{"id":12528,"date":"2015-07-14T09:26:11","date_gmt":"2015-07-14T16:26:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.preposterousuniverse.com\/blog\/?p=12528"},"modified":"2015-07-14T09:26:11","modified_gmt":"2015-07-14T16:26:11","slug":"infinite-monkey-cage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/preposterousuniverse.com\/blog\/2015\/07\/14\/infinite-monkey-cage\/","title":{"rendered":"Infinite Monkey Cage"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Infinite Monkey Cage<\/a> is a British science\/entertainment show put on by the dynamic duo of physicist Brian Cox and comedian Robin Ince. It exists as a radio program, a podcast, and an occasional live show. There are laughs, a bit of education, and some guests for the hosts to spar with. The popular-science ecosystem is a lot different in the UK than it is here in the US; scientists and science communicators can generally have a much higher profile, and a show like this can really take off. <\/p>\n

So it was a great honor for me to appear as one of the guests when the show breezed through LA back in March. It was a terrific event, as you might guess from the other guests: comedian Joe Rogan, TV writer David X. Cohen, and one Eric Idle, who used to play in the Rutles<\/a>. And now selected bits of the program can be listened to at home, courtesy of this handy podcast link<\/a>, or directly on iTunes<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Be sure to check out the other stops<\/a> on the IMC tour of the US, which included visits to NYC, Chicago, and San Francisco, featuring many friends-of-the-blog along the way.<\/p>\n

These guys, of course, are heavy hitters, so you never know who is going to show up at one of these things. Their relationship with Eric Idle goes back quite a ways, and he actually composed and performed a theme song for the show (below). Naturally, since he was on stage in LA, they asked him to do a live version, which was a big hit. And there in the band, performing on ukulele for just that one song, was Jeff Lynne, of the Electric Light Orchestra. Maybe a bit under-utilized in this context, but why not get the best when you can?<\/p>\n

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Eric Idle performs new theme song for The Infinite Monkey Cage<\/div><\/div>
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