Smologies #1: THE MOON with Selenologist Raquel Nuno
Introducing… SMOLOGIES. Smaller, shorter, G-rated episodes cut from your favorite classics. Listen to Smologies in classrooms, around people whose language is squeaky clean, and in safe-for-work settings. You get bite-sized info in a jiffy, and I get to reserve my filthy language for our longer, regular episodes that drop on Tuesdays. In this episode, planetary geologist Raquel Nuno chats about when the moon formed, what its made of, how moon phases work, gravity, conspiracy theories debunked, the far side of the moon, lunar caves and why she pulls out the telescope to stare at the sky every night.
Listen to the shortened, classroom-safe version on Stitcher, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get podcasts.
Full, uncut, original Selenology episode
Raquel Nuno's website and Instagram
A donation went to the The Planetary Society
Some links which you may find of use:
Please enjoy these QVC moon ponderings
Pink Floyd mislead you about the dark side
Teleport back to ABC Moon coverage
The tragedy of Barringer crater
Heart disease in astronauts: not cool
Tyco Brahe, your new favorite person
Lunar oopsie-daisy rocket drop
“Seveneves” by Neal Stephenson
People who have been on the moon
Lunar footprint hoax: debunked
Hollow Moon Theory aka Deathstar
Get bit! Moreso during a full moon
Yeah no, the Moon doesn’t make you crazy
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Sound editing by Zeke Thomas Rodrigues & Jarrett Sleeper of MindJam Media and Steven Ray Morris
Smologies theme song by Harold Malcolm