Down to Earth with Terry Virts

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EPS 7: Terry Virts Talks to Jonathan Kurtis (professor at Brown University Medical School) May 19, 2021

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Jonathan Kurtis, MD, PhD is a professor of pathology and laboratory medicine at the Brown University Medical School, where he also directs the Center for International Health Research at Rhode Island Hospital. Since 1993, Jake has studied malaria, developing a vaccine candidate for this terrible disease through his field research in the Philippines, China, Kenya and Brazil. Twitter: @AstroTerry Instagram: astro_terry

EPS 6: Terry Virts Talks to Jeff Corwin (American biologist and wildlife conservationist) May 12, 2021

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Jeff Corwin is an American biologist and conservationist who has been hosting and producing television series for over 20 years. His current shows include Alaska Animal Rescue on Natgeo Wild and Ocean Treks on ABC. Twitter: @AstroTerry Instagram: astro_terry

EPS 5: Terry Virts Talks to Christopher Mellon (former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense) May 05, 2021

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Christopher Mellon is the former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Intelligence in both the Clinton and Bush (41) administrations, as well as the Minority Staff Director for the Senate Intelligence Committee and former chairman of the advisory board of To the Stars Academy. He is currently a private equity investor in biotech and IT startups. Twitter: @AstroTerry Instagram: astro_terry

EPS 4: Terry Virts Talks to Chris Benninger, CEO of Guide Dogs for the Blind Apr 28, 2021

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Chris Benninger is the CEO of Guide Dogs for the Blind, a non-profit based in San Francisco, California. She is responsible for breeding, raising, training, and caring for thousands of Golden Retrievers and Labradors, some of the most intelligent and highly-trained dogs on Earth. GDB impacts the quality of life of people who need it most, while providing dogs with the satisfaction of meaningful work, always with a focus on the human-animal bond. Twitter: @AstroTerry Instagram: astro_terry

EPS 3: Terry Virts Talks to Doctor Katie Mack Apr 21, 2021

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Doctor Katie Mack is a professor at North Carolina State University, she’s an Astrophysicist and author of the new book The End of Everything, talking about how the universe will end. And she’s also a pilot! Twitter: @AstroTerry Instagram: astro_terry

EPS 2: Terry Virts Talks to Eric Berger (Senior Space Editor at Ars Technica) Apr 14, 2021

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Eric Berger is the Senior Space Editor at Ars Technica, and he also is a meteorologist who runs Space City Weather, a hype-free weather site for Houston and the Gulf Coast. His latest book, Liftoff, is about the early days of SpaceX. Today we talk about NASA’s human and robotic space programs, what the future of space will look like, and what weather threats we are facing in the 21st Century. Twitter: @AstroTerry Instagram: astro_terry

EPS 1: Terry Virts Talks to Larry Kopald Apr 07, 2021

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Larry Kopald is a former advertising executive and current director of The Carbon Underground, where he’s working to solve the world’s climate crisis by improving farming techniques and restoring soil health so that it can, once again, bring carbon out of our atmosphere and put it back underground. Twitter: @AstroTerry Instagram: astro_terry

Intro: Down to Earth with Terry Virts Mar 01, 2021

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Welcome to Down to Earth Down to Earth with Terry Virts is a podcast about what matters on planet Earth. It is hosted by former NASA astronaut, author, and filmmaker Terry Virts, and features his conversations with interesting guests from diverse backgrounds, talking about science, entrepreneurship, climate, TV and Film, politics, sports, and of course, space. Terry will bring his “cosmic perspective” to engage with each guest, and their conversations will be flexible to cover any topic that is important to us humans down here on our planet. Twitter: @AstroTerry IG: astro_terry

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