Pale Blue Pod

Moiya gushes to Corinne about her favorite space mission: Kepler! Corinne has great budget instincts and brilliant ideas for exoplanetary presidential candidates.   Messages Become a star and join the patreon at  patreon.com/palebluepod ! Go supernova and support Pale Blue Pod on  PayPal Get your  Pale Blue Pod Merch   Listen to  Join the Party  every Tuesda...

Moiya and Christina review the star-studded movie adapted from Douglas Adams' hit novel. Come for Moiya's thoughts on the infinite improbability drive, stay for Christina's fun facts about the worst poetry in the universe. Guest Star:  Christina Kann is a writer and podcaster. Listen to Burn Before Reading and read Indie Book Publishing From Start to Finish . Messages Become a star and join t...

What do space and politics have in common? Big data! Moiya asks Andrea how data science works and she answers with bittersweet examples of how America is less politically polarized than we think. Guest Star: Dr. Andrea Jones-Rooy is a professor of political science and data science, a comedian, and a circus performer. Check out her website jonesrooy.com and her podcast Behind the Data (an episode...

Moiya and Bijou cover the highs and lows of Sir Isaac Newton's career from his work on calculus to his descriptions of gravity and other forces, but the question remains: was he lonely? Guest Star:  Bijou Kabeya is a New York-based comedian. Follow her on IG @bijoukabeya Messages Become a star and join the patreon at  patreon.com/palebluepod ! Go supernova and support Pale Blue Pod on&nb...

Charmeé breaks down some astrology concepts and walks us through Moiya's birthchart. It turns out Moiya's even more of a capricorn than she thought. Guest Star:  Charmeé Taylor is an astrology enthusiast, writer, and podcaster. Her book is Confessions of a Bisexual . Follow her on IG @bi_astrology and on Tiktok @charmeeifyoudare . Messages Become a star and join the patreon at  patreon.c...

Moiya and Mayanna go through some questions from listeners and cover everything from earth's rotation to the loneliest galaxy in the universe. Guest Star:  Mayanna Berrin is a writer, voice actor, and comedian based in LA. Follow her on IG @mayannaberrin . Hear her on StoryQuest and Tales Unrolled . And check out Dispatch , the video game Mayanna worked on. Messages Join the patreon at ...

Moiya and Chris talk about dark energy, the universe's biggest and fastest mystery. Chris asks great questions and reminds Moiya that she's spent too much time in the ivory tower. Guest Star:  Chris Alan is a comedian in Charlottesville, VA. Follow him on IG @chrisalancomedy Messages Join the patreon at  patreon.com/palebluepod ! Get your  Pale Blue Pod Merch   Listen to This G...

Moiya, Chris, and Buzz Lightyear get together to talk about TRAPPIST-1, a nearby system of 7 exoplanets. Then they tag each planet as one of the 7 dwarves. FYI, this episode was recorded last year. Moiya is true, not new, to the game of hating Elon Musk. Guest Star:  Chris Cook is a Chicago-based comedian. Find his work in his website christopherpaulcook.com and follow him on IG at @chriscook...

Moiya tells Alana about something that has bothered her for years: the way astronomers make acronyms! Get ready for poetic monsters, ancient weaponry, and magic spells... or the scientific projects named after them. Guest Star:  Alana Goldstein is a New York-based comedian. Follow her on instagram at @goldiecomedy Messages Join the patreon at  patreon.com/palebluepod ! Get your  Pal...

Moiya tells her bestie Connie about the big astronomy meeting she attended last month. They talk blue lurkers, astrobeats, additions to their vocabulary, and conference drama!   Guest Star:  Constance Gibbs is a writer and social media consultant. Follow her online at  @constar24  and check out her website  constar.media Messages Join the patreon at  patreon.com/...

Moiya and Alen travel back in time to discuss the spacecraft that have traveled farthest in space. Voyagers 1 and 2 are still zooming through space beyond our solar system, and Moiya wants to tell you what they've learned.  Guest Star:  Alen Kolenovic is an actor and writer. Follow Alen at  @alen_kolenovic . Messages Join the patreon at  patreon.com/palebluepod ! Get your ...

Moiya and Bex crawl into a giant behive to discuss our nearest stellar neighbors, Alpha Centauri! They talk about polyamorous stars, planets playing hide-and-seek, and the one thing billionnaires are good for.   Guest Star:  Bex Taylor-Klaus is a podcaster, multimedia creative, and bunny parent. Hear them on  The Wandering Path  and follow them at  @bex_tk .   Me...

Moiya and Charlotte sit an ancient temple to talk about NASA's most gossipy spacecraft. Come for the cool telscope facts, stay to hear two mythologists nerd out together.   Guest Star: Charlotte Moroz is a playwright, actor, singer, puppeteer, and mythology student! Find her work artsy work at charlottemoroz.com and her mythology consulting services at creativemythologies.com   Messages Join the p...

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 mischastant...

Moiya and Mimi hang out in a dog park and talk about how astronauts keep their bodies and minds safe in space.  Guest Star: Mimi Hayes is a comedian and brain educator. Check out her work at mimihayes.com and follow her at @mimihayesbrain   Messages Join the patreon at  patreon.com/palebluepod ! Get your  Pale Blue Pod Merch   Listen to Tiny Matters every Wednesdy Find Us Online Website:  paleblue...

Moiya sits down with her little brother to talk about sci-fi methods of faster than light travel. They both admit things on mic they'd normally never utter out loud. Guest Star: Noah McTier is a civil engineer in training and Moiya's almost-as-nerdy little brother   Messages Join the patreon at patreon.com/palebluepod ! Get your  Pale Blue Pod Merch   Listen to Join the Party every Tuesday Find Us...

Moiya sits down for a slice with Em Löwinger for a chat about how light and gravity work. Em asks the biggest question ever asked on the show and Moiya sets the record straight about her book. Guest Star: Em Löwinger is media producer and multidisciplinary creative. Follow them on IG at @pizza.butch and check out their website emilylowinger.com   Messages It's MOIYA'S BIRTHDAY WEEK! Wish her happy...

Moiya and comedian Christian Royce review and rate the movie Interstellar. Moiya shares a supremely mundane story about the movie's science advisor Kip Thorne.   Guest Star Christian Royce is a comedian and voice actor. Follow him on IG at @christianroyce_nottherapper   Messages Get your  Pale Blue Pod Merch  20% off with code PBPODHOLIDAY20 Listen to Big Game Hunger  every Monday Become a star an...

Moiya and writer Victoria Male hop over to Wales to discuss the places where astronomy and theater intersect. They talk underappreciated 80s musicals, the value of reference frames, and why we call celebrities stars.  Guest Star Victoria Male is an award-winning screenwriter, podcaster, and multi-media producer with a lifelong passion for theater. See her work at her website victoriamale.com and f...

Moiya tells Sherrod Small what to expect in the night sky this season, from meteor showers to lunar eclipses.   Guest Star Sherrod Small is a comedian. You can follow him at @sherrodsmall   Messages Get your  Pale Blue Pod Merch  to stay warm this cozy season Listen to Spirits every Wednesday Become a star and support us on patreon at  patreon.com/palebluepod !   Find Us Online Website:  palebluep...

Moiya breaks down the mystery of dark matter for Chris Alan, covering everything from how we first discovered this invisible mass to what we think it's made of.   Guest Star Chris Alan is a comedian you can follow at @ChrisAlanComedy . Check out his comedy special Gotta Be Honest     Messages Get your  Pale Blue Pod Merch  to stay warm this cozy season The Infinite Monkey Cage wherever you get you...

Hi, I'm trying something new! I've had a hard time getting my mind quiet lately, especially when I try to go to sleep. I figured maybe some of you are experiencing that, too, and I wanted to try to help. PBP at Night is a calm, soothing 30 minutes of me reading out loud very slowly. It might not be for you, but I hope it's for someone. If you do like it and you want more, it will be available to m...

Moiya tells Sharon about how stars and black holes produce winds in space. Did you know too much wind can be dangerous for galaxies?  Guest Star Sharon Spell is a writer and comedian with great hair. Find her work at her website sharonspell.com, follow her at @sharonspell , and get tickets to her December show!    Messages Get your  Pale Blue Pod Merch  to stay warm this cozy season Listen to Tiny...

Moiya and Tiffanee sit in a sunny pumpkin patch to talk about our solar system's biggest star. They cover solar myths, what the sun is made of, and how it's going to spend the rest of its 5 billion years.  Guest Star Tiffanee Lee is comedian who performs in and organizes shows around New York. Follow her at @tiffanee_giggles and see her work at tiffanee-giggles-lee.com .   Messages Use code PALEBL...

Moiya and Mayanna gather in their genie lamp to cover the season's most exciting space news stories from that second "moon" hanging around Earth to a planet found in a forbidden zone.  Guest Star Mayanna Berrin is a writer for animation and games, voice actor, comedian, and performer based in LA. Check out her work at mayannaberrin.com , follow her at @mayannaberrin , and hear her on The Wandering...