This Week in Space (Audio)

by TWiT

The new space age is upon us, and This Week in Space leaves no topic untouched. Every Friday, join Editor-in-Chief of Ad Astra magazine, Rod Pyle and Managing Editor of Space.com, Tariq Malik as they explore everything related to the cosmos. You can join Club TWiT for $10 per month and get ad-free a...

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Audience Interest

Estimated Reach: 250,001+

Listeners across platforms

Podcast Focus

Categories: science · astronomy

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Publishing Consistency

Frequency: Irregular

10 episodes since 2026

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Most discussed topics

space exploration

lunar landers

nasa budget cuts

science missions

public advocacy

congressional response

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NASA10

Blue Origin3

SpaceX2

The Planetary Society1

Hubble Space Telescope1

Portland State University1

Apollo1

Johns Hopkins University1

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Medium Confidence

Est. Listeners

250,001+

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1 - 1,000
Monthly Reach
Unique listeners across all episodes (30 days)
1 - 5,000
Active Followers
Loyal subscribers who consistently listen
1 - 500

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On the show

From 11 eps

Hosts

Tariq

3 eps

Rod Pyle

2 eps

Tariq Malik

2 eps

Rod

2 eps

Recent guests

7 across last 11 eps

Mike Wall

2 eps

Jenniter Vaughn

1 ep

Brianne Suldovsky

1 ep

Dr. Namrata Goswami

1 ep

Jay Gallentine

1 ep

Dr. Pascal Lee

1 ep

Dr. Elizabeth "Zibi" Turtle

1 ep

Recent episodes

TWiS 208: Lander, Lander, Who's Got a Lander - Will SpaceX or Blue Origin Touch Down First?

May 1, 2026

1h 06m 26s

TWiS 207: What, This Again? - Attempted Cuts to the NASA Budget

Apr 24, 2026

1h 01m 17s

TWiS 206: I Want to Believe - When We Meet the Aliens

Apr 17, 2026

1h 02m 30s

TWiS 205: All About Artemis - The Brilliance of Artemis 2

Apr 10, 2026

1h 14m 03s

TWiS 204: A New NASA - Artemis 2 Firsthand, and Isaacman Shakes up NASA!

Apr 3, 2026

1h 02m 16s

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Episodes

~1.0 per week

Avg length

1h 05m 11s

56m 27s – 1h 19m 31s

Range

Mar 2022 – Apr 2026

Topics

space exploration, lunar landers +59

Guests

Mike Wall +6 · last 11 eps

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Date	Episode	Topics	Guests	Brands	Places	Keywords	Sponsor	Length
5/1/26	TWiS 208: Lander, Lander, Who's Got a Lander - Will SpaceX or Blue Origin Touch Down First?✨	Lunar LandersArtemis Program+4	Mike Wall	NASASpaceX+1	MoonEarth+2	SpaceXBlue Origin+7	—	1h 06m 26s
4/24/26	TWiS 207: What, This Again? - Attempted Cuts to the NASA Budget✨	NASA budget cutsscience missions+4	Jenniter Vaughn	NASAThe Planetary Society+2	Uranus	NASA budgetscience funding+6	—	1h 01m 17s
4/17/26	TWiS 206: I Want to Believe - When We Meet the Aliens✨	Communicating the Discovery of Extraterrestrial LifePublic Trust and Misinformation+3	Brianne Suldovsky	SpaceXPortland State University	—	alien lifeextraterrestrial+6	—	1h 02m 30s
4/10/26	TWiS 205: All About Artemis - The Brilliance of Artemis 2✨	Artemis II MissionLunar Flyby+5	—	ApolloNASA	Kennedy Space CenterJohnson Space Center+2	Artemis IIlunar flyby+7	—	1h 14m 03s
4/3/26	TWiS 204: A New NASA - Artemis 2 Firsthand, and Isaacman Shakes up NASA!✨	NASA changesArtemis 2 mission+3	—	NASA	HoustonFlorida	NASAArtemis 2+5	—	1h 02m 16s
3/27/26	TWiS 203: China Rising - With Dr. Namrata Goswami✨	U.S.-China CompetitionLunar Exploration+4	Dr. Namrata Goswami	Johns Hopkins UniversityNASA+3	lunarcislunar space	space racelunar program+6	—	56m 27s
3/20/26	TWiS 202: Artemis Imminent - Artemis II Back on the Pad!✨	Artemis II Launch UpdateSpace Exploration+4	Mike Wall	NASABlue Origin+2	KSCLC-39B	Artemis IINASA+6	—	1h 03m 07s
3/13/26	TWiS 201: Born to Explore - With Jay Gallentine✨	deep space explorationrobotic missions+4	Jay Gallentine	NASAJPL+1	—	space explorationrobotics+6	—	1h 10m 44s
3/6/26	TWiS 200: Our 200th Episode Listener Special! - We're Talking to You!✨	listener specialspace headlines+3	—	NASANASA Force+2	—	200th episodelistener special+3	helixsleep.comspace	1h 19m 31s
2/27/26	TWiS 199: The Obsolete Astronaut? - And a New Report on Crewed Mars Missions✨	human space explorationrobotics+4	Dr. Pascal Lee	NASANational Academies	—	astronautMars+7	—	1h 01m 11s
2/20/26	TWiS 198: A Dragonfly on Titan - Inside the Dragonfly Mission✨	Dragonfly MissionTitan+5	Dr. Elizabeth "Zibi" Turtle	NASABoeing	TitanSaturn	DragonflyTitan+8	—	59m 27s