Podcast Episodes

The End of the ISS (and What Comes After)

Season 3 Episode 12

The International Space Station—humanity's most ambitious construction project and longest-running orbital flatshare—is scheduled for retirement in 2030.

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Published on 11 hours ago

That “Lost” Asteroid That Might Hit Earth

Season 3 Episode 11

In 2007, astronomers spotted a 54-million-ton asteroid, tracked it for just 1.2 days, and then lost it.

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Published on 6 days, 11 hours ago

A Brief History of Humans Yelling Into Space: The Arecibo Message

Season 3 Episode 10

This week marks fifty-one years since humanity’s most enthusiastic “Hello” to the cosmos — a three-minute binary broadcast known as the Arecibo Message.

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Published on 1 month ago

Bonus: Close Encounters of the Third Kind

Season 3 Episode 3

November 15th, 2025 marks forty-eight years since the release of Close Encounters of the Third Kind, the film that turned alien contact into a musical duet and made communication itself the star of t…

Published on 1 month, 1 week ago

Your Quantum Startup Kit Has Arrived

Season 3 Episode 9

In "Your Quantum Startup Kit Has Arrived," we explore quantum mechanics—the operating system running everything from atoms to stars—starting with superposition, where particles genuinely exist in mul…

Published on 1 month, 1 week ago

What 3I/ATLAS Taught Us About the Galaxy—and Ourselves

Season 3 Episode 8

When an interstellar comet drifts through our Solar System, the scientists study it—and the Square-Haired Boss throws it a welcome party with no cake, no funding, and no guest. From the desks of Quan…

Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago

Alpha Centauri: That Neighbour You’ve Never Met

Season 3 Episode 7

Explore the Alpha Centauri system—our nearest stellar neighbors at 4.37 light-years—and discover why "nearby" in cosmic terms still means impossibly far away.

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Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago

Rewind: Oumuamua. Not What Astronomers Thought

Season 3 Episode 2

Another rewind. This time, 'Oumuamua!

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Published on 2 months ago

Rewind: Are We Living In A Simulation?

Season 3 Episode 1

In this rewind episode from season one, we dive into Nick Bostrom's simulation argument, which suggests there are only three possibilities: advanced civilizations never develop simulation capability,…

Published on 2 months, 1 week ago

Is The Multiverse Real? Or Just Bad Science?

Season 3 Episode 6

Join us as we explore whether the multiverse is legitimate science or elaborate excuse-making for fine-tuning problems.

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Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago