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Gastor Almonte: Every Penny Counts

December 20, 2019

In search of a deal, Gastor Almonte ends up with an unmanageable number of condoms.

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In Health and Medicine Tags Gastor Almonte, comedy, sex, sexuality, reproduction, safe sex, Story Collider producer, Season 9

Alvin Irby: Accidents Happen

September 20, 2019

When his students keep having “accidents" during nap time, kindergarten teacher Alvin Irby investigates.

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In Psychology Tags Alvin Irby, comedy, teacher, education, psychology, Season 9

Zack Stovall: Completely Untethered

May 23, 2019

Comedian Zack Stovall reevaluates his past battles with his mother in light of a new diagnosis.

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In Psychiatry Tags Zack Stovall, comedy, Story Collider producer, Season 9, diagnosis, mental health, family, mothers

Mike Brown: Best Seat in the House

May 17, 2019

After passing out on the NYC subway, comedian Mike Brown is forced to take a deeper look at his mental health.

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In Psychiatry Tags Mike Brown, comedy, mental health, depression, psychiatry, Season 9

Gianmarco Soresi: You Are the Company That You Keep

April 26, 2019

Gianmarco Soresi learns more about cats than he ever wanted to when his girlfriend adopts five.

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In Biology Tags Gianmarco Soresi, Season 9, cats, comedy, animals, pets

Joey Slamon: Don't Tell Me What to Do

January 11, 2019

Due to stress in her personal life, TV writer Joey Slamon develops a cyst in an unfortunate place.

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In Health and Medicine Tags Joey Slamon, pilonidal cyst, chronic pain, relationships, fathers, comedy

Joseph Scrimshaw: Cookies, For Science

September 14, 2018

Comedian Joseph Scrimshaw is terrified of messing up when his new museum job requires him to bake.

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In Chemistry Tags Joseph Scrimshaw, chemistry, baking, comedy, food

Josh Gondelman: How to Vanquish Your Nemesis

July 6, 2018

Comedian Josh Gondelman is threatened with a lawsuit after he reviews a new sexual enhancement product.

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In Health and Medicine Tags Josh Gondelman, sexuality, sex, comedy, pharmaceuticals

Charlie Cook: The Swarm of Bees

June 27, 2018

Science educator Charlie Cook experiments with coming out to students.

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In Science Education Tags Charlie Cook, nonbinary, gender, transgender, comedy, education

Saad Sarwana: My Dream Found Me

February 23, 2018

Saad Sarwana tries to juggle careers in physics and comedy.

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In Physics Tags Saad Sarwana, physics, comedy, art+science

Sarah Pearl: Don't Panic

February 16, 2018

Comedian Sarah Pearl checks into a psychiatric hospital after having suicidal thoughts.

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In Psychology, Health and Medicine Tags Sarah Pearl, mental health, psychiatry, depression, comedy

Lew Lefton: I'm funny, and I can prove it

January 5, 2018

Lew Lefton tries to succeed as both a math professor and a math comedian.

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In Mathematics Tags Lew Lefton, math, comedy

Myq Kaplan: Electric Meat

December 1, 2017

Comedian Myq Kaplan has a spiritual epiphany while experimenting with ayahuasca.

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In Health and Medicine Tags Myq Kaplan, drug use, drugs, ayahuasca, comedy

Wes Hazard: Everything Is Wrong

November 11, 2016

Standup comedian Wes Hazard's dangerous chronic illness rears its head while he's on stage one night.

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In Health and Medicine Tags Wes Hazard, comedy, chronic illness, crohn's disease, medicine, stomach

Aparna Nancherla: By Any Means Necessary

October 7, 2016

When Aparna Nancherla's science fair project goes awry, she and her fellow students make some unethical choices.

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In Science Education Tags Aparna Nancherla, comedy, science fair, school, adolescense

Wyatt Cenac: Drunk Driving for Science

September 9, 2016

While completing a community service requirement in high school, comedian Wyatt Cenac puts a drunk driving simulation to the test.

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In Health and Medicine Tags Wyatt Cenac, school, adolescense, comedy, alcohol

Jo Firestone: A Sex Education

July 29, 2016

When comedian Jo Firestone goes to college, she starts to worry she has an STD -- even though she's never had sex.

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In Health and Medicine Tags Jo Firestone, comedy, sexuality, STDs, safe sex, sex, college

Chris Duffy: A Comedian Walks Into Some Neuroscience

April 15, 2016

After reading about scientific theories of humor, comedian Chris Duffy decides to see if those principles can make his act better.

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In Social Sciences Tags Chris Duffy, comedy, school, Season 6

Saad Sarwana: A muslim, a physicist, and a comedian...

December 22, 2013

Pakistan-born physicist Saad Sarwana gets a visit from the FBI.

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Tags Saad Sarwana, season 3, Pakistan, physics, comedy

Mara Wilson: A love affair of a lifetime (with science)

May 19, 2013

As a kid, Mara Wilson is decidedly uninterested in science, but as she grows up she starts to look for answers in new places.

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Tags Mara Wilson, season 3, comedy
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