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The LIUniverse with Dr. Charles Liu2025 Year-End SpecialWhat were our joyfully cool cosmic things of 2025? To find out, Dr. Charles Liu and co-host Allen Liu welcome three members of The LIUniverse production team: Jon Barnes, our Editor and self-proclaimed “#1 LIUniverse Fan,” Stacey Severn, our Social Media Manager/Community Director, and physics student Eleanor Adams, the show’s first intern.
Unlike nearly every episode so far, this time, rather than limit ourselves to one joyfully cool cosmic thing, the team is going to each share their individual joyfully cool cosmic things of 2025. Chuck’s saving his for later, so instead, we’re just going to jump right...
2025-12-2834 minThe LIUniverse with Dr. Charles Liu2025 Year-End SpecialWhat were our joyfully cool cosmic things of 2025? To find out, Dr. Charles Liu and co-host Allen Liu welcome three members of The LIUniverse production team: Jon Barnes, our Editor and self-proclaimed “#1 LIUniverse Fan,” Stacey Severn, our Social Media Manager/Community Director, and physics student Eleanor Adams, the show’s first intern.
Unlike nearly every episode so far, this time, rather than limit ourselves to one joyfully cool cosmic thing, the team is going to each share their individual joyfully cool cosmic things of 2025. Chuck’s saving his for later, so instead, we’re just going to jump right...
2025-12-2834 min
The LIUniverse with Dr. Charles LiuComets, Eclipses and Auroras: The LIUniverse Looks Back at 2024What were the coolest science and sci-fi events in the LIUniverse in 2024, and what’s in store for us in 2025? To find out, Dr. Charles Liu and co-host Allen Liu welcome three members of our production team: Leslie Mullen, our Executive Producer making her first on air appearance, Jon Barnes, our Editor, and Stacey Severn, our Social Media/Patreon Community Director, both of whom are familiar to longtime fans.
But first, as always, we start with the day’s joyfully cool cosmic thing: the latest development in the dispute that astrophysicists call the “Hubble Tension.” Over the past 20...
2025-01-041h 00The LIUniverse with Dr. Charles LiuComets, Eclipses and Auroras: The LIUniverse Looks Back at 2024What were the coolest science and sci-fi events in the LIUniverse in 2024, and what’s in store for us in 2025? To find out, Dr. Charles Liu and co-host Allen Liu welcome three members of our production team: Leslie Mullen, our Executive Producer making her first on air appearance, Jon Barnes, our Editor, and Stacey Severn, our Social Media/Patreon Community Director, both of whom are familiar to longtime fans.
But first, as always, we start with the day’s joyfully cool cosmic thing: the latest development in the dispute that astrophysicists call the “Hubble Tension.” Over the past 20...
2025-01-041h 00
The LIUniverse with Dr. Charles LiuChuck GPT 4.0Welcome to Season 4 of The LIUniverse and thank you for joining us on this journey.
We’re kicking off the new season with another Chuck GPT episode devoted to answering your questions, and to do that, we’ve brought back archaeology expert Hannah Liu, MEd. She’s not alone: joining Dr. Charles Liu and co-host Allen Liu is The LIUniverse’s Social Media Guru, Stacey Severn.
As always, we start off with the day’s joyfully cool cosmic thing, Earth’s temporary second moon 2024 PT5. Don’t get excited, though, because it’s only the si...
2024-10-2056 minThe LIUniverse with Dr. Charles LiuChuck GPT 4.0Welcome to Season 4 of The LIUniverse and thank you for joining us on this journey.
We’re kicking off the new season with another Chuck GPT episode devoted to answering your questions, and to do that, we’ve brought back archaeology expert Hannah Liu, MEd. She’s not alone: joining Dr. Charles Liu and co-host Allen Liu is The LIUniverse’s Social Media Guru, Stacey Severn.
As always, we start off with the day’s joyfully cool cosmic thing, Earth’s temporary second moon 2024 PT5. Don’t get excited, though, because it’s only the si...
2024-10-2056 min
The LIUniverse with Dr. Charles LiuChuck GPT 3.0: Gravity, rocket Propulsion, space Tethers, and more!Does sound travel faster in space? Is the multiverse theory true? Can gravity escape a black hole? In our latest episode of our popular “Chuck GPT” series, Dr. Charles Liu and co-host Allen Liu welcome our Social Media/Patreon Community Director Stacey Severn to answer fan questions collected from Patreon patrons, students, Facebook and YouTube.
As always, though, we start off with the day’s joyfully cool cosmic thing: the recently released Euclid space telescope image of galactic cluster Abell 2390, which is about 2.7 billion light years away from Earth, in which more than 50,000 galaxies are visible. You’ll also...
2024-06-1547 minThe LIUniverse with Dr. Charles LiuChuck GPT 3.0: Gravity, rocket Propulsion, space Tethers, and more!Does sound travel faster in space? Is the multiverse theory true? Can gravity escape a black hole? In our latest episode of our popular “Chuck GPT” series, Dr. Charles Liu and co-host Allen Liu welcome our Social Media/Patreon Community Director Stacey Severn to answer fan questions collected from Patreon patrons, students, Facebook and YouTube.
As always, though, we start off with the day’s joyfully cool cosmic thing: the recently released Euclid space telescope image of galactic cluster Abell 2390, which is about 2.7 billion light years away from Earth, in which more than 50,000 galaxies are visible. You’ll also...
2024-06-1547 min
The LIUniverse with Dr. Charles LiuChuckGPT 2.0 – Three Body Problem Q&AWhat is the science behind the science fiction in Three Body Problem? In our second episode of “ChuckGPT” Dr. Charles Liu and co-host Allen Liu welcome two members of our production team: Jon Barnes, our Editor, and Stacey Severn, our Social Media/Patreon Community Director, to delve into the questions and answers posed by the award-winning novel and new series on Netflix.
As always, though, we start off with the day’s joyfully cool cosmic thing: the recent discovery of an exoplanet by high school students in Mountain View, California in collaboration with the SETI Institute.
The...
2024-03-3036 minThe LIUniverse with Dr. Charles LiuChuckGPT 2.0 – Three Body Problem Q&AWhat is the science behind the science fiction in Three Body Problem? In our second episode of “ChuckGPT” Dr. Charles Liu and co-host Allen Liu welcome two members of our production team: Jon Barnes, our Editor, and Stacey Severn, our Social Media/Patreon Community Director, to delve into the questions and answers posed by the award-winning novel and new series on Netflix.
As always, though, we start off with the day’s joyfully cool cosmic thing: the recent discovery of an exoplanet by high school students in Mountain View, California in collaboration with the SETI Institute.
The...
2024-03-3036 min
The LIUniverse with Dr. Charles LiuChuck GPT 1.0 Year End Q&AWhat happens to one sun of a binary pair if the other goes supernova? Can we mitigate the greenhouse effect? How big should a telescope be? For our Season 2 finale, we’re answering fan questions from YouTube, Instagram, and Facebook. To bring those questions to life, Dr. Charles Liu and co-host Allen Liu welcome two members of the LIUniverse social media team, “Vinyl Benjy” Schoenfeld, our TikTok manager, and Stacey Severn, our Social Media Director.
As always, though, we start off with the season’s final joyfully cool cosmic thing, the most recent image of Uranus by the Jame...
2023-12-3149 minThe LIUniverse with Dr. Charles LiuChuck GPT 1.0 Year End Q&AWhat happens to one sun of a binary pair if the other goes supernova? Can we mitigate the greenhouse effect? How big should a telescope be? For our Season 2 finale, we’re answering fan questions from YouTube, Instagram, and Facebook. To bring those questions to life, Dr. Charles Liu and co-host Allen Liu welcome two members of the LIUniverse social media team, “Vinyl Benjy” Schoenfeld, our TikTok manager, and Stacey Severn, our Social Media Director.
As always, though, we start off with the season’s final joyfully cool cosmic thing, the most recent image of Uranus by the Jame...
2023-12-3149 min
50 Women Over 50Sisterhood over 50: Sharing Opinions and Wisdom with Stacey Diffin-LafleurHost Sherrilynne Starkie welcomes Stacey Diffin-Lafleur, a skilled and talented marketing and communications specialist, to the 50 Women Over 50 podcast. This is a special episode because Sherrilynne’s guest is her ‘big’ sister Stacey Diffin-Lafleur, a woman who’s been a profound influence in our host’s life as she observed Stacey stepping into each new phase of life. Sherrilynne first learned about fashion, make up and music (especially David Bowie) from her sister. She modelled how to have a successful marriage. And she demonstrated her unique way of balancing a career and family. Perhaps not so coincid...
2023-10-1724 min
All Things UnexplainedBONUS Happy Birthday ATU: Skinwalker Ranch, Avi Loeb, Travis Walton, Squatch Talk, Alien Abductions, UFO Encounters, Bigfoot Crystal Mines, Starseeds, Tic Tac UFOs, Baseball Gods, Cryptozoology, Scottish Hauntings, Strange True Crime, Cattle Mutilations, Haunted Bridges, Nuclear UFO Incidents, and more!🛸🎙️PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD NOMINEE 👽🎙️👣🏆TOP 25 SCIENCE CHARTS PODCAST 👻🏅
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Creators & Guests
Dr. Tim Mounce - Host
Andrew Bustamante - Guest
Avi Loeb - Guest
Blake Best - Composer
Dr. Charles Liu - Guest
Erik Bard - Guest
Paul Beban - Guest
Ryan Sprague - Guest
Robert Bob Salas - Guest
Smitty Neaves - Host
Thomas Winterton - Guest
Travis Walton - Guest
Billy, Mr. - Guest
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Christopher O'Brien - Guest
Sarah Cotten - Guest
Stacey Severn - Guest
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Becky Cook - Guest
Murphy, Cheryl and Orville...
2023-08-0953 min
The LIUniverse with Dr. Charles LiuScience and the Future with Dr. Andrew MaynardHow does the science of today lead us into the future we’ve imagined? To find out, Dr. Charles Liu and co-host Allen Liu welcome scientist, futurist and podcaster Andrew Maynard, PhD from Arizona State University. Dr. Maynard’s career has taken him from physicist to futurist, with sojourns in risk analysis, nanotechnology, synthetic biology, artificial intelligence, and of course, science communication.
To begin, we travel back to Andrew’s early days studying aerosol physics, using electron microscopy to analyze minute airborne particles… like asbestos fibers. And, given the pandemic we’ve all been living through, it’...
2023-05-2731 minThe LIUniverse with Dr. Charles LiuScience and the Future with Dr. Andrew MaynardHow does the science of today lead us into the future we’ve imagined? To find out, Dr. Charles Liu and co-host Allen Liu welcome scientist, futurist and podcaster Andrew Maynard, PhD from Arizona State University. Dr. Maynard’s career has taken him from physicist to futurist, with sojourns in risk analysis, nanotechnology, synthetic biology, artificial intelligence, and of course, science communication.
To begin, we travel back to Andrew’s early days studying aerosol physics, using electron microscopy to analyze minute airborne particles… like asbestos fibers. And, given the pandemic we’ve all been living through, it’...
2023-05-2731 min
All Things UnexplainedBest Sci-Fi Movies and Television Of All Time: Featuring Astrophysicist Dr. Charles Liu & Friends from The LIUniverse PodcastAstrophysicist Dr. Charles Liu and friends --- Stacey Severn and Sarah Cotten --- from The LIUniverse Podcast join CJ Dearinger and Dr. Mounce for the best sci-fi movies and television of all time. Find The LIUniverse:Apple podcastsTwitter Facebook InstagramTik Tok YouTubeChuck Liu:TwitterThe Cosmos ExplainedSarah Cotten:TwitterInstagramTik Tok Stacey Severn:Instagram****************************************Aliens. UFOs. Bigfoot. Paranormal mysteries --- All Things - Unexplained.**************************🏆🎙️PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD NOMINEE 🏆🎙️...
2023-03-2545 min
All Things UnexplainedWorst Sci-Fi Movies and Television Of All Time (plus Sci-Fi Trivia): Featuring Astrophysicist Dr. Charles Liu & Friends from The LIUniverse PodcastAstrophysicist Dr. Charles Liu and friends --- Stacey Severn and Sarah Cotten --- from The LIUniverse Podcast join CJ Dearinger and Dr. Mounce for a bit of sci-fi trivia and their worst sci-fi movies and television of all time. Find The LIUniverse:Apple podcastsTwitter Facebook InstagramTik Tok YouTubeChuck Liu:TwitterThe Cosmos ExplainedSarah Cotten:TwitterInstagramTik Tok Stacey Severn:Instagram****************************************Aliens. UFOs. Bigfoot. Paranormal mysteries --- All Things - Unexplained.**************************
2023-03-1842 min
Bay CuriousDespite What You Learned, California Had Slavery. What Now?When California became a state in 1850, it entered the union as a state that would not allow slavery. That's the history most people know. But in reality, California did allow slavery and its early leaders sided with the South and the rights of enslavers through a litany of early laws. The effects of that racist foundation are still being felt by people of color in California today.Additional Reading:
California Celebrates Its History As a 'Free State.' But There Was Slavery Here
KQED coverage of the Reparations Task Force work
Stacey L. Smith discusses California's l...
2022-02-1720 min
Dragon Bytes Paediatric PodcastSustainable Healthcare Part 2This week, we continue our chat about sustainable healthcare. Dragon Bytes hosts, Dr Stacey Harris and Dr Tom Cromarty, speak to two healthcare professionals about the work their currently undertaking in this field; Dr Rosie Spooner (Paediatric Trainee, Severn Deanery) and Dr Amarantha Fennell-Wells (Dentistry Trainee, Wales). Part 2 of 2.
2021-05-3129 min
Dragon Bytes Paediatric PodcastSustainable Healthcare Part 1This week, we broach the topic of sustainable healthcare. Dragon Bytes hosts, Dr Stacey Harris and Dr Tom Cromarty, speak to two healthcare professionals about the work their currently undertaking in this field; Dr Rosie Spooner (Paediatric Trainee, Severn Deanery) and Dr Amarantha Fennell-Wells (Dentistry Trainee, Wales). Part 1 of 2.
2021-05-2428 min
Talk About14. Investgating Paranormal Activities to Amazing Camping TipsThis week we are joined by filmmaker and outdoors person, Ben Stacey.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqMZXRB8uCaBBgHz-8-dabA
https://tv1.bell.ca/fibetv1/shows/get-outside
From investigating paranormal activities to paddling the Trent-Severn waterways, Ben shares some stories from his travels as well as amazing camping tips to be safe, respect the environment and Get Outside.
Keep with the Conversation… Going…
2021-04-201h 18
Paddling Adventures RadioEpisode 266: Ben Stacey talks Get Outside A Paddling Adventure; John’s Safety Panel at CanoecopiaEpisode 266 ~ March 18, 2021
Podcast Info / Topics
Ben Stacey joins us to talk about the Get Outside A Paddling Adventure television series we filmed on the Trent-Severn Waterway last August
Sean bought some new gear
John joins us to discuss the Safety Panel he moderated at the virtual Canoecopia show with Kevin Callan, Krista Martineau, and Scott Oeth
2021-03-181h 23
Dragon Bytes Paediatric PodcastEndocrine Grid Application and Interview AdviceThis week Dr Alice Knight (Dragon Bytes host) talks to Dr Georgina Williams (Endocrine Grid trainee, Wales and Severn) about applying to and interviewing for the Endocrine Grid programme.
2020-11-1630 min
StarTalk RadioThe Hidden Science of Music, with Eric WhitacreDid you know there’s hidden science in music? Neil deGrasse Tyson sits down with Grammy-award winning composer Eric Whitacre, co-host Chuck Nice, neuroscientist Heather Berlin, PhD, and mathematician and concert pianist Eugenia Cheng, PhD, to investigate.
NOTE: StarTalk+ Patrons can watch or listen to this entire episode commercial-free here: https://www.startalkradio.net/show/the-hidden-science-of-music-with-eric-whitacre/
Thanks to our Patrons Julia Zeikowitz, Cory Ricci, Sridev Pawar, Mark Hachem, Michael Gessner, Roderic E Hairston, Chuck Betlach, and Riyam Al-Sammarraie for supporting us this week.
Shown: Neil deGrasse Tyson and Eric Whitacre, before the pandemic. Ph...
2020-11-0358 min
Your Space Journey11. SunRISE – NASA’s new mission to study giant space weather stormsNASA has just selected a new mission to study how the Sun generates and releases giant space weather storms into space. The new mission is called SunRISE, which stands for Sun Radio Interferometer Space Experiment. This mission will ultimately help protect astronauts traveling to the Moon and Mars by providing better information on how the Sun’s radiation affects the space environment they must travel through.The principal investigator of SunRISE, Dr. Justin Kasper, joins us to discuss this incredible mission. Justin is also a professor of Space Science & Engineering for the University of Michigan, where he de...
2020-04-0220 min
Talking SpaceEpisode 433: The Traditional Way of Being SocialOn this episode of Talking Space, we discuss the journey of Endeavour from Los Angeles International Airport through the narrow streets to its new home at the California Science Center. The shuttle got in later than expected, and we explain why. We then discuss the Red Bull Stratos jump, where Felix Baumgartner jumped from 24 miles to a safe landing on Earth, breaking some pretty impressive world records and almost not surviving. Lastly, we discuss the Dragon docking to the ISS, the failure of the Orbcomm payload which hitched a ride on the Falcon 9, and then we get into interviews. Mark...
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