Our host Lacey Hannan is back! And this time she's looking to the northern sky in winter to talk about Andromeda of the Perseus Family. Research and Writing by Mike Ettel You can catch this episode along with the rest of them on YouTube with closed caption. Keep up with us in other places.... ✦ Exclusive stuff via Patreon ✦ Check us out on Facebook ✦ Follow us on Twitter ✦ Here we are on Instagram Happy Terraforming ... Music by: Still Audio Song: "Amongst the Stars" Proof of purchase: A license...
Jan 13, 2023•23 min•Season 3Ep. 12
This week, guest host, Rachel Emerson moves from Cygnus over to Pegasus diving into the heroic stories and comradery this creature had in Greek Mythology. Research and Writing by Mike Ettel Please Contact [email protected] if you would like to advertise on our show. You can catch this episode along with the rest of them on YouTube with closed caption. Keep up with us in other places.... ✦ Exclusive stuff via Patreon ✦ Check us out on Facebook ✦ Follow us on Twitter ✦ Here we are on Instagr...
Dec 16, 2022•24 min•Season 3Ep. 11
It Was Said, the 2021 Webby Award winner for Best Podcast Series, returns with a new season to look back on some of the most powerful, impactful, and timeless speeches in history. Written and narrated by Pulitzer Prize winner and bestselling author-historian Jon Meacham, this documentary podcast series takes you through another season of ten generation-defining speeches. Meacham, along with top historians, authors and journalists, offers expert insight and analysis into the origins, the orator, ...
Dec 09, 2022•2 min
This week, guest host, Rachel Emerson is back to move our evening gaze into the cooler months with the constellation Cygnus. We will delve into the characters that ARE Cygnus and the feathered ones that BECOME Cygnus. Research and Writing by Mike Ettel Please Contact [email protected] if you would like to advertise on our show. You can catch this episode along with the rest of them on YouTube with closed caption. Keep up with us in other places.... ✦ Exclusive stuff via Patreon ✦ Check us ...
Dec 02, 2022•23 min•Season 3Ep. 10
Aquila the Eagle is full of many possibilities and potential for unknown worlds. Guest host, Rachel Emerson, floats through the history of how this constellation came to be. Research and Writing by Andrew Vietze You can catch this episode along with the rest of them on YouTube with closed caption. Keep up with us in other places.... ✦ Exclusive stuff via Patreon ✦ Check us out on Facebook ✦ Follow us on Twitter ✦ Here we are on Instagram Happy Terraforming ... Music by: Still Audio Song: Amongst...
Oct 21, 2022•15 min•Season 3Ep. 9
This week, guest host, Rachel Emerson is back with a very popular figure in Greek Mythology. She talks about the origins of Hercules and the endless possibility within the stars that make up the constellation. Research and Writing by Mike Ettel You can catch this episode along with the rest of them on YouTube with closed caption. Keep up with us in other places.... ✦ Exclusive stuff via Patreon ✦ Check us out on Facebook ✦ Follow us on Twitter ✦ Here we are on Instagram Happy Terraforming ... Mu...
Sep 30, 2022•22 min•Season 3Ep. 8
It Was Said, the 2021 Webby Award winner for Best Podcast Series, returns with a new season to look back on some of the most powerful, impactful, and timeless speeches in history. Written and narrated by Pulitzer Prize winner and bestselling author-historian Jon Meacham, this documentary podcast series takes you through another season of ten generation-defining speeches. Meacham, along with top historians, authors and journalists, offers expert insight and analysis into the origins, the orator, ...
Sep 28, 2022•5 min
This week, guest host, Rachel Emerson will talk about the constellation Scorpius. She will go into the mythology behind this constellation and why its brightest object is one of the largest stars visible to the naked eye – and so red it’s often confused with the red planet. Research and Writing by Andrew Vietze You can catch this episode along with the rest of them on YouTube with closed caption. Keep up with us in other places.... ✦ Exclusive stuff via Patreon ✦ Check us out on Facebook ✦ Follo...
Sep 16, 2022•16 min•Season 3Ep. 6
This week, we are re-releasing our episode on Exoplanets to coincide with NASA's discovery of "Planetary Photobombing"... In the last few decades, we have learned that most of these stars are hosts to their own systems of planets, just as the Sun is to our Solar System. We call these worlds exoplanets, or extrasolar planets. Alexander Winn takes us incredible distances to learn about them. Research & Writing by Jake Koster You can catch this episode along with the rest of them on YouTube with cl...
Aug 26, 2022•28 min•Season 3Ep. 5
The constellation, Ophiucus, is one of the lesser known constellations. However, it's one full of myths, history and new discoveries. Lacey Hannan uncovers it all in this episode. Research and Writing by Mike Ettel You can catch this episode along with the rest of them on YouTube with closed caption. Keep up with us in other places.... ✦ Exclusive stuff via Patreon ✦ Check us out on Facebook ✦ Follow us on Twitter ✦ Here we are on Instagram Happy Terraforming ... Music by: Still Audio Song: Amon...
Aug 12, 2022•24 min•Season 3Ep. 4
The constellation, Leo, is one of the easiest to catch in the night sky. Lacey Hannan covers the origins of the constellation. Follow along as she points out the stars that make up this ancient beast... Research and Writing by Andrew Vietze You can catch this episode along with the rest of them on YouTube with closed caption. Keep up with us in other places.... ✦ Exclusive stuff via Patreon ✦ Check us out on Facebook ✦ Follow us on Twitter ✦ Here we are on Instagram Happy Terraforming ... Music ...
Aug 05, 2022•13 min•Season 3Ep. 3
Continuing on in our travels through constellations, today we discuss Sagittarius. Lacey Hannan tells us about it's back story in multiple cultures and what stars it's composed of. Research and Writing by Mike Ettel You can catch this episode along with the rest of them on YouTube with closed caption. Keep up with us in other places.... ✦ Exclusive stuff via Patreon ✦ Check us out on Facebook ✦ Follow us on Twitter ✦ Here we are on Instagram Happy Terraforming ... Music by: Still Audio Song: Amo...
Jul 29, 2022•22 min•Season 3Ep. 2
In this new series, we’re going to deep-dive into the astronomical facts and age-old mythologies behind some of the most famous constellations, potentially giving you a whole new perspective the next time you look up at a starry night. We are kicking it off with one of the most famous characters in the sky, Orion. Research and Writing by Mike Ettel You can catch this episode along with the rest of them on YouTube with closed caption. Keep up with us in other places.... ✦ Exclusive stuff via Patr...
Jul 08, 2022•23 min•Season 3Ep. 1
We are bringing you season 3 starting Friday, July 8th. Host Lacey Hannan begins our journey into Greek Mythology's ties to constellations. We will be following the sky based on what is visible in the Northern Hemisphere. We will see you next week... Happy Terraforming. You can catch this episode along with the rest of them on YouTube with closed caption. Keep up with us in other places.... ✦ Exclusive stuff via Patreon ✦ Check us out on Facebook ✦ Follow us on Twitter ✦ Here we are on Instagram...
Jul 01, 2022•2 min
As we gear up for an announcement on our new series, we are re-releasing a classic episode on Mars hosted by Alexander Winn. Lacey Hannan introduces it with news of another successful Blue Origin trip. Research and writing by: Jake Koster You can catch this episode along with the rest of them on YouTube with closed caption. Keep up with us in other places.... ✦ Exclusive stuff via Patreon ✦ Check us out on Facebook ✦ Follow us on Twitter ✦ Here we are on Instagram Happy Terraforming ... Music by...
Jun 24, 2022•23 min•Season 2Ep. 10
For our last episode in this season on the depiction of space in science fiction, we will delve into the film "Moon" directed by Duncan Jones starring Sam Rockwell. Next Week we will be pivoting back to the sky and out of science fiction version of it. As we begin our series on constellations. Research and Writing by Mike Ettel You can catch this episode along with the rest of them on YouTube with closed caption. Keep up with us in other places.... ✦ Exclusive stuff via Patreon ✦ Check us out on...
Jun 17, 2022•20 min•Season 2Ep. 9
In a re-release episode, Alexander Winn takes us to Mercury to discuss how... habitable it is.. or (spoiler alert) it isn't. Research and writing by: Jake Koster You can catch this episode along with the rest of them on YouTube with closed caption. Keep up with us in other places.... ✦ Exclusive stuff via Patreon ✦ Check us out on Facebook ✦ Follow us on Twitter ✦ Here we are on Instagram Happy Terraforming ... Music by: Still Audio Song: Amongst the Stars (Cinematic Space Adventure) Proof of pu...
Jun 10, 2022•16 min•Season 2Ep. 8
In this episode, Lacey Hannan looks through the wide scope of the original Star Trek Series. Covering how the show shaped and even propelled science and pop culture all at the same time. Next Week's topic: "October Sky" directed by Joe Johnston Research and Writing by Mike Ettel You can catch this episode along with the rest of them on YouTube with closed caption. Keep up with us in other places.... ✦ Exclusive stuff via Patreon ✦ Check us out on Facebook ✦ Follow us on Twitter ✦ Here we are on ...
Jun 03, 2022•22 min•Season 2Ep. 7
Inspired by Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness and its cinematic counterpart Apocalypse Now, writer and director James Gray set out to film the tale of an astronaut Roy McBride (played by Brad Pitt), who journeys to confront a renegade explorer that has become consumed by madness not in the jungle but at the far reaches of our solar system. Lacey Hannan heads into the mind of James Gray to cover Ad Astra. Next Week's topic: "Star Trek" the original TV Show Research and Writing by Mike Ettel You c...
May 27, 2022•23 min•Season 2Ep. 6
Apollo 13, was a trip that turned out to be anything but routine, and the mission, which became known as “the successful failure,” would prove one of the most thrilling and most uplifting stories to come out of our efforts to explore space. Lacey Hannan walks us through the real-life journey turned award-winning film, "Apollo 13". Next Week's topic: "Ad Astra" directed by James Gray Research and Writing by Mike Ettel You can catch this episode along with the rest of them on YouTube with closed c...
May 20, 2022•24 min•Season 2Ep. 5
Stanley Kubrick and Arthur C. Clarke embarked on the project of a lifetime: a realistic cinematic speculation of where space exploration could be at the dawn of the 21st century, with the creation of "2001: A Space Odyssey". Lacey Hannan goes into the details of the film that was ahead of it's time. Next Week's topic: "Apollo 13" Directed by Ron Howard Research and Writing by Mike Ettel You can catch this episode along with the rest of them on YouTube with closed caption. Keep up with us in othe...
May 13, 2022•22 min•Season 2Ep. 4
Carl Sagan’s research and the scientific and philosophical questions that propelled his career came together in the only work of fiction he would produce, "Contact", which was published in 1985. Lacey Hannan discusses the impact that "Contact" had as a film, novel and concept. Next Week's topic: "2001: A Space Odyssey" Research and Writing by Mike Ettel You can catch this episode along with the rest of them on YouTube with closed caption. Keep up with us in other places.... ✦ Exclusive stuff via...
Apr 22, 2022•19 min•Season 2Ep. 3
It was not until 2014 that audiences were first shown a realistic visualization of a black hole in a major motion picture. Those visuals came courtesy of the efforts of Christopher Nolan, who sought to bring viewers the most authentically realized sci-fi film he could. Lacey Hannan goes deep into the black holes of "Interstellar". Research and Writing by Mike Ettel Next Week's topic: "Contact" Directed by Robert Zemeckis written by Carl Sagan You can catch this episode along with the rest of the...
Apr 08, 2022•21 min•Season 2Ep. 2
In our new season, we are kicking off our first episode with "The Martian" a novel written by Andy Weir, and turned into a blockbuster film by director, Ridley Scott. Lacey Hannan retraces Mark Watney's steps and how scientifically accurate his harrowing story is told. Research and Writing by Mike Ettel You can catch this episode along with the rest of them on YouTube with closed caption. Keep up with us in other places.... ✦ Exclusive stuff via Patreon ✦ Check us out on Facebook ✦ Follow us on ...
Apr 01, 2022•21 min•Season 2Ep. 1
Alexander Winn introduces our newest host, Lacey Hannan. This season on Settle the Stars, we will be covering the scientific accuracy behind books like “The Martian” and films like “Interstellar”, “Contact”, “Lost in Space” and many more. And of course, we will look into answering the question we’ve been asking throughout the entirety of our series… “HOW scientifically plausible is it to succeed in this mission?” “Can we survive a harrowing journey into the depths of space?” New episode every Fr...
Mar 30, 2022•2 min
Compared to many of the worlds we’ve visited, there is no doubt about it – Earth is very much alive. Alexander Winn takes us on our last stop for Season 1, home. Stay tuned as we take a break to gear up for Season 2. You can catch this episode along with the rest of them on YouTube with closed caption. Keep up with us in other places.... ✦ Exclusive stuff via Patreon ✦ Check us out on Facebook ✦ Follow us on Twitter ✦ Here we are on Instagram Happy Terraforming ... Research & Writing by Jake Kos...
Oct 15, 2021•26 min•Season 1Ep. 22
Today’s journey is a refreshingly short one: a mere 238,855 miles from Earth. In terms of cosmic distance, that’s right on our doorstep, or closer even – right off the tip of our nose. Alexander Winn steers us toward a destination easily spotted with the naked eye. You can catch this episode along with the rest of them on YouTube with closed caption. Keep up with us in other places.... ✦ Exclusive stuff via Patreon ✦ Check us out on Facebook ✦ Follow us on Twitter ✦ Here we are on Instagram Happ...
Oct 08, 2021•24 min•Season 1Ep. 21
The importance of our Sun is hard to overstate, not just as an essential foundation for life here on Earth, but as an agent for order and stability in a system of innumerable objects from the massive gas giants down to the smallest mote of dust. Alexander Winn stares directly into the sun, purely for science. You can catch this episode along with the rest of them on YouTube with closed caption. Keep up with us in other places.... ✦ Exclusive stuff via Patreon ✦ Check us out on Facebook ✦ Follow ...
Oct 01, 2021•26 min•Season 1Ep. 20
In the last few decades, we have learned that most of these stars are hosts to their own systems of planets, just as the Sun is to our Solar System. We call these worlds exoplanets, or extrasolar planets. Alexander Winn takes us incredible distances to learn about them. You can catch this episode along with the rest of them on YouTube with closed caption. Keep up with us in other places.... ✦ Exclusive stuff via Patreon ✦ Check us out on Facebook ✦ Follow us on Twitter ✦ Here we are on Instagram...
Sep 10, 2021•26 min•Season 1Ep. 19
This week Alexander Winn presents Edgeworks Nebula's newest show "You Have My Sword" where host Krysti Pryde talks all thing Tolkien from The Hobbit to the Silmarillian. In this episode she deep dives into the back story of Galadrial. We will be back next week with episode 19 of Settle the Stars: Exoplanets Check out all things Krysti Pryde and "You Have My Sword" as well as reply to questions in the pod... You Have My Sword Website Patreon Twitter Instagram "You Have My Sword" is a proud member...
Aug 27, 2021•14 min
