149: Star Trek Picard #6: The Impossible Box

Star Trek Club assembles to discuss episode 6 of Picard, ‘The Impossible Box’. We spend quality time with Hugh, dream big with Soji, and channel our inner Locutus. We also take a trip through the Delta Quadrant with our Voyager homework, the infamous ‘Threshold.’

147: Food from Thin Air, Jesse’s Mom on Picard, Black Mirror ‘White Bear’

This week on the Space Nerds podcast: SPACE NEWS: (Starts at 2:25) The Finnish company Solar Foods has figured out how to convert C02, water and electricity into a carbon neutral form of flour called Solein. This groundbreaking form of protein could revolutionize the food industry both on Earth and Read more…

145: YOU Could Move to Mars, DS9 ‘The Passenger’ & ‘Move Along Home’

This week on the Space Nerds podcast: SPACE NEWS: (Starts at 3:13) Elon Musk wants to send a million people to Mars by 2050. He plans to offer loans and jobs to anyone who wants to go, and is currently building a fleet of Starships to get us there. Alexandria, Read more…

143: Star Wars Underworld, Betelgeuse Dims, Arrowverse Year 5

This week on the Space Nerds podcast: STAR WARS UNDERWORLD: (Starts at 1:34) We kick things off with a quick look at the recently unearthed ‘Star Wars: Underworld’ footage from the scrapped mid-2000s live-action TV project. Jesse shares his thoughts on the test footage, and whether he’s relieved or disappointed Read more…

141: Space Germs, Firefly #8 ‘Out of Gas’

This week on the Space Nerds podcast: PATREON LAUNCH: The Space Nerds Patreon campaign has launched! Jesse and Alexandria break down everything you need to know.SPACE NEWS: (starts at 12:20) NASA’s protocol to keep our microbes from spreading through the solar system are woefully out of date. Jesse and Alexandria Read more…

140: Star Trek Picard #1: Remembrance

On this special bonus episode of the Space Nerds podcast: STAR TREK PICARD: We enthusiastically break down the pilot episode of Star Trek Picard, ‘Remembrance.’ Andi and Sarah share their perspective on the show as newbies to the Star Trek universe before Doug and Jesse deep dive through the episode. Read more…

139: Mushroom House on Mars, Black Mirror ‘Be Right Back’

This week on the Space Nerds podcast: SPACE NEWS: Would you live in a mushroom house on Mars? Jesse beams in Doug to discuss a whole new type of space mushrooms. Read the original article from Futurism.com: https://futurism.com/the-byte/nasa-grow-moon-base-mushrooms BLACK MIRROR: Alexandria and Jesse break down ‘Be Right Back,’ in which Read more…

136: Artificial Skin, Star Wars The Rise of Skywalker Premiere!

This week on the Space Nerds podcast: SPACE NEWS: Scientists are working on creating artificial skin that could enhance virtual reality and help in rehabilitation. Jesse has other ideas for potential uses, and Alexandria introduces us to haptics. Check out the original article from TechXplore: https://techxplore.com/news/2019-09-artificial-skin-virtual-reality.html RISE OF SKYWALKER: (Starts Read more…

135: Living on Mars, Black Mirror ‘The Entire History of You’

This week on the show: SPACE NEWS: We discuss what it would take to live on Mars, and where we could get the resources. Turns out we’d have to get over our aversion to eating bugs! Check out the original article from Space.com: https://www.space.com/how-feed-one-million-mars-colonists.html You can also check out the Read more…