Mates in Space

In this international crossover of unprecedented geopolitical import, Jack and Justin join Canadian Eurovision podcast ESC101 to talk about the (im)practicalities of Eurovision on the Moon, what the Eurovision Song Contest can bring to space exploration, and most importantly, what space can do for Eurovision. ESC101 is a Eurovision history podcast, discussing the history of the Eurovision Song Con...

Presenting: a special guest episode of Best Left Forgotten! P. Zinner co-founders Justin McArthur and Ciarán Moffatt join Nathan Quadrio, Miriam Fietz and Jess Wolfendale for this deliberately unofficial and uncanon D&D Forgotten Realms actual play podcast based in Adelaide, Australia. Find out more – https://www.pzinner.com.au/shows/best-left-forgotten . See omnystudio.com/listener for privac...

New to the P. Zinner network – Please Attend Carefully!  Please Attend Carefully is a Doctor Who podcast from Ciarán Moffatt and Amber Patrick, examining the lives and times of the renegade Time Lord known universally as The Master.  Find out more at https://www.pzinner.com.au/shows/attend . See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

HOLDING FERMI: In the second part of this bumper season finale, Jack and Justin talk about why us Earthlings might be the luckiest people in the universe. Tangents include: Kang & Kodos, the Voyager Golden Record, dinosaurs & the Treaty of Versailles. Additional writing by Ciarán Moffatt: https://www.pzinner.com.au/artists/ciaran-moffatt ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF COUNTRY: Mates in Space is made o...

WHERE IS EVERYBODY: The Fermi paradox asks a simple question with a difficult answer – if the universe is so big, where are all the aliens? In the first part of this bumper season finale, Jack and Justin learn what vapours from Venus and signals from Sagittarius might mean for life beyond Earth. Tangents include: pizza, the Cybertruck, Goldilocks and the Three Bears, jazz & Mean Girls (2004 fi...

NOW THIS IS PODCASTING: In 1983, US president Ronald Reagan was looking for a new way to prevent nuclear war. His answer? Space lasers! Tangents include: Barbenheimer, clip art, the New York Times Crossword, prop swords & Jane Fonda. Additional writing by Ciarán Moffatt: https://www.pzinner.com.au/artists/ciaran-moffatt ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF COUNTRY: Mates in Space is made on Kaurna Country, neve...

Our wise and powerful corporate overlords made us cut this bit from our S1 episode 'The Last Year of Confusion' – but were they right to? Probably. We'll be back next week with another full episode! ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF COUNTRY: Mates in Space is made on Kaurna Country, never ceded. We pay respect to Elders past, present and emerging. We also pay respect to other First Nation peoples. ABOUT US: Mate...

LLAMA LLAMA SCHMUCK: Last month, two alleged 'alien corpses' were presented before the Congress of Mexico. According to UFOlogist Jaime Maussan, they're the mummies of ~1,000 year old extra-terrestrial beings. In this episode, Justin explains why that's... unlikely. Tangents include: Colin Firth, carbon dating, llamas & the Great British Bake Off. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF COUNTRY: Mates in Space is...

I'M YOUR VENUS: In 1768, Lieutenant James Cook set sail to observe a twice-in-a-lifetime astronomical event – the transit of Venus. Secretly, he had also been ordered to look for the "great Southern Continent" ( that's us! ) and claim it in the name of King George III. But what exactly is the transit of Venus, and what did it mean for 1700s astronomy? Tangents include: Fran Drescher, astrology, hu...

MIR MORTALS: What would a moon colony look like, and would it be able to compete in Eurovision? How does space affect  the human body? And just how likely is it that Jack and Justin will go to space, anyway? Tangents include: the Voice to Parliament, the 53 US states, global warming, butts, bicycles, and the movie Gravity (again). ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF COUNTRY: Mates in Space is made on Kaurna Countr...

GALILEO FIGARO: Justin and Jack are taking your questions, again! This time, they answer the juicy question – what could we find in the moons of Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune? Tangents include: jigsaw puzzles, Faye Dunaway, redeeming Pluto, TikTok trends, Zeus's lovers, Anne Hathaway & the black swan fallacy. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF COUNTRY: Mates in Space is made on Kaurna Country, never ced...

Justin pops in briefly to talk about the Mates in Space theme song. We'll be back next week with a full episode! ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF COUNTRY: Mates in Space is made on Kaurna Country, never ceded. We pay respect to Elders past, present and emerging. We also pay respect to other First Nation peoples. ABOUT US: Mates in Space is a podcast about how we’re going to get to space without taking all of Ea...

CHANDRA YARNS: India has become the 4th country to land on the moon! But why? In this pioneering episode of Mates in Space: After Dark , Jack and Justin discuss the success of ISRO's Chandrayaan-3 rocket and the new race to land on the Moon. Tangents include: tennis, New Coke, Chinese mythology, Gravity (2013), bears & curium. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF COUNTRY: Mates in Space is made on Kaurna Countr...

YOU ASKED FOR IT: Justin and Jack are taking your questions! What's on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Adelaide? What does the International Space Station smell like? And why are aliens called little green men? Tangents include: chess boxing, Pokémon, bodyhacking, Gänsefleisch, fairies & Jennifer Coolidge. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF COUNTRY: Mates in Space is made on Kaurna Country, never ce...

Have you ever wondered what goes on behind the scenes at Mates HQ?  In this bonus episode, Justin joins fellow Adelaide-based science communicator Dr Juan Miguel Balbin of SWIPE SciComm for an exclusive behind-the-scenes interview about podcasting, science communication & all things 'Mates'. Check out the full magazine (free & digital) here: https://mobimag.co/swipescicomm/i4/8 See omnystu...

IT'S GRUSCH HOUR: Jack and Justin are back to discuss the revelation that the US government has been investigating UAPs, as discussed in a 2-hour Congressional hearing with 3 ex-military witnesses (Ryan Graves, David Fravor & David Grusch). Tangents include: alien invasion memes, Roswell 1947, Knox Country TN, the X-Files, Judge Judy & AOC. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF COUNTRY: Mates in Space is mad...

ENGINE BLEED: The Artemis I launch scheduled for 29th August 2022 has been postponed – but why? Justin and Jack explain exactly what happened to the scheduled launch of Artemis I, before re-introducing their episodes on the Artemis Accords – now all in one place! NEW SOURCES: - ABC News (2022) 'NASA calls off launch of Artemis 1 rocket to the moon due to 'engine bleed' issue': https://www.abc.net....

What do the Premier's abs have to do with our future in space? In this star-studded season finale, Jack and Justin are joined by South Australia's Deputy Premier (and Minister for Defence and Space Industries), Dr Susan Close, as well as Dr Catherine Grace, Associate Director for Space at the South Australian Space Industry Centre (SASIC). Together, they'll discuss space Eurovision, Angela Lansbur...

It's a mate-on-mate space race — but which of your hosts has more star power? In this penultimate episode of Season 1, Jack and Justin put their space knowledge to the test as they compete for seats on the next flight to Mars. Featuring guest vocals from Stuart Buckland as the Examiner, Sez O'Neill as the Spaceport Announcer, and the Robot Security Guard as himself. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF COUNTRY: Mat...

Why does Australia have a space agency? In today's episode, Jack and Justin talk about three astronauts, two Space Agencies, and one big Dish. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF COUNTRY: Mates in Space is made on Kaurna, Gadigal and Wurundjeri Country, never ceded. We pay respect to Elders past, present and emerging. We also pay respect to other First Nation peoples. ABOUT US: Mates in Space is a podcast about ho...

Was 46BC truly the Last Year of Confusion? In today's episode, Justin gives Jack a quick history of the Gregorian calendar, and explains what the humble calendar can tell us about our place among the stars. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF COUNTRY: Mates in Space is made on Kaurna, Gadigal and Wurundjeri Country, never ceded. We pay respect to Elders past, present and emerging. We also pay respect to other Firs...

Alright, who let the cat go to space? In the second episode of this 2-parter, Jack and Justin talk about the later years of space animals, from Soviet 'hooliganism' to sexy frogs. (CW: discussion of spiders from 29:13 to 35:06.) Guest vocals by Ciarán Moffatt. Bookings/other work at https://www.moffattnation.com . Insta: @moffattnation ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF COUNTRY: Mates in Space is made on Kaurna,...

Could you take your pets to space? In the first episode of this 2-parter, Jack and Justin talk about the early years of space animals, from fruit flies to Laika. Might want to get your tissues ready: this one's a real tearjerker. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF COUNTRY: Mates in Space is made on Kaurna, Gadigal and Wurundjeri Country, never ceded. We pay respect to Elders past, present and emerging. We also pa...

What is this, a crossover episode? Jack and Justin are joined by Sez (of sister program Bevz with Sez ) to break down the history of drinks in space from Coke to champagne. You can check out Bevz with Sez here: https://omny.fm/shows/bevz-with-sez   ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF COUNTRY: Mates in Space is made on Kaurna, Gadigal and Wurundjeri Country, never ceded. We pay respect to Elders past, present and e...

What do astronauts eat in space?  Justin tells Jack all about the sandwich that was smuggled onto Gemini III by astronaut John Young. But where did he get it? What was on it? And what did NASA think of the whole affair? ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF COUNTRY: Mates in Space is made on Kaurna, Gadigal and Wurundjeri Country, never ceded. We pay respect to Elders past, present and emerging. We also pay respect...