A Very Special Announcement from REACH: A Space Podcast for Kids

08/10/21 • 1 min

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REACH: A Space Podcast for Kids will be broadcasting LIVE with the crew orbiting the Earth aboard the International Space Station!

NASA Astronauts Megan McArthur and Mark Vande Hei will join hosts Brian Holden and Meredith Stepien from the ISS for a truly interstellar conversation. They'll discuss what it's like to live in space, work on the ISS, and answer questions from our amazing listeners.

The broadcast is targeting Wednesday, September 1st via NASA TV (stay tuned for specific timing via our social channels @reachthepodcast). Our thanks to the teams at NASA for this incredible opportunity, and remember to subscribe to REACH: A Space Podcast for Kids wherever you get your podcasts!

Mark your calendars:..

REACH: A Space Podcast for Kids will be broadcasting LIVE with the crew orbiting the Earth aboard the International Space Station!

Previous Episode

The REACH Summer Break Special: Life in Zero-G! with Dr. Kjell Lindgren and Niki Lindgren Moran

The school year and this season of REACH may be over, but that doesn't mean we're not still excited to talk about space! This week we bring you the REACH Summer Break Special featuring an amazing conversation with NASA Astronaut Dr. Kjell Lindgren and a visit from the classiest of moons, Callisto ( Niki Lindgren Moran) - all on this episode of REACH.

Hosts: Brian Holden and Meredith Stepien

Written by: Sandy Marshall with Nate DuFort, Joalda Morancy, Meredith Stepien and Brian Holden.

Co-Created, Produced by: Nate DuFort and Sandy Marshall

Edited by: Nate DuFort

Music composed by: Jesse Case

Additional audio processing by the amazing Steve Blizin.

Logo by: Steven Lyons

Special thanks to NASA Astronaut Dr. Kjell Lindgren. You can follow Kjell on Twitter at @Astro_Kjell, and on behalf of everyone at REACH, thanks again to Kjell for joining us on the show.

Callisto was voiced by the incomparable Niki Lindgren Moran, who’s an alum of the legendary Second City, and has appeared on shows like ER.

We’d also like to offer a special thanks to John Stephen, Courtney Beasley, and Megan Sumner in NASA’s Public Affairs Office, to Kay Ferrari at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and to everyone at NASA Space Place.

Learn more about Dr. Kjell Lindgren at: https://www.nasa.gov/astronauts/biographies/kjell-n-lindgren/biography

NASA Astronauts at: https://www.nasa.gov/astronauts

NASA’s Artemis Team: https://www.nasa.gov/specials/artemis-team

To learn more about NASA’s Artemis program, visit www.nasa.gov/artemisprogram, or follow on social media via @NASAArtemis.

All about Callisto: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Callisto_(moon)

Do you have a space related question that we didn’t get to? Well, you can submit that question for our bi-weekly “Reaching Out” episodes. Just get your parents permission and give us a call at 312-248-3402 (or an email at [email protected]) and leave us a message with your first name, where you're from and your question for a chance to be featured in an upcoming episode.

You can find REACH on Twitter and Instagram or at http://www.ReachThePodcast.com

REACH: A Space Podcast for Kids is a production of Soundsington Media committed to making quality programing for young audiences and the young at heart. To find out more go to http://www.soundsingtonmedia.com

Next Episode

LIVE with NASA Astronauts Megan McArthur and Mark Vande Hei on the International Space Station

On Wednesday, September 1st, 2021 REACH: A Space Podcast for Kids was given the distinct honor of interviewing NASA Astronauts Megan McArthur and Mark Vande Hei onboard the International Space Station LIVE via NASA TV. We discussed what it's like to live in space, work on the ISS, and asked questions from REACH’s middle-grade listeners. We are thrilled to present this conversation in its entirety on today's episode. If you like the conversation, don't forget to give it a share and drop us a review in your podcast player of choice.

Special thanks to NASA Astronauts Megan McArthur and Mark Vande Hei.

You can follow Megan via @Astro_Megan, and Mark at @Astro_Sabot.

We’d also like to offer a special thanks to Victoria Ugalde and Rodrigo Mireles at NASA’s Johnson Space Center, to Kay Ferrari and Calla Cofield at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and to everyone at NASA Space Place.

Learn about NASA Astronaut Megan McArthur: https://www.nasa.gov/astronauts/biographies/k-megan-mcarthur

Learn about NASA Astronaut Mark Vande Hei: https://www.nasa.gov/astronauts/biographies/mark-t-vande-hei

Learn about NASA Astronauts:
https://www.nasa.gov/astronauts

Learn about the International Space Station: https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/main/index.html or follow on social media via @Space_Station.

Learn about REACH in Daddy’s Digest
https://daddysdigest.com/article/interstellar-conversation-nasa-astronauts-live-from-iss

Learn about REACH in the Chicago Sun-Times
https://chicago.suntimes.com/education/2021/9/3/22652930/space-podcast-connects-kids-nasa-astronauts-international-space-station

We’d also like to offer a special thanks to our ongoing partners and collaborators:

The Cosmosphere International Science Center & Space Museum
https://cosmo.org/

The Adler Planetarium
https://www.adlerplanetarium.org/

The Kids Listen Community
https://www.kidslisten.org/

Exploration Place
https://exploration.org/

NASA Space Place
https://spaceplace.nasa.gov/

You can find Madison's podcast All Things Madison at:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/all-things-madison-podcast/id1512260906

and Olivia's podcast Curious Kid Podcast at:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/curious-kid-podcast/id1437708666

And a very spacial thanks to:

Janet Davidson-Marshall
Liz Anderson
Jesse Case
Steven Lyons
Beth Kligerman
Joalda Morancy
Suzanna Stapler
Kate Evans, CBC Radio
The REACH Learning Community
And all of our guests

Stay tuned for Season 3 coming October 2021!