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Curiosity path

The Universe, Explained

Start on the Moon in 1969, end somewhere much stranger. A path through the best explanatory hours on the network.

1969 – now · 5 stops · 3h 49m

  1. 1

    The landing as it was broadcast — the last time everyone listened at once.

    Apollo 11 · Vintage

    Onboard audio highlight 1

    20 Jul 1969 · 5 min

  2. 2

    Astrophysics as a chat show, and the better for it.

    StarTalk Radio · Science

    Super Solar Storms with Lika Guhathakurta

    11 Aug 2026 · 1h 2m

  3. 3

    The form that changed the sound of science on air.

    Radiolab · Science

    Red Herring

    7 Aug 2026 · 36 min

  4. 4

    One specialist, one afternoon, no assumed knowledge.

    Ologies with Alie Ward · Science

    Noctohabitology (SLEEP PROCRASTINATION) with Vanessa “Nessy” Hill

    12 Aug 2026 · 1h 37m

  5. 5

    Where the path ends: the questions nobody can answer yet.

    Unexplainable · Science

    Why Hank Green takes pseudoscience seriously

    10 Aug 2026 · 27 min