Vytal Sines

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You’ve found Vytal Sines. This is a podcast about stories from the edge of absurd! Each one serving as a ‘Proof of Life’ from the most extreme moments this life has to offer. Join hosts Paul Wizikowski and Ryan Cristelli as they sit down with folks who’ve pursued the absurd, survived the unexpected and learned a thing or two along the way …and we’re starting with some folks who did all the above while not on planet Earth! We’re hoping that the tales of adventure and the truths we unpack along the way, reveal the greatness inside of you and inspire a little absurd for your own journey. Vytal S...

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Walk Off 01.07.2026 1:27:08

In this episode of Vytal Sines, Paul Wizikowski and Ryan Cristelli sit down with Michael López-Alegría (MLA) – U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame inductee, former NASA astronaut, and Axiom Space Chief Astronaut – to unpack a lifetime of extreme moments: Surviving the “nightmare scenario” of free-flying in space with only a SAFER pack 10 spacewalks building the International Space Station (and why Russian...

Rocket Emergency 01.06.2026 1:54:39

His first launch ended in catastrophic failure. At 30 miles up and traveling 4,000 mph he reached the edge of space only to come crashing down. And then he launched two more times! In this episode of Vytal Sines, we go inside the Pentagon to sit down with U.S. Space Force Brigadier General Nick Hague — former NASA astronaut, International Space Station veteran, and survivor of one of the most dram...

Another Fire 26.04.2026 2:04:23

In this electrifying episode, Dr. Peggy Whitson – record-shattering astronaut, biochemist, and ISS commander – takes us from a tiny Iowa farm town to the very edge of uncertainty in space. She reveals how Apollo 11, Star Trek, and stubborn grit turned a “flash in the pan” dream into nearly 700 days off the planet. From tense negotiations in bugged Russian rooms to a violent ballistic Soyuz reentry...

Vytal Sines Trailer 26.04.2026 2:13

Hello and welcome! My name is Paul Wizikowski and I am a storyteller at heart. But my good friend Ryan Cristelli, he’s the real talent. For the better part of a decade he and I worked at the same ad agency and found ourselves chasing stories and highlighting the humanity around this planet. We’ve wandered through the rainforests of South America, stumbled through the frozen tundra of, well, mostly...