129: New NASA Spacesuits, Arrowverse Year 4
This week on the show: SPACE NEWS: NASA has unveiled new spacesuits designed to be more comfortable for women, in preparation of the first women to walk on the moon. ARROWVERSE YEAR 4: We continue our...
View Article130: Lunar Space Elevator, Firefly #7 Jaynestown
This week on the show:SPACE NEWS: Scientists are proposing the construction of a lunar space elevator to lower the cost of traveling from Earth to the moon. Alexandria and Jesse debate whether or not...
View Article131: Space Meat, DS9 “A Man Alone” and “Past Prologue”
This week on the show: SPACE NEWS: Synthetic meat has been grown in space for the first time. Would you eat space meat or is it time to go vegetarian? DOUG SPACE NINE: We discuss the episodes “A Man...
View Article132: Space Junk, Black Mirror ’15 Million Merits’
This week on the show: SPACE NEWS: Did you know Earth has a space junk problem? We discuss the growing issue of orbital debris clogging the space around our planet. BLACK MIRROR: This week we gush...
View Article133: Time Travel Special! About Time, See You Yesterday
This week we have a special episode about time travel! We start things off by checking in with Alexandria on a comment about last week’s episode, then we jump into the space-time continuum. SPACE...
View Article134: UFOs are real, Deep Space Nine ‘Babel’ and ‘Captive Pursuit’
This week on the show: SPACE NEWS: The government has confirmed that UFOs are real, and there is video evidence to prove it! We discuss the implications, and whether or not it would be wise to alert...
View Article135: Living on Mars, Black Mirror ‘The Entire History of You’
This week on the show: SPACE NEWS: We discuss what it would take to live on Mars, and where we could get the resources. Turns out we’d have to get over our aversion to eating bugs! Check out the...
View Article136: Artificial Skin, Star Wars The Rise of Skywalker Premiere!
This week on the Space Nerds podcast: SPACE NEWS: Scientists are working on creating artificial skin that could enhance virtual reality and help in rehabilitation. Jesse has other ideas for potential...
View Article137: The Rise of Skywalker Roundtable Deep Dive
This week on the Space Nerds podcast: SPACE NEWS: (Starts at 1:36) Can asteroids be mined for water to fuel space exploration? Jesse and Alexandria discuss the possibility in this Space.com article:...
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138: Space Warfare, Deep Space Nine ‘Q-Less’ and ‘Dax’
This week on the SPACE NERDS podcast: SPACE NEWS: (starts at 1:13) Could the space around our planet become a war zone? The technology already exists to equip satellites with weaponry, and it’s up to...
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139: Mushroom House on Mars, Black Mirror ‘Be Right Back’
This week on the Space Nerds podcast: SPACE NEWS: Would you live in a mushroom house on Mars? Jesse beams in Doug to discuss a whole new type of space mushrooms. Read the original article from...
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140: Star Trek Picard #1: Remembrance
On this special bonus episode of the Space Nerds podcast: STAR TREK PICARD: We enthusiastically break down the pilot episode of Star Trek Picard, ‘Remembrance.’ Andi and Sarah share their perspective...
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141: Space Germs, Firefly #8 ‘Out of Gas’
This week on the Space Nerds podcast: PATREON LAUNCH: The Space Nerds Patreon campaign has launched! Jesse and Alexandria break down everything you need to know.SPACE NEWS: (starts at 12:20) NASA’s...
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142: Star Trek Picard #2: Maps and Legends
Our new Star Trek Club reassembles to discuss Picard episode 2, Maps and Legends. We ponder the fate of F8, discuss Picard’s fall from Starfleet’s good graces, and wade through Romulan secret agencies...
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143: Star Wars Underworld, Betelgeuse Dims, Arrowverse Year 5
This week on the Space Nerds podcast: STAR WARS UNDERWORLD: (Starts at 1:34) We kick things off with a quick look at the recently unearthed ‘Star Wars: Underworld’ footage from the scrapped mid-2000s...
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144: Star Trek Picard #3: The End is the Beginning
Our Star Trek Club reassembles to discuss Picard episode 3, The End is the Beginning! We chat about Raffi’s backstory, quantum fingering, questionable hologram accents, and what to do if Romulans...
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145: YOU Could Move to Mars, DS9 ‘The Passenger’&‘Move Along Home’
This week on the Space Nerds podcast: SPACE NEWS: (Starts at 3:13) Elon Musk wants to send a million people to Mars by 2050. He plans to offer loans and jobs to anyone who wants to go, and is...
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146: Star Trek Picard #4: Absolute Candor
Our Star Trek Club discusses Picard episode 4, ‘Absolute Candor.’ We chat about Picard’s wardrobe, Elnor’s introduction and Borg rituals, with a detour through our Voyager homework to learn more about...
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147: Food from Thin Air, Jesse’s Mom on Picard, Black Mirror ‘White Bear’
This week on the Space Nerds podcast: SPACE NEWS: (Starts at 2:25) The Finnish company Solar Foods has figured out how to convert C02, water and electricity into a carbon neutral form of flour called...
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148: Star Trek Picard #5: Stardust City Rag
Our Star Trek Club gets weird with episode 5 of Picard, Stardust City Rag. We chat about our split opinions over the episode, the return of Icheb and Seven of Nine, questionable French accents and so...
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149: Star Trek Picard #6: The Impossible Box
Star Trek Club assembles to discuss episode 6 of Picard, ‘The Impossible Box’. We spend quality time with Hugh, dream big with Soji, and channel our inner Locutus. We also take a trip through the...
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150: NASA’s Muscular Mice, HBO’s Watchmen
This week on the Space Nerds podcast: Alexandria, Doug, Jayne and Jesse are all together for a special discussion of HBO’s Watchmen!SPACE NEWS: (starts at 1:55) NASA’s genetically engineered mice...
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151: Star Trek Picard #7: Nepenthe
The Space Nerds Star Trek Club gushes over episode 7 of Star Trek Picard, ‘Nepenthe.’ We chat about Troi and Riker’s new life with the adventurous Kestra, the fate of Hugh and Elnor on the Borg cube,...
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152: New Solar Orbiter, Star Wars Club: The Mandalorian Season 1
This week on the Space Nerds podcast: SPACE NEWS: (Starts at 2:00) A new spacecraft is heading towards the center of our solar system to study the sun closer than ever before. Dubbed the Solar...
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153: Betelgeuse is Dusty, Firefly episode 9 ‘Ariel’
This week on the Space Nerds podcast: SPACE NEWS: (starts at 10:18) Jayne and Jesse recently reported on the sudden dimming of the red supergiant star Betelgeuse, and now scientists believe they can...
View Article154: Star Trek Picard #8: Broken Pieces
The Space Nerds Star Trek Club discusses Star Trek Picard episode 8, ‘Broken Pieces.’ We parse through the massive info dump in this episode, discussing the motivations of the Zhat Vash, a room full...
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155: Consciousness of the Nagus Vortex
This week on the Space Nerds podcast: SPACE NEWS: (Starts at 2:03) Andi beams in to discuss the possibility that the building blocks of matter may experience consciousness, as reported at...
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156: Star Trek Picard #9: Et in Arcadia Ego Part 1
Our Star Trek club dives into part one of the Star Trek Picard season 1 finale. We ask how many Soongs is too many Soongs, throw some love on space orchids, and debate our split opinions over the...
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157: Interstellar Comet Breakup, Black Mirror ‘The Waldo Moment’ and ‘White...
This week on the Space Nerds podcast: SPACE NEWS: (starts at 9:52) Interstellar Comet 21/Borisov may have come to our solar system to die! Learn more in the article from sciencealert.com:...
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158: Star Trek Picard #10: Et in Arcadia Ego Part 2
The finale of Star Trek Picard season 1 is here! Our Star Trek Club shares thoughts and feelings about how the first season wrapped up, the season as a whole, and what we want from season 2. We are...
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159: Earth-like World, Andi’s TNG Review, Star Wars Club
This week on the Space Nerds podcast:SPACE NEWS: (Starts at 12:24) Andi and Jesse discuss a newly discovered exoplanet with remarkable similarities to Earth. Check out the article from NASA:...
View Article160: Star Trek Discovery (S01E01) The Vulcan Hello
Star Trek Club embarks on a new journey with the pilot episode of Discovery, ‘The Vulcan Hello.’ We discuss the Klingon redesign, Michael’s mutiny, and how much we love Captain Georgiou. Check out our...
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161: The Sound of Planets, Firefly #10 ‘War Stories’
This week on the Space Nerds podcast: SPACE NEWS: Jesse and Jayne listen to planet sounds created by NASA, made by recording electromagnetic variations from nearby celestial bodies. We discuss how...
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162: Star Trek Discovery (S01E02) Battle at the Binary Stars
Star Trek Club discusses episode 2 of Discovery, ‘Battle at the Binary Stars.’ We talk Klingon culture, Vulcan mind wifi, Georgiou’s fate, and trying to out-logic the ship’s computer before rating the...
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163: Stargazing Events, DS9 ‘Battle Lines’ and ‘The Storyteller’
This week on the Space Nerds podcast: SPACE NEWS: (Starts at 1:36) Alexandria and Jesse discuss several recent celestial events that can be seen from Earth. DOUG SPACE NINE: (Starts at 16:27) Doug and...
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164: Star Trek Discovery (S01E03) Context is for Kings
Star Trek Club discusses episode 3 of Discovery, ‘Context is for Kings,’ featuring the debut of the Discovery herself, crewed by a bunch of meanies. Connect with the Space Nerds on Twitter or...
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165: Telescope on the Moon, Andi’s Rise of Skywalker Review, Star Wars Club
Today on the Space Nerds podcast: SPACE NEWS: (Starts at 2:01) Andi and Jesse discuss a proposed telescope that would permanently live on the dark side of the moon, positioned with an unobstructed...
View Article166: Star Trek Discovery (S01E04) The Butcher’s Knife Cares Not for the...
Star Trek Club reassembles to discuss episode 4 of Discovery’s first season, ‘The Butcher’s Knife Cares Not for the Lamb’s Cry.’ We chat about Landry’s unfortunate encounter, Lorca’s war conducting...
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167: SpaceX Launch, Black Mirror ‘Nosedive’
Today on the Space Nerds podcast: SPACE NEWS: (Starts at 31:40) NASA astronauts are heading to space, but not in a NASA spacecraft! Elon Musk’s SpaceX is sending their first crewed mission into orbit...
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168: Star Trek Discovery (S01E05) Choose Your Pain
Star Trek Club discusses episode 5 of Discovery, ‘Choose Your Pain.’ We spend time with Harry Mudd in a Klingon prison, and worry about the space bear’s health. Connect with the Space Nerds on Twitter...
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169: Antimatter Universe, Firefly #11 ‘Trash’
Today on the Space Nerds podcast: SPACE NEWS: (Starts at 8:22) A new theory claims there may be an antimatter universe extending backwards in time from the big bang, mirroring our own universe in...
View ArticleAddressing the George Floyd Protests
We are pausing our regular content in solidarity with the protests happening nationwide, in response to the continued brutality of police against the Black community including the murder of George...
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170: Black Lives Matter, SpaceX Launch, DS9 ‘Progress’ and ‘If Wishes Were...
This week on the Space Nerds podcast: We start off by discussing the Black Lives Matter movement with Jayne, Alexandria, Andi and Jesse. We talk about the fight to end systemic oppression, and ways we...
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171: Particle Accelerator on the Moon, Arrowverse Year 6
Today on the Space Nerds podcast: SPACE NEWS: (Starts at 7:45) Would it make sense to build a particle accelerator on the moon? Doug and Jesse discuss the possibility as proposed in Popular Mechanics:...
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172: Doug Space Nine ‘The Forsaken’ (S01E16) // ‘Dramatis Personae’ (S01E17)
Today on Doug Space Nine we debut our synthtastic theme song, then deep dive through two episodes of Star Trek Deep Space Nine, ‘The Forsaken’ and ‘Dramatis Personae.’ Debates erupt over whether Odo...
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173: 36 Alien Civilizations, Technosignatures, Firefly #12 ‘The Message’
Today on the Space Nerds podcast: SPACE NEWS: (Starts at 6:13) Jayne and Jesse discuss new developments in the search for extra-terrestrial intelligence, including a study claiming the most likely...
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174: Filmmaking in Space, Star Trek Generations
Today on the Space Nerds podcast: SPACE NEWS: (Starts at 4:30) Recent reports have confirmed that Tom Cruise is working with Elon Musk and SpaceX to produce the first big budget Hollywood film in...
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175: Comet NEOWISE, Firefly #13 ‘Heart of Gold’
Today on the Space Nerds podcast:SPACE NEWS (Starts at 7:24): Jesse and Jayne discuss our intergalactic visitor, the comet NEOWISE currently visible with the naked eye! We discuss how to see the comet...
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176: Moon Jelly Update, Black Mirror ‘Playtest,’‘Shut Up and Dance’ and ‘San...
Today on the Space Nerds podcast: SPACE NEWS: (Starts at 17:10) Scientists believe they have identified a strange substance recently discovered on the moon. Check out the original article from...
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177: Our Final Episode: Artemis Accords, Black Mirror, Star Trek Lower Decks,...
Today’s podcast will be the final episode of Space Nerds. We want to extend a heartfelt thanks to all who have listened to this show, so we put together this massive final episode to say goodbye to...
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