# Episode 590 - Waen Shepherd

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Podcast: [Probably Science](https://stenobird.com/podcast/probably-science-388465)
Published: 2026-01-04T01:22:00+00:00
Episode link: https://probablyscience.libsyn.com/episode-590-waen-shepherd
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Duration seconds: 4371

## Resource

Comedian/actor/writer/composer Waen Shepherd ( @waenshep ) joins Andy, Jesse and Matt to talk about the new album from his alter ego Gary Le Strange , the biology of elves , the best chocolate chip cookie recipe , a runaway supermassive black hole , a lemon-shaped exoplanet and the music of Gary Wilson .

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