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 quote:This show is a weekly conversation between Tig Notaro and her co-hosts Kyle Dunnigan and David Huntsberger, in which they focus on a central theme they find interesting. The topics range from scientific to philosophical to metaphysical. Professor blastoff is a show in which 3 comedian friends, and usually an 'expert' guest, discuss a topic ranging from the physical to the metaphysical, and planetary exploration. Sometimes Tig, David, Kyle and guest stick to an overview of the topic, but most of the times they focus on one aspect they find most interesting. It also has a really quote:Professor R.L. Blastoff initally created a weekly radio show in the early 1940's, shortly after he had begun preliminary work on a prototype time machine. His research over the course of his distinguished career in fields such as applied physics, molecular biology, and chemical engineering earned him numerous prestigious awards – including two nobel prizes. Sadly, before his radio show reached the air, his time machine reached completion and he was transported not only to a different time – but a completely different dimension. Since then, he has been helplessly trying to navigate his way home. Until he returns, his radio show is guest-hosted by three people who mistakenly wandered into his office. Earwolf: http://www.earwolf.com/show/professor-blastoff/ Itunes: http://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/...off/id435408741 Where to start? #20 Sexual Attraction with Sarah Silverman http://www.earwolf.com/episode/sexual-attraction/ #17 Immortality http://www.earwolf.com/episode/immortality/ #18 Foreign Relations with Tom Clark http://www.earwolf.com/episode/foreign-relations/ #15 Obesity with Mo Hassanein http://www.earwolf.com/episode/obesity/ #11 Altered States with Doug Benson http://www.earwolf.com/episode/pb-11/
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| # ? Oct 7, 2011 15:14 |
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| # ? May 21, 2013 08:08 |
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I love this show. The three of them just fit so well together. Although I do have a spergy pet peeve: when they refer to Kyle's spoofs of mnemonic devices as "riddles".
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| # ? Oct 7, 2011 15:21 |
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I think the first one was more of a riddle, but now they are just sprawling 'poems' that never really end. They really are hit and miss though. I wish aaron would still only talk off mic, but I do like the word of the day segment. BSing word definitions is always great.
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| # ? Oct 7, 2011 15:42 |
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Ooo man. I listen to first episode and someone pegs the reason for Multiple Personality Disorder and then proceeds to get shot down as to why would anyone do such a thing. Its a fun podcast but definitely not one you would go to for real information.
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| # ? Oct 8, 2011 14:24 |
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FitFortDanga posted:Although I do have a spergy pet peeve: when they refer to Kyle's spoofs of mnemonic devices as "riddles". In the evolution episode, their guest was a professor and had a very long, boring riddle about evolution. In a later episode, Kyle tried to recite it and the first of Kyle's "riddles" was born.
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| # ? Oct 10, 2011 01:46 |
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Shane-O-Mac posted:In the evolution episode, their guest was a professor and had a very long, boring riddle about evolution. In a later episode, Kyle tried to recite it and the first of Kyle's "riddles" was born. Ah I'd completely forgotten about that.
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| # ? Oct 10, 2011 15:54 |
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This is actually a great podcast. It is definitely very funny: I love when Kyle does a funny voice, and Tig is really awesome. If you like Tig from Comedy Death Ray, or Comedy Death Ray at all, you should listen to this one. They don't dwell on actual science and philosophy discussion, luckily, because they don't know anything about any of their subjects, and that is boring anyway, in favor of being funny.
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| # ? Oct 17, 2011 17:33 |
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David is pretty much that philosophy major freshman who says things like, "Guys, what if every night existence reset itself but you didn't even know about it?" And I love that Tig and Kyle always poo poo on him. Hey man, cool beer.
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| # ? Oct 17, 2011 19:23 |
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David Huntsberger posted:Hey man, cool beer. I've been using this at parties a lot lately actually. Some people called me out on it, not for being a Professor Blastoff reference, but just for being areally loving stupid thing to say.
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| # ? Oct 17, 2011 19:35 |
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Anyone else get 2.5 minutes of silence during the "break" in the Atheism episode? It's like that on the download and on the website. I always love their fake ads, I hope they put up a fixed episode.
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| # ? Nov 15, 2011 20:04 |
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Yeah I got that too. Maybe Arron was so offended by the mormon jokes he didn't do all the post on this episode.
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| # ? Nov 15, 2011 20:22 |
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The new episode is a delight. "Innocent adult penises"!
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| # ? Nov 22, 2011 20:26 |
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FitFortDanga posted:The new episode is a delight. "Innocent adult penises"! Kyle is hilarious and I hope he shows up on more Earwolf stuff. As much as they should be getting old by now, I can't get enough of his educational rhymes.
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| # ? Nov 25, 2011 18:48 |
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I listened to this a bunch over Christmas break, I think I'm finally going to subscribe. Kyle's riddles are the best
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| # ? Jan 23, 2012 20:06 |
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This awesome fanart was tweeted from @blastoffpodcast. http://twitpic.com/89129h
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| # ? Jan 23, 2012 20:47 |
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Can anyone try and translate the Spanish riddles from this ep?
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| # ? Jan 24, 2012 12:46 |
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Swamp Rock is the best new bit.
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| # ? Jan 31, 2012 07:58 |
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I cringe sometimes when Aaron is speaking, just because I'm sure I'd sound just as goony if I were being recorded alongside actual comedians. How does it feel to predict exactly what his first comment on the topic "Magic" would be? NOT VERY GOOD
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| # ? Feb 8, 2012 02:36 |
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Production posted:I cringe sometimes when Aaron is speaking, just because I'm sure I'd sound just as goony if I were being recorded alongside actual comedians. How does it feel to predict exactly what his first comment on the topic "Magic" would be? NOT VERY GOOD Yeah I wish they'd cut down on the Aaron chime-ins. David already fills that kind of nerdy role without being so goddamn awkward.
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| # ? Feb 8, 2012 04:38 |
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I liked it better when Tig forced him to only talk off-mic.
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| # ? Feb 8, 2012 18:10 |
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Today's episode has one of the greatest Kyle stories in the history of the show. It involves Billy Joel and AIDS
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| # ? Feb 14, 2012 17:59 |
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I thought I'd get tired of SWAMP ROCK, but "Disease" proved me wrong.
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| # ? Feb 18, 2012 19:00 |
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Swamp rock is great but I sure do hate the barbershop quartet.
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| # ? Feb 18, 2012 22:51 |
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New episode about taste is actually very insightful and only has minimal swamp rock (the best amount of swamp rock). No barbershop quartet but a sweet call-in from MOTHER
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| # ? Feb 21, 2012 16:57 |
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oh my god that phone call
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| # ? Feb 21, 2012 21:54 |
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Nobody's gonna comment? It's amazing Tig was able to talk about any of that without breaking down. Jesus.
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| # ? May 16, 2012 11:41 |
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I haven't gotten a chance to listen to the newest episode yet, but I'm glad Tig is back. The show wasn't very good without her. It was basically just David drilling into Aaron for believing in God, it was really uncomfortable.
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| # ? May 16, 2012 12:24 |
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I didn't see this thread so I made reference to it in the overall comedy podcast threads. It was a really heartbreaking but also uplifting episode. I wonder if Tig is never allowed to drink or have fried foods again for the rest of her life or just until she's completely over the infection.
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| # ? May 16, 2012 13:15 |
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Shovelbearer posted:I didn't see this thread so I made reference to it in the overall comedy podcast threads. It was a really heartbreaking but also uplifting episode. I wonder if Tig is never allowed to drink or have fried foods again for the rest of her life or just until she's completely over the infection. what was it, pancreatitis? If so then yeah, alcohol and fatty foods have an increased risk of inducing another acute attack. She's going to willingly avoid those like the plague, though; people with pancreatitis are in severe pain during an attack, and every additional attack ractches up her chances for DM. Of course this all goes out the window if it's chronic/autoimmune/fixably hereditary/I'm way off/ect.
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| # ? May 16, 2012 14:50 |
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plastered quack posted:what was it, pancreatitis? If so then yeah, alcohol and fatty foods have an increased risk of inducing another acute attack. She's going to willingly avoid those like the plague, though; people with pancreatitis are in severe pain during an attack, and every additional attack ractches up her chances for DM. I'd have to re-listen for the details, but it started with her getting pneumonia from overwork, then she had some kind of complication that basically rid her body of good bacteria, so she got some kind of infection that had her hospitalized for a while. When she got out, she was told that she was all better, so she immediately ate some kind of fried sugary food that made her intensely sick again. Then she got to enjoy that while watching her mother slowly die from a freak accident. It was a hell of a listen, but I don't think I'm going back for seconds.
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| # ? May 16, 2012 15:04 |
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yeah I'd be able to answer the question better if I listened to the episode, but everyone posting how depressing it is has convinced me not to go near it. That's horrible luck though 
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| # ? May 16, 2012 15:25 |
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plastered quack posted:yeah I'd be able to answer the question better if I listened to the episode, but everyone posting how depressing it is has convinced me not to go near it. That's horrible luck though It's an amazing episode. It's as uplifting as it is tragic. Listen to it alone in a room instead of on the bus or at work cause things'll get misty.
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| # ? May 16, 2012 18:21 |
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How do y'all feel about Reggie's episode? Compared to his spot on Who Charted it felt pretty lackluster. I really wish they would listen to David and stay on topic.  The best episodes for me are the ones with people who actually know what they are talking about, and lately they've been drifting more towards just loosely riffing on whatever given topic they know nothing about. Granted, that's half of the entertainment, but I enjoy it a lot more when I (and they) learn something also.
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| # ? Jun 8, 2012 17:20 |
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ohshititsric posted:How do y'all feel about Reggie's episode? Compared to his spot on Who Charted it felt pretty lackluster. I really wish they would listen to David and stay on topic. I love when they go off-topic and just riff, and I often get annoyed with David (and Aaron) when he tries to steer it back to serious. I don't listen to this show to learn things, I listen because I enjoy their comedy. I was disappointed that they did an entire episode about music and swamp rock never came up. Also, I like Reggie Watts, but he didn't seem to fit in very well with the others.
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| # ? Jun 8, 2012 18:57 |
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VERY funny Blastoff this week. Kyle is one of the funniest people in podcasting.
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| # ? Jun 12, 2012 18:58 |
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FitFortDanga posted:I like Reggie Watts, but he didn't seem to fit in very well with the others. I think that may have been the issue for me. I'm a huge Blastoff fan and an even huger Watts fan but I can't put my finger on what exactly I didn't like about the episode. I'm not expecting this to be an educational podcast but I really liked the dynamic between the three of them and whatever non-comedy person they had on. I listen to a ton of podcasts and it gets a little disappointing to see the same rotation of 12 comedians on every show. Having someone else on PB was a nice change.
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| # ? Jun 12, 2012 20:59 |
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Holy crap Taylor Dayne is on this weeks episode.
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| # ? Jun 19, 2012 17:37 |
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Jesus, Tig just can't catch a break can she?
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| # ? Jul 31, 2012 14:36 |
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what an awful year she's having
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| # ? Jul 31, 2012 19:20 |
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| # ? May 21, 2013 08:08 |
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ohshititsric posted:Jesus, Tig just can't catch a break can she? I have a few episodes to catch up with -- is Tig not going to New York after all?
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