You're the Expert

Chris Duffy
  • 4.5 (553)
  • COMEDY

Three comedians try to guess what a leading expert does all day and learn why their research is important. You're the Expert brings academia out of the Ivory Tower and into your iPhone. Hosted by Chris Duffy. Produced by Pretty Good Friends.

  1. Ketamine and Preventing Mental Illness

    12/20/2018

    Ketamine and Preventing Mental Illness

    Dr. Rebecca Brachman tells us about her groundbreaking work in the neuroscience of resilience and how certain chemical compounds may be able to help prevent illnesses like depression or PTSD. This episode features comedians Wyatt Cenac, Maeve Higgins, and Negin Farsad. Hosted by Chris Duffy. Produced by Pretty Good Friends. NOTE: This is our last episode in the season.

    52 min
  2. YTE in the Field (Part 2 of 2): Digging up Dinosaurs

    11/22/2018

    YTE in the Field (Part 2 of 2): Digging up Dinosaurs

    Discovering new dinosaurs with Dr. Mike D'Emic in the second installment of this two-part mini-series. Chris hears from the rest of the dig team about their experience finding fossils and searching for dino bones. In this episode, we look at future paleontologists getting their first taste of what fieldwork really looks like.

    32 min
  3. YTE in the Field (Part 1 of 2): Digging up Dinosaurs

    11/15/2018

    YTE in the Field (Part 1 of 2): Digging up Dinosaurs

    Chris discovers a new species of dinosaur with paleontologist Dr. Mike D'Emic. This is a special two part mini-series / experiment where we leave the theater and go into the field to see science as it's happening. Let us know what you think!

    28 min
  4. What You Inherit From Your Parents

    11/01/2018

    What You Inherit From Your Parents

    Dr. Bianca Jones Marlin is a Columbia neuroscientist who studies maternal bonding and how trauma in parents affects the brains of future offspring. She teaches comedians Josh Gondelman, Ashley Brooke Roberts, and Dylan Marron about what you get from your parents and why. Hosted by Chris Duffy. Produced by Pretty Good Friends.

    51 min
  5. Volcanoes

    10/18/2018

    Volcanoes

    Jess Phoenix studies volcanoes all over the world. She also runs a nonprofit and was a candidate for Congress. In this episode, she explains magma, lava, and all her other hot facts to panelists Aparna Nancherla, Max Silvestri, and Caitlin Durante. Hosted by Chris Duffy. Produced by Pretty Good Friends.

    50 min
  6. Trash, Garbage, and Sanitation

    09/27/2018

    Trash, Garbage, and Sanitation

    Dr. Robin Nagle is the anthropologist-in-residence for New York City's Department of Sanitation and a professor at NYU. She walks us through the crucial and often overlooked role sanitation workers play in the city and talks trash with comedians Maeve Higgins, Gary Richardson, and Dylan Marron. Hosted by Chris Duffy. Produced by Pretty Good Friends.

    55 min
  7. Sharks and Remoras

    09/13/2018

    Sharks and Remoras

    Dr. Brooke Flammang studies sharks and the fish that stick onto them. She discovered a previously undiscovered muscle in shark tails, builds autonomous underwater robots, and fires off lasers in her lab. She's incredible. Comedians Dillon Stevenson, Maeve Higgins, and Emmy Blotnick learn all about her work. Hosted by Chris Duffy. Produced by Pretty Good Friends.

    48 min
  8. Love: Anatomy, Biology, and Evolution

    08/23/2018

    Love: Anatomy, Biology, and Evolution

    Dr. Helen Fisher, Biological Anthropologist, is a Senior Research Fellow at The Kinsey Institute, a member of the Center for Human Evolutionary Studies at Rutgers, and the Chief Scientific Advisor to the Internet dating site Match.com. Comedians Bowen Yang, Michelle Buteau, and Matt Koff learn about her research on why humans love, marry, cheat, and more. Hosted by Chris Duffy. Produced by Pretty Good Friends.

    42 min
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Three comedians try to guess what a leading expert does all day and learn why their research is important. You're the Expert brings academia out of the Ivory Tower and into your iPhone. Hosted by Chris Duffy. Produced by Pretty Good Friends.

Information

  • Creator
    Chris Duffy
  • Years Active
    2013 - 2018
  • Episodes
    88
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Show Website
    You're the Expert