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.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 55 minutes
- Episodes
- 149
- Years Active
- 2022 - 2025
"Active Galactic Nuclei" with Rory Bricca
Moiya invites Rory to talk about his black hole-inspired symphony composition and explain how he got musical instruments to sound like event horizons and gravitational time dilation. This episode fea…
01:01:01 |
Mon 01 Sep 2025
Milky Way Live Lecture
Dr. Moiya's Milky Way book is three years old! She celebrated with a public lecture where she talked about milky way myths, galaxy formation, stellar chemistry, black holes, and the galaxy's courtshi…
00:56:31 |
Mon 25 Aug 2025
Sunshine with Sean Crespo
Moiya and Sean watched the stress-fueled cinematic stunner, Sunshine. They'll tell you what peeved them and thieved their hearts, then rate the movie out of 15 suns.
Guest Star: Sean Crespo is an a…
01:05:03 |
Mon 18 Aug 2025
LIGO with Caroline D'Angelo
Moiya and Caroline talk about the observatory that detected the first gravitational waves, letting us study the universe using something other than light for the first time ever in human history!
G…
01:02:08 |
Mon 11 Aug 2025
Space Colonization with Grace Johnson
This week, Moiya welcomes Grace, who has lots of thoughts on Star Trek and colonization. They discuss the dangers of long-term space travel, Fermi's paradox, the overview effect, and what it means to…
01:05:15 |
Mon 04 Aug 2025
Firefly Review with Corey Rindler
Saddle up your spaceships! Moiya and Corey are riding in to rate and review the cult classic show Firefly. Will they decide it was worth a second season?
Guest Star: Corey Rindler is a comedian and…
01:01:47 |
Mon 28 Jul 2025
Space News with Amanda McLoughlin
Moiya tells Amanda about some recent astronomy stories, from showboating comets to the future of rocket launches, it's all in honor of the people's princess, Moo Deng.
Guest Star: Amanda McLoughlin …
00:50:13 |
Mon 21 Jul 2025
Painting the Cosmos with Dr. Nia Imara
Moiya asks Nia about her new book exploring the intersection of art and science. They talk about artistic inspiration, shifting perspectives, Black culture, and so much more.
Guest Star: Dr. Nia Ima…
00:40:01 |
Mon 14 Jul 2025
Cosmic Microwave Background with Ann Bartow
An astrophysicist and comedian talk about the oldest light we can see in the universe.
01:02:01 |
Mon 07 Jul 2025
Space Law with AJ Link
An astrophysicist and lawyer talk about how laws get decided in space.
00:49:03 |
Mon 30 Jun 2025
Weird Universe with Dr. Erika Hamden
Two astrophysicists talk about the weirdest things in the universe
00:51:42 |
Mon 23 Jun 2025
Moonraker Review with Dr. Claire Aubin
An astrophysicist and a historian review the campiest James Bond movie, Moonraker.
01:06:52 |
Mon 16 Jun 2025
Tiny Space Matters with Dr. Sam Jones
An astrophysicist and biomedical scientist walk into an office... and talk about the tiniest parts of our humongous universe.
00:55:20 |
Mon 09 Jun 2025
Space x Visual Art with J Wright
An astrophysicist and an artist talk about famous paintings inspired by space.
01:03:19 |
Mon 02 Jun 2025
April Fools Papers with Wow If True
An astrophysicist, a lawyer, and an internet expert talk about prank academic papers.
00:59:57 |
Mon 26 May 2025
A Day at NASA Goddard
An astrophysicist talks about her tour of a NASA center
01:02:44 |
Mon 19 May 2025
Rerun: Carl Sagan in a Barn
An astrophysicist and comedian talk about the late great Dr. Carl Sagan
00:54:34 |
Mon 12 May 2025
Mesoamerican Astronomy with Keenan Steiner
An astrophysicist/folklorist and a comedian chat about Mayan and Aztec astronomy.
01:09:27 |
Mon 05 May 2025
Rerun: Kepler on Swan Lake
Moiya gushes to Corinne about her favorite space mission: Kepler! Corinne has great budget instincts and brilliant ideas for exoplanetary presidential candidates.
MessagesBecome a star and join th…
00:51:06 |
Mon 28 Apr 2025
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy with Christina Kann
Moiya and Christina review The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy as a book-to-movie adaptation.
01:09:18 |
Mon 21 Apr 2025
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