The Space Madness Podcast
A series of personal conversations about how we explore the universe and our place in it.
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Space Madness Podcast Episode 72: Leadership Highlights (opens the original)
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After 70 episodes we have heard a lot of stories of leadership ranging from changing one's personal situations, to national leadership on Mars exploration. In this episode we highlight familiar and emerging themes of leadership from a wide variety of space exploration journeys.
Space Madness Podcast Episode 71: From Middle Eastern History, to Music, to Cyber, to JPL! (opens the original)
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I'm always happy to share unconventional journeys to space exploration, and this story goes hard! Julian Ragland shares his unconventional journey from Middle Eastern history to cybersecurity at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, highlighting the intersection of space assets and cybersecurity, and exploring future opportunities in aerospace and intelligence.
Space Madness Podcast Episode 70: Future Leader Spotlight on Ref Bari (opens the original)
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Today's episode spotlights Ref Bari, a Brown University physics student who I think is a future leader to watch. He's already quite a leader at the university level, having herded the necessary cats to develop and submit a NIAC proposal! This is tough enough from a NASA center where these things happen routinely, but Ref made it happen as a student at a University where advanced space mission concepts are not an everyday thing. We talk about how he achieved that, navigating various team, institu
Space Madness Podcast Episode 69: ROBOPHYSICS (opens the original)
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In this episode, Dan Goldman explores the fascinating intersection of physics, biology, and robotics, revealing how principles from natural systems inform the design of robots for complex environments, including space exploration and agriculture. We talk about cockroaches, reptiles, sand dunes and pest control and how each of those things have lessons to offer future space robots.
Space Madness Podcast Episode 68: The Universe from Dial-up to Today (opens the original)
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See what I did there? In this episode, Universe Today founder Fraser Cain shares his journey into space journalism, his approach to engaging audiences, and his thoughts on the future of science communication in the age of AI. We explore how curiosity drives storytelling and the importance of maintaining human voice in content creation.
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