I like that idea. Not sure about his “academic rigorousness” but sure why not? He can draw an audience and seems witty enough.
I am assuming they still stick to the same schedule, eg they shoot all 5 weekly episodes on one day. So it should be fairly easy to schedule a whole ‘host’ of various B, C and D list celebs.
He has a BA in English Lit from Princeton and an MA from Yale, earned back in the 80s when those schools could still be taken somewhat seriously.