Talking Transatlantic

As US astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken head back to Earth in their Dragon Endeavour capsule from the space station, we talk about how space is being commercialised. What lies in store as space becomes less of a frontier and more accessible. Actually that space above our heads is more busy than you might realise. And life down here on Earth is very much dependent on the technology we have sent up. This podcast was recorded just after Space X launch a few weeks ago. Now that this first mission is nearing completion it is about time we released it. I hope you enjoy listening to it and if you do there are other podcasts right here to take in.

In this cast Telina and Richard talk to an American student with a passion for history. As the coronavirus puts education on pause Michael Nayas has been keeping busy. The 18 year old is been writing a book about the stories of veterans World War Two veterans. He actually started when he was just 13. Over the year has has interviewed more than a hundred with the aim to keep their memories alive

Lockdown continues throughout the world but there is still the space to laugh and be happy which is exactly what we are doing right here on this podcast. And who else to keep us entertained than Ferris the Great

In this cast we are talking to actor and writer Kevin Francis Brodie about his new movie 5th Borough and upcoming TV drama K Town, which will start shooting just as soon as lockdown ends.

Professor Brian Keating is an American physicist, cosmologist, writer and podcaster. He has built some of the most advanced telescopes in the world to look back in time to the dawn of the universe. His work has taken him to the South Pole and the mountains of Chile in a quest to get answers the biggest mysteries in science. He is also author of the best selling book Losing the Nobel Prize and presents the podcast Into The Impossible.

Scott Kuchinsky talks to us about VE Day, legislating in space and other bits and bobs that are current right now. Yes, that includes the lockdown.

Ian Palmer works in broadcasting in the UK and US. He is the guy who makes sure we have entertainment and news when we turn on the TV. In this podcast he is talking to Telina and Richard about broadcasting and gardening in the lockdown as well as other stuff that is vaguely interesting.

Gabby Griffiths, with baby Otis, is our guest on Talking Transatlantic. She is a journalist, presenter on the Big Fat Negative podcast and a young mum. So just like Telina, although she is a mom! In this episode we talk about the anxieties of being parents in the lockdown from home schooling to visiting the doctors with a sick baby. Not to mention the midnight feeding and refereeing sparring siblings.

Our talk over the Atlantic takes us to California were we chat to Professor Peter Tobias and Dr John Daly about this virus that is keeping us in lockdown.

British singer songwriter Harriet Rose and Broadway actor Matt Harrington discuss the effect lockdown is having on the entertainment business. Harriet is stuck in her house in Sheffield and Matt at home in New York, so these live performers have turned to performing online to keep the show on the virtual road.

In this podcast Telina and Richard are joined by fake news researcher and all round expert Dr David Clarke in the UK. And in the USA we also have Kelly Smith who is a writer and journalist. Together we peer through the distortion and lies online to work out what is fact and what is not. With the world in lockdown we ask why some people are spreading lies and distorting the truth.

So what is coronavirus exactly? What is it about this strange new virus that has us stuck at home? Well, it just so happens that we have a man with answers.

In this cast we chat about what has suddenly accelerated into a world wide issue - the coronavirus. It is becoming catastrophic but it is also bringing to best out in us with inspirational stories about kindness and laughter.