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Professor Blastoff was a comedy podcast, hosted on the Earwolf comedy podcasting network. 

Professor Blastoff

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Professor Blastoff
Presentation
Hosted byTig Notaro, Kyle Dunnigan, David Huntsberger
GenreComedy
Production
No. of episodes217
Publication
Original releaseMay 2011 –
July 22, 2015
ProviderEar Wolf
Related
Websitehttp://www.earwolf.com/show/professor-blastoff/

The show originally aired in May 2011, and aired its last episode in July 2015. Most of the episodes were recorded at the Earwolf studio in Los Angeles, California.[1] Professor Blastoff was hosted by three comedian friends: Tig Notaro, Kyle Dunnigan, and David Huntsberger.

Tig Notaro is a stand up-comic, writer, and actress. She gained popularity after releasing a comedy special (Tig Notaro: Live),[2] that featured her experience after her mother's unexpected death and being diagnosed with breast cancer. Notaro has a Showtime documentary about her life and career post-cancer called Knock Knock, It's Tig Notaro. In September 2016, she co-wrote, produced, and starred in a show loosely based on her life titled One Mississippi.[3]

Kyle Dunnigan is stand-up comic, writer, and actor. He has appeared on talk shows such as Late Night with Conan O'Brien, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, and The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson. Dunnigan is a writer and actor in various skits on the show Inside Amy Schumer. In 2015, he won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics.[4]

David Hunstberger an american comedian. He has recorded three comedy CDs: Hello Robot (2005), Humanitis (2011), and Explosion Land (2013). In 2015 he began hosting the Syfy show titled Reactor.[5]

The podcast focused on topics of science, philosophy, and humanities. Each episode featured a guest that had specific knowledge of that week's topic. The format of the show involved a fabricated backstory where a lost Professor transmitted data to the trio from space.[6] Fans of the show refer to themselves as "Blastronauts".[7]

Reception

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In 2012, the show was also listed in Popular Science's list of "The Best Science Podcasts For The Enjoyment Of Your Ears and Brain".[8]

The podcast was also listed at number 9 in Rolling Stone's "20 Best Comedy Podcasts Right Now" in 2014.[9]

Episode List

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No. Title Guest Original Air Date
1 Multiple Personality Disorder May 15, 2011
2 Inside the Bee Hive May 16, 2011
3 Aliens May 16, 2011
4 The Afterlife Katy Bee-Wyatt May 24, 2011
5 Sleep May 30, 2011
6 DNA Dr. Alexander Platt Jun 7, 2011
7 Deja Vu Jun 14, 2011
8 Evolution Dr. Martin Cohen Jun 21, 2011
9 Dimensions Jun 28, 2011
10 Fate Nick Kroll Jul 5, 2011
11 Altered States Doug Benson Jul 12, 2011
12 Ghosts Mike Wibe Jul 19, 2011
13 Computers Aaron Burrell Jul 26, 2011
14 Robots Aug 2, 2011
15 Obesity Mo Hassanein Aug 9, 2011
16 Linguistics Dr. Martin Cohen Aug 16, 2011
17 Immortality Aug 23, 2011
18 Foreign Relations Tom Clark Aug 30, 2011
19 Rude Behaviour Amy Alkon Sept 6, 2011
20 Sexual Attraction Sarah Silverman Sept 13, 2011
21 Honor Owen Wiseman Sept 20, 2011
22 Food Myq Kaplan Sept 27, 2011
23 Weapons Robert Ike III Oct 4, 2011
24 Traditions Oct 11, 2011
25 Existentialism Owen Wiseman Oct 18, 2011
26 Love Oct 25, 2011
27 Big Bang Nov 1, 2011
28 Creativity Paul F. Tompkins Nov 8, 2011
29 Atheism Marty Yu Nov 15, 2011
30 Gratitude Nov 22, 2011
31 Fear Nov 29, 2011
32 Power Aurora Nibley Dec 6, 2011
33 Competition Chad Daniels Dec 13, 2011
34 Greed Nathan Rivera Dec 20, 2011
35 Oceans Taylor Semingson Dec 27, 2011
36 Cheating Michael Creed Jan 3, 2012
37 Sustainability Steven Yates Jan 10, 2012
38 Altruism Dr. Alex Platt Jan 17, 2012
39 Free For All: NTK Jan 24, 2012
40 Time Travel Shane Mauss Jan 31, 2012
41 Magic Derek Hughes Feb 7, 2012
42 Disease Alex Shadie Feb 14, 2012
43 Taste Dr. Kathleen Keller Feb 21, 2012
44 Kung Fu Christian Everhart Feb 28, 2012
45 Enlightenment Kevin Berntson Mar 6, 2012
46 Art Chris Fairbanks Mar 13, 2012
47 Samurai Graham Elwood Mar 20, 2012
48 Astrobiology Emily Rittershaus Mar 27, 2012
49 Perception Pt. 1 Myq Kaplan Apr 17, 2012
49.5 Perception Pt. 2 Myq Kaplan Apr 24, 2012
50 Gravity Christina Ochoa May 1, 2012
51 Genes Dr. Alexander Platt May 8, 2012
52 Tig is Back! May 15, 2012
53 Self-Esteem May 22, 2012
54 Que Sera, Sera May 29, 2012
55 Music Vol. 1 Reggie Watts Jun 5, 2012
56 Twins Randy and Jason Sklar Jun 12, 2012
57 Reconciliation Taylor Dayne Jun 19, 2012
58 Legends Doug Benson Jun 26, 2012
59 Human Energy Dave Hill Jul 3, 2012
60 Quantum Physics David Relyea Jul 10, 2012
61 Clostridium Difficile Emily Rittershaus Jul 17, 2012
62 Fame Scott Aukerman Jul 24, 2012
63 Romantic Relationships Jul 31, 2012
64 Tig's Cancer Diagnosis/Autism Steven Yates Aug 7, 2012
65 Free For All/Tig Update Aug 14, 2012
66 Psychological Projection Amy Schumer Aug 21, 2012
67 Religious Upbringings Hampton Yount Aug 28, 2012
68 Feminism Sascha Cohen Sep 4, 2012
69 Astral Projection Cody Skully Sept 11, 2012
70 Apocalypse Jen Kirkman Sep 18, 2012
71 Wealth Richard Brown Sept 25, 2012
72 Expectations/Tig Update Oct 2, 2012
73 Memory Oct 9, 2012
74 Star Trek Oct 16, 2012
75 Global Warming Steven Yates Oct 23, 2012
76 American History Sascha Cohen Oct 30, 2012
77 Best of Professor Blastoff Vol. 1 Nov 6, 2012
78 Recovery Nov 13, 2012
79 Election Wyatt Cenac Nov 20, 2012
80 Honesty Missi Pyle Nov 27, 2012
81 The Brian Zono Zalay Dec 4, 2012
82 Voice Lake Bell Dec 11, 2012
83 Mayans None Dec 18, 2012
84 Live in New York Ira Glass Dec 24, 2012
85 New Year's Resolutions None Jan 1, 2013
86 Conspiracies Janeane Garofalo Jan 8, 2013
87 Sexual Attraction Pt. 2 Sascha Cohen Jan 15, 2013
88 American History Pt. 2 Sascha Cihen Jan 22, 2013
89 Freedom Jan 29, 2013
90 Live at SF Sketchfest Feb 2, 2013
91 Live at Vancouver/Hope Feb 12, 2013
92 Live in San Francisco/Star Wars Pablo Hidalgo Feb 19, 2013
93 Youth Daniel Alberto Feb 26, 2013
94 Polyamory Baron Vaughn Mar 5, 2013
95 Statistics Abe Kunin Mar 12, 2013
96 Character Al Madrigal Mar 19, 2013
97 Viruses Eric Kane Mar 26, 2013
98 Writing DC Pierson Apr 2, 2013
99 Pregnancy Michelle Biloon Apr 9, 2013
100 Atoms Christina Ochoa Apr 16, 2013
101 Cars George Reddick Apr 23, 2013
102 Nerds Jackie Kashian Apr 30, 2013
103 Photography Steve Agee Mar 7, 2013
104 Live from Chicago/Music Vol. 2 Trevor Anderson Mar 14, 2013
105 Emotional Intelligence Kjell Bjorgen Mar 21, 2013
106 Military Andrew Shaver Mar 28, 2013
107 Stress Jun 4, 2013
108 Infinity Abe Kunin Jun 11, 2013
110 Quadrilateral Congenital Limb Deficiency Anna Black Jun 25, 2013
111 Live from LA/Mothers Jon Dore Jul 2, 2013
112 Yoga Rocky Heron Jul 9, 2013
113 Transgender Jaden Pan Jul 16, 2013
114 Space Weather Alysha Reinhard Jul 23, 2013
115 Live from Atlanta/The South Aimee Schmidt Jul 30, 2013
116 Ecology Katie Pagnucco Aug 6, 2013
117 Live from Philadelphia/Family Therapy Emily Moignard Aug 13, 2013
118 Live from Seattle/ Bioenergy Kathryn Cogery Aug 20, 2013
119 Live from Brooklyn/Habits Charles Duhigg Aug 27, 2013
120 Live form Portland/Law Aaron Reichenberger Sep 3, 2013
121 Live from Montreal/The Internet Bo Burnham Sep 10, 2013
122 Religious Science Stephanie Allynne Sep 27, 2013
123 Dreams Sep 24, 2013
124 Big Questions Kurt Metzger, Amy Schumer, Michael Andersson Oct 1, 2013
125 Catching Up Oct 8, 2013
126 The Universe Dave Goldberg Oct 15, 2013
127 Luck Lara Schoenhals Oct 22, 2013
128 Midwives Oct 29, 2013
129 Scientists Crystal Dilworth, Patrick Scott Nov 5, 2013
130 Sex Work Sascha Cohen Nov 12, 2013
131 Animal IQ Janet Varney Nov 19, 2013
132 Teaching Andy Bishop Nov 26, 2013
133 Goals Dec 3, 2013
134 Regrets Dec 10, 2013
135 Life After Military Andrew Shaver Dec 17, 2013
136 Inspiration Rob Crowe Dec 24, 2013
137 Best of 2013 Pt. 1 Jan 7, 2014
138 Best of 2013 Pt. 2 Jan 14, 2014
139 Literary Death Match Adrian Todd Zuniga Jan 21, 2014
140 Show Business Barry Katz Jan 28, 2014
141 Tarot Suzi Barrett Feb 4, 2014
142 Film Making Mike Kennedy Feb 11, 2014
143 GMOs John F. Montgomery Feb 18, 2014
144 Sensory Science Corey Beilstein Feb 25, 2014
145 Data Dan Phipps Mar 4, 2014
146 Anxiety Doug Mellard Mar 11, 2014
147 Empathy Leslie Spann Mar 18, 2014
148 Adoption Peter Spruyt Mar 25, 2014
149 Filmmaking Josh Radnor Apr 1, 2014
150 Heart Health Penelope Lombard Apr 8, 2014
151 Science of Creativity Corey Belistein Apr 15, 2014
152 Screen Printing Dave Kloc Apr 22, 2014
153 Animation Sara Pocock Apr 29, 2014
154 Social Networks David Kennedy May 6, 2014
155 Gay Athletes Renaud Notaro May 13, 2014
156 Acceptance Becky Popelka May 20, 2014
157 Materialism Tim Minchin May 27, 2014
158 Film Composing Nate Underkuffler Jun 3, 2014
159 Puppeteering Colleen Smith Jun 10, 2014
160 The Moon Mary Holland Jun 17, 2014
161 Cults Leslie Wilson Jun 24, 2014
162 Catching Up Jul 1, 2014
163 Planning Andy Wood Jul 8, 2014
164 Writing Diablo Cody Jul 15, 2014
165 World Travel Adrian Todd Zuniga Jul 22, 2014
166 Fandom Jason and Randy Sklar Jul 29, 2014
167 Personality Julia Farrell Aug 5, 2014
168 Music Industry Jim Roach Aug 12, 2014
169 Online Dating Marty Yu Aug 19, 2014
170 Aging and Immortality Eric Kane Aug 26, 2014
171 Consciousness Jono Zalay Sep 2, 2014
172 Conspiracies Bill Burr Sep 9, 2014
173 Autism on the Playground Mark Kretzmann Sep 16, 2014
174 Development Katie Krentz Sep 23, 2014
175 Reality TV Lauren Lapkus Sept 30, 2014
176 Action Movies Aisha Tyler Oct 7, 2014
177 Foster Parenting Kristina Goolsby Oct 14, 2014
178 Books Jen Hitchcock Oct 21, 2014
179 God Pete Holmes Oct 28, 2014
180 Horses Erin Whitehead Nov 4, 2014
181 Events Mark Flanagan Nov 11, 2014
182 Fantasy Baseball/Neurosis Jimmy Pardo Nov 18, 2014
183 Breakups Marc Maron Nov 25, 2014
184 Reader Mail Dec 2, 2014
185 Spirituality Josh Radnor Dec 9, 2014
186 Science Communication Crystal Dilworth Dec 16, 2014
187 Burning Man Moshe Kasher Dec 23, 2014
188 Computational Science Jon Rood Dec 30, 2014
189 Canada Jon Dore, Eddie Della Siepe Jan 6, 2015
190 Tig's Journey Stephanie Allynne Jan 13, 2015
191 Kyle and His Mother Jan 20, 2015
192 Dystopia Jan 27, 2015
192.5 Dystopia Pt. 2 Jan 27, 2015
193 The Busy Mind Kevin Bernston Feb 3, 2015
194 Siblings Stephanie Allynne Feb 10, 2015
195 Catching Up Feb 17, 2015
196 Addiction Sean Jordan Feb 24, 2015
197 Narcissism Greg Brehrendt Mar 3, 2015
198 Fear and Living Well Joe Neyer Mar 10, 2015
199 OCD Cy Amundson Mar 17, 2015
200 Advice Molly Ringwald Mar 24, 2015
201 Dog Rescue Rebecca Corry Mar 31, 2015
202 Pickup Artist Ross Jeffries Apr 7, 2015
203 Trauma Whitney Cummings Apr 14, 2015
204 Nannying Ryan Cownie Apr 21, 2015
205 Transgender Ian Harvie Apr 28, 2015
206 Micro-budget Filmmaking Robbie Pickering May 5, 2015
207 Modeling Maria Tornberg May 12, 2015
208 Renewable Energy Rhys Forgie May 19, 2015
209 Best of 2014 May 26, 2015
210 Anticipation Jun 2, 2015
211 Flatulence Margee Magee Jun 9, 2015
212 Identity Pt. 1 Jun 19, 2015
213 Identity Pt. 2 Jun 23, 2015
214 Time Jun 30, 2015
215 Loneliness Sarah Ruth Jul 8, 2015
216 Optogenetics Jeff McInnis Jul 14, 2015
217 Goodbye Jul 22, 2015

References

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  1. ^ "Contact the Earwolf podcast network". www.earwolf.com. Retrieved 2016-12-07.
  2. ^ "Louis C.K. Selling Tig Notaro's Instantly Legendary Comedy Set". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2016-11-14.
  3. ^ Watch One Mississippi Season 1 Episode - Amazon Video, retrieved 2016-11-14
  4. ^ "Kyle Dunnigan | Television Academy". Television Academy. Retrieved 2016-11-14.
  5. ^ "Reactor". Syfy. Retrieved 2016-11-14.
  6. ^ "So Long, 'Professor Blastoff'". Splitsider. 2015-07-24. Retrieved 2016-11-14.
  7. ^ "Professor Blastoff References". The Podcast Database Wiki. Retrieved 2016-11-14.
  8. ^ "The Best Science Podcasts for the Enjoyment of Your Ears and Brain". Popular Science. Retrieved 2016-11-14.
  9. ^ "9. 'Professor Blastoff'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2016-11-14.
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