Points For Tryin'

It's known for tires and blimps, but there's an alternate timeline where Goodyear is the go-to company if you want to buy a space station or a rocket plane. Let us take you through that alternate timeline. For the video version, go to: https://youtu.be/F8NPMr15IQo If you have comments, thoughts, or suggestions, email us at [email protected] Sources: https://www.google

What did the 1950's think the future would be like? According to illustrator Frank Tinsley, it would be filled with water cannons, space rockets, and giant vegetables.

A companion to Episode 14, a full reading of Robert Goddard's short story "The High Speed Bet". For the video version, go to: https://youtu.be/IrYFJU7aUGM If you have comments, thoughts, or suggestions, email us at [email protected]

Ep. 14 - Vacuum Trains: The Hyperloop from 1904 Airless tunnels? Check. Magnetically-levitated trains? Check. Promises of insanely-fast travel? Also check. But this isn't Elon Musk's Hyperloop, Alfred Beach and Robert Goddard had him beat by over a hundred years. For the video version, go to: https://youtu.be/zXYJ2XtqOyM If you have comments, thoughts, or suggestions, email us at p

What if you could get to space, WIHOUT using any rockets? (Or in the case of SpinLaunch, a much smaller rocket than usual? That's what we're looking at today. For the video version, go to: https://youtu.be/v9booqvNrTQ If you have comments, thoughts, or suggestions, email us at [email protected] Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_elevator https://www.kickstar

Happy April Everyone! For the video version and links to sources go to: https://youtu.be/jbuRTyV9htg If you have comments, thoughts, or suggestions, email us at [email protected]

This episode is all about the internet's favorite food: BACON! Lean more about the first attempt at instant-bacon, and turkey bacon's older brother. For the video version and links to sources go to: https://youtu.be/LzOWpgsvdOs If you have comments, thoughts, or suggestions, email us at [email protected]

This episode looks at some UFO-centric ideas. Like the time a Canadian company designed a flying saucer for the Air Force, and the REAL project behind the Roswell alien story. For the video version and links to sources go to: https://youtu.be/_vp1emOSqt8 If you have comments, thoughts, or suggestions, email us at [email protected]

This episode we look at your comments and ideas! Keep them coming at [email protected] For the video version and links to sources go to: https://youtu.be/49xAtggmhic If you have comments, thoughts, or suggestions, email us at [email protected]

This episode looks at some innovative uses for hydro-power: hooking up household gadgets to the sink to power them, and even using water in a computer. For the video version and links to sources go to: https://youtu.be/glktE3u23Is If you have comments, thoughts, or suggestions, email us at [email protected]