Off-Nominal

Jake Robins, Anthony Colangelo

Two friends, two beers, and a casual conversation about space. Landing monthly in your podcast feed.

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255 episodes
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Jan 13, 2023 · 1 hr
90 - This is a Complete Conspiracy
Brendan Byrne, of WMFE and Are We There Yet?, hosts the first edition of The Off-Nominallyweds, a game to find out if Jake or Anthony knows the other one better.
Jan 6, 2023 · 1 hr 3 min
89 - The Final Year
Jake and Anthony are joined by Loren Grush of Bloomberg to talk about and predict what’s to come in space this year.
Dec 16, 2022 · 1 hr 2 min
88 - But, Nonetheless
Jake and Anthony are joined by Miriam Kramer of Axios to talk about the weirdest and funniest space news of the year, to announce the Off-Nominees, and to crown the winner of the 2022 Off-Nominal Award.
Dec 9, 2022 · 59 min
87 - Grippy Socks
Marina Koren of The Atlantic joins Jake and Anthony to talk about her recent viewing and reviewing of 2001: A Space Odyssey.
Dec 1, 2022 · 59 min
86 - Is That Callisto?
Jake and Anthony catch up on Artemis I and everything else going on in space news lately.
Nov 18, 2022 · 1 hr 2 min
85 - The Highest I’ve Been
Mat Kaplan, host of Planetary Radio for The Planetary Society, joins Jake and Anthony to talk about the 20th anniversary of the show, his upcoming retirement, and what it’s been like to cover space in this way for all those years.
Nov 11, 2022 · 1 hr
84 - JPL Christmas Party
Somehow, it’s almost time for Artemis I. Again. Yes, again. And then we break down some hot planetary drama from this week.
Nov 4, 2022 · 58 min
83 - Bubba the Rocket Scientist
Photographer Roland Miller returns to the show to talk to Jake and Anthony about his newest book, The Space Shuttle: A Mission-by-Mission Celebration of NASA's Extraordinary Spaceflight Program, out next week.
Oct 27, 2022 · 58 min
82 - Gatekeeping Hubble
With Jake away, Swapna Krishna and Caleb Henry join Anthony for a very Philadelphia-themed episode.
Oct 20, 2022 · 58 min
81 - Foot Bits
Elizabeth Howell of Space.com joins Jake and Anthony to talk about her new book, Why Am I Taller, with astronaut Dave Williams.
Oct 14, 2022 · 1 hr 1 min
80 - Vaguely a Mutiny
Ben Brockert joins Jake and Anthony to tell stories from his various adventures in the space industry.
Oct 7, 2022 · 59 min
79 - A Wake of Creative Destruction
Anthony took a trip to Pittsburgh to visit Astrobotic this week, and he’s back to talk about it with Jake.
Sep 30, 2022 · 1 hr
78 - John Grunsfeld’s Babysitter
Jake and Anthony are joined by Kristin Fisher of CNN to talk about Artemis I, and the coverage out there in the world in all the places us space nerds aren’t.
Sep 16, 2022 · 1 hr 8 min
77 - Accidental Shareholder
Jake and Anthony are joined by Matthew Russell of the The Interplanetary Podcast to talk about his trip to French Guiana to commentate the first launch of Vega C.
Sep 9, 2022 · 1 hr
76 - Walter Cronkite was Faking It
Jake and Anthony are joined by Rae Paoletta, Editorial Director at The Planetary Society, to tell some stories from their trip to Artemis 1, the Off-Nominal meetups, and Rae’s encounter with a snake owner, licensed in the state of Florida.
Sep 2, 2022 · 57 min
75 - Four of Us Married Each Other
Jake and Anthony are joined by Emily Calandrelli, speaker, writer, and Emmy-Nominated Host of Emily's Wonder Lab, to talk about the Brooke Owens Fellowship, which is just about to start recruiting the next class of students, and everything else she is up to lately.
Aug 26, 2022 · 59 min
74 - All the Garys We Know
With just a single weekend remaining between us and Artemis 1, Jake and Anthony pregame the launch, mission, and meetups, and talk about the Artemis program overall.
Aug 12, 2022 · 1 hr 2 min
73 - Podcast is Not an Option
Jake and Anthony are joined by Gary Jordan, NASA Public Affairs Officer and host of the official podcast of Johnson Space Center, “Houston We Have a Podcast.”
Aug 5, 2022 · 1 hr 1 min
72 - Our Interest in Trash
Dr. Justin Walsh, co-PI of the International Space Station Archaeological Project, joins Jake and Anthony to talk about how to do archaeology on a space station and what they’re up to on the ISS.
Jul 28, 2022 · 57 min
71 - Full-On Frenemy Territory
Anthony is joined by Christian Davenport of The Washington Post and Loren Grush of The Verge to talk about Loren’s JWST birthday present, Artemis 1 getting its initial launch dates, the occasional Long March 5B reentry, and everything else that has been going on in the world of space news.