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Science says that aliens might not be able to play NASA’s Golden Record

The two most unattainable records in the universe are aboard the Voyager spacecraft, which are both flying beyond our solar

We’ve heard a lot about that golden record aboard Voyager as its journey to the stars continues, at least for

Okay, okay. We’ll restart the show. After an 18-month-ish hiatus and much whingeing by the general public, Michael Hainsworth and

When the Voyager spacecraft were launched 40 years ago, each of them carried a Golden Record (that’s the official name),

One of the coolest music projects ever was the Carl Sagan-curated Golden Record, phonograph records attached to the Voyager 1

I’m somewhere between Perth, Australia, and home in Toronto. Through the miracle of traveling east across the date line and

Voyagers 1 and 2 are now a long way off (20.6 billion and 16.9 billion miles away) and still light-years

The two rarest and most unattainable records are the golden discs curated by Carl Sagan aboard the two Voyager spacecraft.

When the Voyager probes were launched in mid-1977, they were each equipped with the rarest record in the universe: gold

Way out there in that direction (19,468,009, 525 km, as I write this) and also in that direction (15,994,031,747 km),

The Custodian of Toronto Sports – Richard Peddie in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 033 May 27, 2021
Over a 20+ year span, as the Toronto pro sports scene evolved from older venues and stands filled with blue and white (Leafs, Blue Jays, Argonauts) to a more intense red (Raptors, TFC), and grand coliseums that define the city’s skyline, there is one sports executive in particular who ownership looked to. We’re of course […]
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The Ultimate Backstage Pass – David Kines in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 032 May 17, 2021
In today’s everything-on-demand world, it may be hard for anyone born post-Y2 K to answer a simple question, “where do you watch music videos?” A reasonable answer would be YouTube, Apple Music, or maybe even Tiktok. Prior to the dawn of YouTube in 2005, the answer was easy. MTV if you’re American, and of course […]
Mark Silver
Gamifying the Movie Theatre Experience – Aaron Silverberg in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 031 May 9, 2021
People yearn for live experiences that they can share with others. Though fan and crowd-based events such as sports and concerts may be the source of most of our FOMO, movie theatres are even more appealing. Although the film may be the main attraction, movie theatre owners are constantly looking for new ways to maximize […]
Mark Silver