Crash Course Pods: The Universe

In our final episode, Dr. Katie Mack and John Green discuss what the ultimate fate of the universe might look like.

Transcribed - Published: 11 September 2024

In this episode, Dr. Katie Mack gives John Green an idea of what to expect for the future of our universe.

Transcribed - Published: 28 August 2024

In our journey through the history of the entire universe, we have reached the present. Before we continue moving forward in our timeline, John has some questions for Katie that he's been holding back.

Transcribed - Published: 14 August 2024

In this episode, Katie Mack and John Green discuss why life was able to happen.

Transcribed - Published: 31 July 2024

In this episode, Katie Mack and John Green discuss the wonder keeping the stars apart... dark energy.

Transcribed - Published: 17 July 2024

"How do we know that dark matter is there?" In this episode, Dr. Katie Mack and John Green unpack the full story of dark matter.

Transcribed - Published: 3 July 2024

In this episode, John and Katie take a break from talking through the universe's timeline to focus on a mystery of our cosmos: black holes.

Transcribed - Published: 19 June 2024

In this episode, the universe begins to become visible to itself. Dr. Katie Mack teaches John Green about the moment the stars turned on, while John seeks to answer one question... do humans matter to the universe?

Transcribed - Published: 5 June 2024

In this episode, the universe as we know it starts to come into focus. Dr. Katie Mack teaches John Green about the cosmic dark ages, the possibility of a multiverse, and the connection between the hot, dense early universe and today.

Transcribed - Published: 22 May 2024

Dr. Katie Mack and John Green discuss the fundamental forces of nature, the tiny ovens we know as particle colliders, and how we all can exist.

Transcribed - Published: 8 May 2024

Dr. Katie Mack teaches John Green about the beginning of the Universe - including that we are not just made of stardust; we are also made of Big Bang stuff, with pieces of us directly born in the vast, first cacophony.

Transcribed - Published: 24 April 2024

Join Dr. Katie Mack, a theoretical astrophysicist, and #1 New York Times bestselling author John Green as they walk through the history of the entire universe - including the parts that haven’t been written yet. The Universe debuts on April 24th.

Transcribed - Published: 10 April 2024