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Matt Candeias, a PhD candidate at the University of Illinois, is back to share more Octoberfest from Bell’s Brewing and dispense more knowledge about plants, botany, the environment, and mall people. The song at the end is Everybody Knows by Leonard Cohen. More info on Matt’s website and podcast.

Matt Candeias from In Defense of Plants joins David via skype to share some Octoberfest from Bell’s Brewing and chat about botany, plants, ecosystems, and protecting the planet. Some comedy to start it off from the late great Andy Ritchie. Music at the end from Mint Royale with Ring.

Continuation of a great chat with Farah Alibay, who has a PhD from MIT in Astronautics and works at JPL, over Punkin Ale from Dogfish Head. The talk covers lots of areas from Mars to space in general to sports to Noam Chomsky. Music at the end from The Vibes with Numbers.

Farah Alibay (@trifarahtops), a systems engineer at JPL with a PhD from M.I.T. in Astronautics and Aeronautics, drops by to share some Punkin Ale from Dogfish Head Brewing and chat about the mission to Mars, space in general, and how to remove a boulder from an asteroid. Dance Me to the End of Love by … Continue reading 63 – Asteroids with Farah Alibay pt. 1

Heath Black (@heathwblack) from imzy.com is back, along with more Smoked Porter from Stone Brewing, for the second part of a great chat about startups, technology, the American Dream, Silicon Valley, and the future of humanity. A Dictator’s Lament by Papercuts closes it out.

Heath Black, who currently works for Imzy and previously worked at Reddit, stops by to share some Smoked Porter from Stone Brewing and chat about startups, technology, equality, and the future. Music at the end from Charlie Van Stee with Handle.

Part two of the chat with JPL Instructional Tech Specialist Lyle Tavernier (@lyletav) and his delicious home brewed IPA. This one gets further into Mars, the search for life, and figuring out whether we are alone. Music at the end by Young Prisms with the song Runner.

Instructional Tech Specialist Lyle Tavernier (@lyletav) from JPL brings his own homebrew to share with David and chat about space, science, education, technology, and exploring the universe. A chat with Amber (@amber914u) starts things off. Music at the end from Sarah Ruth’s album Words on the Wind with the song Dust Bowl.

Part two of the chat with Josh Radnor about life, happiness, fulfillment, ambition, and everything along the way. The song at the end is Let Me Be Your Girl by Rachael Yamagata from her new album Tightrope Walker. You can see the video for the song, directed by Josh and starring Allison Janney, HERE.

Actor and filmmaker Josh Radnor (@JoshRadnor) drops by to chat about life, what he’s up to, and how to keep on the good side of melancholy. Music at the end from Minks with the song Ark of Life.

Ella Gale is back to continue the chat on Environmental Engineering while sharing more Orange Wheat from Hangar 24. The song at the end is another from It’s Not That Hard, the debut album from Wam Dingis. It’s called Sugar Honey.

Austin comedian and environmental engineer Ella Gale (@hellakale) is the guest. She joins David to share some Orange Wheat from Hangar 24 and chat about the planet, its health, and what can be done to alter it. A call to Grace (@AnonEMaus) starts it off. The song at the end is Pretty is Fancy from … Continue reading 55 – Environmental Engineering with Ella Gale pt. 1

Chris Konieczka hosts David in his backyard in Portland as they sample beers and chat more about food, agriculture, farming, monsanto, and all about where your food comes from. Music at the end from Trevor G – Transportation.

Portland farmer and Clackamas Community College professor Chris Konieczka has David to his house where they sample three different beers while sitting outside among some of Chris’ crops and his chickens while sampling some fresh food that he grew. They discuss farming, food, ethics, and healthy living. The end features Pure Imagination by Gene Wilder … Continue reading 53 – Farming with Chris Konieczka pt. 1

Caltech PhD candidate Dagny Fleischman is back to sample some Smoking Redhead by Brewyard Brewing Company and talk more about Material Science, chemistry, STEM, and women in science. It’s a terrific cap to the first 52 weeks of the podcast. The episode concludes with Dance Away from Smith Westerns.