Podcast Episodes

John Batchelor Hotel Mars with Megan Masterson regarding JWST, dormant blackholes and finding TDEs.

Megan Masterson presented research on tidal disruption events (TDEs) observed using the James Webb Space Telescope, which has revealed previously dor…

1 year, 1 month ago

Mark Whittington on space news, policy and important updates.

Mark Whittington on Tuesday, 7-29-25

I introduced Mark, who discussed the current turmoil at NASA, describing the agency as "rudderless" due to the st…

1 year, 2 months ago

The Space Show Advisory Board Debates NASA budget cuts, mission plans and policy.

The Space Show Advisory Board discusses NASA budget and mission cuts plus policy via Zoom on Sunday, July 27, 2025.

The Space Show Advisory Board meet…

1 year, 2 months ago

Dr. Anna Krylov, Dr. Michael Pierce discuss science funding challenges for NSF, NASA and across the board with a strong advocacy for merit based funding and science.

Quick recap

The meeting focused on challenges in science funding and peer review processes, with discussions about budget cuts, public pushback, and t…

1 year, 2 months ago

Rand Simberg, 56 years after the Moon Landing, shares his space expertise with us.

David opened the program by introducing Rand Simberg and his Evoloterra ceremony—a tradition created around 40 years ago and modeled on the Jewish Se…

1 year, 2 months ago

Dr. Elsayed Talaat, President/CEO of USRA talks space science, innovation, entrepreneurism and humans going to space@

Our program with Dr. Talaat covered various aspects of space research, technology, and exploration, including the role of the Universities Space Rese…

1 year, 2 months ago

John Batchelor Hotel Mars With Doug Messier, Dr. David Livingston

Hotel Mars focused on Firefly Aerospace, a Texas-based company developing launch vehicles and spacecraft for lunar and Earth orbit missions. Despite …

1 year, 2 months ago

John Hunt takes on the WSJ's 2-part recent UFO/UAP debunking series.

Meeting summary for John Hunt vs. the WSJ (07/15/2025)

David introduced John Hunt as the guest for the Tuesday Space Show program. John quickly turned…

1 year, 2 months ago

Jim Muncy talks all things space, policy, NASA, Moon, Mars, commercial space, tax payer space benefits and so much more.

Our program with guest Jim Muncy covered NASA's current leadership situation and workforce challenges, including discussions about temporary administ…

1 year, 2 months ago

Bryant Cruse, CEO of New Sapience, a company developing artificial intelligence technology that mirrors human knowledge.

We welcomed guest Bryant Cruz, founder of New Sapience, a company developing artificial intelligence technology that processes language in a fundamen…

1 year, 2 months ago