Casual Space

Have you ever wondered how a college freshman ends up in the Space Camp Hall of Fame? In this limited-release series, join your hosts Beth Mund, Chris Key, and Joshua Whitfield as they welcome specia…

Have you ever thought about what confidence really means and how it can shape your professional journey? In this episode of the Casual Space Podcast, Beth and Hannah Stanley dive into the essence of …

Prepare for a magical journey! Our official Disney Insider, Hannah Stanley, is back and ready to whisk us away on an adventure through the world of innovation and imagination. In this episode, Hannah…

Ahh, the precious memories made from summer camp!  The adventures, the friendships, the HEAT... they're all fun parts of the camp experience and stories that say with us through the years.

In this …

This week, in our ongoing summer series, “Summer-ease,” we meet at the intersection of innovation, Disney, and space exploration. Our returning and always insightful guest (and Disney insider), Hanna…

Have you ever been captivated by a moment from a space movie? Did that movement make you laugh, learn, or even lean in a little further into the science or story? 

In this third summary (summer-eas…

What does grace look like in a high-performance workplace like the space exploration industry? 

Why is grace in the workspace important? 

Can someone have professional grace if they don’t necessarily…

Welcome to the first episode in our new series, “Summaries” (Summer-ease) where host Beth Mund provides a shortened, easy- going, “summary” for your listening enjoyment.  Every week, you’ll find them…

Sean Wilson is a strategic communications and crisis communications expert who has worked extensively within the space industry. Sean currently works as the Director of Communications for the Aerospa…

Returning guest Danny Jaques has taken students to Space Camps for the past 32 years!

He’s been a certified space geek since he watched the last flight of Project Mercury with Gordon Cooper in Faith …

Dr. Kirby Runyon is completely qualified to be your outer space lifestyle guide and science consultant.  What makes him qualified, you ask? He’s a Planetary Geologist at The Planetary Science Institu…

40 years ago, the six surviving Mercury 7 Astronauts (Scott Carpenter, Gordon Cooper, John Glenn, Walter Schirra, Alan Shepard, and Deke Slayton), Betty Grissom, William Douglas, M.D., and Henri Land…

Stephen Matier is the President and CEO of Maritime Launch Services. He is also the visionary behind Spaceport Nova Scotia, a world-class commercial space complex that will launch Canada into the glo…

Are you ready for the April 8 solar eclipse? Don’t worry, Tyler Nordgren is THE perfect guide, and he’s here to walk us through what to expect on the upcoming solar eclipse, along with other celestia…

Maureen Gibbons, MD, (known on social media as Dr. Moe), is a practicing physician, sports nutritionist and life coach who also held athletic trainer and triathlon coach credentials for many years. H…

Why is space agriculture important, possible, and necessary? Daniel Tompkins believes the present and future of agriculture can be reimagined. 

Daniel Tompkins is an expert in plant medicine and agri…

Can we settle space, should we settle space, and have we really thought this through?

Kelly and Zach Weinersmith make their triumphant return to Casual Space sharing their new book, “A City on Mars.”

Dr. Karen Nyberg is an engineer, astronaut, and artist who, through nearly thirty years of experience in human spaceflight, has gained an appreciation for the value of working within and across diver…

Our future in space is going to be radically different with the implementation of space solar power.  According to John Mankins, space solar power is an energy application that’s going to happen in t…