Intergalactic Craic
31 episodes - English - Latest episode: 6 months ago -Armagh Observatory and Planetarium’s first podcast, “Intergalactic Craic” will bring the latest space related news, theories and technologies to the ears of the general public. Headed by two engaging hosts, the podcast will feature interviews with astronomers, debates and discussions with experts in relevant fields and listener proposed questions. Intergalactic Craic will not feel like a lecture series; instead listeners will find themselves learning the secrets of the universe while laughing along with the hosts and guests. It’ll be out of this world!
Music: Nebula Rush by Florian Decros
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Episodes
S3Ep6 - Intergalactic Craic On The Road
October 27, 2023 08:00 - 43 minutes - 37 MBWelcome to a very special edition of Intergalactic Craic where we take it on the road! Join Rok, Zuri, Alice, and Andrew as they venture half way around the world to attend the ACM2023 conference in Flagstaff Arizona!
S3Ep5 - Craic with all these moons?
June 16, 2023 07:30 - 44 minutes - 47.5 MBHeather and her new co-host Dr Rok are back! Taking time out of their busy schedules they have recorded an episode all about the dramatic increase to the number of moons of the gas giants Jupiter and Saturn! They also delve into their own busy schedules and explain everything there is to know about AOP's Summer 2023 programme.
S3Ep4 - Wee Bitta Craic: Bout Ye Alice?
May 26, 2023 07:30 - 37 minutes - 26.9 MBThis month is the final 'getting to know you' episode of Intergalactic Craic: Wee Bitta Craic. Ethan and Zuri interview Alice and ask her all about how she came to be doing her PhD at AOP. Find out this and more in this info packed episode!
S3Ep3 - Wee Bitta Craic: Bout Ye Ethan?
April 21, 2023 08:00 - 36 minutes - 67.7 MBIn Wee Bitta Craic this month, Zuri and Alice ask Ethan all about his PhD and how he came to be at the Armagh Observatory and Planetarium. Find out more about his research and laugh along as the guys have some more quality craic. If you love listening to our students, then you can help support us, by donating into our PhD Fund: Support our PhD Programme - Armagh Observatory and Planetarium
S3Ep2 - Wee Bitta Craic: Bout Ye Zuri?
March 10, 2023 08:00 - 36 minutes - 33.8 MBIn the latest Wee Bitta Craic episode, Alice and Ethan ask Zuri all about how she came to be at Armagh Observatory and Planetarium doing her PhD. Find out more about Zuri's journey to get to where she is today, and laugh along as the guys have quality banter. If you love listening to our Students, then you can help support us, by donating into out PhD Fund: Support our PhD Programme - Armagh Observatory and Planetarium
S3Ep1 - Wee Bitta Craic: Welcome Ethan, Alice and Zuri!
January 27, 2023 09:00 - 16 minutes - 12 MBWant a Wee Bitta Craic? Then say hello to some of our PhD students, Ethan, Alice and Zuri. They will be hosting their own Wee Bitta Craic episodes and will give you an insight into the life of a PhD students here at AOP!
Season 3 - What's the craic?
January 23, 2023 09:00 - 7 minutes - 8.46 MBWhat's the Craic? Intergalactic Craic is back and it's shaking things up! Join Heather and her brand new co-host to find out more!
Space is Cloudy, Who Knew? Featuring Kerem Çubuk
March 17, 2022 09:00 - 37 minutes - 56 MBThis week Heather and Courtney interview Armagh Observatory PhD Candidate Kerem Çubuk on his area of research - molecular clouds! Turns out we can't escape the cloudy conditions, even millions of lightyears away. Kerem and his colleagues also have a Youtube Channel dedicated to science communication in Turkish. To find out more, visit ahtapot.club
The Craic with Climate
February 25, 2022 09:00 - 38 minutes - 61.8 MBThis week, Heather and Courtney are joined by AOP's own Anna Taylor - climate Education Officer extraordinaire to discuss the most frequently asked questions about climate change and what we can do to help! #NISCIFEST22
Why Alien Fish on Europa = DOOM
January 21, 2022 09:00 - 39 minutes - 62.3 MBThis week Courtney fills Heather in on The Fermi paradox and The Great Filter. If there a million options for life elsewhere in the galaxy, why haven't we met aliens yet? Need Some Space?
So Earth is Ruined - Where Next?
December 22, 2021 09:00 - 53 minutes - 86.4 MBThis festive season, Heather and Courtney explore the other options for living in our Solar System (just on the off chance we don't fix the climate!). What would living on the Moon, Venus, Europa or Mars look like?! Tune in to find out. Need Some Space?
Here's Me Wha? feat. Guest Host Dr Rok
November 26, 2021 09:00 - 38 minutes - 28.3 MBThis month on Intergalactic Craic, Heather and her special guest host, Dr Rok Nežič, tackle some commonly asked questions heard in the Armagh Planetarium exhibition area. Sometimes these questions might make you do a double take and ask... Here's me wha? At least if you are (unlike Rok) from Northern Ireland! From Pluto's dubious standing in the Solar System, to where the heck we can see the aurora and when black holes will eat the Earth, Heather and Dr Rok discuss it all and more. Need Som...
What's Goo-d?! Global Catastrophic Scenarios
October 15, 2021 08:00 - 53 minutes - 85.8 MBThis month Heather and Courtney attempt to uplift everybody's spirits with a discussion of four Earth ending scenarios. From comets we thought were friends to nightmarish grey goo, we have the range of what could happen to the blue planet. And for two of them... we are long overdue. Need Some Space? Visit armagh.space for more information on Armagh Observatory and Planetarium
Heavy Metal Stars with Prof. Simon Jeffery
September 17, 2021 08:00 - 49 minutes - 46.2 MBThis week Heather and Courtney chat to AOP's own Professor Simon Jeffery about the misfits of the universe; heavy metal stars! There's more than one type of star out there and we are still discovering more about these stellar oddities today. Need Some Space?
Wee Bitta Craic! PhD Talk with Dr Andreas Sander
September 05, 2021 08:00 - 21 minutes - 34.4 MBFor this Wee Bitta Craic, Heather and Courtney chat with outgoing AOP research fellow Dr Andreas Sander about his work, the PhD process and his advice to aspiring researchers!
The Big Lad: Hefty Jupiter
July 16, 2021 08:00 - 38 minutes - 65 MBThis week Heather and Courtney embark upon a journey to the biggest gas giant that we have in our Solar System - Jupiter! Want to know more about our protector/assassin/lighting ball?! Listen to Intergalactic Craic! Need Some Space?
The Size of The Universe! Ft Prof Michael Burton
June 11, 2021 08:00 - 27 minutes - 46.2 MBThis week Heather and Courtney are joined by Director of Armagh Observatory and Planetarium, Prof Michael Burton! Prof Burton lends his expertise to explain how big the universe really is using a scale we can all wrap our heads around. Also we find out how he voted on the decision to kick Pluto out of the official Solar System planets! Need Some Space?
Strange Matter; The Most Dangerous Stuff in the Universe
May 14, 2021 08:00 - 28 minutes - 46.5 MBThis month Courtney freaks Heather out with the scariest stuff out there: strange matter! Have you ever wondered what it would take to turn Earth into a tiny blob of an asteroid? Turns out... it's a bean! A bean of strangelet that is. Need Some Space?
Wee Bitta Craic! 2I/Borisov 101 with Dr Rok
April 30, 2021 08:00 - 12 minutes - 20.7 MBWelcome to our first Mini-sode! This week Heather and Courtney get the 101 on Comet 2I/Borisov with the one and only Dr Rok! The paper referred to in this episode can be found here.
Rocks to Rockets: 4 More Amazing Women in Science!
April 16, 2021 08:00 - 47 minutes - 76.1 MBWelcome to Season 2 everyone! Heather and Courtney kick off the new season with some amazing women in science that everyone should know. Any questions? Email us at [email protected]
The Safest Dinner Party of 2020
December 04, 2020 18:00 - 42 minutes - 70.5 MBFor the last episode of Season 1, Heather and Courtney suggest their ideal astronomy guests to a dinner party. They cover some of humanity's greatest astronomical achievements as well as discuss some of the rumours surrounding a particular famous astronomer's party behaviour! Need Some Space?
Turning Back The Clock - The History of AOP
November 19, 2020 09:00 - 54 minutes - 87.8 MBJoin Heather and Special Guest Host Dr Rok Nezic as they delve into the archives and discuss the history of the Armagh Observatory and Planetarium through their favourite objects. Clocks, books, instruments and rooms, they've got it all covered, and they have a bit of craic along the way.
Vampires, Zombies and... Bowties? Oh My!
November 04, 2020 18:00 - 35 minutes - 32.6 MBThis week Intergalactic Craic has some added spook for your Autumn. Vampire stars, zombie stars and spooky nebulae will all be discussed by Courtney and Heather. Need Some Space?
A Love Letter to Hubble
October 13, 2020 11:29 - 37 minutes - 60.8 MBThis week Heather and Courtney gush about the one, the only, Hubble Space Telescope. You may have heard of Hubble, but what has it done? What has it lead us to? Just pretty pictures?! Far from it. Need Some Space?
5 Amazing Women in Science You Should Know!
September 18, 2020 14:18 - 1 hour - 106 MBThis week, Heather and Courtney pick a few of their favourite women from history that worked in the scientific field. From the first female astronomer, to the first Nobel Prize winner to live to 100 years old, this is an episode packed with information and girl power. Need Some Space?
Nuclear Gnocchi: An Overview of Neutron Stars
September 02, 2020 14:42 - 33 minutes - 54.8 MBThis week Courtney takes Heather on a drive-by of the weirdest objects in the universe - neutron stars! Pasta, sugar cubes, soup and even existence ending matter are in inside these little balls of density out there in space. Want to know more? Listen this week!
Satellites are Cool, I Swear!
August 19, 2020 15:36 - 41 minutes - 75.5 MBThis week Heather puts on her teacher hat and breaks down why exactly satellites are cool. Courtney is initially unconvinced, but by the end will she be a fan? Bet we teach you something you didn't know about satellites! Find out this week on Intergalactic Craic!
ISS? More like Fly-SS!
July 29, 2020 18:00 - 40 minutes - 66.2 MBThis week on Intergalactic Craic your favourite hosts, Heather and Courtney, take on the topic of the flyest human invention ever; The International Space Station (or ISS for short). Do you know how space smells? What about going to the bathroom with micro-gravity? And can we get a coffee in space? Find this out and even more. Need Some Space?
The Earth is Round!
July 15, 2020 13:50 - 39 minutes - 70.4 MBThis week Heather and Courtney are joined by AOP's Dr Conor Byrne to take a dive into the world of The Flat Earth Society! How long has this myth been going about? Do people really believe the earth is flat? Dr Conor breaks down the physics for us - with added craic of course.
All About Asteroids
June 30, 2020 13:59 - 28 minutes - 47 MBThis week, for #AsteroidDay, Heather and Courtney cover the most frequently asked asteroid questions by the public. Dr Rok Nežič lends his expertise to what the difference between an asteroid, a comet and a meteorite is, as well as many more questions! Did you know AOP has an asteroid named after us in space?! Do you need some space?
Let's Get Quizzy With It!
June 12, 2020 11:13 - 35 minutes - 58.6 MBWelcome to Armagh Observatory and Planetarium's new podcast - Intergalactic Craic! On our first episode we have a brief chat about AOP's history, followed by some astronomy quiz questions and answers for you to use in your at-home pub quizzes with friends and family.