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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!

Krishna rambles about anti-vaxxers, p-hacking, CRISPR, and new Alzheimer's findings.

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 Podcast​.

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.