Chris Grant

Episode 16: On the Shoulders of Giants

Episode  |  October 28th, 2020  |  39 mins 39 secs

history, nasa, science, space, universe university

Nearly half a century before the space age began in earnest, a few brilliant visionaries had the courage to look beyond their own time and see humanity’s future.

Bonus After Talk: Reflections on Mars (part 2 of 2)

Episode  |  May 27th, 2020  |  48 mins 52 secs

history, nasa, science, space, universe university

Host and producer discuss the future of space travel and manned missions to Mars.

Bonus After Talk: Reflections on Mars (part 1 of 2)

Episode  |  May 20th, 2020  |  1 hr 5 mins

history, nasa, science, space, universe university

Host and producer discuss the future of manned space travel.

After Talk for Episode 15 w/Robert Zubrin PhD

Episode  |  April 20th, 2020  |  1 hr 43 mins

artemis, elon musk, mars, mars society, nasa, robert zubrin, spacex, starship

The Brilliant Dr. Zubrin discusses his career in aerospace engineering, Elon Musk, and his own personal philosophy of space flight.

Episode 15: Life on Mars

Episode  |  April 13th, 2020  |  58 mins 32 secs

artemis, elon musk, mars, mars society, nasa, robert zubrin, spacex, starship

Will the first astronauts to set foot on Mars find life on the Red Planet?

After Talk for Episode 14 w/Nick Conant

Episode  |  February 13th, 2020  |  1 hr 36 mins

history, nasa, science, space, universe university

Planetarium science communicator sits down for a chat about astronomy.

Episode 14: Harbingers of Cataclysm

Episode  |  January 29th, 2020  |  1 hr 26 secs

history, nasa, science, space, universe university

A journey through history to understand comets and asteroids as well as the threats they pose to all life on Earth.

Year-End-Review

Episode  |  December 31st, 2019  |  1 hr 26 mins

history, nasa, science, space shuttle, universe university

Host and producer recap a year of podcasting in a holiday after talk.

After Talk for Episode 13 w/Alex Roland PhD

Episode  |  December 3rd, 2019  |  48 mins 10 secs

challenger, columbia, nasa, shuttle program

Professor Alex Roland joins the program to discuss the American space shuttle.

Episode 13: The Legend of Icarus

Episode  |  November 25th, 2019  |  1 hr 13 mins

challenger, columbia, history, nasa, science, space, space shuttle, universe university

The space shuttle was a vehicle unlike anything that had ever flown in space... but the shuttle program came at the ultimate price.

After Talk for Episode 12 w/ Guest Konnor Blunt

Episode  |  October 31st, 2019  |  1 hr 14 mins

blunt report, flying saucers, history, nasa, project blue book, roswell, science, sleep paralysis, space

Host, Producer, and fellow science podcaster discuss the UFO phenomenon.

Episode 12: The UFO Enigma

Episode  |  October 29th, 2019  |  1 hr 6 mins

cold war, flying saucers, history, nasa, project blue book, roswell, space, ufos

From 1947 to 1969, the U.S. government was involved with multiple projects designed to investigate mysterious objects flying in the skies of the planet Earth.

After Talk for Episode 11 w/guest Beth Gordon

Episode  |  July 19th, 2019  |  1 hr 24 mins

apollo 11, first man, moon landing, moon walk, nasa, saturn v, soyuz, space race, von braun

Guest Beth Gordon discusses her visits to space museums around the country.

Episode 11: One Small Step: 50 Years Later

Episode  |  July 15th, 2019  |  1 hr 33 mins

apollo 11, first man, moon landing, moon walk, nasa, saturn v, soyuz, space race, von braun

A closer look at each member of the crew of Apollo 11 and the immensity of their historic voyage.

After Talk for Episode 10 w/Guest Michael Tremmel PhD

Episode  |  June 28th, 2019  |  54 mins 12 secs

The author of multiple papers on supermassive black holes talks physics with host Chris Grant.

Episode 10: Black Holes: Windows to Oblivion

Episode  |  June 24th, 2019  |  1 hr 28 secs

astronomy, black holes, einstein, nasa, singularity, space, yale

It was Albert Einstein who showed us just how strange the fabric of the universe really is... but black holes raise questions that are even more paradoxical.