PALE
BLUE
POD

Stay curious. We’ll bring snacks.

Astronomy, but friendly

The universe is weird.
Let’s be friends with it.

Pale Blue Pod is the astronomy podcast for curious humans who want space to feel less like an impossible void and more like something you can sit around a campfire with.

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Things we found out there.

A little observatory cabinet of shirts, scarves, mugs, pins, moons, tiny Earths, and other souvenirs from the Pale Blue Pod universe.

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The universe is weird. Sometimes it leaves gifts behind.

About the show

Science without the gatekeeping. Space without the doom.

Hosted by astrophysicist and folklorist Dr. Moiya McTier and writer-comedian Corinne Caputo, Pale Blue Pod is funny, warm, curious, and very human. It is for people who are overwhelmed by the universe but want to be its friend.

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Cosmic Guide

Dr. Moiya McTier

Astrophysicist • Folklorist • Science Communicator

  • Harvard astronomy & mythology
  • PhD in Astrophysics from Columbia
  • Author of The Milky Way
  • Creator of Exolore

Helping people fall back in love with space through science, storytelling, and laughter.

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Comedic Orbit

Corinne Caputo

Writer • Comedian • Professional Question-Asker

  • Author of How To Success
  • Creator of Astronaut Training
  • Writer of Space Trash
  • Lifelong space enthusiast

Bringing curiosity, humor, and humanity to the cosmos one question at a time.

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Episodes, show notes, and the full archive live on the official Pale Blue Pod website.

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Stay curious.

The universe is weird. Let’s be friends with it.