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Interplanetary Podcast
A weekly series from England. Co-hosts Jamie and Matthew discuss the latest news news on all things space exploration in a fun and enjoyable way. They have regular interviews too with some top-tier guests – a recent one being astronaut Tim Peake!
Interplanetary Podcast Website |Interplanetary Podcast on Apple Podcasts | Interplanetary Podcast on Stitcher
Tin Can
Tin Can is an Audio Drama series about an astronaut who's stranded alone in his spacecraft in deep space. It's an atmospheric and entertaining story with sublime music and sound design. A great intro to fiction podcasts if you don't dabble in them already.
Tin Can Website | Tin Can on Apple Podcasts | Tin Can on Stitcher
Main Engine Cut Off
Host Anthony Colangelo brings you weekly news and opinions on spaceflight, space exploration, and the latest big stories in astronomy. It's refreshing (and often rare) to hear a quality monologue show these days, but Main Engine Cut Off is definitely one such podcast. MECO contains some great interviews too, but in the main, it's a solid solo show.
Main Engine Cut Off Website | Main Engine Cut Off on Apple Podcasts | Main Engine Cut Off on Stitcher
Planetary Radio
Planetary Radio is one of the big guns in space podcasting. It's a weekly show done in a very “magazine” radio show style. The weekly episodes are punchy, well-produced, informative, and accessible.
Planetary Radio Website | Planetary Radio on Apple Podcasts | Planetary Radio on Stitcher
The Space Above Us
The Space Above Us is a weekly show which takes you on an audio journey of what it's actually like to be an astronaut aboard real-life space missions. It's a fully scripted monologue show, but always engaging and never boring, despite the technical subject matter.
The Space Above Us Website | The Space Above Us on Apple Podcasts | The Space Above Us on Libsyn
The Hyacinth Disaster
Another fiction podcast, The Hyacinth Disaster is a self-contained 7 part hard sci-fi story about a crew of asteroid miners who run into some pretty big trouble. The production and acting are both excellent, and the story becomes increasingly gripping as you move through each episode.
The Hyacinth Disaster Website | The Hyacinth Disaster on Apple Podcasts | The Hyacinth Disaster on Stitcher
Gravity Assist
Gravity Assist is a series produced by NASA themselves, and dives into the subject of space exploration both in the past and in the future. The first season was a truly engaging tour of our solar system, featuring interviews with some of the top folks in the industry, brought to you by NASA's Director of Planetary Science, Jim Green.
Gravity Assist Website | Gravity Assist on Apple Podcasts | Gravity Assist on Soundcloud
Space Rocket History
Space Rocket History is an incredibly well put together scripted solo show, featuring audio clips from past missions to space. Each episode is a historical account of real life events in space exploration, and a real deep dive into some of the practical aspects of manning and flying rockets.
Space Rocket History Website | Space Rocket History on Apple Podcasts | Space Rocket History on Stitcher
SpacePod
SpacePod is a really accessible interview show. Both presenter Carrie Nugent and her long list of guests know their stuff, but have conversations that mere a mortal like myself can understand without feeling left out. It's a weekly show with a decent sized back catalogue to work through.
SpacePod Website | SpacePod on Apple Podcasts | SpacePod on Stitcher
WeMartians
A highly-produced documentary-style show sprinkled with plenty clips and actuality. Mars is the core subject here, but the range of episode topics are pretty wide, ranging from technology to planetary science, and beyond. New episodes tend to be released every two weeks.
WeMartians Website | WeMartians on Apple Podcasts | WeMartians on Stitcher
StarTalk Radio
Another of the space podcast big guns, and it's hard to ignore anything that has Neil deGrasse Tyson in it. Episodes of StartTalk aren't always about space, but the wider subject of science in general. It's probably the perfect introduction to space podcasts though, for someone who's very new to the medium.
StarTalk Website | StarTalk on Apple Podcasts | StarTalk on Stitcher
Hostile Worlds
Is it bad form to mention our own show? Well, it's better to ask for forgiveness rather than permission, isn't it? Hostile Worlds is an audio drama-documentary hybrid which takes you on fully soundscaped immersive journeys to places like Venus and Saturn's moon Titan.
Hostile Worlds Website | Hostile Worlds on Apple Podcasts | Hostile Worlds on Stitcher
SpaceQ - SpaceQ covers the space industry and news with a greater focus on the Canadian and international space sectors. This podcast is known for hosting great interviews with industry experts. These interviews will surly keep you updated with the latest and greatest current events.
The Role of Data Science in Astronomy and Interstellar Exploration - This article examines how important data science is in space technology and how it's changing our journey into space. It covers how data science is making our space missions smarter and helping us solve the mysteries of space.