Oh, hey, it's that friend that tells you about your new favorite show,

Ali Ward, and this week is a really exciting episode for me

interviewing one of my literal science communication, writing, and

broadcast heroes who you likely know from his years of hosting

the Science History Program Connections, which looks at how events in history and science

shaped our lives today.

And it's always like an absolutely boggling journey

through bonkers events that you'd never be able to dream up

because they're just weirder than any fiction.

And you may also remember this guest from his series,

The Day the Universe changed,

or his coverage of the space program in the 1960s and 70s.

But if you have ever seen footage, especially recently, of a man in the 1970s walking into frame,

delivering an impeccable sound bite about rocket engine combustion,

and then casually pointing off to his right as a spacecraft shutters flames into

this guy you know his work he's a science historian he's a humble and very

rye man he's an icon he's 86 he's funny and brilliant as ever and he just

came out with this new season of connections on the platform curiosity stream and

I want you to know they did not pay me at all to do this episode.

It was my idea and I'm excited about it.

And also a little secret that I have been keeping from me that I can finally tell you

after about a year of behind the scenes.

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