UC Riverside PHD student John Montgomery drops by the hatch to talk all about GMOs with Tig, Kyle, and David on this week’s Professor Blastoff! We’ll learn what exactly GMOs are, some myths about GMOs, and what’s good for our meat & bones. Plus, we check in on Kyle’s fantastic iPod mix!

What exactly goes into making a movie? Our film making expert Mike Kennedy has worked professionally in the movie biz for 15 years on over 80 feature films from Django Unchained to The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. Mike joins the Blastoff crew in the hatch via phone magic to talk about the various film making crafts he’s done, what’s essential in making a movie, and the steps to making a low budget movie.

What exactly happens during Tarot card readings? Well, talented improviser and Tarot extraordinaro Suzi Barrett joins the Blastoff crew to debunk preconceived notions regarding Tarot card readings and to give everyone a Tarot card reading! Put your head phones on and find out if Tig, Kyle, and David’s future is positive or tarot-ble.

There are hugs galore on this week’s episode of Professor Blastoff! Veteran TV/Film Manager, Producer, and Podcaster Barry Katz joins Tig, David, and Kyle to chat about creating comedy consistently, how a comedian will ultimately catch a big break, and why huggable & lovable can almost always help a comedian to crossover to TV and Film. Plus, the gang plays a game of What Did Kyle Forget!

Tiny calves, the wig, and beach poop are back! After they try to break a tongue twister world record, they welcome host of Literary Death Match Adrian Todd Zuniga to tell us about how Literary Death Match works, the meaning of brain float, and his new goal of memorizing a poem every month for the rest of his life. Plus, Adrian gets some writing advice from Yo, Teach himself. YES! YES! YES!

Tig, Kyle, and David are back to discuss haircuts, online dating, ghosts, and to bring us part TWO of the Best of Professor Blastoff 2013 where they recall the best moments as chosen by YOU!

Happy New Year Blastronauts! After Tig, Kyle, and David share stories from their holidays, they bring us part one of the best of Professor Blastoff 2013 as chosen by YOU. Did the origin of night guy or Tig’s impression of a 4 year old packing a little suitcase make it on the episode? You’ll have to tune in to find out! Don’t forget to keep submitting your favorite moments from the podcast for part 2 over at earwolf.polldaddy.com/s/professor-blastoff-s-best-2013-moments.

Tig the season to join the Blastronaut crew for a LIVE episode from San Diego! They welcome Pinback’s own Rob Crow to chat about all things inspiration. There will even be a special impromptu song inspired by the audience. And some of your favorite Blastoff characters will make an appearance. Happy accidents!

The crew makes their way to San Diego! They talk about Tig’s Grammy nomination and David’s mother before welcoming back former US Army Sergeant Andrew Shaver to discuss life after the military. Andrew chats about the tough transitional period after leaving the military, some of the behavior he keeps up, and what made him want to go in the military in the first place. Plus, Andrew & Kyle do a bit of Army role-playing!

Ever felt like you’ve made a wrong decision in the past and as a result it dramatically changed your life for the better or worse? Well, you’ve probably left the kitchen light on as well because you’re a person who’s got some regrets. Tig, Kyle, and David discuss if regrets can be healthy, talk about regretting regrets, and share their biggest/smallest regrets. Don’t regret missing out on this week’s episode!

The gang gets locked out of the hatch but luckily they’ve made it their goal to get this episode to you so make it your goal to tell your nanny to remind you to listen to this week’s special episode of Professor Blastoff recorded from Kyle’s living room! Tig, Kyle, and David discuss the distinction between goals and chores, share some of their long term goals, and talk about the importance of setting short term goals. So hurry up and achieve today’s goal by tuning in!

What does it take to be a teacher in this day and age? Andy Bishop is a 4th grade teacher from Bellingham, Washington and he traveled all the way to the hatch to tell us how to engage with students through building relationships and helping them discover new things thanks to some of the wonderful characters from this very podcast! Could Andy keep 4th grade Tig from sleeping in class? You’ll have to tune in to find out!

You’ll be having fun once you hear Tig debut her new hit song (we’ll know because you’ll be smiling)! After catching up with Tig’s double dizzy antics, actress Janet Varney joins the Blastronauts to discuss the intelligent levels of animals. They’ll talk about what defines intelligence in animals, animals we perceive as being dumb, and being outsmarted by dogs (and in Kyle’s case, raccoons).

Get ready as the Blastoff crew come at you LIVE from Boston to share about their time with mother (Kyle’s mom) and welcome back Sascha Cohen to talk about the world’s earliest profession aka sex work. They’ll cover early demand of sexual acts through brothels, whether strippers are sex workers, survival sex work, and pornography. And they also travel back in time to meet up with a caveman by the name of Grock.

After Tig blows everyone’s mind with her baby voice, the gang is joined by filmmaker/creator of Zoochosis Patrick Scott and terpsichorean neuroscientist Crystal Dilworth of Fail Lab to talk all about scientists. They’ll discuss the myth of the scientist, what makes a good scientist, and scientists that inspire them. That’s not all, there’s a new ringtone for all you Blastronauts out there!