What Really Happened on the Moon?

Into the Impossible With Brian Keating

Brian Keating

Physics, Natural Sciences, Science

4.7 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 22 September 2025

⏱️ 86 minutes

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Please join my mailing list here 👉 https://briankeating.com/yt to win a meteorite 💥 Brian Keating sits in the guest chair on Julian Dorey's podcast. This fascinating conversation dives deep into the heart of science, skepticism, and the culture wars swirling around them. Together, Brian and Julian tackle everything from wild theories about NASA, the South Pole, and the moon landing, to the challenges of scientific gatekeeping, the allure of conspiracy thinking, and the importance—and limitations—of critical thinking. You'll hear candid reflections on podcast rivalries, the pitfalls of confirmation bias, and the struggles scientists face in the public eye. Brian offers a behind-the-scenes look into debates with figures like Terrence Howard, the claims of Bart Sibrel, and the real impact of science denial. Plus, you'll get personal stories from Brian’s own adventures at the South Pole and insights into why science sometimes gets it gloriously, or painfully, wrong. - Key Takeaways: 00:00 Choosing Grad School Over NASA 07:56 Misleading Findings and Self-Deception 13:24 "Moon Rock Mystery: Colors Explained" 16:19 Nobel Laureate Show Dilemma 25:33 "Questioning Experts and Conspiracies" 31:09 Nostalgia for Past Snow Days 35:12 South Pole Tragedy: Fatal Expedition 41:16 "Exploring Uncharted Places" 45:40 Nordic Power Struggles and Empire Decline 48:44 Dark Matter or Modified Gravity? 54:55 Podcaster's Open-Minded Approach 59:53 Challenging Math: Terence Howard's View 01:06:58 Critique of Platform Misuse 01:11:10 Animal Mourning and Human Awareness 01:17:45 Debate on Science and Vaccine Misinformation 01:21:40 The Mayor's Low Threshold Dilemma - Join this channel to get access to perks like monthly Office Hours: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmXH_moPhfkqCk6S3b9RWuw/join 📚 Get a copy of my books: Think Like a Nobel Prize Winner, with life changing interviews with 9 Nobel Prizewinners: https://a.co/d/03ezQFu My tell-all cosmic memoir Losing the Nobel Prize: http://amzn.to/2sa5UpA The first-ever audiobook from Galileo: Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems: Ptolemaic and Copernican https://a.co/d/iZPi9Un 📺 Watch my most popular videos:📺 Neil Turok https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dt5cFLN65fI Frank Wilczek https://youtu.be/3z8RqKMQHe0?sub_confirmation=1 Eric Weinstein vs. Stephen Wolfram https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OI0AZ4Y4Ip4?sub_confirmation=1 Sir Roger Penrose: https://youtu.be/AMuqyAvX7Wo Sabine Hossenfelder: https://youtu.be/g00ilS6tBvs Avi Loeb: https://youtu.be/N9lUceHsLRw Follow me to ask questions of my guests: 🏄‍♂️ Twitter: https://twitter.com/DrBrianKeating 🔔 Subscribe https://www.youtube.com/DrBrianKeating?sub_confirmation=1 📝 Join my mailing list; just click here http://briankeating.com/list ✍️ Detailed Blog posts here: https://briankeating.com/blog 🎙️ Listen on audio-only platforms: https://briankeating.com/podcast #universe #podcast #briankeating #intotheimpossible #science #astronomy #cosmology #cosmicmicrowavebackground #intotheimpossible #briankeating Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:50.1	Terms and conditions apply. Welcome to the special crossover episode of The Into the Impossible podcast featuring me on Julian Dorey's podcast.
0:58.2	I was actually the guest that got him to a million subscribers.
1:01.7	And in this episode, we talked about a phenomenal range of topics ranging from Terrence Howard and Weeping You to NASA hoaxes to the South Pole in Antarctica, and why we hadn't gone back for 50 years
1:15.2	before teams like the United States Navy went there in the 1950s. I also discussed my research
1:23.0	into gravity and whether or not the actual moon landing took place.
1:29.4	So join us and let's go deep into the impossible.
1:34.2	When's this big debate with Terrence Howard happening?
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