38 episodes

Join Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee Mat Ewins and Taskmaster star John Kearns – in the guise of different characters each week – as they attempt to explain the unexplainable and put some of the world’s biggest mysteries under the Microscope in this improvised comedy podcast.
Support Microscope at supporter.acast.com/microscope
Follow Microscope on Twitter for details on future live shows: @microscopefun
Performed by Mat Ewins and John Kearns with special guests.
Photography by Paul Gilbey.
Theme music by Nicky Green.
Produced by Plosive.
Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/microscope.

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Microscope Plosive

    • Comedy
    • 4.9 • 112 Ratings

Join Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee Mat Ewins and Taskmaster star John Kearns – in the guise of different characters each week – as they attempt to explain the unexplainable and put some of the world’s biggest mysteries under the Microscope in this improvised comedy podcast.
Support Microscope at supporter.acast.com/microscope
Follow Microscope on Twitter for details on future live shows: @microscopefun
Performed by Mat Ewins and John Kearns with special guests.
Photography by Paul Gilbey.
Theme music by Nicky Green.
Produced by Plosive.
Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/microscope.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Case 35: Prison Break

    Case 35: Prison Break

    Case Thirty Five. Someone call the cops, an escaped prisoner has somehow made it on to the podcasts.
    Want to help us solve more mysteries? Support Microscope at supporter.acast.com/microscope
    Performed by Mat Ewins and John Kearns.
    Edited by Mat Ewins. Researched by John Kearns.
    Recorded live at The Bill Murray in London.
    Theme music by Nicky Green.
    Photography by Paul Gilbey. Artwork by Mat Ewins.
    Produced by Plosive.
    Follow Microscope on Twitter for details on future live shows: @microscopefun
    Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/microscope.

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    • 34 min
    Case 34: Postman Patrick

    Case 34: Postman Patrick

    Case Thirty Four. Early in the morning, just as day is dawning Postman Patrick, Postman Patrick and his absolutely not black and white disco trousers chat to Mat Ewins about the decline of the postal service and his mysterious gift.
    Want to help us solve more mysteries? Support Microscope at supporter.acast.com/microscope
    Performed by Mat Ewins and John Kearns.
    Recorded by Ben Williams. Edited by Mat Ewins. Additional editing by Naomi Parnell. Researched by John Kearns.
    Theme music by Nicky Green.
    Photography by Paul Gilbey. Artwork by Mat Ewins.
    Produced by Plosive.
    Follow Microscope on Twitter for details on future live shows: @microscopefun
    Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/microscope.

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    • 32 min
    Case 33: Animatronics

    Case 33: Animatronics

    Case Thirty Three. Mat Ewins talks to a modern day Geppetto whose creations have been coming to life…
    Want to help us solve more mysteries? Support Microscope at supporter.acast.com/microscope
    Performed by Mat Ewins and John Kearns.
    Recorded by Ben Williams. Edited by Mat Ewins. Researched by John Kearns.
    Theme music by Nicky Green.
    Photography by Paul Gilbey. Artwork by Mat Ewins.
    Produced by Plosive.
    Follow Microscope on Twitter for details on future live shows: @microscopefun
    Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/microscope.

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    • 28 min
    Case 32: Titanic 2

    Case 32: Titanic 2

    Case Thirty Two. Can Mat Ewins sink the case of the presumably ill-fated Titanic 2? Ewins talks to Captain Eyebirds about his cheeky ship.
    Want to help us solve more mysteries? Support Microscope at supporter.acast.com/microscope
    Performed by Mat Ewins and John Kearns.
    Recorded by Ben Williams. Edited by Mat Ewins. Researched by John Kearns.
    Recorded live at Monkey Barrel Comedy during the Edinburgh Fringe 2022.
    Theme music by Nicky Green.
    Photography by Paul Gilbey. Artwork by Mat Ewins.
    Produced by Plosive.
    Follow Microscope on Twitter for details on future live shows: @microscopefun
    Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/microscope.

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    • 33 min
    Case 31: Hell FC

    Case 31: Hell FC

    Case Thirty One. This week Mat Ewins scores an interview with football manager of the occult, Peter Keys. Pull up your socks and shine your shin pads, there are demons in defence and Beelzebub on the bench. It's a scorcher.
    Want to help us solve more mysteries? Support Microscope at supporter.acast.com/microscope
    Performed by Mat Ewins and John Kearns.
    Recorded by Ben Williams. Edited by Mat Ewins. Additional editing by Naomi Parnell. Researched by John Kearns.
    Theme music by Nicky Green.
    Photography by Paul Gilbey. Artwork by Mat Ewins.
    Produced by Plosive.
    Follow Microscope on Twitter for details on future live shows: @microscopefun
    Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/microscope.

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    • 23 min
    Case 30: Benjamin Mutton

    Case 30: Benjamin Mutton

    Case Thirty. Mat Ewins picks up a pitch fork and digs in down at the farm to interview Farmer Mutton on his son's very unusual condition. This is the remarkable story of Benjamin Mutton. Best listened to backwards.
    Want to help us solve more mysteries? Support Microscope at supporter.acast.com/microscope
    Performed by Mat Ewins and John Kearns.
    Recorded by Naomi Parnell. Edited by Mat Ewins. Additional editing by Naomi Parnell. Researched by John Kearns.
    Theme music by Nicky Green.
    Photography by Paul Gilbey. Artwork by Mat Ewins.
    Produced by Plosive.
    Follow Microscope on Twitter for details on future live shows: @microscopefun
    Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/microscope.

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    • 29 min

Customer Reviews

4.9 out of 5
112 Ratings

112 Ratings

B3ntheboy ,

More please?

Very funny stuff indeed. Great theme tune too 😎

van der Irwin ,

I bloody love it

I listen to them and laugh inside. I have relistened to episodes about 3 or 4 times and I still laugh. I really pray to the lord that they’ll make some more. I’d even throw them a few quid if it would inspire them to go on with season 4.
I said it in the title of the review and I’ll said it again brothers and sisters, I bloody love it

SwiftSara ,

The best podcast ever! But is it true though?

If you love mysteries then this podcast is the one for you. The characters’ voices are varied and extensive.
Harry Hindsight is the biggest trader in town.

I really need more of these. Please!!!!!!

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