Jest Tube: Recent Episodes
Krishna Reddy
Join scientist and comedian, Krishna Reddy, as he explores various topics in science in a fun, interesting, and easily-digestible way.
After a few weeks break, Krishna recounts his trip to South America, and briefly explains the story of how the Chilean giant squid led to a revolution in biophysics.
Rereleased from 12-12-17. Krishna brings in Alabama native and stand-up comedian Peyton Clarkson to talk about a modern Southern nightmare – teaching evolution in schools. We cover the basics of evolution, why some people in Alabama are so resistant to these ideas, and some interesting and often overlooked quirks about evolutionary biology.
Krishna sees his 23andMe results for the first time, and finds out some very surprising things. Namely, that he is the perfect human specimen and should procreate for the good of the human race.
Krishna reflects on an existential crisis, talks about why dreams are stupid, and talks about the discoveries awarded the 2018 Nobel Prize in Chemistry (directed evolution and phage display).
Krishna, procrastinating as usual, tries to explain the science behind the Impossible Burger for the second time.
Krishna imparts a few tricks to non-scientists about how to distinguish between good and bad science.
Krishna talks about his research experience in Japan and some of the interesting quirks of being a scientist in a non-English speaking country.
Krishna rambles about the history of evolutionary thought and how it applies to present-day biology.
Krishna talks about the lifestyle of a scientist, what a PhD entails, and how he got into the game.
Fresh off another conference, Krishna discusses the types of conferences in science and why scientists go to them.
Krishna talks about how the approach to science has evolved through time, why science should be considered a creative endeavor, and some of his favorite experiments in history.
Krishna starts a new format for the podcast, and talks about how the field of structural biology has dramatically changed in the past 5 years.
Krishna ignorantly waxes poetic on the first black plague, side effects of risky CRISPR experiments, where North Americans originated, and new restrictions on fetal tissue research.
Krishna talks about overly handsome men at comedy shows, mole rats' resistance to pain, women (mice) in science, and autism being caused by the gut.
Krishna chats with comedian and actor Mike E. Winfield (The Office, Letterman, Winner of Stand-Up NBC) to debate the culture of overprescribing, the benefits and drawbacks of vaccines, and why Mike chose not to vaccinate his kids.
Krishna discusses the last week in news, including an update on the Ebola outbreak, a synthetic genome, dogs that can't breathe good, and why tomatoes aren't fruits anymore.
In the second part of this two-part discussion, Krishna chats with Jeopardy champion and bartender extraordinaire Austin Rogers about the history and science behind the Black Plague.
Krishna rambles about anti-vaxxers (and anti-anti-vaxxers), the rarest event ever recorded, and a dude who ate an entire rattlesnake.
Krishna word vomits about CBD, zombie pigs, flat-earthers, mouse studies, and a new weight-loss aid.
Krishna babbles about the latest news in the week, including Mr. Sebi, Sydney Brenner, Deepak Chopra, MDMA in old people, and the latest in HPV vaccine outcomes.
Krishna sleepily discusses cannibalism, Black Mirror episodes in real life, membraneless organelles, gene-editing, and Skrillex (yes, that Skrillex).
Krishna chats about a strange white lady who can 'smell' Parkinson's, inactive ingredients in pills, if humans can sense a magnetic field, and changes in language due to agriculture.
Krishna's in Grand Rapids, Michigan for Gilda's LaughFest. So in lieu of a normal 'Last Week In Science' episode, he takes a trip to the local zoo with a fellow comedian, Blair Dawson (@blairsimone) to talk about some of the wildlife!
Krishna rambles about the awfulness of Baltimore, the latest measles outbreak, ketamine to treat depression, and the second person cured of HIV.
In the first of this two-part discussion, Krishna chats with Jeopardy champion and bartender extraordinaire Austin Rogers about the history and science behind the Black Plague.
Krishna tiredly mumbles about Vitamin D, a strange new blood therapy, an expanded DNA alphabet, Japanese healing leaves, sharks, and almonds.
Krishna huffs and puffs through the Mars Rover death, a new Ebola outbreak, push-ups and heart disease, 'morning' vs. 'night' people, AIs predicting patient outcomes, fixing nutritional deficits in Africa, and a breakthrough in diabetes research.
Krishna talks about the effects of marijuana on sperm counts, brain maps of consciousness, gut bacteria and mental health, and ethical issues of organ transplants in China.
Krishna rants about a news article that went viral this week, announcing a 'cure for cancer'.
Krishna blabbers about boring science, Theranos, gum disease, and Mexican walking fish.
In this MLK edition, Krishna rambles about racist scientists, blood vessels grown in the lab, a new way to image brains, and the 10 greatest threats to health. Plus a new segment at the end!
A new weekly segment, where scientist and comedian Krishna Reddy takes you through some of the major scientific breakthroughs of the last week.
We’re talking about the origin of life with NYC-based comedian Brian Enck! We talk a bit about our own experiences of how to make sense of anti-science sentiment in today’s world. We also talk about some of the most iconic experiments that told us about what life is and how it may have originated. Finally, we talk about how the everyday person can get a sense of magnitude of the science behind life.
Do you want to go to the gym but have no idea what you're doing? How can you go from fat Chris Pratt to sexy Chris Pratt with the least amount of effort? What should you do to make your butt good enough for Instagram? I ask all the dumb health questions you’re afraid to ask in this special two-part interview with scientist and fitness expert Dr. Stephanie Buttermore. In this second part, we talk all things exercise – how to get started, keys to improving, and getting the most bang for your buck. And yes, we talk about Dr. Buttermore's...butt - to an impressive level of detail.
Timestamps:
0:57 Intro
4:33 Exercise goals
6:53 Figuring out a training regimen that works for you
11:09 Dr. Buttermore’s workout plan for beginners
12:35 Efficiently using your time at the gym
17:31 Deciding on starting weight, reps
20:12 ‘Progressive overload’ – strategically improving weight, reps, and tempo
25:27 When to increase or decrease reps outside of normal ranges
27:47 Optimizing muscle recovery and the ‘repeated bout effect’
30:32 Supplements that claim to aid recovery
33:20 Dr. Buttermore’s butt – an in-depth analysis
36:15 How to keep things exciting at the gym
39:24 How Dr. Buttermore stayed committed while doing a PhD.
40:56 Assessing your progress
42:50 Physical activity outside of the gym (Non-Exercise Activity Thermogenesis)
47:08 Supplementing weight loss with exercise
52:06 Hey asshole. Yeah, you. You’re probably not training hard enough. Do better.
57:39 Conclusions
Why does my beach body alarm people? How come fried food isn’t healthy? Should I take steroids? I ask all the dumb health questions you’re afraid to ask in this special two-part interview with scientist and fitness expert Dr. Stephanie Buttermore. In this part, we talk all things diet – the different types of nutrients, how to balance them according to your personal goals, and why dieting doesn’t have to suck. We also talk about supplements (both accepted and frowned upon), and if there are any real shortcuts to losing weight and looking good.
Let’s talk about our feelings. For this episode, I go on a journey of exploration with comedian and self-proclaimed depression enthusiast Tushar Singh. We talk about the causes and consequences of depression, Tushar’s strange yet poignant obsession with depression in the elderly (shoutout to his popular IG @depresssingh), and much more. Is Tushar’s obsession with depression sociopathic or not? Listen to find out!
On a recent episode of the TV show 'Adam Ruins Everything', Adam takes on science - specifically, the drawbacks of mouse models, the bleak funding situation, and the reproducibility crisis. Krishna thought that many of his takes were either oversimplified or hot garbage so he rambles on that in the latest episode of the Jest Tube Podcas.
Krishna is joined by stand-up comic Jared Waters to talk about the parallels between spirituality and science. Can someone believe in science and religion at the same time? Jared thinks that not only can they co-exist, but in his own case, one is necessary for the other.
With Alabama being in the news recently, Krishna brings in Alabama native and stand-up comedian Peyton Clarkson to talk about a modern Southern nightmare – teaching evolution in schools. We cover the basics of evolution, why some people in Alabama are so resistant to these ideas, and some interesting and often overlooked quirks about evolutionary biology.
For the first episode Krishna is joined by Law Smith, a comedian, business/marketing expert, and host of the Sweat Equity podcast. With the help of Pedialyte, Law powers through a 'new dad hangover' to chat about the parallels between growing a business and a lab, the world of grant writing, and the challenges of public awareness of science. Law even manages to use a beer bong as a business metaphor. Recorded at the TocoWorks studio in Tampa, FL.