109. Yuri Gagarin

Yuri Gagarin, space hottie.

Strap in, we’re talking about Yuri Gagarin, the first person in space (some say the first confirmed person in space, which is hella dumb). The delightful Matt Cobos return to help us talk about this certified short king. Zach takes on a tough PR job, Matt rounds up some very upsetting phrases, and Brian talks about some beloved Soviet games.

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108: Sputnik

Sputnik or a Daddy-Long-Legs, we can’t tell.

The wonderful Rachel Weeks returns to help us answer the question: why was Sputnik launched? (Hint: it wasn’t science). Meanwhile, Zach places himself on the Chalamet-Bale curve, Rachel gives romantic advice to space, and Brian spoils The Iron Giant.

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105: Konstantin Tsiolkovsky

The Russian hermit who envisioned space travel and also ending poverty! One out of two so far!

Blast off! Rocket sounds! We kick off our discussion of the space race (and the return of Russian names) by talking about early astrophysicist Konstantin Tsiolkovsky with the wonderful Katie Bowman. Zach teases our main sponsor, Katie reviews some anime, and Brian dunks on a teenager’s spaceship design.

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