# Episode 599 - Monica Nevi Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/probably-science-388465/episode-599-monica-nevi Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/probably-science-388465/episode-599-monica-nevi.md Podcast: [Probably Science](https://stenobird.com/podcast/probably-science-388465) Published: 2026-03-29T23:06:00+00:00 Episode link: https://probablyscience.libsyn.com/episode-599-monica-nevi Audio file: https://podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/probablyscience/Episode_599_-_Monica_Nevi.mp3?dest-id=88459 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/probably-science-388465/episodes/episode-599-monica-nevi Duration seconds: 3835 ## Resource Comedian Monica Nevi ( @monicanevi ) joins Andy, Jesse and Matt to talk about her special Big Stepdad Energy , what VO2 max means, esports scholarships, vasectomy rate spikes during March Madness , the effect of carbonated water on gamer performance , a bunch of human brain cells in a petri dish playing Doom , unlocking the antibacterial secrets of frogs and using frogs to keep milk from spoiling . ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/probably-science-388465/episodes/episode-599-monica-nevi/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/probably-science-388465/episode-599-monica-nevi.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.