{"id":16312,"date":"2018-06-30T15:48:44","date_gmt":"2018-06-30T19:48:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=16312"},"modified":"2018-06-30T15:48:44","modified_gmt":"2018-06-30T19:48:44","slug":"audio-recent-space-podcasts-spacex-freeman-dyson-wormholes-martian-dust-storms-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=16312","title":{"rendered":"Audio: Recent space podcasts &#8211; SpaceX, Freeman Dyson, wormholes, Martian dust storms, and more"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here is a selection of recent space related audio webcasts starting with Bob Zimmerman on the John Batchelor radio show. Be sure to support Bob with his\u00a0<em><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/behindtheblack.com\/behind-the-black\/points-of-information\/the-annual-fund-raising-campaign-has-begun\/\">annual fund-raising campaign<\/a><\/strong><\/em>\u00a0now underway.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Audioboom player\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" width=\"100%\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/embeds.audioboom.com\/posts\/6912805-spacex-is-about-cheaper-and-sooner-bob-zimmerman-behindtheblack-com\/embed\/v4#?secret=EZu4dgZ0dt\" data-secret=\"EZu4dgZ0dt\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Audioboom player\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" width=\"100%\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/embeds.audioboom.com\/posts\/6912802-hawaii-fails-the-tmt-what-is-to-be-done-bob-zimmerman-behindtheblack-com\/embed\/v4#?secret=DDJ7Y9TeT5\" data-secret=\"DDJ7Y9TeT5\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Check out Bob&#8217;s periodic updates on what is happening with the Mars rovers and with the Sun, e.g.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/behindtheblack.com\/behind-the-black\/essays-and-commentaries\/mars-rover-update-may-23-2018\/\" target=\"_d\">Mars rover update: May 23, 2018 | Behind The Black<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/behindtheblack.com\/behind-the-black\/essays-and-commentaries\/sunspot-update-for-may-2018-solar-activity-hangs-on\/\" target=\"_d\">Sunspot update for May 2018: Solar activity hangs on | Behind The Black<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>** <a href=\"http:\/\/www.planetary.org\/about\/staff\/mat-kaplan.html\">Mat Kaplan<\/a> of the Planetary Society&#8217;s radio program recently had a fascinating interview with <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Freeman_Dyson\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Freeman Dyson<\/a>, a theoretical physicist, mathematician and all around deep thinker:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.planetary.org\/multimedia\/planetary-radio\/show\/2018\/0613-freeman-dyson.html\" target=\"_d\">A Conversation with Freeman Dyson | The Planetary Society<\/a><\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-16312-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/dcs.megaphone.fm\/PPY9386746825.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/dcs.megaphone.fm\/PPY9386746825.mp3\">http:\/\/dcs.megaphone.fm\/PPY9386746825.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>** University of Washington physics professor emeritus\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/thespaceshow.com\/guest\/dr.-john-cramer-0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dr. John Cramer<\/a> talked with David Livingston this week about interstellar propulsion schemes, wormholes for getting around the universe, connecting quantum mechanics and general relativity, and many other fun topics in a manner that a non-scientist can follow:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/thespaceshow.com\/show\/25-jun-2018\/broadcast-3139-dr.-john-cramer\" target=\"_d\">The Space Show &#8211; Mon, 06\/25\/2018 &#8211; 14:00<\/a><\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-16312-2\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/thespaceshow.com\/sites\/default\/files\/shows\/3139-BWB-2018-06-25.mp3?_=2\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/thespaceshow.com\/sites\/default\/files\/shows\/3139-BWB-2018-06-25.mp3\">http:\/\/thespaceshow.com\/sites\/default\/files\/shows\/3139-BWB-2018-06-25.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>**\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/thespaceshow.com\/guest\/dr.-anita-sengupta\" target=\"_d\">Dr. Anita Sengupta<\/a>\u00a0is an aerospace engineer who led many projects at NASA JPL, including the <a href=\"https:\/\/coldatomlab.jpl.nasa.gov\/\" target=\"_d\">Cold Atom Laboratory<\/a>\u00a0on the ISS, and is now working on development of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/technology-42730916\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hyperloop transport system<\/a>. She spoke with David on Friday :\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/thespaceshow.com\/show\/29-jun-2018\/broadcast-3142-dr.-anita-sengupta-special-time-9am-pdt\" target=\"_d\">The Space Show &#8211; Fri, 06\/29\/2018 &#8211; 09:00\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-16312-3\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/thespaceshow.com\/sites\/default\/files\/shows\/3142-BWB-2018-06-29.mp3?_=3\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/thespaceshow.com\/sites\/default\/files\/shows\/3142-BWB-2018-06-29.mp3\">http:\/\/thespaceshow.com\/sites\/default\/files\/shows\/3142-BWB-2018-06-29.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>** The latest episode of the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/spacetweeps.podbean.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Talking Space Podcast<\/a> covered several topics including Opportunity rover enduring the massive dust storm on Mars, the\u00a0SpaceX CRS-15 cargo mission to the ISS, and recent launches by\u00a0China, Japan, and Russa :\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/spacetweeps.podbean.com\/e\/episode-1005-saveoppy\/\" target=\"_d\">Episode 1005: #SaveOppy?<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.podbean.com\/media\/player\/hiisz-93a062?from=site&amp;vjs=1&amp;skin=1&amp;fonts=Helvetica&amp;auto=0&amp;download=0\" width=\"400\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" data-name=\"pb-iframe-player\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>** More about the dust-up on Mars at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wemartians.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WeMartians<\/a> program:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wemartians.com\/episode044\/\" target=\"_d\">44 &#8211; Ashes to Ashes, Clay to Dust (feat. Mark Lemmon) &#8211; WeMartians Podcast<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>There\u2019s a serious Global Dust Storm happening right now on Mars. Several regional storms have kicked up a tremendous amount of dust into the skies, blocking out the sun and jeopardizing the Opportunity rover\u2019s safety. But despite the threat, this is a great chance to do some science on Mars weather. Jake is joined by Space Science Institute\u2019s Mark Lemmon to discuss these storms formation and what we\u2019re learning from them.<\/em><\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-16312-4\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/content.blubrry.com\/wemartians\/Ep44.mp3?_=4\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/content.blubrry.com\/wemartians\/Ep44.mp3\">https:\/\/content.blubrry.com\/wemartians\/Ep44.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>** <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WeHaveMECO\">Anthony Colangelo<\/a>\u00a0discusses the implications of SpaceX winning a major USAF launch contract for the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.spacex.com\/falcon-heavy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Falcon Heavy<\/a> rocket:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/mainenginecutoff.com\/podcast\/86\" target=\"_d\">Episode T+86: Falcon Heavy Wins AFSPC-52 &#8211; Main Engine Cut Off<\/a><\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-16312-5\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.simplecast.com\/episodes\/audio\/161356\/T%2B86.mp3?_=5\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.simplecast.com\/episodes\/audio\/161356\/T%2B86.mp3\">https:\/\/media.simplecast.com\/episodes\/audio\/161356\/T%2B86.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">====<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none;\" src=\"\/\/rcm-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/cm?o=1&amp;p=12&amp;l=ur1&amp;category=amzn_basics_elctnics&amp;banner=10PFV81ZPVCWKXE6S9G2&amp;f=ifr&amp;linkID=caaa70725fb7c5b929777e8413b07b34&amp;t=hobbyspace&amp;tracking_id=hobbyspace\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here is a selection of recent space related audio webcasts starting with Bob Zimmerman on the John Batchelor radio show. Be sure to support Bob with his\u00a0annual fund-raising campaign\u00a0now underway. Check out Bob&#8217;s periodic updates on what is happening with the Mars rovers and with the Sun, e.g. Mars rover update: May 23, 2018 | &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=16312\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Audio: Recent space podcasts &#8211; SpaceX, Freeman Dyson, wormholes, Martian dust storms, and more<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[36,7,45],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16312","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-multiple-media","category-space-policy","category-spacecasts"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p34aWK-4f6","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":17743,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=17743","url_meta":{"origin":16312,"position":0},"title":"Backing Behind the Black","author":"TopSpacer","date":"February 5, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"Writer, journalist, and blogger Bob Zimmerman tells me that it is his Birthday fund-raising time again at Behind The Black. 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