Space Oddities Podcast Debut!

I'm proud to announce that episode one of Space Oddities: The Podcast has posted!

This ten part series is a companion to my new book, Space Oddities: Forgotten Stories of Mankind's Exploration of Space, that will be on book shelfs August 15th. The podcast features more lesser known and forgotten space tales that couldn't fit in the book.

Episode 1 is titled, "Moon Dust In Your Lungs, Stars In Your Eyes", and discusses NASA's plans to keep the Earth from being contaminated by lunar germs during the Apollo missions that unfortunately had a few flaws that will make you chuckle. We will also meet the first man to (accidentally) touch the moon and a young woman who got an unexpected shot of moon dust.

The title for this episode came while doing online research for the book. It was posted on one of those online quote sites and was credited to "anonymous." The full quote was, "Moon dust in your lungs, stars in your eyes. You are a child of the cosmos, a ruler of the skies."

The quote summarized the episode quite nicely.

You can download the episode HERE complete with show notes featuring images, videos, and more or from many of your favorite sites where you get your podcasts.

Space Oddities Podcast Debut

Recently I mentioned that things have become rather busy for me here at the old writing desk. Hiking Alabama 5th Edition is on bookshelves and doing well, thank you very much and I'm researching and writing three new books. But what is really exciting is that pre-publication publicity for my new book, Space Oddities: Forgotten Stories of Mankind's Exploration of Space, is beginning with a special series of podcasts.

The book tells some of the unknown, offbeat, and obscure stories of spaceflight, bringing the human side of man's greatest adventure to life. The stories are sometimes humorous, sometimes tragic, but always fascinating. The are the lesser known and often forgotten stories of spaceflight.

As it turns out, there were way too many stories to put in the book so I decided to create a companion 10-part podcast cleverly titled, Space Oddities. The podcast will tell even more of these tales complete with rare audio clips. Each episode will come alive show notes that include newspaper articles, audio and video clips, and photographs related to the story.

The book hits bookshelves August 15th, but in anticipation of its release, the podcast will debut April 25th with a new episode released every other Monday until the book hits your favorite online or local bookstore.

You will find the Space Oddities podcast wherever you download your favorite podcast or by visiting the links below. 

Mark your calendar for the premier April 25th. I hope you enjoy it!  

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• Space Oddities Podcast Page