Episode 0.1 (Pilot): Wine...in...Spaaaaaaaace and Europe’s Run-In with the Polar Vortex

In the first pilot episode of 50 Ways to Say Science, Fintan explains how and why a crate of expensive French wine took a round trip to the International Space Station. Joseph shows how Europe, much like the Americas, has to deal with the infamous polar vortex. Joseph sounds like he’s in a tin can thanks to sound problems on the podcast’s maiden voyage. C’est la vie…. (Recorded: 8 April 2021)

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