Planets: Astronomer and Pluto Killer Mike Brown

Beatie Wolfe interviews the astronomer and professor of planetary
astronomy at (Caltech) Mike Brown about “killing Pluto” and being
moments away from proving the discovery of the true 9th planet of
our solar system. Listen to this show that takes you from
Huntsville Alabama to the Kuiper Belt and beyond via the theme of
untangling the universe.





Orange Juice for the Ears with “musical weirdo and visionary”
(Vice) Beatie Wolfe explores the power of music across space,
science, art, health, film and technology by talking to leading
luminaries from Nobel Laureates to punk publishers about their
life’s work and musical DNA. Beatie Wolfe is an artist who has
beamed her music into space, been appointed a UN role model for
innovation and held an acclaimed solo exhibition at the V&A
Museum.


Named by WIRED as one of “22 people changing the world,” Beatie
Wolfe is at the forefront of pioneering new formats for music
that bridge the physical and digital, which include: a 3D vinyl
for the palm of your hand; a wearable record jacket – cut by
Bowie/Hendrix’s tailor out of fabric woven with Wolfe’s music –
and most recently the world’s first live 360 AR stream from the
quietest room on earth. Wolfe is also the co-founder of a
“profound” (The Times) research project looking at the power of
music for people living with dementia.





Mike Brown’s Orange Juice for the Ears


First song that imprinted?  “Cracklin Rosie” by Neil
Diamond /  

First album that shaped who you are? “Song for the Asking” by
Simon & Garfunkel - from the album Bridge Over Troubled Water
/  

The music you would send into Space? “The Great Gates of
Kiev” from Pictures at an Exhibition by Mussorgsky /  

The song you would have at your memorial? “Longer Than You’ve
Been Alive” by Old 97’s /  

The album you would pass onto the next generation? “You Want
it Darker” by Leonard Cohen - from the album You Want it Darker
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This show first aired live on dublab radio. The podcast was
mastered by Dean Martin Hovey.