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Pale Blue Pod

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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 comedian Corinne Caputo 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.

Latest episodes

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Star Trek with Zila Treks

#34 trending · Astronomy

Happy 60th birthday to Star Trek! To celebrate, Moiya chats with Zila Treks about the franchise's history and cultural impact. Zila tells Moiya about her favorite series,

Sep 28
52 min

Entangled States with Dr. Karmela Padavic-Callaghan

#46 trending · Astronomy

What can quantum physics tell us about a life lived at the intersections and margins? According to Karmela and their new book, a lot! Moiya interviews Karmela and they ta

Sep 21
58 min

Invisible Rainbows with Dr. Alfredo Carpineti

Astronomy writer Alfredo Carpineti tells Moiya about his new book, covering everything from fast radio bursts to historical book burnings to the late, great Dolly Parton.

Sep 14
54 min

Cloudy With a Chance of Starships by Dr. Seven Rasmussen

Moiya interviews fellow astronomy writer Dr. Seven Rasmussen about her new book. They discuss the Drake equation, Fermi paradox, and Hollywood's disappointing portrayal o

Sep 7
53 min

Rerun: Let's Play Outer Wilds

Moiya and Mischa gather around a campfire to play the video game Outer Wilds... or rather, Mischa plays and Moiya watches in fascination. Listen to hear what Moiya thinks

Aug 31
1 h 08 min

Rerun: "Active Galactic Nuclei" with Rory Bricca

Moiya invites Rory to talk about his black hole-inspired symphony composition and explain how he got musical instruments to sound like event horizons and gravitational ti

Aug 24
53 min

Mothers of Invention: A History of Creativity from the Greek Muses

Merry Muses Week! This week, Connie interviews Moiya about her new book, Mothers of Invention. They cover Moiya's inspiration for the book, the muses personalities, and a

Aug 17
1 h 18 min

Heliocentrism, the biggest blow to humanity's ego

Moiya tells Connie how astronomers broke the millennia-old narcissistic belief that Earth sits at the center of the universe. From Aristarchus to Copernicus, you'll meet

Aug 10
55 min

Creativity: a history and a crisis

To kick off Moiya's book month, here's a deep dive into the philosophy and science of creativity. Between Plato's thoughts on poets and tips for surviving the creativity

Aug 3
1 h 07 min

the Edge of the Universe

Moiya and Connie zoom out past the cosmic web of galaxies and the surface of last scattering to discuss the shape of the universe at its largest scales. At the end, Conni

Jul 27
1 h 03 min

Is CERN shifting timelines?

Short answer: No. Listen to learn the longer answer involving timeline inconsistencies and energy thresholds, and stick around to test your mettle against the Mandela Eff

Jul 20
1 h 01 min

B is for Bastronomy

Besties Moiya and Connie babble about a bunch of astronomical bywords beginning with B. But beware, some are a bit bonkers. Note: Moiya realized during review that she m

Jul 13
1 h 12 min

What Marvel got wrong about the Quantum realm

...everything. Marvel got everything quantum wrong, but that's okay. Moiya is here to tell Connie the true history and science of quantum physics. Messages PRE-ORDER O

Jul 6
1 h 10 min

How NASA pushed an asteroid away

Happy Asteroid Day! Honor those dearly departed Tunguska reindeer by learning about NASA's DART mission, which made sure we never have to go out like the dinosaurs! Nex

Jun 29
1 h 10 min

2001's Space Odysseys

Moiya watched 2001: A Space Odyssey for the first time and has big opinions! She ends up telling Connie about actual space news from 2001 so the whole episode isn't full

Jun 22
54 min

The Universe has a Queer Agenda

From nonbinary quantum particles to polyamorous galaxy groups, Moiya's telling Connie how the universe clearly isn't straight! And since we're all space, doesn't that say

Jun 15
1 h 02 min

Microwave light

Moiya tells Connie about microwaves, the lights and the ovens, then they play a special game of FMK. Messages Become a star and join the patreon at patreon.com/paleblue

Jun 8
58 min

we love our Pre Main Sequence Stars

Don't feel bad if you take a long time to get ready for a night out... stars spend millions of years getting ready for hydrogen fusion! This week, Moiya explains to Conni

Jun 1
41 min

Earth-like, Smearth-like

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! Messages Become a

May 25
50 min

Happy Mother's Day, Mother Nature

Connie helps Moiya practice for her Mothers' Day lecture, an homage to everyone's ultimate mother: Earth. Messages Become a star and join the patreon at patreon.com/pa

May 18
50 min

Chart trend

Position in the Astronomy chart (US), last 90 days.

#2
all-time peak
2
days in the top 3 since Nov 2024

Chart positions

Where Pale Blue Pod ranks today in each Apple Podcasts chart (US, Sep 28, 2026).

#16 — Astronomy US

What listeners say

A curated, balanced selection of Apple Podcasts reviews.

I could listen to Moiya McTier all day. And Corinne Caputo makes an excellent Watson to Moiya’s Sherlock Holmes. Together the two of them present a variety of topics on the Universe, cosmology, planetology, and the history of science in a very humanities-friendly manner. As a working scientist and science communicator, I love watching them in action and get something out of every episode. I can count on Pale Blue Pod to provide an unfailingly chill, calming touch to my often crazy work days.

Dr.rickloftus · Aug 2024

I like the content, very informative and unique. Moiya and corinne are great hosts, entertaining and charming. I also like the little twists like background sound and different settings

lindseybein · Mar 2024

These two are so great at making something to big, extreme, and extravagant NOT seem so daunting. It’s as if friends just get together in a cozy place and talk about the positives (while also calling out the negatives) surrounding the history of the universe while being so personable. These two aren’t stuffy snobs, which makes this all the more a five star rating. Through explanations and history with a nice addition of humor and humanity. Adore the podcast.

Racheyelle · Jan 2024

I love this podcast. The hosts are clever and funny, and I always learn so much. I found this podcast recently after Dr. McTier was a guest on another podcast, and I am so glad that I did! It’s rapidly become my favorite podcast - cozy, interesting, and fun. I definitely recommend it!

kgerber103 · Jan 2024

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