In this episode, youll hear about my first foreign assignment as an astronaut and the cat-and-mouse intelligence game between the United States and the USSR.

Dr. Alexandra Horowitz is a cognitive scientist keen on understanding a dogs mind. She is Professor of Nonfiction Writing at Barnard College, Columbia University, where she also teaches seminars in canine cognition creative nonfiction writing, and audio

Astronauts spend months, even years, waiting for the day they get to fly. And when its their turn, they can feel on top of the worldbut it certainly didnt work that well on my third mission, STS-45. We were taken for granted, to say the least. We were

Lt. Gen. Susan J. Helms is Commander, 14th Air Force, Air Force Space Command and a NASA astronaut. Gen. Helms was selected by NASA in 1990, became an astronaut in 1991, and became NASAs first US military woman in space when she joined the Space Shuttle

In November of 1990, Toby Goodmanproducer of the Kathy Sullivan Explores podcast and CEO of Podcast Network Solutionsreceived a gift from his father for his 10th birthday. It was a telescope: an item with a purpose and capacity for evoking awe that no o

In this episode, I discuss my appointment to the PCASTthe Presidents Council of Advisors on Science and Technology. I explain why wildfires have gotten worse and describe the mega-fire I witnessed while flying over Australia during my first space shuttl

Patricia (Patty) Nelson Limerick is a historian, author, lecturer, and teacher. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in American Studies from the University of California, Santa Cruz. She also completed her Ph.D. in American Studies at Yale University, whe

In this episode, I discuss what drove my interest in civics and the lack of civic education in US schools.

Amy joins us today to discuss spacesuit technology design and development. Youll hear about what its like to have an astronaut as a father and why she chose her career path.

Today, youll hear about the time a colleague and I gave a tour of the Full Fuselage Trainer (FFT) for Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York.