Episode notes
Alex Schmidt and Katie Goldin explore why Apollo 17 is secretly incredibly fascinating.
Visit http://sifpod.fun/ for research sources, handy links, and this week’s bonus episode.
LINKS FOR KATIE GOLDIN:
- Katie Goldin on Twitter
- @ProBirdRights
- ‘Creature Feature’ podcast (iHeartRadio)
- When Is a Bird a ‘Birb’? An Extremely Important Guide (Audubon)
RESOURCES USED TO INFORM THE EPISODE’S LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT:
- native-land.ca
- U.S. Department Of Arts And Culture
- The True Native New Yorkers Can Never Truly Reclaim Their Homeland (Smithsonian)
- “Finding Lenapehoking” (YouTube / Hudson River Maritime Museum)
- Why Do They Call It Beacon? (The Highlands Current)
- Dutch & Native American Heritage In The Hudson River Valley (National Park Service)
RESEARCH SOURCES:
- Apollo 17: Mission Details (NASA)
- At The Smithsonian: Apollo 17 Was the Swan Song of Manned Space Exploration (Smithsonian Magazine)
- 50 Years Ago: Apollo 17 Post Mission Activities (NASA)
- Plaque, Lunar Module, Apollo 17 (Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum)
- From Apollo to Artemis: 50 years on, is it time to go back to the moon? (The Guardian)
- 50 Years Ago: Apollo 16 Launches to the Moon (NASA)
- Camera, Television, Apollo 17 (Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum)
- “A New Blue Marble” by Scott Kelly, NASA Astronaut (Medium.com)
- The first photograph of the entire globe: 50 years on, Blue Marble still inspires (The Conversation)
- Apollo 17 orange soil (The Planetary Society)
- Lunar Orange Glass Beads (The University Of Hawaii “CosmoSparks” blog)
- Apollo 8: Earthrise (NASA)
- How long does it take to get to the moon? (Space.com)
- Water Vapor Reported Found on Moon (The New York Times)
- NASA’s chief is worried about China getting back to the moon first. Here’s why (NPR)
- Mysterious magnetism in Apollo moon rocks is natural in origin, new study finds (Space.com)
- Apollo 17 mission helps Oxford research the shape of the Moons magnetic field (University Of Oxford)
- This Rocket Stage Did More Than Get Us to the Moon (SciShow / YouTube)
- Earth and Moon Once Shared a Magnetic Shield, Protecting Their Atmospheres (NASA)
- Helium Spotted in Moon’s Wispy Atmosphere (Space.com)
- Mysterious moonquake traced to Apollo 17 lunar lander base (Space.com)
- Apollo 11 Seismic Experiment (NASA)
- The toxic side of the Moon (The European Space Agency)
- report from NASA Johnson Space Center: “Risk of Adverse Health Effects from Lunar Dust Exposure”
- Apollo astronauts left their poop on the moon. We gotta go back for that shit. (Vox.com)
- How do astronauts use the bathroom in space? (Space.com)
- YouTube upload of Norm MacDonald talking about Harrison Schmitt
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A weekly podcast about the history, science, lore and surprises that make everyday things secretly incredibly fascinating. Hosted by comedy writer, emoji creator, and ‘Jeopardy!‘ champion Alex Schmidt. Join Alex & his co-host Katie Goldin for a joyful deep dive into seeing the world a whole new way!
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