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Pale Blue Pod

Earth-like, Smearth-like

5/25/202650 min

Moiya tells Connie about the most "Earth-like" planets discovered so far. Spoiler alert: if Earth has a doppelgänger out there, we haven't found it!

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Pale Blue Pod is an astronomy podcast for people who are overwhelmed by the universe but want to be its friend. Astrophysicist Dr. Moiya McTier and her best friend ConStar demystify space one topic at a time with open eyes, open arms, and open mouths (from so much laughing and jaw-dropping). By the end of each episode, the cosmos will feel a little less “ahhh too scary” and a lot more “ohhh, so cool!” New episodes every Monday.

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Transcript preview

First 90 seconds

  1. Moiya McTier· Host0:00

    [gentle music] Hello, and welcome to Pale Blue Pod, the astronomy podcast for people who are overwhelmed by the universe but still wanna be its friend.

  2. Connie Gibbs· Host0:33

    I'm Connie, and I'm very overwhelmed by the universe, and I do wanna be its friend.

  3. Moiya McTier· Host0:37

    That's good because I want my friends to be friends. Hi, I'm Dr. Moiya McTier. I'm an astrophysicist, a folklorist, and I've been a friend to the universe for a very long time, professionally and recreationally. [laughs] I'm, I'm a big fan.

  4. Connie Gibbs· Host0:52

    I aspire to be a good friend to the universe, uh, 'cause she's dope.

  5. Moiya McTier· Host0:57

    [laughs] Yes. Truer words were never spoken.

  6. Connie Gibbs· Host1:00

    Yeah.

  7. Moiya McTier· Host1:00

    So today, the way that we are expressing our friendship to the universe is by, I think, paying homage to our local corner of the universe.

  8. Connie Gibbs· Host1:10

    Ooh.

  9. Moiya McTier· Host1:10

    Last week, I practiced my lecture on Mother Nature. The lecture went really well.

  10. Connie Gibbs· Host1:15

    Great.

  11. Moiya McTier· Host1:16

    Uh, I actually got a question at the end of the lecture.

  12. Connie Gibbs· Host1:19

    Oh, really?

  13. Moiya McTier· Host1:20

    Mm-hmm, and I didn't really know how to answer it, but I would love to hear your answer, bestie.

  14. Connie Gibbs· Host1:24

    Okay.

  15. Moiya McTier· Host1:24

    Someone asked me for my favorite depiction of a personified

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