88 episodes
You're the Expert Chris Duffy
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4.5 • 552 Ratings
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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!
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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.
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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.
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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.
Customer Reviews
Pretty good!
I like this podcast, I really do. But each episode can be a hit or a miss with me. Since it revolves around a rotating cast of both comedians and scientists, each episode depends on the chemistry between both parties. Sometimes it's amazing! I love the episodes that Jo Firestone features in, for example. Sometimes, I skip past episodes because either the scienties or the comedians were not engaged. Despite this, I have listened to almost every episode and have only skipped over a couple. Give it a try!
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I love this show. It’s ability to make topics that could be boring PowerPoints, funny and fun. I haven’t been able to find anything that replaces the void that it made when it stopped. I will never not subscribe bc I live on the island of hope that it will return.
Mr. Duffy
This is a great show. What Happened? I cannot be alone wishing there were new episodes.
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