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
- Reconciling Religion and Astronomy
An atheist, a catholic, and an agnostic walk into a podcast recording room… and have an incredible conversation about how science and astronomy inform religious perspectives! Inspired by Dr. Kyler Kuehn, a Lowell astronomer and scientific consultant for the Clergy Letter Project, and featuring Lowell Astronomer Dr. Michael West, this episode explores the compatibility between … Read more - A Moving Portrait
In this episode of Star Stuff, Lowell Historian Kevin Schindler and astronomer Gerard van Belle sit down for a chat with German artist Ulrike Arnold, the subject of the feature-length documentary Dialogue Earth. They discuss Ulrike’s artistic process, the intersection of science and art, the importance of protecting our Earth, and more. - How the Earth Formed
In this episode of Star Stuff, join Cody Half-Moon and geologist John Compton as they discuss the mind-blowing process of our planet’s formation over 4.6 billion years ago. - Bringing Astronomy to the People
In this episode of Star Stuff, Kevin Schindler is joined by special guest Eric Edelman, the director of the Jim and Linda Lee Planetarium in Prescott, AZ. Kevin and Eric discuss Lowell’s new partnership with Embry-Riddle Aeronautics Academy, what it takes to bring the dream of a planetarium to life, and the importance of making … Read more - Life Beyond Our Solar System
In this episode of Star Stuff, we talk about aliens. Again. Join Cody Half-Moon and returning guest Dean Regas as they discuss upcoming solar eclipses, the possibility of life beyond our solar system, and Dean’s new book “1000 Facts About Space.”