The Tale of the Blue Light

Ava Wallace, sports reporter at The Washington Post, is in France to report on the Summer Games — and eat a lot of croissants. Join her through the entire run of the games, for several episodes a week as she captures the highs, the lows and the Paris of it all, along with other P ... Show More

Grenada’s Black revolutionary leader, Maurice Bishop, was executed in a coup in 1983, along with seven others. The whereabouts of their remains are unknown. Now, The Washington Post’s Martine Powers uncovers new answers about how the U.S. fits into this 40-year-old Caribbean myst ... Show More

To hear the rest of the series, follow “Field Trip” wherever you listen.  California’s Sierra Nevada is home to a very special kind of tree, found nowhere else on Earth: the giant sequoia. For thousands of years, these towering trees withstood the trials of the world around them, ... Show More

Have you ever thought about how the moon was formed? Surprisingly, there is no concrete evidence. Instead there are multiple theories and people still argue between them. One theory is the moon is hallow and this changes everything we know about physics... But why do people think ... Show More

All his life, Eugene Shoemaker dreamed of stepping foot on the moon. A geologist and planetary scientist known for his work with craters, Gene worked tirelessly in the hopes of becoming an Apollo astronaut so he could explore the lunar surface. A failed medical test cut his dream ... Show More

In part 2 of our season 4 premiere, Rachel and Eric race each other to the treasure, with surprising results. Featuring two new stories: “Blue Night,” a dreamy song about a special celebration that happens once in a blue moon, written by Monroe, a 6 year old from Minnesota, and “ ... Show More

Mes chers camarades, bien le bonjour !« Un petit pas pour l’homme, un grand pas pour l’humanité… », on connaît tous ces mots attribués à Neil Armstrong. On résume souvent toute cette odyssée spatiale à travers ce petit enregistrement. Un son… mais aussi une photographie, celle du ... Show More

Brandon addresses a listener's question about an emerging relationship mismatch, plays an Abraham-Hicks clip on how to "move on" emotionally, and Dalien reports on accounts of why NASA's official story about the Moon landings is questionable. 

Chief joins the show to talk about the Moon Landing Conspiracy. We get into the Cold War and the Space Race, the theory that Stanley Kubrick staged the moon landing, the issues with the photos and videos of it, and more. 

This year, there will be a "blue moon" for Halloween. So for today's show, we're asking: What IS a blue moon? Is the moon ever blue? And are they as rare as the phrase "once in a blue moon" implies? For additional info and fun links, check out the episode page. Follow Maddie and ... Show More

As we near the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission many have started to reflect on the legacy of the moon landings. However, in 2019 it's hard to discuss this amazing human achievement without mentioning that it has also been the subject of one of the most tenacious and wid ... Show More

The foundational text for all moon landing conspiracy theories is a humble little book called We Never Went To The Moon. It was self-published by the author, Bill Kaysing, in 1976 and soon became the de-facto bible of moon landing deniers. In this book Kaysing collects a handful ... Show More