Pale Blue Pod

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...

Moiya and Tribble take a relaxing soak while talking about NASA's Apollo Program. Tribble wants to learn why the name doesn't make sense and why they did so many missions. Moiya wants to see Tribble react to the Apollo 11 flight path.     Guest Star Tribble is a comedian and podcast producer. Check out her website tribbzthecool.com and follow her at @tribbzthecool Messages Use code PALEBLUE at cat...

Moiya tells comedian Orli Matlow about Henrietta Swan Leavitt, the deaf legend who figured discovered Cepheid variables.     Guest Star Orli Matlow is a comedian and writer from Toronto, Canada. Learn more about her work at orlimatlow.com and follow her at @hiremeimfunny Messages Get your  Pale Blue Pod Merch  to stay warm this cozy season Listen to Spirits every Wednesday  Become a star and suppo...

Moiya's celebrating spooky season in a haunted library with her favorite horror expert, Jenna Stoeber. Jenna tells Moiya about cosmic horror, how knowledge and aliens can be scary, and that jumpscares are actually good.     Guest Star Jenna Stoeber is a podcaster, writer, multimedia creator, and horror expert. Find Jenna and her work at: www.youtube.com/@the_jenna www.twitch.tv/the_jenna https://s...

Moiya heads over to comedian Joyelle Nicole Johnson's apartment to review the movie Gravity. They discuss flames in space, disappointing directorial decisions, and score the movie out of 15 G-Forces.    Guest Star Joyelle Nicole Johnson is a Brooklyn based stand up comedian, writer and actress.  She can be seen on HBO’s Crashing, Hasan Minhaj’s  Patriot Act  on Netflix, and Late Night with Seth Me...

Corinne asks her final space related questions and passes her final exam before walking across the stage as the Class of 2024 valedictorian. Join Moiya in celebrating Corinne's graduation!   Messages Get your  Pale Blue Pod Merch  to stay warm this cozy season VOTE  for Pale Blue Pod as the best science podcast for the Signal Awards !  Become a star and support us on patreon at  patreon.com/palebl...

Moiya interviews Dr. Robin George Andrews about his new book,  How to Kill an Asteroid . They talk about worst case scenarios for an asteroid impact and recent steps scientists have taken to protect us from that fate. This episode should leave you feeling safe and assured.   Guest    Dr. Robin George Andrews is a volcanologist, science journalist, and author whose new book How to Kill an Asteroid...

Corinne and Moiya finally talk about our great pale blue dot as the planet it is. They assign each planet to a spot on the moral alignment chart and there's a big announcement from the Podiversity.        Messages Become a star and support us on patreon at  patreon.com/palebluepod ! Join the Multicrew at  multitude.productions/multicrew Find Us Online Website:  palebluepod.com Patreon:  patreon.co...

Moiya tells Corinne how astronomers measure distances in space and Corinne reveals her love of walking.        Messages Become a star and support us on patreon at  patreon.com/palebluepod ! Join the Multicrew at  multitude.productions/multicrew Find Us Online Website:  palebluepod.com Patreon:  patreon.com/palebluepod Twitter:  twitter.com/PaleBluePod Instagram:  instagram.com/palebluepod Credits...

Corinne and Moiya talk about Annie Jump Cannon, the census taker of the sky and deaf icon who created the system we use to classify stars!       Messages Become a star and support us on patreon at  patreon.com/palebluepod ! Join the Multicrew at  multitude.productions/multicrew Find Us Online Website:  palebluepod.com Patreon:  patreon.com/palebluepod Twitter:  twitter.com/PaleBluePod Instagram: ...

Moiya tells Corinne about NASA's most expensive missions and they play a game of Would You Rather to recover from the sticker shock.     Messages Become a star and support us on patreon at  patreon.com/palebluepod ! Join the Multicrew at multitude.productions/multicrew Find Us Online Website:  palebluepod.com Patreon:  patreon.com/palebluepod Twitter:  twitter.com/PaleBluePod Instagram:  instagram...

Corinne and Moiya hop in their time machine to visit this week in different years from history. They wear big skirts, meet Johannes Kepler, and watched Viking 2 land on Mars!     Messages Become a star and support us on patreon at  patreon.com/palebluepod ! Listen to Join the Party every Tuesday Find Us Online Website:  palebluepod.com Patreon:  patreon.com/palebluepod Twitter:  twitter.com/PaleBl...

Moiya tells Corinne about an exciting conference she attended over a pot of tea. They talk about when billionaires and AI are used for good, and when birthday party jokes become space telescopes.    Messages Become a star and support us on patreon at  patreon.com/palebluepod ! Listen to Spirits every Wednesday Find Us Online Website:  palebluepod.com Patreon:  patreon.com/palebluepod Twitter:  twi...

Corinne and Moiya watched Jupiter Ascending and they want to tell you all about it. One of them liked it more than the other, but they both agree that Eddie Redmayne is too good at playing a freaky little guy.   Messages Become a star and support us on patreon at  patreon.com/palebluepod ! Join the Multitude discord at multitude.productions/shows Find Us Online Website:  palebluepod.com Patreon: ...

It's a Pale Blue Pod x Exolore crossover! Moiya and Corinne talk about JWST's iconic first images, then pick one as the setting for a new world. They imagine a planet of scaly people who love a relaxing train ride.  Messages Become a star and support us on patreon at  patreon.com/palebluepod ! Listen to Big Game Hunger every Monday Find Us Online Website:  palebluepod.com Patreon:  patreon.com/pal...