Since Star Stuff’s humble beginnings in January of 2022, it’s become a standout among astronomy podcasts — all thanks to its loyal base of listeners! With season 2 on the way, it’s a great time to look back on some particularly stellar moments in Star Stuff history with a top-10 list of our favorite episodes. Read on to see the top 10 favorite episodes of our superstar hosts. But first, take a moment to check out where Star Stuff stands in the rankings of today’s most popular astronomy podcasts:
☆ #8 on Goodpods
☆ #18 on Podbay
☆ #15 on Feedspot
☆ #17 on Backtrack
☆ #19 on Chartable
Cody’s Top 10 Favorite Episodes:
- Debating Space Conspiracy Theories
- Exploring Dark Skies With Grand Canyon “Dark Sky Ranger” Rader Lane
- We Got Astronomers To Review “The Thing”
- The Life of Stars: We Talk To Lowell Astronomer Dr. Gerard Van Belle
- What Would “Armageddon” Really Look Like?
- The Real Indiana Jones: We Talk To Dr. Johanson, The Lucy Discoverer
- The Adventures of an Asteroid Chaser And Shadow Hunter: We Talk To Dr. Cathy Olkin
- Finding Your Unicorn Career In STEM: We Talk To Alaina Levine
- Comets, Asteroids, And Centaurs
- Talking With Grown-Ups About Pluto: We Talk With Dan Durda
Hailey’s Top 10 Favorite Episodes:
- Finding Your Unicorn Career In STEM: We Talk To Alaina Levine
- Academic Burnout
- The Path of a Female Scientist
- Guess That Sci-Fi Movie: We Play a Podcast Game
- “My Other Vehicle Explored Pluto” — We Talk to Dr. Alan Stern
- We Got Astronomers To Review “The Thing”
- When Black Holes Collide
- Debating Space Conspiracy Theories
- Black Holes, Spacetime and Bread
- Searching For New Worlds with Jake Clark
Listen to Recent Star Stuff Episodes
- Bridging Stars and Storytelling with Nanibah Chacon
In this episode of Star Stuff, Lowell Observatory historian Kevin Schindler sits down with renowned Diné (Navajo) and Chicana artist Nanibah Chacon. Following the unveiling of her breathtaking new mural at the observatory, Nanibah discusses the profound intersection of Indigenous culture, science, and public art. - It is Something Worth Doing: Art and Astronomy with Gerald Dawavendewa
In this episode of Star Stuff, host Kevin Schindler sits down with renowned Hopi/Cherokee artist Gerald Dawavendewa to celebrate the unveiling of the monumental 30-foot Indigenous Cosmology mural at Lowell Observatory’s Astronomy Discovery Center. - Are We Safe From Asteroids? | We Talk To Astronaut Rusty Schweickart
Are We Safe From Asteroids? | We Talk To Astronaut Rusty Schweickart When Rusty Schweickart looked back at Earth from orbit on Apollo 9, he saw something fragile and worth defending. In this episode of Star Stuff, we sit down with the astronaut and co-founder of the B612 Foundation to talk about one of biggest… Read more: Are We Safe From Asteroids? | We Talk To Astronaut Rusty Schweickart - The Most Human: Adam Nimoy on Legacy, Love, and Spock
The Most Human: Adam Nimoy on Legacy, Love, and Spock Star Stuff Podcast In this intimate conversation, Cody Half-Moon sits down with filmmaker and author Adam Nimoy to explore the profound personal and cultural legacy of his father, Leonard Nimoy. From behind-the-scenes Star Trek stories and reflections on growing up in the shadow of Spock,… Read more: The Most Human: Adam Nimoy on Legacy, Love, and Spock - Does Venus Have A Moon? | We Talk To Zoozve Discoverer Brian Skiff
In this episode of Star Stuff, Cody Half-Moon sits down with Lowell astronomer Brian Skiff as he recounts his discovery of Venusian moon Zoozve, and how a determined dad’s twitter thread helped him do it.