The Space Shot

Episode 447: The Lunar Era – Part 2: “Vast Loneliness”

Episode  |  November 5th, 2025  |  Season 7  |  57 mins 41 secs

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Part 2: "Vast Loneliness" continues The Lunar Era series, exploring the Space Race from the early days of the Cold War to the groundbreaking flight of Apollo 8, which marked humanity's first journey to lunar orbit. This episode features space historian Francis French and science journalist Rebecca Boyle. Together, we discuss how political rivalry and one breathtaking photograph, "Earthrise," transformed our understanding of Earth's place in the universe.

Episode 422: Apollo 13: 50 Years Later (Part 1)

Episode  |  April 11th, 2020  |  Season 3  |  49 mins 3 secs

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Part 1 of the Apollo 13 resources and history series. Check out the show notes for a ton of links and resources!

Episode 400: The Week in Space History- November 4th to the 10th

Episode  |  November 6th, 2019  |  Season 3  |  10 mins 59 secs

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The week in space history for November 4th to the 10th.

Episode 380: EarthRising- Part 2

Episode  |  December 26th, 2018  |  Season 2  |  56 mins 48 secs

apollo, apollo 8, apollo program, cosmosphere, earth, earth rise, earthrise, earthrising, moon, nasa, photography, space race

Enjoy this encore presentation of the latest Cosmosphere Podcast episode.

This month we head to Hutchinson with some Space Hipsters for the Earthrising Gala. We'll also hear from NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine, Cosmosphere CEO Jim Remar, author Robert Kurson, and the astronauts and flight controllers from Apollo 7 and beyond.

This is part two of a two-part episode, so get listening and enjoy!

Episode 379: EarthRising- Part 1

Episode  |  December 26th, 2018  |  Season 2  |  52 mins 12 secs

apollo, apollo 8, apollo program, cosmosphere, earth, earth rise, earthrise, earthrising, moon, nasa, photography, space race

Enjoy this encore presentation of the latest Cosmosphere Podcast episode.

This month we head to Hutchinson with some Space Hipsters for the Earthrising Gala. We'll also hear from NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine, Cosmosphere CEO Jim Remar, author Robert Kurson, and the astronauts and flight controllers from Apollo 7 and beyond.

This is part one of a two-part episode, so get listening and enjoy!

Episode 346: Catching Up With Apollo 16

Episode  |  April 25th, 2018  |  Season 1  |  7 mins 49 secs

apollo, apollo 16, apollo program, john young, lrv, lunar rover, moon, moon landing, rover

Episode 253: Apollo 5, Discovery, Endeavour, and a Falcon Heavy Update

Episode  |  January 22nd, 2018  |  Season 1  |  6 mins 20 secs

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Happy Monday! Today's episode is packed, so let's dive in!

Episode 224: Christmas Eve with Apollo 8

Episode  |  December 24th, 2017  |  Season 1  |  6 mins 33 secs

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Happy Christmas Eve!

Episode 211: Apollo 17 & Insurrection

Episode  |  December 11th, 2017  |  Season 1  |  10 mins 11 secs

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Happy Monday, I hope everyone had as fantastic and productive of a Sunday as I had!

Episode 206: A Conversation With Jim Remar

Episode  |  December 6th, 2017  |  Season 1  |  50 mins 32 secs

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Today's episode is the latest Cosmosphere Podcast! It would mean the world to me if you could leave a review for that podcast on iTunes!