Pale Blue Pod

Moiya and Corinne reveal what scares them about space and try to soothe each other's fears. Get ready for cold temperatures, lonely rovers, empty voids, and galaxy clusters full of screaming souls.  Messages Order our MERCH! certifiedcrucial.com/collections/pale-blue-pod Order Moiya's book, MOTHERS OF INVENTION Become a star and join the patreon at  patreon.com/palebluepod ! Go supernova...

Connie is back to help Moiya prepare for a lecture on the history of constellations. After tracing the evolution of the zodiac and pole stars, they decide which constellation is the best of the IAU's 88. Messages Order our MERCH! certifiedcrucial.com/collections/pale-blue-pod Order Moiya's book, MOTHERS OF INVENTION Become a star and join the patreon at  patreon.com/palebluepod ! Go supernova...

Happy 60th birthday to Star Trek! To celebrate, Moiya chats with Zila Treks about the franchise's history and cultural impact. Zila tells Moiya about her favorite series, Deep Space Nine, and Moiya leads a matching game with the shows' various captains. Guest Zila Treks is a Star Trek content creator and community builder. Messages Order our MERCH! certifiedcrucial.com/collections/pale-blue-pod Or...

What can quantum physics tell us about a life lived at the intersections and margins? According to Karmela and their new book, a lot! Moiya interviews Karmela and they talk about bad bubbles, quantum bones, and the power of abstract thinking. Guest Dr. Karmela Padavic-Callaghan is a science journalist, quantum physicist, and author of the book Entangled States: a Life According to Quantum Physics...

Astronomy writer Alfredo Carpineti tells Moiya about his new book, covering everything from fast radio bursts to historical book burnings to the late, great Dolly Parton. Guest Dr. Alfredo Carpineti is an astrophysicist and science communicator. He is the creator and co-host of IFLScience’s podcast The Big Questions and the founder/chair of Pride in STEM, the largest UK charity committed to suppor...

Moiya interviews fellow astronomy writer Dr. Seven Rasmussen about her new book. They discuss the Drake equation, Fermi paradox, and Hollywood's disappointing portrayal of alien diversity. Guest Dr. Seven Rasmussen is an astrobiologist and author of the new book, Cloudy With a Chance of Starships Messages Order our MERCH! certifiedcrucial.com/collections/pale-blue-pod Order Moiya's book, MOTHERS O...

Moiya and Mischa gather around a campfire to play the video game Outer Wilds... or rather, Mischa plays and Moiya watches in fascination. Listen to hear what Moiya thinks about the game's ancient alien architecture and planet surface textures.   Guest Star: Mischa Stanton is a multidisciplinary storyteller and the audio genius behind Pale Blue Pod's sound editing. Find Mischa online at m...

Moiya invites Rory to talk about his black hole-inspired symphony composition and explain how he got musical instruments to sound like event horizons and gravitational time dilation. This episode features a recorded performance by the Yale Symphony Orchestra. Guest Star:  Rory Bricca is a musician, conductor, and composer of Active Galactic Nuclei Messages Order our MERCH! certifiedcrucial.co...

Merry Muses Week! This week, Connie interviews Moiya about her new book, Mothers of Invention. They cover Moiya's inspiration for the book, the muses personalities, and a dream casting for a TV adaptation of the book. *Note* since recording this episode, Moiya has re-downloaded Spotify and made a playlist for the Muses **Note** Moiya has also made a quiz so you can see which Muses guide you most:...

Moiya tells Connie how astronomers broke the millennia-old narcissistic belief that Earth sits at the center of the universe. From Aristarchus to Copernicus, you'll meet the most important players in the heliocentrism game. Messages Order our MERCH! certifiedcrucial.com/collections/pale-blue-pod Preorder Moiya's book, MOTHERS OF INVENTION Become a star and join the patreon at  patreon.com/pal...

To kick off Moiya's book month, here's a deep dive into the philosophy and science of creativity. Between Plato's thoughts on poets and tips for surviving the creativity crisis, hopefully you'll learn something that ignites your creative spark! Messages Order our MERCH! certifiedcrucial.com/collections/pale-blue-pod Preorder Moiya's book, MOTHERS OF INVENTION Become a star and join the patreon at&...

Moiya and Connie zoom out past the cosmic web of galaxies and the surface of last scattering to discuss the shape of the universe at its largest scales. At the end, Connie ranks some juicy secrets. Messages Order our MERCH! certifiedcrucial.com/collections/pale-blue-pod Become a star and join the patreon at  patreon.com/palebluepod ! Go supernova and support Pale Blue Pod on  PayPal &nbs...

Short answer: No. Listen to learn the longer answer involving timeline inconsistencies and energy thresholds, and stick around to test your mettle against the Mandela Effect. **Correction: The LHC tunnel is 27km in circumference, not diameter** Messages PRE-ORDER OUR MERCH! certifiedcrucial.com/collections/pale-blue-pod Become a star and join the patreon at  patreon.com/palebluepod ! Go super...

Besties Moiya and Connie babble about a bunch of astronomical bywords beginning with B. But beware, some are a bit bonkers. Note: Moiya realized during review that she mispronounced Baade, but the bit was too good to remove. Messages PRE-ORDER OUR MERCH! certifiedcrucial.com/collections/pale-blue-pod Become a star and join the patreon at  patreon.com/palebluepod ! Go supernova and support Pal...

...everything. Marvel got everything quantum wrong, but that's okay. Moiya is here to tell Connie the true history and science of quantum physics. Messages PRE-ORDER OUR MERCH! certifiedcrucial.com/collections/pale-blue-pod Become a star and join the patreon at  patreon.com/palebluepod ! Go supernova and support Pale Blue Pod on  PayPal   Listen to Dreaming Against the Machine every...

Happy Asteroid Day! Honor those dearly departed Tunguska reindeer by learning about NASA's DART mission, which made sure we never have to go out like the dinosaurs! Next five near asteroid approaches: https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/asteroid-watch/next-five-approaches/ Messages PRE-ORDER OUR MERCH! certifiedcrucial.com/collections/pale-blue-pod Become a star and join the patreon at  patreon.com/pale...

Moiya watched 2001: A Space Odyssey for the first time and has big opinions! She ends up telling Connie about actual space news from 2001 so the whole episode isn't full of negativity. We apologize in advance to everyone who loves this film! Messages Become a star and join the patreon at  patreon.com/palebluepod ! Go supernova and support Pale Blue Pod on  PayPal   Listen to Spirits...

From nonbinary quantum particles to polyamorous galaxy groups, Moiya's telling Connie how the universe clearly isn't straight! And since we're all space, doesn't that say something exciting about us?! Messages Become a star and join the patreon at  patreon.com/palebluepod ! Go supernova and support Pale Blue Pod on  PayPal   Listen to Tiny Matters every Wednesday Find Us Online Webs...

Moiya tells Connie about microwaves, the lights and the ovens, then they play a special game of FMK. Messages Become a star and join the patreon at  patreon.com/palebluepod ! Go supernova and support Pale Blue Pod on  PayPal   Listen to This Guy Sucked every Thursday Find Us Online Website:  palebluepod.com Patreon:  patreon.com/palebluepod Twitter:  twitter.com/PaleB...

Don't feel bad if you take a long time to get ready for a night out... stars spend millions of years getting ready for hydrogen fusion! This week, Moiya explains to Connie what's keeping the baby stars busy all that time. Messages Become a star and join the patreon at  patreon.com/palebluepod ! Go supernova and support Pale Blue Pod on  PayPal   Listen to Wow if True every other Wed...

Moiya tells Connie about the most "Earth-like" planets discovered so far. Spoiler alert: if Earth has a doppelgänger out there, we haven't found it! Messages Become a star and join the patreon at  patreon.com/palebluepod ! Go supernova and support Pale Blue Pod on  PayPal   Listen to Simple & Clean every Sunday Find Us Online Website:  palebluepod.com Patreon:  patreon...

Connie helps Moiya practice for her Mothers' Day lecture, an homage to everyone's ultimate mother: Earth. Messages Become a star and join the patreon at  patreon.com/palebluepod ! Go supernova and support Pale Blue Pod on  PayPal   Listen to Dreaming Against the Machine every Tuesday Find Us Online Website:  palebluepod.com Patreon:  patreon.com/palebluepod Twitter: ...

Moiya breaks down the different sub-fields of astronomy for Connie, from planet studies all the way up to cosmology, revealing the research interests and reputations (as she sees them!) for each field. Messages Become a star and join the patreon at  patreon.com/palebluepod ! Go supernova and support Pale Blue Pod on  PayPal   Listen to American Medieval every Wednesday Find Us Onlin...

Moiya watched the first episode of Ancient Aliens so you don't have to, and now she's telling Connie all about it. Come for the fact checking, stay to hear Moiya's brain slowly turn to mush by the end of the episode. Messages Become a star and join the patreon at  patreon.com/palebluepod ! Go supernova and support Pale Blue Pod on  PayPal   Listen to Spirits every Wednesday Find Us...

Moiya and Connie cover an assortment of astronomy terms starting with the letter A, from antimatter to asteroids. Prepare to be A-mazed! Messages Become a star and join the patreon at  patreon.com/palebluepod ! Go supernova and support Pale Blue Pod on  PayPal   Listen to Tiny Matters every Wednesday Find Us Online Website:  palebluepod.com Patreon:  patreon.com/palebluepo...