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Star Tales and Cocktails

Star Tales and Cocktails

By: Sirisha Bandla and Jacki Cortese
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Star Tales & Cocktails is a podcast that dives into a range of interesting space topics - from the cruel de-planetization of Pluto to the politics of Europa – in a way that feels like a casual conversation at Happy Hour. Join each week to listen to intergalactic banter from your hosts Sirisha Bandla and Jacki Cortese, as they are joined on the pod with a leading industry guest to discuss the mysteries of the universe. Follow along on the Star Tales & Cocktails instagram page (@startales_and_cocktails) for a themed cocktail to pair with each episode.Sirisha Bandla and Jacki Cortese Science
Episodes
  • Commercial Space - Opening Metagalactic Markets

    Commercial Space - Opening Metagalactic Markets
    May 5 2025

    The commercial space industry is on the rise - both figuratively and literally! Join Sirisha and Jacki as they discuss commercializing access to space with industry expert and first President of the Commercial Spaceflight Federation (CSF) - Brett Alexander. Come for the facts, stay for the stories about the early days of CSF where Sirisha hired Jacki as an intern.
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    1 hr and 16 mins
  • Space Policy - Putting the Science in Political Science

    Space Policy - Putting the Science in Political Science
    Apr 28 2025

    School House Rock meets Bill Nye the Science Guy. Prepare for the nerdiness topic of them all, space policy! Join Jacki and Sirisha as they discuss the politics of space, and the decision-making bodies that govern it. They are joined by space policy guru, the notorious Jim Muncy, to talk about his experience as a congressional staffer as early policies surrounding space were debated.
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    1 hr and 13 mins
  • Pluto - And the Tale of Nine Planets

    Pluto - And the Tale of Nine Planets
    Apr 21 2025

    Pluto has captured the hearts of the public...it quite literally has a heart on it. It’s a mysterious little planet from its origin, to its history, and its geology, but is it really a planet? Sirisha and Jacki sit down with Dr. Alan Stern to talk about New Horizons and discoveries on Pluto.

    (Apologies for Sirisha's audio in this episode - she was broadcasting from Pluto)
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    58 mins
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