Pale Blue Pod

Pale Blue Pod

Pale Blue Pod is an astronomy podcast for people who are overwhelmed by the universe but want to be its friend. Astrophysicist Dr. Moiya McTier and comedian Corinne Caputo demystify space one topic at a time with open eyes, open arms, and open mouths (from so much laughing and jaw-dropping). By the end of each episode, the cosmos will feel a little less “ahhh too scary” and a lot more “ohhh, so cool!” New episodes every Monday.

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January 6, 2025 75 mins

Moiya sits down for a slice with Em Löwinger for a chat about how light and gravity work. Em asks the biggest question ever asked on the show and Moiya sets the record straight about her book.

Guest Star: Em Löwinger is media producer and multidisciplinary creative. Follow them on IG at @pizza.butch and check out their website emilylowinger.com

 

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December 30, 2024 68 mins

Moiya and comedian Christian Royce review and rate the movie Interstellar. Moiya shares a supremely mundane story about the movie's science advisor Kip Thorne.  

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Christian Royce is a comedian and voice actor. Follow him on IG at @christianroyce_nottherapper

 

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December 23, 2024 66 mins

Moiya and writer Victoria Male hop over to Wales to discuss the places where astronomy and theater intersect. They talk underappreciated 80s musicals, the value of reference frames, and why we call celebrities stars. 

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Victoria Male is an award-winning screenwriter, podcaster, and multi-media producer with a lifelong passion for theater. See her work at her website victoriamale.com and follow her on instagram at @Victoria...

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December 16, 2024 52 mins

Moiya tells Sherrod Small what to expect in the night sky this season, from meteor showers to lunar eclipses.  

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Sherrod Small is a comedian. You can follow him at @sherrodsmall

 

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December 9, 2024 58 mins

Moiya breaks down the mystery of dark matter for Chris Alan, covering everything from how we first discovered this invisible mass to what we think it's made of.  

Guest Star

Chris Alan is a comedian you can follow at @ChrisAlanComedy. Check out his comedy special Gotta Be Honest 

 

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December 5, 2024 31 mins

Hi, I'm trying something new! I've had a hard time getting my mind quiet lately, especially when I try to go to sleep. I figured maybe some of you are experiencing that, too, and I wanted to try to help. PBP at Night is a calm, soothing 30 minutes of me reading out loud very slowly. It might not be for you, but I hope it's for someone.

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December 2, 2024 61 mins

Moiya tells Sharon about how stars and black holes produce winds in space. Did you know too much wind can be dangerous for galaxies? 

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Sharon Spell is a writer and comedian with great hair. Find her work at her website sharonspell.com, follow her at @sharonspell, and get tickets to her December show! 

 

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November 25, 2024 72 mins

Moiya and Tiffanee sit in a sunny pumpkin patch to talk about our solar system's biggest star. They cover solar myths, what the sun is made of, and how it's going to spend the rest of its 5 billion years. 

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Tiffanee Lee is comedian who performs in and organizes shows around New York. Follow her at @tiffanee_giggles and see her work at tiffanee-giggles-lee.com.

 

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November 18, 2024 77 mins

Moiya and Mayanna gather in their genie lamp to cover the season's most exciting space news stories from that second "moon" hanging around Earth to a planet found in a forbidden zone. 

Guest Star

Mayanna Berrin is a writer for animation and games, voice actor, comedian, and performer based in LA. Check out her work at mayannaberrin.com, follow her at @mayannaberrin, and hear her on The Wandering Path and Storyquest

 

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November 11, 2024 64 mins

Moiya and Tribble take a relaxing soak while talking about NASA's Apollo Program. Tribble wants to learn why the name doesn't make sense and why they did so many missions. Moiya wants to see Tribble react to the Apollo 11 flight path.    

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Tribble is a comedian and podcast producer. Check out her website tribbzthecool.com and follow her at @tribbzthecool

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November 4, 2024 56 mins

Moiya tells comedian Orli Matlow about Henrietta Swan Leavitt, the deaf legend who figured discovered Cepheid variables.    

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Orli Matlow is a comedian and writer from Toronto, Canada. Learn more about her work at orlimatlow.com and follow her at @hiremeimfunny

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October 28, 2024 59 mins

Moiya's celebrating spooky season in a haunted library with her favorite horror expert, Jenna Stoeber. Jenna tells Moiya about cosmic horror, how knowledge and aliens can be scary, and that jumpscares are actually good.    

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Jenna Stoeber is a podcaster, writer, multimedia creator, and horror expert. Find Jenna and her work at:

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October 21, 2024 56 mins

Moiya heads over to comedian Joyelle Nicole Johnson's apartment to review the movie Gravity. They discuss flames in space, disappointing directorial decisions, and score the movie out of 15 G-Forces.   

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Joyelle Nicole Johnson is a Brooklyn based stand up comedian, writer and actress.  She can be seen on HBO’s Crashing, Hasan Minhaj’s Patriot Act on Netflix, and Late Night with Seth Meyers. Check out her website joyelleni...

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Corinne asks her final space related questions and passes her final exam before walking across the stage as the Class of 2024 valedictorian. Join Moiya in celebrating Corinne's graduation!

 

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Moiya interviews Dr. Robin George Andrews about his new book, How to Kill an Asteroid. They talk about worst case scenarios for an asteroid impact and recent steps scientists have taken to protect us from that fate. This episode should leave you feeling safe and assured.  

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Dr. Robin George Andrews is a volcanologist, science journalist, and author whose new book How to Kill an Asteroid is out now! Follow Robin at @Squiggly...

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September 30, 2024 52 mins

Corinne and Moiya finally talk about our great pale blue dot as the planet it is. They assign each planet to a spot on the moral alignment chart and there's a big announcement from the Podiversity.       

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September 23, 2024 43 mins

Moiya tells Corinne how astronomers measure distances in space and Corinne reveals her love of walking.       

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September 16, 2024 46 mins

Corinne and Moiya talk about Annie Jump Cannon, the census taker of the sky and deaf icon who created the system we use to classify stars!      

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September 9, 2024 50 mins

Moiya tells Corinne about NASA's most expensive missions and they play a game of Would You Rather to recover from the sticker shock.    

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September 2, 2024 40 mins

Corinne and Moiya hop in their time machine to visit this week in different years from history. They wear big skirts, meet Johannes Kepler, and watched Viking 2 land on Mars!    

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