The Final Episodes

 

I'm going to wrap up our look back at the Space Oddities Companion Podcast (located on Public Radio Remix) with a two-fer today. OK, I missed yesterday. :) Today it's Episode 9 and 10. Episode 9 tells the history of two iconic dolls. Well, one is a doll, the other an "action hero." First, we look at the life and times of Barbie and how she went from fashion model to astronaut to recruiting girls into science, engineering, and technology careers. We also tell the story of G.I. Joe and how he help to convince NASA to include the lunar rover in later Apollo missions.

Then we wrap things up with Episode 10. It's an odds-ends episode that ties up some loose ends.

I hope you enjoyed this replay of the Space Oddities Podcast. The book is available at you favorite local bookstore or online outlet as well as the audiobook read by Tim Dixon.

 

It's a amazing that after decades of debunking a conspiracy theory that the Apollo lunar landings were a hoax, there are many who still believe that theory. What's even more amazing is that the Russians thought about this possibility if they were the first to land on the moon and how to deal with it. That's what I talk about in Episode 8 of the Space Oddities Companion Podcast on Public Radio Remix (PRX.) The episode it titled, History if More the Product of Chaos than Conspiracy.

Episode 7

 

We're down to the final four episodes of my Space Oddities Companion Podcast on Public Radio Remix (PRX). Today it's Episode 7 today, the story of the Lunar Hilton Hotel.

Space Oddities Podcast Revisit Part 6

 

We're up to day 6 of the Space Oddities Companion Podcast revisit. It's amazing how many lawsuits NASA has faced over the years, a couple that were just plain crazy. They even filed a lawsuit against some of their own astronauts. And that's what I focus on in Episode 6: The Sue Me, Sue You Blues (with Apologies to George Harrison.) It can be heard here on Public Radio Remix (PRX.)

A Friendly Reminder

 

I wanted to remind everyone that the big Yuri's Day celebration is coming, April 13th, 2024, at the Seattle Museum of Flight. It is a day to celebrate spaceflight and the anniversary of the first man in space. And yours truly will be there!

I was honored to be asked by the museum to attend and do a presentation and book signing for my book, "Space Oddities." I'll take the stage at 3pm for the presentation which will be followed by a Q&A session and then the book signing. And for those of you who will attend the Yuri's Night party, I will be there at 6:30pm to answer more questions and talk more about spaceflight.

It's going to be fun and I hope to see you there. Click the image below to visit the Seattle Museum of Flight website for more details.

Space Oddities Podcast Redux..Continued

 

Oh, it's a rainy day here in LA (Lower Alabama), the perfect weather to cuddle up with a good...podcast. Continuing the 10-part Space Oddities book companion podcast redux, today I present Episodes 4 and 5 which appear on Public Radio Remix (PRX). Episode 4, "Lost and Found", tells the story how astronomers believe they have found the Apollo 10 lunar module, Snoopy (which never landed on the moon) still flying in space, the only LM to survive and how they want to bring it back to Earth.

Episode 5 is my absolute favorite: "Mutniks and Sputniks," a look (and listen) to the music of the late 50s/early 60s that was inspired by spaceflight. The link to Episode 5 can be found in the comments.

Day 3 of Space Oddities Podcast

 

We're on day 3 of re-introducing the "Space Oddities Companion Podcast" ahead of a few big presentations and book signings. These are stories that did not appear in the book but give you a good idea of the feel of the stories that were included. Today it's Episode 3: The First Moon Flights Club. I love this story about the Pan American Airlines marketing gimmick that happened quite by accident. So much so that it is a full chapter with additional details in my upcoming book, "The Pig War and Pelican Girls: 21 Stories of Forgotten American History."