Contact
11. The Uncertainty Principle
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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 Producer/Network Curio Network
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Apple Rating 4.8/5Twitter 190 Avg Length 57 min Get Email Contact
Science Comedy shows hosts and producers
Podcaster Name | Role | Podcast Link | Total Episodes | Twitter Handle | Twitter Followers | |
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Neil deGrasse Tyson | Co Host | startalk-all-stars.simplecast.com | 1 | @neiltyson | 14.5M | |
Chuck Nice | Co Host | startalk-all-stars.simplecast.com | 1 | @chucknicecomic | 44.7K | |
Gary O’Reilly | Co Host | startalk-all-stars.simplecast.com | 1 | @mythreeleftfeet | 1.6K | |
Matt Kirshen | Co Host | probablyscience.com | 1 | @mattkirshen | 13.5K | |
Andy Wood | Co Host | probablyscience.com | 1 | @andytwood | 7.3K | |
Dan Beeston | Co Host | smartenough.org | 12 | |||
Greg Wah | Co Host | smartenough.org | 12 | @thewah | 828 | |
Jillian Ciaccia | Host | cms.megaphone.fm/channel/ARML8460025943 | ||||
Helen Arney | Co Host | festivalofthespokennerd.com/podcast | 2 | @helenarney | 15.4K | |
Steve Mould | Co Host | festivalofthespokennerd.com/podcast | 2 | @moulds | 31.5K | |
Matt Parker | Co Host | festivalofthespokennerd.com/podcast | 2 | @standupmaths | 133.9K | |
Marie Mayhew | Co-host | themadscientistpodcast.com | @teamgiantsquid | 621 | ||
Jill ChaCha | podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/well-thats-interesting/id1523089512 | 81 |
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