Radiolab Greatest Hits, Vol. 3 bookcover

Radiolab Greatest Hits, Vol. 3

Space

Lulu Miller 

(Author)

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Radiolab is one of the most popular and longest-running shows produced by WNYC, with over 2 million weekly listeners across public radio and podcasting.

Radiolab is on a curiosity bender. We ask deep questions and use investigative journalism to get the answers. A given episode might whirl you through science, legal history, and into the home of someone halfway across the world. The show is known for innovative sound design, smashing information into music. It is hosted by Lulu Miller and Latif Nasser.

VOLUME 3: SPACE

"Bit Flip" - What do a hacked Belgian election, a falling airplane, and a fleet of runaway cars all have in common? The answer just might lie in the stars.

Terrestrials: "The Unimaginable" (Radiolab for Kids) - An invisible entity journeys to Planet Earth and literally rocks our world.

"The Middle of Everything Ever" - We all have moments when, facing the future or staring into the vastness of space, we feel small. But are we small? One listener asked us to find out.

"Mixtapes to the Moon" - They promised to change you. They ended up changing all of us. On July 20, 1969, humanity watched as Neil Armstrong stepped foot on the moon.

"The Moon Itself" - On Monday, April 8, 2024, for a large swath of North America, the sun disappeared, in the middle of the day. In this episode, we stop treating the moon like a bit player in this epic cosmic event and place it center stage.

"The Distance of the Moon" - How far is the moon, really? Could you get there with a ladder? A live event reading hosted by Radiolab and Selected Shorts.

Product Details

PublisherNew York Public Radio
Publish DateDecember 03, 2024
LanguageEnglish
TypeBook iconCD-Audio
EAN/UPC9798212878562
DimensionsN/A

About the Author

Lulu Miller is the co-host of Radiolab, creator and host of Terrestrials (Radiolab's spin-off podcast for families), and cofounder of the NPR program Invisibilia, a series about the unseen forces that control human behavior. Before creating Invisibilia, she produced Radiolab for five years and was a reporter on the NPR Science Desk. She is also the author of the internationally bestselling book Why Fish Don't Exist.

Latif Nasser is the co-host of Radiolab. He has reported stories on everything from snowflake photography to medieval robots to a polar bear who liked to have sex with grizzly bears. He also hosted the miniseries The Other Latif, about his Moroccan namesake who happens to be Detainee 244 at Guantanamo Bay.

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