Best Daniel Townsend Podcasts (2025)

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The Mystery of the Wow! Signal 17:36

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An exploration of the Wow! Signal, picked up at the Big Ear radio telescope in 1977. This signal remains unexplained to this day, and represents the best candidate we've ever detected of a signal of intelligent alien origin.The Wow! Signal with Discoverer Dr. Jerry Ehmanhttps://youtu.be/x67K-Vq1KWkThe Big Ear Wow! Signal (30th Anniversary Report)ht…

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Plumes of Water Vapor Detected on Europa with Dr. Lucas Paganini 34:02

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Dr. Lucas Paganini and a team of NASA scientists have used Keck observatory to confirm the detection of water vapor on the Jupiter moon Europa. NASA Scientists Confirm Water Vapor on Europahttps://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2019/nasa-scientists-confirm-water-vapor-on-europaWant to support the channel?Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/EventHorizonS…

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How Red Dwarf Stars Could Support Life Featuring Christian Ready 22:37

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John is joined by Christian Ready of Launchpad Astronomy to discuss if life can exist around red dwarf stars. And once red dwarfs become blue dwarfs what the universe will be like. Red dwarfs, the most common type of star, can live for trillions of years. The two closest extra solar planets to the Sun, Proxima Centauri and Barnard's star, each can …

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Why Intelligent Life in the Universe May Be Hidden with Isaac Arthur 58:55

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Does intelligent alien life exist?Answering the question of are we alone has turned out to be a bit more difficult than was originally envisioned when SETI first began decades ago. At first it was a matter of looking for giant omnidirectional beacons blasting out high energy messages, much like what we saw in the movie contact. But as we’ve gone th…

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10 Amazing Future Archeological Discoveries 14:40

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A ten list of future archeological discoveries from John Michael Godier that could change our view of ancient history.Website:https://www.eventhorizonshow.com/You can now support us on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/EventHorizonShowFollow us on Twitter!https://twitter.com/jmgeventhorizon

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MacroVoices #512 David Rosenberg: Will The 2025’s K become 2026’s 1:18:21

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MacroVoices Erik Townsend & Patrick Ceresna welcome, David Rosenberg. They discuss, the U.S. economic outlook, why Rosie’s not concerned about persistent inflation, precious metals, and much more. https://bit.ly/3KJP6iw 🔻Download Big Picture Trading Chartbook 📈📉: https://bit.ly/44Ixhag ✅Sign up for a FREE 14-day trial at Big Picture Trading: https:…

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Does Most Life Exist In Ice Shell Moons Like Europa? Featuring David Kipping 11:50

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Do red dwarf stars host life potentially solving the fermi paradox, and would the James Webb Space telescope find signs of intelligent alien life or biosignatures? Could life exist on Jupiter's moon Europa?David Kipping is the Assistant Professor of Astronomy at Columbia University, where he researches extrasolar planets and moons. Dr. Kipping his …

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Episode 689-With Emily Mitchell 43:55

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This week on the podcast, Patrick and Tracy welcome Emily Mitchell to talk about her new short story collection The Church of Divine Electricity. About The Church of Divine Electricity: Delightfully blending literary fiction with speculative genres, the stories in The Church of Divine Electricity somehow manage to feel as though they could take pla…

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Unusual Laser SETI Signal Candidates Found with Benji Fields 1:33:47

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In this episode of Event Horizon, John Michael Godier is joined by SETI scientist Benji Fields to explore one of the most intriguing optical SETI searches to date. Using archival data from the HARPS spectrograph, Fields walks through how his research identified three unexplained laser-like signal candidates after systematically ruling out cosmic ra…

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Black Hole Dyson Spheres 11:59

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An exploration of the idea of building a Dyson Sphere or Swarm around a black hole. My Patreon Page:https://www.patreon.com/johnmichaelgodierMy Event Horizon Channel:https://www.youtube.com/eventhorizonshow Music:Cylinder Five by Chris Zabriskie is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.…

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Does Interstellar Panspermia Seed Life? Featuring Dr. Karen Meech 10:59

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John Michael Godier discusses if there could be life on ice shell moons like Europa and Enceladus and the possibility of interstellar objects such as Oumuamua seeding life on other planets with Dr. Karen Meech of the University of Hawaii which discovered the first interstellar object Oumuamua, with the Pan-STARRS 1 telescope. What is Oumuamua? With…

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How Creativity Works with Anson Mount and Branan Edgens 52:59

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A conversation with the hosts of the Well podcast Anson Mount, who recently portrayed Captain Christopher Pike on Star Trek Discovery, and filmmaker Branan Edgens. Branan discussed his plans for a science documentary based on "The Forest Unseen", focusing on one square meter of a forest floor. Also discussed, acting methods, tardigrades, and Star T…

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MacroVoices #511 Robert Kahn: Geopolitical Outlook For 2026 1:16:58

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MacroVoices Erik Townsend & Patrick Ceresna welcome, Robert Kahn. They will discuss all things geopolitics, from Tariffs to mid-term elections to the price of crude oil to who will be the next Fed chair https://bit.ly/4s9t21C 🔻Download Big Picture Trading Chartbook 📈📉: https://bit.ly/492eOqi ✅Sign up for a FREE 14-day trial at Big Picture Trading: …

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The Future: Drawing From Our Past with Townsends 26:53

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In part two part episode we are joined by historian and host Jon Townsend who does historical reenactment, is the host of the youtube channel Townsend’s, and is the proprietor of the online store, https://www.townsends.us/John Michael Godier and Jon Townsend discuss life in 18th century, clothes, building and raising a log barn and more.Subscribe t…

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20. Merry Christmas! 15:14

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This Week At Windsor wraps up 2025 with a special final episode featuring Jonathan and Ardin. They share their Christmas holiday plans and reflect on the year that was, looking back on some of the guests and conversations that really stood out to them. There’s plenty of fun along the way too, including a round of Would You Rather (Christmas edition…

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The Universe's Endgame with Christian Ready 40:47

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Christian Ready of Launchpad Astronomy joins John to discuss the end of the universe, red dwarfs living for trillions of years, proxima centauri, Pluto, Ultima Thule, and planet nine.Christian's links: http://www.launchpadworkshop.org/ https://www.youtube.com/christianreadyWebsite:https://www.eventhorizonshow.com/You can now support us on Patreon! …

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Finding Solutions to the Fermi Paradox with Harvard's Dr. Avi Loeb 55:09

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A new interview with Dr. Abraham "Avi" Loeb from Harvard and update on the subject of Oumuamua, the Fermi Paradox, interstellar objects. Life around red dwarf stars, solar flares, and the search for intelligent alien civilizations. This is part two of a two part interview with Dr. Loeb.Have Aliens Found Us? A Harvard Astronomer on the Mysterious In…

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Episode 688-With Jordan Marshall 50:56

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This week on the podcast, Patrick and Tracy welcome Jordan Marshall, who backed the Uncanny Magazine Year 12: Fly Forever, Space Unicorns Kickstarter at the THIRD NERD level! Jordan is working with a group of game developers on a new TTRPG: WE BEGIN AT MIDNIGHT! This week’s picks: Jordan: London Fog Tracy: G-shaft candy Patrick: Southern Comfort Eg…

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Why We May Have Already Found Life On Mars with Dr. Patricia Ann Straat 42:38

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With the recent findings of seasonal methane blooms on Mars and now unusual readings of unexplained oxygen levels, the question of "is there microbiological life on the red planet?" goes unanswered. In 1976, NASA sent Viking 1 and Viking 2 with four types of biological experiments. Of these experiments, the Labeled Release Experiment returned posit…

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Where is Planet 9? with Dr. Konstantin Batygin 13:20

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We speak with Dr. Konstantin Batygin on the search for planet 9, and how he and his partner Mike Brown might discover it very soon.Planet Nine Hypothesis: https://arxiv.org/pdf/1902.10103.pdfDoes Planet Nine Exist? Featuring Dr. Konstantin Batygin https://youtu.be/gG58idb6HuADr. Konstantin Batygin: https://www.konstantinbatygin.com/https://twitter.…

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How Near Earth Objects Are Tracked Featuring Karen Meech 10:02

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John Michael Godier is joined by Karen Meech in this clip, as they discuss the odds of Asteroids hitting earth and tracking other near earth objects including Oumuamua and it's trajectory. Website:https://www.eventhorizonshow.com/You can now support us on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/EventHorizonShowFollow us on Twitter!https://twitter.com/jmge…

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From Galileo to Isaac Newton Featuring Paul Sutter 11:02

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Johannes Kepler was a German mathematician, astronomer, and astrologer, and a key figure in the 17th-century scientific revolution. How were Kepler and Galileo connected? How much did they provide one of the foundations for Isaac Newton's theory of universal gravitation? John Michael Godier is joined in this bonus clip by Paul Sutter of the Ask A S…

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Interstellar Comet 3i/ATLAS Update for December 10, 2025 12:03

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An update on the ongoing saga of the interstellar object 3i/ATLAS for December 10, 2025My Patreon Page:https://www.patreon.com/johnmichaelgodierMy Event Horizon Channel:https://www.youtube.com/eventhorizonshow Link for the X-Ray Observationshttps://www.astronomerstelegram.org/?read=17523Music:Cylinder Five by Chris Zabriskie is licensed under a Cre…

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Is Our Understanding Of The Universe Wrong? Featuring Paul Sutter 15:19

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The big bang is the term we use for the event that happened that started our universe, but what happened before? How does Einstein's general relativity relate to the structure of space time at the earliest points of our universe. How much do we understand gravity, dark matter and Gravitational waves? John Michael Godier is joined in this bonus clip…

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MacroVoices #510 Jim Bianco: From FED Cuts, to inflation, to Gen Z’s Infatuation with Socialism 1:07:56

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MacroVoices Erik Townsend & Patrick Ceresna welcome, Jim Bianco. They discuss, what just happened and what it means for markets. https://bit.ly/4rRuipR Register for Big Picture Trading's asymmetric challenge here: https://www.bigpicturetrading.com/challenge 🔻Download Big Picture Trading Chartbook 📈📉: https://bit.ly/4pYRalp ✅Sign up for a FREE 14-da…

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10 Reasons Why Humanity Is an Alien Civilization 17:18

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An exploration of the concept that human civilization represents an alien civilization to anyone else in the Milky Way and how alien civilizations might look at us when answering their own "are we alone?" question. You can now support us on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/EventHorizonShowWebsite:https://www.eventhorizonshow.com/Follow us on Twitte…

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Is Intelligent Life the Universe’s Rarest Phenomenon? With Dr. Graham Lau 1:17:07

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Astrobiologist Dr. Graham Lau joins John Michael Godier to explore the biggest questions in science: how life begins, why intelligence might be rare, whether ocean worlds trap alien civilizations, and what the Panzoic Effect reveals about humanity’s future. The conversation spans SETI, METI risks, terraforming, the overview effect, consciousness, m…

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19. Jesus Is The Truth Teller (feat. Amy Townsend) 36:05

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This week Gwen Parkhill steps in as our special guest host and sits down with Amy Townsend and Jonathan. Amy visited Windsor a few months back, and it didn’t take long before we knew we needed to hear more of her story. She talks about the many roles she juggles being mum and pastor, and reflects on her time studying at SMBC. Amy also shares how he…

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Are Fast Radio Bursts Signs Of Intelligent Life? Featuring Dr. Avi Loeb 15:56

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Fast Radio Bursts, or FRBs are blasts of radio energy that hit Earth from outside the milky way galaxy, lasting only milliseconds before they disappear. Dr. Avi Loeb of Harvard University and Harvard Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics discusses the possibility that they could be leakage from highly powerful lasers pushing on light sails or other s…

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Episode 687-With Marie Lu 47:53

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This week on the podcast, Patrick and Tracy welcome Marie Lu, author of RED CITY. About RED CITY: Alchemy is the hidden art of transformation. An exclusive power wielded by crime syndicates that market it to the world’s elites in the form of sand, a drug that enhances those who take it into a more perfect version of themselves: more beautiful, more…

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Will We Colonize Our Solar System? With Dr. Robert Zubrin 49:57

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How will we live on mars? Can we go back to the moon? With Elon Musk pushing forward new plans for SpaceX including the Starship, the BFR, and reusable rockets in an effort to lower launch costs. As well as Jeff Bezos space company Blue Origin near term plans like New Glenn and the Blue Moon lander, as well as their long term plans for space habita…

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10 Interesting Scientific Discoveries for November 2025 17:37

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10 Interesting Scientific Discoveries for November 2025My Patreon Page:https://www.patreon.com/johnmichaelgodierMy Event Horizon Channel:https://www.youtube.com/eventhorizonshow Music:Cylinder Eight by Chris Zabriskie is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Source: https://chriszabri…

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MacroVoices #509 Marko Papic: Geo-macro Outlook for 2026 1:12:05

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MacroVoices Erik Townsend & Patrick Ceresna welcome, Marko Papic. We’ll discuss the deteriorating situation in Venezuela, the impacts of a potential Russia-Ukraine peace deal on markets, the spat between Japan and China, and the U.S. mid-term election cycle, considering the market impacts of all these developments. https://bit.ly/442T5gw Register f…

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The NASA Observations of Interstellar Object 3i/ATLAS 14:20

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An exploration of the new developments coming in from NASA on the interstellar comet 3i/ATLASMy Patreon Page:https://www.patreon.com/johnmichaelgodierMy Event Horizon Channel:https://www.youtube.com/eventhorizonshow Music:Cylinder Eight by Chris Zabriskie is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/lice…

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Inside the World of Shipwreck Archaeology | Dr. James Delgado 1:53:28

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Maritime archaeologist James Delgado joins John Michael Godier to explore how shipwrecks on the ocean floor are rewriting our understanding of history. From luxury liners and forgotten trade ships to war graves and deep-sea wrecks only reachable by modern submersibles, Delgado explains how archaeologists find, map, and interpret these sites, what t…

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Episode 686-With Daniel H. Wilson 56:40

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This week on the podcast, Patrick and Tracy welcome Daniel H. Wilson, author of Hole in the Sky. About Hole in the Sky: On the Great Plains of Oklahoma, in the heart of the Cherokee Nation, a strange atmospheric disturbance is noticed by Jim Hardgray, a down-on-his-luck single father trying to reconnect with his teenage daughter, Tawny. At NASA’s h…

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10 Unsettling Ways Humans Could Go Extinct 16:29

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An exploration of ten ways humans could go extinct other than the usual concepts of nuclear war, anthropogenic climate change, and asteroid impacts.Event Horizon:https://www.youtube.com/eventhorizonshowMy Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/johnmichaelgodierANNA voiced by the wonderful Eryn Knight:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCkLBGKE6Y6rGILLv4DAVv…

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The Mysterious Star HD 139139 with Dr. Andrew Vanderburg 30:36

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28 random dips of light were observed by the Kepler space telescope of the star HD 139139. The random transiting nature of the objects and the light curves were studied by a team that was lead by Dr. Saul Rappaport and Dr. Andrew Vanderburg. This bizarre star so far stands out from the Kepler mission. One explanation includes rapid sunspots. Possib…

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Do Galaxies with No Dark Matter Prove it Exists? Featuring Shany Danieli 17:45

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Shany Danieli, part of a team from Yale using the Dragonfly Array made observations of an ultra-diffuse galaxy, NGC 1052-DF2. Through their observations they were able to determine that it has little to no dark matter. Ultra diffuse Galaxy: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultra_diffuse_galaxyTWO UNUSUAL GALAXIES SHAKE UP THE DARK MATTER DEBATE, AGAIN…

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Life in the 18th Century with Jon Townsend 26:48

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In part one of a two part episode we are joined by Jon Townsend who does historical reenactment, is the host of the youtube channel Townsend, and is the proprietor of the online store, https://www.townsends.us/John Michael Godier and Jon Townsend discuss the life of the typical farmer in the 18th century, what type food they would eat, spices they …

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MacroVoices #508 Laskhman Achuthan: Inflation Cycles Amid Regime Change 1:04:36

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MacroVoices Erik Townsend & Patrick Ceresna welcome, Lakshman Achuthan. They’ll discuss all things cycles, from the current outlook on growth and inflation cycles to how cycles in general perform in times like these when big political and geopolitical headlines are driving markets. https://bit.ly/4iGSes1 🔻Download Big Picture Trading Chartbook 📈📉: …

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3I/ATLAS Metal Signals: What They Really Mean | Thomas Puzia and Rohan Rahatgaonkar 1:33:25

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Interstellar object 3I/ATLAS has quickly become one of the most closely watched astronomical events of the decade. As only the third confirmed interstellar object ever detected, every new observation of 3I/ATLAS is reshaping how astronomers think about the chemistry, origins, and long-distance evolution of small bodies formed around other stars. In…

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Episode 685-With Sara Raasch 42:50

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This week on the podcast, Patrick and Tracy welcome Sara Raasch, author of The Entanglement of Rival Wizards. About The Entanglement of Rival Wizards: Sebastian Walsh: Evocation Department. Human. The first of his family to pick college over the military. Elethior Tourael: Conjuration Department. Half-elf. Pretentious asshole. The latest legacy Tou…

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3i/ATLAS Interstellar Comet Update For November 2025 17:01

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3i/ATLAS Interstellar Comet Update For November 2025 and how it might connect to the mysteriousTunguska Event of 1908. My Patreon Page:https://www.patreon.com/johnmichaelgodierMy Event Horizon Channel:https://www.youtube.com/eventhorizonshow Music:Cylinder Eight by Chris Zabriskie is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https:…

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The Warning Signs of AI are Getting More Frequent 15:15

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The Warning Signs of AI are Getting More FrequentPapers:"Darwin Among the Machines", Butler, 1863https://mediarep.org/server/api/core/bitstreams/e0da505d-200c-43ab-be4b-6604a4df816f/contentMusic:Cylinder Eight by Chris Zabriskie is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Source: https:/…

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Using Black Holes to Traverse the Universe with Dr. David Kipping 51:05

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The Halo Drive, using a laser to gain fuel free relativistic propulsion from a black hole. By shooting a laser close to the event horizon of a black hole, Dr. David Kipping's conceptual star drive could lead to traveling across the milky way from one black hole to another as well as techno signatures from advanced civilizations that might already b…

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18. Family Is Home (feat. Jermea Benny John) 22:35

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This week at Windsor we sit down with one of our interns, Jermea Benny John. Jermea’s story is anything but ordinary. She grew up as a missionary kid, she’s had chapters of life spent in New Zealand, India and Australia. She shares how she ended up at WDBC through a pretty unique connection with Jonathan, and how her background has shaped her heart…

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MacroVoices #507 Michael Howell: Is This The end of the Everything Bubble 1:12:18

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MacroVoices Erik Townsend & Patrick Ceresna welcome, Michael Howell. They’ll discuss the global liquidity cycle, why it has a 65-month periodicity, and where we stand in that cycle right now. https://bit.ly/3X7ZN0J 🔻Download Big Picture Trading Chartbook 📈📉: https://bit.ly/4pkiqdI ✅Sign up for a FREE 14-day trial at Big Picture Trading: https://bit…

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10 Unsettling Astronomical Incidents and Phenomena 18:47

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An exploration of ten of the most unsettling astrophysical events including Dyson Sphere candidates, a star containing plutonium, the Wow! Signal and others. https://www.patreon.com/johnmichaelgodierhttps://www.youtube.com/eventhorizonshowPapers:"Pulsar Positioning System: A quest for evidence of extraterrestrial engineering", Clement Vidal, 2017ht…

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Surviving the End of the World Featuring Dr. Travis Langley 38:32

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The Psychology of The Walking Dead - Zombie ScienceWith Rick Grimes leaving The Walking Dead we wanted to take an in depth look at the science behind zombies, the living dead, and the psychology behind what drives the people like Rick, Negan, and the groups of people who try to survive in end of the world scenarios. How do you live in a world full …