Moonrise
The Washington Post
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Moonrise is a narrative mini-series from The Washington Post that explores the true, darker origin story behind America's decision to go to the moon. Host Lillian Cunningham delves into declassified documents and secret programs to reveal how the nuclear arms race, societal transformation, and even science fiction drove the space race. The podcast uncovers a story that goes beyond the familiar tale of Sputnik and Kennedy's challenge, offering a deeper look at the dreams and nightmares of humanity.
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Listen to the first episode of “Field Trip”: Yosemite National Park 30.06.2023 55minLillian Cunningham begins her journey in the place that helped inspire the national parks. As wildfires threaten Yosemite’s giant sequoias, she asks how to ensure the survival of these ancient trees. Follow "Field Trip" to hear the whole series.
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Introducing “Field Trip” 14.06.2023 3minJourney through the messy past and uncertain future of America’s national parks. The Washington Post’s Lillian Cunningham ventures off the marked trail to better understand the most urgent stories playing out in five iconic landscapes today.
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The Dark Moon 22.10.2019 49minApollo 11 lifts off from Earth, fulfilling but also waking us from a longtime science-fiction dream. In the finale of “Moonrise,” we find ourselves on the moon.
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Magnificent Desolation 15.10.2019 50minThe United States confronts race riots and the Vietnam War. Science fiction wrestles with its purpose now that space travel has become real. And NASA investigates its own failings. In the 11th chapter of “Moonrise,” we look inward.
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The Beyond 08.10.2019 57minLyndon Johnson takes over the presidency following John F. Kennedy’s assassination, while rocketeer Sergei Korolev watches his fate rise and fall in the Soviet Union. In the 10th chapter of “Moonrise,” both countries hit setbacks in the race to the moon.
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JFK and the Secret Tapes 01.10.2019 45minJohn F. Kennedy announces the moonshot. Then the doubts creep in …In the ninth chapter of “Moonrise,” old White House recordings reveal the president’s true views on the space race.
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A New Frontier 24.09.2019 47minJohn F. Kennedy goes from senator to president. Space cowboys go from fiction to reality. And the United States chooses to go to the moon — in the eighth chapter of “Moonrise.”
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Nightmare on the Hill 17.09.2019 49minCongress investigates the Sputnik launch. Lyndon Johnson seizes the spotlight. And President Eisenhower gets backed into a corner. In the seventh chapter of “Moonrise,” space gets political.
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SPUTNIK! 27.08.2019 40minA top-secret memo in the Eisenhower administration. A plan to make space the new military high ground. And a Soviet beep heard from above. In the sixth chapter of “Moonrise,” humans launch the very first object into orbit.
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The Bomb and the Saucer 20.08.2019 38minNuclear fears haunt the American psyche. Fascination with aliens is on the rise. And the U.S. government begins secret rocket experiments. In the fifth installment of "Moonrise," the best and worst of science fiction's predictions start to spring to life.
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Inside the Gulag 13.08.2019 38minA Russian rocket dreamer is sent to a Siberian prison. And the road to redemption stretches more than 5,000 miles. On this episode of "Moonrise," a look at the maestro behind the Soviet space effort.
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The Shapeshifter 06.08.2019 41minA German rocket scientist with a secret mission and dark past. A science fiction editor under the watch of the FBI. In the third chapter of Moonrise, weapons of war lay the groundwork for space travel.
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Visionaries of the Void 30.07.2019 36minA tiny New York office fills with big ideas. A group of sci-fi writers bring space travel into popular culture. American rocketry begins to take flight. On this episode of Moonrise, the dream of the moon starts to become reality.
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The Tale of the Blue Light 19.07.2019 20minA man who meets himself on the moon. A blue orb that bursts into flames. The quest to explain the unexplained. In the first chapter of "Moonrise," the journey to space begins.
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Introducing Moonrise 18.07.2019 4minYou’ve heard about how we landed on the moon, now find out why we went there. Host Lillian Cunningham introduces a new podcast that explores the real story behind the moonshot. Coming summer 2019.
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