Episode notes
Alex Schmidt is joined by comedy writer/podcaster Soren Bowie (‘American Dad’ on TBS, ‘Quick Question with Soren and Daniel’ podcast) for a look at why the planet Venus is secretly incredibly fascinating.
Visit http://sifpod.fun/ for research sources, handy links, and this week’s bonus episode.
LINKS FOR OUR GUEST:
- American Dad (TBS)
- Quick Question with Soren and Daniel
- “Why 2013 Gave Us Reason to Care About Space Again”
RESOURCES USED TO INFORM THE EPISODE’S LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT:
RESEARCH SOURCES:
- Chasing Venus: The Race to Measure the Heavens by Andrea Wulf
- Captain Cook wanted to introduce British justice to Indigenous people. Instead, he became increasingly cruel and violent (The Conversation)
- In Our Time: “Venus” (BBC Radio 4)
- The 10 Weirdest Facts About Venus (Space.com)
- Venus’ Atmosphere: Composition, Climate and Weather (Space.com)
- Why Are Venus’ Clouds So Weird? (Discover Magazine)
- Winds on Venus (Universe Today)
- A super speedy acid cloud has been hiding on Venus for decades (Space.com)
- Could alien life be hiding in the clouds of Venus? (Astronomy.com)
- “The Long Rain” by Ray Bradbury (isfdb.org)
- Bright Planet Venus Has Phases Like the Moon (Space.com)
- Ancient Astronomy Points To New Views Of Mayan Life (The New York Times)
- “Searching For The Astronomy Of Aboriginal Australians” (conference presentation by Ray Norris, CSIRO)
- Lucifer in classical mythology (Encyclopedia Britannica)
- Sleepy Air Canada pilot thought Venus was a plane (Reuters)
- For Scientists of the 18th Century, the Transit of Venus Was Their Final Chance to Measure the Solar System (The Atlantic)
- The Other Red Planet: Soviet Union Scored an Interplanetary First at Venus 45 Years Ago (Scientific American)
- Piercing Soviet Secrecy (Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum)
- How Venus Turned Into Hell, and How the Earth Is Next (Space.com)
In this episode...
Guests
- Soren Bowie
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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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