Episode 655: The Apollo Rising Series by Alan Smale

The Blasters & Blades Podcast

I had the privilege of chatting with astrophysicist Alan Smale today on Ye Olden Podcast. We talked about his nerdy origin story before moving on to his love of history. We talked about his first alternative history series and then pivoted to The Apollo Rising Series. This is an alternative history series about the Apollo Space program. This was a fun interview, so go check out this episode. Lend us your eyes and ears, you won't be sorry!!

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Mentioned in this episode
Dr. Becky, Astrophysicist: https://www.youtube.com/c/DrBecky/videos
W Michael Gear, Author: https://www.gear-gear.com/
Kathleen O’Neal Gear, Athor: https://www.gear-gear.com/
1491 by Charles C. Mann: https://www.amazon.com/1491-Revelations-Americas-Before-Columbus/dp/1400032059
Pathfinder Movie: https://www.amazon.com/Pathfinder-Unrated-Karl-Urban/dp/B000R9U3B0
Curiosity Stream: https://curiositystream.com/
For All Mankind TV Series: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/For_All_Mankind_(TV_series)

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