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Astronomy Brothers

13 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 4 years ago - ★★★★★ - 4 ratings

Join Seth and Aaron, the Astronomy Brothers, as they ponder the cosmos, our role in it, and how to get there!

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Episodes

10 - The Pluto Question?

May 11, 2020 04:00 - 39 minutes - 27.4 MB

Seth answers the first ever Listener Question! What's it like on Pluto? The answer will surprise you. Seth also acknowledges the...sigh...controversy which will outlast us all. Visit our website: https://www.astronomybrothers.com Email us at: [email protected] Follow us on social media! Facebook Twitter Instagram Support us on Patreon and listen to bonus episodes! Or, to make a one-time donation: http://paypal.me/astrobrospod Check out our composer, Jonathon Freund Su...

9 - Facilitator? I Barely Know 'Er! Talking Planetariums with Cari Meixner

May 04, 2020 04:00 - 1 hour - 44.1 MB

In which Seth and Aaron interview Aaron's coworker at the Adler Planetarium in Chicago, Cari Meixner! The three discuss the ethos of facilitation, science communication in general, how to be the most extroverted introvert the world has ever seen, and strange interactions with stranger museum guests. Follow Cari's adventures on Instagram here! Watch the Zoom reading of Aaron's sci-fi play here! Read an abstract of the new moon formation theory! Visit our brand new website! Email us at: astr...

8 - The Uranus Special

April 06, 2020 07:00 - 1 hour - 42.9 MB

In which Aaron and Seth discuss our favorite ice giant, that prolapsed planet with the painful pronunciation, Uranus! Topics include the fascinating story of its discovery, its peculiar tilt, and its several Shakespearean moons. We also discuss, of course, a little planet called Earth that's currently dealing with a global pandemic. Aaron and Seth discuss the logistics of haircuts, the particulars of grief, and the best ways to continue being social at a distance. Email us at: astronomybro...

7 - Where Exoplanet? There Exoplanet.

March 02, 2020 05:00 - 1 hour - 45.7 MB

Seth and Aaron travel back to the 90's for a deep dive into the early days of discovering planets in other solar systems! Topics include: are pulsars stars? How do you even find these faraway planets? Why does the IAU compulsively RUIN EVERYTHING??? Then, Seth has some thoughts about the dimming of Betelgeuse, scientific curiosity, and star farts. Email us at: [email protected] Follow us on social media! Facebook Twitter Instagram Support the show on Patreon and liste...

6 - Listening for Aliens with Dr. Seth Shostak

February 03, 2020 05:00 - 1 hour - 43 MB

Seth meets a personal hero, also his doppelgänger-in-name! Aaron, Seth, and Dr. Seth Shostak (senior astronomer at the SETI Institute) discuss the ongoing search for alien radio signals, some of the challenges involved, and predictions about that fateful day when we discover that we are not alone in this universe. Read the episode's Show Notes. Email us at: [email protected] Follow us on social media! Facebook Instagram Twitter Support us (and listen to bonus episodes!)...

Bonus Episode - The Annexation of Hawaii

January 28, 2020 23:00 - 4 minutes - 3.35 MB

Seth and Christina discuss the United State's illegal occupation of Hawaii in the late 19th century, and how it relates to the telescopes on Mauna Kea. Check out our Patreon for more bonus episodes just like this! https://www.patreon.com/astronomybrothers Email us at: [email protected] Follow us on social media! Facebook Twitter Instagram To make a one-time donation: http://paypal.me/astrobrospod Check out composer Jonathon Freund: https://pixelgrip.bandcamp.com Support...

5 - Wizard Astronomy is Weird, You Guys

January 06, 2020 05:00 - 1 hour - 45.5 MB

Seth and Aaron discuss a new name for a famous Kuiper Belt object, as well as recent developments in private spaceflight. Then, Aaron has some FUNDAMENTAL QUESTIONS about astronomy in the Harry Potter universe, such as: how the heck do wizards know about Io's volcanoes? Is there a wizarding space program? Did I seriously do astrology research for this episode? And why is everyone so mean to Professor Trelawney all the time? Email us at: [email protected] Follow us on social...

4 - Mauna Kea, The TMT Protests, and Decolonizing Science (ft. Christina Manzano)

December 02, 2019 05:00 - 1 hour - 43.4 MB

Aaron and Seth welcome Christina Manzano, activist and PhD student, to the podcast to discuss the telescopes on Mauna Kea in Hawaii, the native Hawaiian protests, and how to decolonize STEM. Check out our outline and sources for this episode (for free this month!) over at the Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/32000487 Email us at: [email protected] Follow us on social media! Facebook Twitter Instagram Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/astronomybrothers/c...

3 - Ponderings on Saturn

November 04, 2019 05:00 - 58 minutes - 39.9 MB

Seth and Aaron discuss the first ever all-female spacewalk, and Saturn's twenty newly discovered moons -- and then go all-out for the Pale Blue Dot moment with a long talk about stargazing, numbness, the human experiment, whether the vastness of space is terrifying or comforting, and what purpose science should serve in our daily lives. Also, an exciting announcement concerning our next episode. Follow us on social media! Facebook Twitter Instagram Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreo...

2 - Borisov, Pluto, and Sackhoff, Oh My

October 07, 2019 04:00 - 1 hour - 43.6 MB

Seth and Aaron discuss the second interstellar object ever observed entering our solar system. Other topics include: Is Pluto a planet? What even is a planet? Is everything planets? IS NOTHING PLANETS??? We also talk about the Netflix sci-fi show "Another Life," some of its glaring inaccuracies, and how awesome Katee Sackhoff is. Watch our interview on the Weekly Space Hangout: https://youtu.be/QsXjMzhM0Fg Follow us on social media! Facebook Twitter Instagram Support us on Patreon: https:...

1 - Hello World!

September 09, 2019 04:00 - 1 hour - 41.3 MB

It's our first episode! Aaron and Seth discuss space news from 2019 so far, like Ultima Thule, the Artemis moon program, and the first picture of a black hole. Also discussed: is Asgard a planet? Do aliens support community radio? And where's our gas giant representation in sci-fi? Follow us on social media! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/astrobrospod/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/astrobrospod/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/astrobrospod/ Support us on Patreon: https://www.pa...

Announcement of a slight delay!

September 02, 2019 17:00 - 1 minute - 1020 KB

A brief announcement letting you know that our first episode, scheduled for today, will instead be out next Monday, September 9th. We've been really floored by the response so far before we've even put our first episode out -- thanks so much for your support! Follow us on social media! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/astrobrospod/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/astrobrospod/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/astrobrospod/ Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/astronomybro...

Astronomy Brothers - Podcast Trailer

August 19, 2019 17:00 - 3 minutes - 2.12 MB

Stay tuned on this podcast feed for episodes of Astronomy Brothers, a podcast where two brothers/science communicators talk the latest space news, controversial space topics, and all space-related things. The music for the trailer is "Seven Twenty" by Diamond Ortiz. Follow us on social media! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/astrobrospod/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/astrobrospod/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/astrobrospod/ Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/astro...

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Seth Shostak
1 Episode

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