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Podcast Profile: The Galactic Window Space Podcast

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70 episodes
2025 to 2026
Median: 99 minutes
Collection: Physics, Math, and Astronomy

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This podcast features conversations hosted by Nick and Tan that explore astronomy, space science, and the culture that grows around observing the night sky. Across recent installments, the hosts mix educational explainers with informal, community-oriented discussions, often inviting guests with astronomical or space-related backgrounds—such as astronomers, NASA veterans, astrophotographers, and creators—to share their perspectives and experiences.

A recurring focus is practical skywatching: what celestial events are visible in a given season and how to observe them, along with tips for planning astronomy-focused travel and using tools like astronomy apps. The show also spends time on foundational “101”-style topics, building background on major space subjects such as planets and human spaceflight infrastructure, and occasionally diving into specific science concepts relevant to space travel, including thermodynamics.

The podcast regularly engages with current events and public conversation in space exploration, touching on space policy and budgets, notable missions and milestones, space debris, and international efforts such as space stations. Alongside these news-driven topics, it also explores bigger questions in astrophysics and speculation about the universe, including ideas about advanced civilizations and the possibility of intelligent life elsewhere.

Pop culture and creativity appear as another thread. The hosts sometimes use space films as a starting point to discuss what movies get right (or can teach) about space, and they also connect astronomy with music—both through guest conversations and by sharing playlists or community favorites for stargazing.

Overall, this podcast blends science communication, space news, personal stories, and interactive livestream-style community participation into a rotating format of interviews, thematic deep-dives, and seasonal observing guidance.