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80 years ago, Orson Welles caused a panic with his broadcast of “War of the Worlds”. This broadcast, on Sunday evening, October 30, 1938, was realistic enough that some listeners actually thought the Earth was under attack by Martians.  Erika Dowell, the associate director and curator of modern books and manuscripts at Indiana University’s Lilly Library joins us to discuss the impact of this broadcast. Recently the Lilly Library used cutting-edge technology to digitize the original recording of Orson Welles’ “War of the Worlds” radio broadcast. For more information, visit https://orsonwelles.indiana.edu * Subscribe on iTunes * Subscribe on Google Play * Follow us on Facebook * Follow us on Instagram * Email: info@onlinecoffeebreak.com Subscribe * Subscribe: https://www.OnlineCoffeeBreak.com/Subscribe * Email: info@onlinecoffeebreak.com

Take your Halloween costume to the next level! Costume & makeup artist Jess West got her big start just a few years back with an amazing original Chewbacca costume for GenCon. She specializes in transformation costumes, combining elements to create unusual and eye-catching works. Her custom costume business, based out of Indianapolis, has flourished and she’s been featured in USA Today with work performed for the New York Yankees and MTV. BONUS: In the video version of this interview (available at OnlineCoffeeBreak.com) Jess shows how to bring her mixed Batman villain characters to life including what makeup to use and how to apply it for an incredibly convincing costume. For more information, visit http://www.jesswestcostumes.com/ * Subscribe on iTunes * Subscribe on Google Play * Follow us on Facebook * Follow us on Instagram * Email: info@onlinecoffeebreak.com Subscribe * Subscribe: https://www.OnlineCoffeeBreak.com/Subscribe * Email: info@onlinecoffeebreak.com

Mary Robinette Kowal is a writer, professional puppeteer and an incredible narrator. She is also cast member of the award-winning podcast Writing Excuses and a three-time Hugo Award winner. Mary Robinette is with us today to discuss the Lady Astronaut novels, an amazing science fiction series that takes us on an alternate timeline after a meteor strike in the 1950s threatens the future of humanity. In this interview we also discuss Mary Robinette's experience as she joined me for the launch of the Parker Solar Probe in August 2018 and how this will impact her future writing. For more information, visit https://www.maryrobinettekowal.com * Subscribe on iTunes * Subscribe on Google Play * Follow us on Facebook * Follow us on Instagram * Email: info@onlinecoffeebreak.com Subscribe * Subscribe: https://www.OnlineCoffeeBreak.com/Subscribe * Email: info@onlinecoffeebreak.com

Plumb is a songwriter, recording artist, performer & author. She’s sold more than 500,000 albums and over two million singles worldwide. Her new album, Beautifully Broken, includes the title track for the recently released film of the same name. She also just released her book called FIGHT FOR HER: Even If You Have to Fight Her. Her book is a moving challenge to women of all ages to fight for each other—even if that means fighting WITH each other using love, hope and grace. For more info, visit http://www.plumbmusic.net * Subscribe on iTunes * Subscribe on Google Play * Follow us on Facebook * Follow us on Instagram * Email: info@onlinecoffeebreak.com Subscribe * Subscribe: https://www.OnlineCoffeeBreak.com/Subscribe * Email: info@onlinecoffeebreak.com

Dr. James R. Hansen is the writer of the book “First Man: The life of Neil A. Armstrong”. He was Neil Armstrong's one & only authorized biographer, obtaining 55 hours of audio recordings and 800 emails during his interviews with Neil (plus a few rounds of golf along the way). First Man has been adapted into a movie, with Dr. Hansen serving as a consultant, releasing October 2018 by Universal Pictures. The movie is directed by Academy Award winner Damien Chazelle and stars Ryan Gosling as Neil Armstrong. Dr. Hansen is the Professor Emeritus of History at Auburn University in Alabama. He’s an expert in aerospace history and the history of science and technology. For more info about Dr. Hansen, visit http://www.auburn.edu/~hansejr/ For more info about the movie, visit https://www.firstman.com/ * Subscribe on iTunes * Subscribe on Google Play * Follow us on Facebook * Follow us on Instagram * Email: info@onlinecoffeebreak.com Subscribe * Subscribe: https://www.OnlineCoffeeBreak.com/Subscribe * Email: info@onlinecoffeebreak.com

David Cunningham is an international filmmaker known for striking visuals, authentic performances and dynamic subject matter. For more than two decades, David has directed big budget Studio films (Fox, Disney, ABC), experimental and pioneering independent features, as well as hard-hitting documentaries filmed in over 50 countries. David joins us today to discuss his latest film, Running for Grace, staring Jim Caveziel and Matt Dillon. For more information visit https://www.runningforgracemovie.com 11 * Subscribe on iTunes * Subscribe on Google Play * Follow us on Facebook * Follow us on Instagram * Email: info@onlinecoffeebreak.com Subscribe * Subscribe: https://www.OnlineCoffeeBreak.com/Subscribe * Email: info@onlinecoffeebreak.com

Dr. Nicky Fox is the Heliophysics Division Director at NASA Headquarters. She earned her PhD in Space Physics from the Imperial College of Science in London and has worked for both APL and NASA over her 20 year career. She’s worked  on such projects as the NASA Polar spacecraft and the International Solar Terrestrial Physics Mission. Most recently Dr. Fox is heavily involved with the Parker Solar Probe, which launched on August 12, 2018. In this episode she describes the goals of the probe, as well as her advice to parents for encouraging their children to pursue a career in the science field. We also feature video and hi-fidelity sound from 4 miles away from the launchpad as the Solar Probe lifted off on its way to study the Sun. “Behind the Sun” by the Red Hot Chili Peppers used with permission from Warner Bros. Records. For more information on the Parker Solar Probe visit http://parkersolarprobe.jhuapl.edu/ * Subscribe on iTunes * Subscribe on Google Play * Follow us on Facebook * Follow us on Instagram * Email: info@onlinecoffeebreak.com Subscribe * Subscribe: https://www.OnlineCoffeeBreak.com/Subscribe * Email: info@onlinecoffeebreak.com

Laura Marie is a singer & songwriter who, as a South Texas native, grew up immersed in poetry & music. She's won several awards for her music since 2009, including an Independent Music Award and the OurStage Texas Lilith Fair Competition.  She recently released her newest single titled, “This is a Call”, which embraces her mission to get more active voters for the upcoming U.S. elections. In this episode she discusses her music along with clips from “Honest”, “Be Love” and “This is a Call”. For the full music video of “This is a Call”, visit https://www.smarturl.it/thisisacall For more information, visit LauraMarieMusic.com For more information on voting, visit ThisIsACall.org * Subscribe on iTunes * Subscribe on Google Play * Follow us on Facebook * Follow us on Instagram * Email: info@onlinecoffeebreak.com Subscribe * Subscribe: https://www.OnlineCoffeeBreak.com/Subscribe * Email: info@onlinecoffeebreak.com

Eric Welch is the director of the new movie, Beautifully Broken. He has also directed over 200 music videos and concert films for artists such as Carrie Underwood, Kid Rock, Jimmy Buffet, the Steve Miller Band and Tim McGraw, with multiple nominations and awards from the CMA, ACM, Billboard & Dove.  His new movie Beautifully Broken is about how a refugee’s escape, a prisoner’s promise and a daughter’s painful secret converge in an inspiring true story of hope. For more information, visit https://www.beautifullybrokenmovie.com/ YouVersion Devotional: https://www.bible.com/reading-plans/12471-beautifully-broken * Subscribe on iTunes * Subscribe on Google Play * Follow us on Facebook * Follow us on Instagram * Email: info@onlinecoffeebreak.com Subscribe * Subscribe: https://www.OnlineCoffeeBreak.com/Subscribe * Email: info@onlinecoffeebreak.com

Dr. Joshua Fisher is the Science Lead for the ECOSTRESS Mission, a mission designed to study the Earth’s climate. Dr. Fisher is a Scientist at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. I was fortunate to first meet Dr. Fisher recently at Cape Canaveral to witness the launch of ECOSTRESS aboard the SpaceX CRS-15 resupply mission to the International Space Station. The ECOsystem Spaceborne Thermal Radiometer Experiment on Space Station (ECOSTRESS) will measure the temperature of plants and use that information to better understand how much water plants need and how they respond to stress. For more information about ECOSTRESS, visit: https://www.ecostress.jpl.nasa.gov Subscribe: https://www.OnlineCoffeeBreak.com/Subscribe Email: info@onlinecoffeebreak.com Comments? Visit OnlineCoffeeBreak.com or call (317) 862-4700 to leave a comment we can share on the air! Follow us: Facebook: https://Facebook.com/OnlineCoffeeBreak Instagram: https://www.Instagram.com/OnlineCoffeeBreak Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/onlinecoffeebrk YouTube: https://www.onlinecoffeebreak.com/video

Lindsay Boccardo is a speaker, trainer and career coach who has spent the last 10 years learning about what makes Millennials love or hate their life. She’s coached hundreds of 20-somethings to find their dream job and live a life they’re proud of. In this episode Lindsay shares how Millennials are hardworking and quite successful, and why they sometimes get unfairly labeled as “entitled”. She also offers some free exercises you can do right now (millennial or not) to help get the life you want. For more information about Linday, visit http://www.lindsayboccardo.com Subscribe: https://www.OnlineCoffeeBreak.com/Subscribe Email: info@onlinecoffeebreak.com Comments? Visit OnlineCoffeeBreak.com or call (317) 862-4700 to leave a comment we can share on the air! Follow us: Facebook: https://Facebook.com/OnlineCoffeeBreak Instagram: https://www.Instagram.com/OnlineCoffeeBreak Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/onlinecoffeebrk YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCntJrEWmH4h5rEPFQHLQwUQ

Dr. Eugene Parker is the solar astrophysicist who developed the theory of the supersonic solar wind and predicted the Parker spiral shape of the solar magnetic field in the mid-1950s. In this episode Dr. Parker joins us by phone to discuss his incredible theories about the Sun and NASA's Solar Parker Probe mission. Dr. Parker was elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 1967 and has received numerous honors throughout his career.  Most recently he was awarded the Medal for Exceptional Achievement in Research by the American Physical Society for his fundamental contributions to space physics, plasma physics, solar physics and astrophysics for more than 60 years. NASA recently renamed the Parker Solar Probe after him, the first time in history that a spacecraft was named after a living person. For more information about the Parker Solar Probe, visit: https://www.Nasa.gov/solarprobe Subscribe: https://www.OnlineCoffeeBreak.com/Subscribe Email: info@onlinecoffeebreak.com Comments? Visit OnlineCoffeeBreak.com or call (317) 862-4700 to leave a comment we can share on the air! Follow us: Facebook: https://Facebook.com/OnlineCoffeeBreak Instagram: https://www.Instagram.com/OnlineCoffeeBreak Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/onlinecoffeebrk YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCntJrEWmH4h5rEPFQHLQwUQ (Photo of Dr. Parker courtesy University of Chicago)

The amazing story of Death Wish Coffee – how it went from the basement to Space. In this episode, we speak with The Incredible Jeff and The Amazing D-Man, hosts of Death Wish Coffee's weekly podcast series “Fueled by Death Cast” as they tell the amazing story of how founder Mike Brown's idea of making the world's strongest coffee led to its recent launch to the International Space Station. We were at the launch firsthand of SpaceX Falcon 9 as CRS-15 blasted off, along with a supply of Death Wish Coffee, to the ISS. For more information, visit https://www.deathwishcoffee.com Check out our appearance as a guest on the Fueled by Death Cast: Subscribe: https://www.OnlineCoffeeBreak.com/Subscribe Email: info@onlinecoffeebreak.com Comments? Visit OnlineCoffeeBreak.com or call (317) 862-4700 to leave a comment we can share on the air! Follow us: Facebook: https://Facebook.com/OnlineCoffeeBreak Instagram: https://www.Instagram.com/OnlineCoffeeBreak Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/onlinecoffeebrk YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCntJrEWmH4h5rEPFQHLQwUQ

Artificial Intelligence (AI), IoT, Machine Learning & IBM’s Watson are changing the world. In this episode, Bret Greenstein, IBM's Global Vice President for Watson IoT Offerings, discusses the future of AI as well as the capabilities and impact of Watson, IBM's supercomputer. I had the pleasure of meeting Bret recently at Kennedy Space Center for the launch of the SpaceX CRS-15 resupply mission to the International Space Station. On board the spacecraft was CIMON, an orb-shaped device with a digital face that was jointly developed by IBM, Airbus and the German Aerospace Center (DLR). CIMON uses the power of IBM’s Watson to provide Artificial Intelligence aboard the space station. In today's episode Bret also discusses how Watson helps CIMON provide AI for the astronauts and what the future of AI looks like. For more information about Watson, visit www.ibm.com/watson Subscribe: https://www.OnlineCoffeeBreak.com/Subscribe Email: info@onlinecoffeebreak.com Comments? Visit OnlineCoffeeBreak.com or call (317) 862-4700 to leave a comment we can share on the air! Follow us: Facebook: https://Facebook.com/OnlineCoffeeBreak Instagram: https://www.Instagram.com/OnlineCoffeeBreak Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/onlinecoffeebrk YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCntJrEWmH4h5rEPFQHLQwUQ

Andy Weir built a two-decade career as a software engineer until the enormous success of his first published novel, The Martian, allowed him to live out his dream of writing full-time. Andy is a lifelong space nerd and a devoted hobbyist of such subjects as relativistic physics, orbital mechanics and the history of manned spaceflight. In this episode Andy discusses his background as well as his latest novel, Artemis, an adventurous and suspense story which takes place on the Moon. For more information, visit http://andyweirauthor.com/ Artemis: A Novel Subscribe: https://www.OnlineCoffeeBreak.com/Subscribe Email: info@onlinecoffeebreak.com Comments? Visit OnlineCoffeeBreak.com or call (317) 862-4700 to leave a comment we can share on the air! Follow us: Facebook: https://Facebook.com/OnlineCoffeeBreak Instagram: https://www.Instagram.com/OnlineCoffeeBreak Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/onlinecoffeebrk YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCntJrEWmH4h5rEPFQHLQwUQ