• Episode 27: Life, the Universe, and Everything with Alex Filippenko

  • Mar 20 2025
  • Length: 57 mins
  • Podcast

Episode 27: Life, the Universe, and Everything with Alex Filippenko

  • Summary

  • Can we look into the past? Does the universe have an edge? What’s so great about a total solar eclipse? Have we been visited by aliens? Astrophysicist Alex Filippenko joins Editor-in-Chief Pat Joseph live onstage to discuss eclipse chasing, dark energy, and the abiding mysteries of the universe.

    Further reading:

    • Watch the full live conversation with Alex Filppenko on YouTube
    • Buy your tickets for “Enthralled: What Explains Our Unshakeable Fascination with Cults?” with Poulomi Saha on March 27

    This episode was produced by Coby McDonald.

    Special thanks to Alex Filippenko, Pat Joseph, and Nat Alcantara. Art by Michiko Toki and original music by Mogli Maureal. Additional music from Blue Dot Sessions.

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