Slacker Astronomy
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Slacker Astronomy was a weekly audio podcast about astronomy news that aired from February 24, 2005 to September 14, 2006. After that, it branched out as a video podcast, blog, forum and a wiki called [1] Slackerpedia Galactica. The audio show dropped the Slacker Astronomy name in favor of Slackerpedia Galactica, due to a change in format and lineup.
The podcast was created by Aaron Price, who wrote most of the scripts. The on-air talent were Pamela Gay (who also wrote some of the scripts) and Travis Searle. All three work in the field of astronomy.[1]
Slacker Astronomy peaked at #4 in the top 10 Science & Medicine podcasts in iTunes Store in January, 2006 and at the time reported 13,000 unique weekly listeners. [2]
In addition to the weekly 5-10 minute show, there was another feed called Slacker Astronomy Extra where they published longer and unscripted shows, interviews and sound seeing tours.
Aaron and Travis are still actively involved in Slacker Astronomy and Slackerpedia Galactica. Pamela Gay is now a co-host of the [3]AstronomyCast podcast but has made cameo appearances on Slacker Astronomy video podcasts.
[edit] Notes
- ^ http://www.slackerastronomy.org/slackerpedia/index.php/Main_Page
- ^ http://aer.noao.edu/cgi-bin/article.pl?id=188
- ^ http://www.astronmycast.com
[edit] External Links
A History and Informal Assessment of the Slacker Astronomy Podcast Astronomy Education Review, May 30, 2006.
Slacker Astronomy history at the Slackerpedia Galactica wiki
