Space Cave

How do you stay calm during a pandemic? What steps are you taking? The always insightful Myq Kaplan ( @myqkaplan ), whose new album AKA is available for pre-oder April 17th, connects via Zoom to share some helpful words of wisdom during an uncertain time. Music at the end from the late Joe Diffie with Home .

Old friend and brilliant geneticist, Dr. Alex Platt, who now works the University of Pennsylvania, was nice enough to do a Zoom call and chat about the Coronavirus, where it may have started, how we may be able to stop it, and the nature of viruses. Music at the end from Kenny Rogers with Lucille .

Nick McCay from Eclectic Spacewalk ( @Espacewalk ) is back, and the conversation gets much more philosophical over Purple Haze Raspberry Lager from Abita Brewing. Nonzero Sums, Heuristics, futurism, and so much more. Music at the end from Hazel English with Shaking .

Nick McCay is the mind behind Eclectic Spacewalk ( @ESpacewalk ), which can't be recommended enough, and he also worked in the news world after college. He stopped by to share some Purple Haze Raspberry Lager from Abita Brewing , share some stories and ponder a bit about life. Music at the end from Dan Luke and the Raid with Fool .

Part two with the great Matt Knudsen ( @MattKnudsen ) talking about life, creativity, making things, staying focused, and staying excited about what you're doing. Music at the end from Elliott Smith with Big Nothing .

Matt Knudsen ( @mattknudsen ) is a great comedian, actor and musician among many other things. He also runs marathons and is full of great insight on following your dreams, doing what makes you happy, staying content, and finding ways to stay invested in what you're doing. No matter what your pursuit is, you'll likely find some very useful little nuggets in this chat. Music at the end from Moaning...

Katie Goldin ( @KatieGoldin ) is back to chat more about biology, nature versus nurture, birds, and lots more – and it's great. Music at the end from Corridor with Domino .

Katie Goldin ( @KatieGoldin ) is the host of the Creature Feature podcast, and she also is the silly goose behind @probirdrights (not a goose) on twitter. She also studied Evolutionary Biology and Psychology at Harvard, and she was nice enough to stop by and share some Mind Haze IPA from Firestone Walker Brewing and talk about that, OCD, nature versus nurture, and much more. Music at the end from...

A solo episode answering questions from twitter. Music at the end from Krestovsky with Work Mouse .

Part two of a fun conversation with the Lonely Wild's Andrew Carroll ( @andrewcarroll ) about making music, being a parent, staying creative, and where it all comes from. Music at the end from Beach House with The Hours .

Andrew Carroll ( @Andrew_Carroll ) is an amazing musician who is part of The Lonely Wild and has also done music for movies and the AMC show Lodge 49. He stopped by to share some Hop Nosh IPA from Uinta Brewing and talk about making music, the creative process, traveling with a band, and how things change when you have kids. Music at the end from The Lonely Wild with The Sun As It Comes .

Part two of a throughly enjoyable conversation with a true gentleman, Brian Dunning ( @briandunning ) of the Skeptoid Podcast . Music at the end From Zero 7 with Swimmers .

Brian Dunning ( @briandunning ) started the Skeptoid Podcast way back before podcasting was cool. Now with over 700 episodes available, he stops by to share some California Chill Pilsner from Mikkeler Brewing and talk about his passion for the show, how it started, how it morphed into a non-profit, and lots more. A chat with Chris Mancini ( @chrisjmancini ) starts it off, and you can support his l...

The great James Urbaniak ( @JamesUrbaniak ) is back to share more Truth Serum IPA from Dogfish Head and chat more about his encyclopedic knowledge of lesser-known things, how he got into acting, and lots more. Music at the end from Marika Hackman with I'm Not Where You Are.

You may know him as the voice of Dr. Venture, or from a million other things, but the great James Urbaniak ( @jamesurbaniak ) can't be defined by one medium, let alone a single role. He stopped by to share some Truth Serum IPA from Dogfish Head and talk about his life as an actor – how it started, where it's gone, and what he's currently up to. It's great, and hopefully you enjoy it. Music at the...

JPL Physicist Casey Handmer, PhD ( @CJHandmer ) is back to chat more about science, space, travel, exploring new planets, and more. Music at the end from Mike Henry with Panther in the Hay .

Casey Handmer ( @CJHandmer ) has a PhD in Physics from Caltech and currently works at JPL (his views are his own), and he has one of the most engaged minds you will likely ever come across. He knows lots of things about lots of subjects. Just check out his blog to see for yourself. He was nice enough to stop by and chat about traveling, space, the universe, and lots more. Music at the end from Ora...

Viscri is a small village in Northern Romania. Alexu Toader and his wife Mara both lived and worked in the much busier and metropolitan Bucharest, where he was a designer and she was a lawyer. What would compel them to move out into the country? Have all the changes been positive? Alexu was nice enough to sit down and chat about this and more over coffee, Karamalz, and bread with delicious truffle...

The Carbon Cowboy is back to share more Fort Point KSA and talk about tracking carbon, the future of the planet, how to follow what interests you, and so much more. Music at the end from Matt Kivel with Two Braids .

Yoichi Shiga is a fascinating fellow with an interesting career path. From computer animation to environmental science and getting his PhD at Stanford, to being a Carbon Cowboy and working at NASA's Ames Research center - there's a lot to go over. He was nice enough to bring some KSA from Fort Point Brewing and talk all about it. Music at the end from Simulated Sun with The Tannhauser Gate.

The wonderful Joanna Leitch ( @jo_leitch ) is back to chat more about her first year of Law School, making big life changes, and how to feel comfortable about those decisions. Music at the end from Bat for Lashes with Kids in the Dark .

What is it like to switch from the entertainment industry to pursuing a law degree? Joanna Leitch ( @jo_leitch ) is here to share some Gluten free IPA from Omission Brewing and talk all about how and why she did just that, plus lots more. Music at the end from Pete Yorn with Calm Down .

Mario Padilla ( @Mario_J_Padilla ) is back as we record in the Grain Room of Kokopelli Brewing in Denver, Colorado to continue the conversation about Entomology, his backstory and education, why he is so passionate about learning, and lots more about his collection of animals at the Butterfly Pavilion. Music at the end from Lorelei with I am a Road .

Mario Padilla ( @Mario_J_Padilla ) is the head Entomologist at the Denver Butterfly Pavilion ( B_FlyPavilion ) and he was nice enough to not only invite Dave and a friend for a tour but also to sit down at Kokopelli Brewing Company (with flights of beer courtesy of Hailey) and chat about butterflies, science, his love of bugs, and lots more. Music at the end from Weyes Blood with Andromeda .

Conrad Romo continues a fascinating chat about his time in Scientology, how he eventually left, and some of the most bizarre aspects of his experience. Plus, he shares some odd music created by scientologists. Music at the end from Pearl Charles with Sleepless Dreamer .