Facts Machine

About Facts Machine

Facts Machine is a podcast by and for people who are curious about everything — but especially the things that make them laugh. Scientists by day and pub trivia hosts by night, Emily, Noah, and Rob leverage their scientific curiosity and delight in obscure minutiae to bring you a podcast that explores life’s silliest, most unexpected, and outright awe-inspiring stories. And puns. So many puns.

Publisher

Facts Machine

Category

science

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

13 Mar 2018

Latest episode

4 Feb 2025

Latest episodes

74 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   4 Feb 2025

   Episode 73: Eeks! of Nature (ft. Jaida Elcock & Nic Comparato)

   In this episode dedicated to "Spooky Animals", we were joined by shark expert Jaida Elcock and bat expert Nic Comparato for stories about spooky species, comedy about creepy crawlies, and hare-raising trivia that made it a fright to remember! Jaida: @sofishtication_ (https://www.instagram.com/sofishtication_) Nic: @lesscommonloons (https://www.instagram.com/lesscommonloons/)

2. 

   17 Dec 2024

   Episode 73: Starry Not Sorry (ft. Iman Behbehani, Kate Schmidt & Matthew Starr)

   See our show THIS THURSDAY (12/19) in person in New York or streaming from wherever you are! (https://caveat.nyc/events/facts-machine-science-comedy--trivia-12-19-2024) In this Astrophysics-themed episode, we were joined by astrophysicist Iman Behbehani, astronomer Kate Schmidt, and comedian Matthew Starr for stories about the stars, comedy about the cosmos, and trivia that’ll be out of this world! Iman: @astroontapnyc (https://www.instagram.com/astroontapnyc/) Kate: @crotchetiercrocheter (https://www.instagram.com/crotchetiercrocheter/) Matthew: @matthewsstarr (https://www.instagram.com/matthewsstarr/)

3. 

   15 Oct 2024

   Episode 72: Ballot Cleanser (ft. Dr. Lindsey Cormack PhD, Dr. Justin Williams PhD & Dr. Andrea Jones-Rooy PhD)

   Come see the show THIS THURSDAY (10/17, 7pm EDT) in person in New York or via livestream from wherever you are! In this Political Science-themed episode, we were joined political scientist and author Dr. Lindsey Cormack PhD, historian and comedian Dr. Justin Williams PhD, and political scientist, comedian, and circus performer (!!) Dr. Andrea Jones-Rooy PhD for deep dives on democracy, laughs about gaffes, and trivia that’ll have you polling in the aisles! Lindsey: @howtoraiseacitizen Justin: @justin_williams_comedy Andrea: @jonesrooy

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

13,092

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.9 / 5

41 ratings

Spotify

4.8 / 5

28 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 68 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

71

Social presence

0

YouTube

76

Engagement

85

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