Space Junk

A relentlessly intellectual PODCAST

Welcome to Space Junk!

I'm your host, Annie Handmer. I'm doing a PhD in History and Philosophy of Science at the University of Sydney. The School of History and Philosophy of Science sits within the Science Faculty, so eventually I will have a Science PhD, or so they tell me...

This podcast is a messy mix of things I find interesting. I talk to people in the Space sector who know things about niche topics. There's a sort of theme-song-introduction-soundbite-thing, but that's as friendly as it gets. This podcast is the opposite of those slick productions which gently pour information and ideas into your ears with the smooth grace of Mr Wickham. Nor is it charming and entertaining like Mr Bingley. Instead, it's basically Mr Darcy - it's complex, difficult, inaccessible, esoteric, and occasionally goes quiet without warning for months at a time. If it worked for Austen, it can work for me.

But what it lacks in smooth production value it makes up for in relentless intellectualism. You can rest assured that you're just getting raw ideas. There's no agenda, it's not commercially sponsored, and only do enough editing to make it listenable. Even then, it's sometimes not. But I guarantee you that I'll always make you think.

Every now and then I also put out video content, which you can find here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYMne7dZMDhkA43I6s8Sbog

If you want to support the running costs of the podcast, go to www.patreon.com/thespacejunkpod.

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If you're interested in some of the non-academic things I've written that exist on the internet, or episodes of other podcasts where I have been a guest, then here is a short list of some of my favourites! :)

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