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DERELICT

Night Rocket Productions

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Something has been found at the bottom of Earth's ocean. An ancient artifact that can only be described as a giant door, inset into the sea floor. It becomes known as the Vault. A gigantic enigma, buried and forgotten...nineteen thousand feet down. To study the artifact, the galaxy's most powerful corporation, Maas-Dorian, has built a massive, self-contained, secret laboratory base surrounding it, named FATHOM. It's objective: unlock the secrets of the artifact and discover what it holds.​ B ...
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Sidedoor

Smithsonian Institution

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More than 154 million treasures fill the Smithsonian’s vaults. But where the public’s view ends, Sidedoor begins. With the help of biologists, artists, historians, archaeologists, zookeepers and astrophysicists, host Lizzie Peabody sneaks listeners through the Smithsonian’s side door, telling stories that can’t be heard anywhere else. Check out si.edu/sidedoor and follow @SidedoorPod for more info.
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Welcome to "Elevated Insights", the podcast that takes you on a journey of personal growth. Join us as we explore how to overcome challenges, embrace opportunities, and transform your life. Our host is Angie Tumlinson, thought leader and CEO of Elevate You Institute. There is an innate desire within each of us to improve our lives, to dream and to build a better future. However, societal expectations and conformity often prevent us from pursuing these aspirations. Despite this, there may be ...
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Launching your Online Course isn't Rocket Science, but it is a Science. Learn how to master the science of growing and scaling your online business on the Science of Online Business Podcast. Host Jess, The Launch Scientist, combines her 12+ years experience as a content and course creator with her background in Science Education to break down high level marketing concepts into easy to implement formulas and processes. If you are an online business owner, content creator or course creator who ...
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Picture this: it's the day after your 50th birthday. You're on a high from celebrating with friends and family at the weekend, but you're now sat in a doctors office being told you've got an old man's disease. That was me and the 'old mans disease' is better known as prostate cancer, the third biggest killer of men worldwide. It isn't even remotely restricted to old men. So here I am talking about my adventures with humour and candour - I honestly couldn't make some of it up. I am not a doct ...
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Seeing by Moonlight

Written by MF Thomas & Nicholas Thurkettle, Performed by Thomas Wiborg-Thune

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Kirkus Reviews - "A complex thriller that offers new revelations up until the very end. The book’s science-fiction element drives the major plot twists, but the most engaging scenes are those in which readers learn the real relationships and histories between the characters."1941On the eve of America’s entry into World War II, Nazi Germany is developing a new weapon of unprecedented power, one that will give them ultimate victory over all the nations of the world. But the war turns against t ...
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The Entrepreneurial Journey can be hard and lonely at times. After spending 25 years running a successful marketing agency, Gina started a coworking space with her daughters, Taylor and Bailey. Now Taylor and Gina bring you tips, tools, and fun interviews with people in the neighborhood. Of course there's always a big dash of fun to keep you laughing along the way.
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DERELICT Premium: https://derelict.supercast.com/ Just prior to the events of Episode 1, the staff and crew of Maas-Dorian experimental vessel XTX-38523 are reeling from the horrific loss of a team of scientists on the planet below. The incident leads to unexpected consequences…some of which may have been the plan of the ship’s primary research pro…
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In the Lord of the Rings trilogy, Frodo becomes invisible when he puts the Ring on his finger. Well, at banks in the 1970s, this is basically what happened when a woman put a wedding ring on her finger. Her credit cards would no longer work, and the banks wouldn't count her income as part of the household income. This led to a fight for women's fin…
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During the mid-1800s, one third of all paper money in America was thought to be fake. It was the golden age of counterfeiting, and one exceptionally talented con artist stood out from all the rest. His fakes were nearly perfect…but for a trademark tell. Known to law enforcement only as “Jim the Penman,” this celebrity criminal led many Americans to…
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Within just a few years, artificial intelligence systems that sometimes seem to display almost human characteristics have gone from science fiction to apps on your phone. But there’s another AI-influenced frontier that is developing rapidly and remains untamed: robotics. Can the technologies that have helped computers get smarter now bring similar …
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There aren’t many portrait artists who get recognized on the street, but it happens to Devon Rodriguez all the time. After quietly honing his skill for a decade, Devon started posting videos of his live drawings of New York City subway commuters to social media. The videos took off, earning him some 50 million followers and placing portraiture in f…
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Next up in our summer playlist, we bring you an episode of The Kitchen Sisters Present, a podcast featuring sound-rich stories ‘from the b-side of history.’ This one is a musical treat! The Kitchen Sisters delve into the story of the founding of the Hiphop Archive and Research Institute at Harvard by Dr. Marcyliena Morgan, Professor of African and …
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I'll just say it, there is a lot of sketchy advice out there about messaging. I have been told over the last 5 years everything from "sit in silence and your messaging will appear" to "Agitate their pain points until they buy". Ew In today's episode, I am sharing a messaging perspective we don't often think of, and that is the buyer's journey. The …
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In the twentieth century, the jetpack became synonymous with the idea of a ‘futuristic society.’ Appearing in cartoons and magazines, it felt like a matter of time before people could ride a jetpack to work. But jetpacks never became a mainstream technology, leaving many to wonder…why? In this episode of 99 Percent Invisible, producer Chris Berube …
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Hey there! Welcome back to the Science of Online Business Podcast! Today I am talking about the 3 different kinds of ads every course creator should be running. On this episode, you will learn: How to re-think your idea of ROI when it comes to ads How to fill your list with ideal clients The fastest way to qualify leads as potential clients using a…
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A couple of months after the operation you have the opportunity to try the injection for erectile dysfunction. Yes, I said injection and I don't mean in your arm or leg. The injection is used for those patients at the start of their rehabilitation or for those who have tried everything else. Of course, this is me, so it could never be that straight…
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After a.... brief hiatus... I am back! In this episode I am sharing where I went, what I have been up to, and my thoughts about bringing back the podcast! Connect with me on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/thelaunchscientist/ and you can check out the 11 emails that will sell your course on autopilot freebie here https://www.quantumcoursecre…
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It’s been called ‘the most noble and absurd undertaking ever attempted by any state.’ During the height of the Great Depression, the U.S government hired out-of-work writers and laid-off reporters and sent them out to record the stories of all kinds of Americans. Called the Federal Writers’ Project, historians have called the program a giant “liste…
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The DERELICT Presents series showcases other influential and innovative fiction podcasts that the creators of DERELICT personally enjoy, and feel its audience will enjoy too. "Doctors in space, a deposed alien prince, a super gay space pirate and a fiery nurse who'll help you win your bar fight." Known for its unique blend of genres and subtle, dar…
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For thousands of years, fluffy white dogs could be found across the Pacific Northwest. Their exceptionally soft, crimpy hair was shorn like sheep’s wool, spun into yarn, and woven into blankets and robes by indigenous women who carefully tended them in communities across Coast Salish territory. But a hundred years ago, the woolly dog quietly vanish…
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Hitch a ride on the Chandra X-ray Observatory as it scours deep space for some of the most enigmatic and misunderstood objects in the universe: black holes. What are they good for? Absolutely something. This is the second episode of a two-part journey celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Chandra X-ray Observatory and the Smithsonian Astrophysica…
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The DERELICT Presents series showcases other influential and innovative fiction podcasts that the creators of DERELICT personally enjoy, and feel its audience will enjoy too. The White Vault is a horror podcast set within the chilling polar night. Journey into the Arctic with an international rescue and repair team sent to locate the source of a my…
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Black holes could unlock the mysteries of creation and live at the heart of nearly every galaxy. But these invisible balls of extremely dense matter have never been fully understood, especially when they were only a theory. We travel through a cosmic wormhole back to the 1930s to learn how the first astrophysicist to successfully theorize a black h…
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The DERELICT Presents series showcases other influential and innovative fiction podcasts that the creators of DERELICT personally enjoy, and feel its audience will enjoy too. This sharing features the first episode of the podcast Midnight Burger. When Gloria took a waitressing job in a diner outside of Phoenix, she didn't realize she was now an emp…
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The cicadas are back for some fun in the sun, and this time, they’re louder than ever! For the first time since 1803, Broods XIII and XIX will be emerging at the same time, covering the American South and Midwest with trillions of cicadas. As Smithsonian entomologist Floyd Shockley readies his nets for the biggest bug invasion in centuries, we look…
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"God in a cup." "Perfection." "The world's best coffee." Panamanian geisha coffee has been called many things, but never Smithsonian Bird Friendly certified. That might soon change, however, as researchers from Smithsonian National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute’s Migratory Bird Center find new ways to grow coffee in harmony with migratory …
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DERELICT Premium: https://derelict.supercast.com/ Down a team member and on the run from a gigantic mechanical monstrosity, what's left of the group enacts a dangerous plan to try and deactivate the derelict's ship security lockdown before it disintegrates in planetary orbit. But the reality of their situation is far more dire than they thought...a…
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If you’ve bought a plane ticket recently, you’ve probably had the option to pay a few extra dollars to offset your carbon emissions. That money might go toward planting some trees… but how many trees? Researchers at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute are trying to answer this very question by hand-measuring trees, weighing wood, and climbi…
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It started as a rumor in the cafeteria of the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute in Panama: monkeys on an island in the Pacific were doing something no one had ever seen them do before. But when researchers went searching for these elusive capuchin monkeys, they discovered more questions than answers. Guests: Claudio Monteza, Smithsonian Tropi…
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Very excited to present this episode of Angie's podcast! Our guest is Mikhail Baskov, founder and CEO of iDare Space Travel Limited. Literally a Space Travel Agent! We learn that real transformation is NOT Rocket Science (actually it's harder) but you don't have to know math to transform yourself! You have everything you need. We touch on A LOT of …
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Money is power. But who's on our money - or isn’t - can be just as powerful. While Lady Liberty has graced American coins and dollars for most of our history, it wasn’t until the 1970s that a real woman appeared on a circulating American coin. But that's about to change. Congress recently authorized the creation of twenty new quarters featuring Ame…
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Did you know a person born on February 29 is called a "leapling"? This special episode is hopping with Leap Day trivia! Like, why do we need an extra day every four years anyway? And will I get paid for working an extra day in February? It's the lowdown on Leap Day in an episode that's as off-kilter as the earth's axis. Guest: Bob Craddock, Geologi…
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DERELICT Premium: https://derelict.supercast.com/ After a disastrous run in with some kind of gigantic killing machine, Chambers finds himself cut off and isolated from the rest of the team. And he is not alone... Taken captive by a seemingly insane survivor intent on ensuring the enormous ship's destruction, he must find a way to escape before he …
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They say love is eternal. What about heartbreak? This Valentine’s Day, we bring you some of Japanese theater’s most popular tales of scorned lovers seeking vengeance from beyond the grave — with a burning passion. Guests: Frank Feltens, Curator of Japanese Art at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art Kit Brooks, Japan Foundation Assistant …
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It's no secret that I like to keep busy - sometimes too busy for my own good. I was going to break a record. I was going to conduct 4 Awareness talks in the same day for the same company, talk to two close friends about prostate cancer from two different perspectives and I was going to be the star in a new 'info commercial' about the role of the MR…
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How do goal achievers succeed? It takes a constant commitment and desire to persist in your idea. Goals are not meant for you to "get" they are meant for you to grow. Most people will pursue a goal as the person they are, not the person they have the ability to grow into. It is in the growth that you can truly achieve results that will surprise you…
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From brontosauruses with bronchitis to birds on a wire to flying space rocks and a botched heist at 20 thousand feet. In this episode, Lizzie and Sidedoor producer James run all around the Smithsonian to answer listeners' questions from the Sidedoor mailbag. Guests: Lynn Heidelbaugh, curator at the Smithsonian’s National Postal Museum Sara Hallager…
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Volunteers at Prostate Cancer UK are passionate about what they do, they have to be. Rub them the wrong way however and you will see another side. Imagine a panda bear being robbed of its bamboo. Then I get the answer all men have been waiting for. How men 'catch' prostate cancer. This is a truly life changing experience. If you like, please commen…
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As long as there have been wars, animals have joined their human companions on the battlefield. But a few have served so bravely they’ve been memorialized at the Smithsonian. In honor of these furry and feathered war heroes, we bring you the tales of dogs, cats and birds who went above and beyond the call of duty. Guests: Jennifer Jones, curator of…
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DERELICT Premium: https://derelict.supercast.com/ Having survived the secondary airlock, Raynor, Freed and Chambers managed to save Stevens and access the Crichton, a much smaller ice mining ship docked on the massive derelict. But it contains its own enigmas, ones that point to the reality that this is no ice miner ship, and that the information t…
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Virginia Hall dreamed of being America’s first female ambassador. Instead, she became a spy. Joining the ranks of the U.S.’s first civilian spy network, she operated alone in occupied France, where she built French Resistance networks, delivered critical intelligence, and sold cheese to the enemy. All on one leg. Guests: Sonia Purnell, author of “A…
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It’s a song we often hear at the start of the new year. But what does “auld lang syne” even mean? And how did it come to be associated with New Year's Eve? With a little musical sleuthing, we find Charlie Chaplin might have something to do with it… Guests: James Deutsch, curator of folklife and popular culture at the Smithsonian Center for Folklife…
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North American River Otters are popping up in places they haven't been seen in decades and nobody really knows why. As we search for answers we discover a trail of fish heads, poop splats and cuddle parties. Guests: Katrina Lohan, head of the Coastal Disease Ecology Laboratory at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center Alejandra Morales Picar…
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DERELICT Premium: https://derelict.supercast.com After the explosion of their UEG escort ship strands them inside the derelict vessel, Raynor, Freed, and Chambers must figure out how to escape the airlock they've ended up in and enter into the ship itself. However, with damage from the atmosphere burn the giant ship is continually rolling into pili…
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When Maggie Kuhn was forced to retire from the job she loved at age 65, her colleagues gave her a sewing machine as a parting gift. Outraged, she shut the sewing machine in a closet and, instead, stitched together the first-ever movement against ageism in the U.S. The Gray Panthers would galvanize gray haired citizenry and youth alike to challenge …
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DERELICT Premium: https://derelict.supercast.com An announcement about season 2, its premiere date, and how you can listen to episode 2 right NOW. DERELICT Merch: https://derelictpodcast.myshopify.com DERELICT Discord: https://discord.gg/EtCA8YN9XY DERELICT Website: http://www.derelictpodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm…
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As I close the book on a year of unexpected twists and turns, both in business and personal life, I'm choosing to gift myself a hiatus from my beloved Quantum Course Creator podcast. Four years of weekly content creation has been an amazing journey, but now it's time to step back, recharge, and plan the next phase of this adventure. This short yet …
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