Episodes

  • Astronomers to Make A Kid Cry: Rude Scientists with Max Carlin
    Oct 22 2025

    Hunter and returning guest Max Carlin face their most diabolical challenge yet: each must assemble a five-person team of astronomers capable of making a child cry. It’s a deep dive into the brilliant, the awful, and the astronomically unhinged.

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    20 mins
  • Open Orbit # 7: Popcorn and Portals: A Casual Conversation on Sci-Fi with Sam Lippincott
    Sep 26 2025

    Host and producer Hunter Pratt and LASP's Sam Lippincott explore how Science Fiction movies inspire real science and scientists.


    Host: Hunter Pratt

    Editors: Javeed Alimuradov & Isabella Schulte

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    20 mins
  • Open Orbit #6: Hunting For New Worlds: Exoplanets w/ Dr. Zach Berta Thompson
    Aug 18 2025

    Hunter looks at exoplanets, worlds orbiting stars other than our own Sun, with CU professor Dr. Zach Berta-Thompson.

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    55 mins
  • Open Orbit #5: Starlit Legends:Constellations And Mythology w/Jon Rosborough
    Aug 10 2025

    Hunter sits down with Jon Rosborough of Fiske Planeterium to look at the connections between Astronomy and Ancient Mythology, breaking down how constellations inspired some of humanity's greatest legends.

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    47 mins
  • Open Orbit #4: The Moons of our Solar System: Strange Worlds Next Door w/ Anna Pesce
    Jul 25 2025

    Hunter and resident Moon Expert Anna Pesce take a leisurely lunar stroll exploring the history and science of the solar system's moons.

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    48 mins
  • Open Orbit #3: ALIENS! w/ Max Carlin
    Jun 14 2025

    Hunter and science communicator Max Carlin of Fiske Planetarium break down all things aliens with this deep dive into extraterrestrial life.

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    37 mins
  • Open Orbit #2: The Story of Everything with Johnny Dorigo Jones
    Jun 14 2025

    Hunter sits down with Astrophysics PhD candidate Johnny Dorigo Jones to talk through the timeline of the universe.

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    20 mins
  • Open Orbit #1: Where Science Meets Philosophy w/ Curran Collier
    Jun 14 2025

    Hunter sits down with CU graduate & Science Communicator Curran Collier to discuss his work and the intersection between Science and Philosophy.

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    49 mins