The 2 Best Pale Blue Pod Podcast Episodes
1) Star Types in a Movie Theater
This week Moiya tells Corinne how astronomers assign stars to different categories. They complain about the confusing magnitude system, express their support for sex workers throughout history, and re...Show More
2) Uranus in a hot ait balloon
Moiya tells Corinne about her favorite moon in the solar system, Uranus! They talk about Greek vs Roman gods, Shakespearean moons, and how the blue planet is just a sleepy girl. Messages Become a st...Show More
3) "Active Galactic Nucleii" with Rory Bricca
Moiya and invites Rory to talk about his black hole-inspired symphony composition and explain how he got musical instruments to sound like event horizons and gravitational time dilation. This episode ...Show More
4) Milky Way Live Lecture
Dr. Moiya's Milky Way book is three years old! She celebrated with a public lecture where she talked about milky way myths, galaxy formation, stellar chemistry, black holes, and the galaxy's courtship...Show More
5) Sunshine with Sean Crespo
Moiya and Sean watched the stress-fueled cinematic stunner, Sunshine. They'll tell you what peeved them and thieved their hearts, then rate the movie out of 15 suns. Guest Star: Sean Crespo is an ac...Show More
6) LIGO with Caroline D'Angelo
Moiya and Caroline talk about the observatory that detected the first gravitational waves, letting us study the universe using something other than light for the first time ever in human history! Gu...Show More
7) Space Colonization with Grace Johnson
This week, Moiya welcomes Grace, who has lots of thoughts on Star Trek and colonization. They discuss the dangers of long-term space travel, Fermi's paradox, the overview effect, and what it means to ...Show More
8) Firefly Review with Corey Rindler
Saddle up your spaceships! Moiya and Corey are riding in to rate and review the cult classic show Firefly. Will they decide it was worth a second season? Guest Star: Corey Rindler is a comedian and ...Show More
9) Space News with Amanda McLoughlin
Moiya tells Amanda about some recent astronomy stories, from showboating comets to the future of rocket launches, it's all in honor of the people's princess, Moo Deng. Guest Star: Amanda McLoughlin i...Show More
10) Painting the Cosmos with Dr. Nia Imara
Moiya asks Nia about her new book exploring the intersection of art and science. They talk about artistic inspiration, shifting perspectives, Black culture, and so much more. Guest Star: Dr. Nia Imar...Show More