Transistor (https://transistor.fm) https://feeds.transistor.fm/its-not-rocket-science What is it really like to work at SpaceX? What happens after that? This podcast explores the life arcs of some smart, creative, driven people who helped Elon Musk revolutionize the space industry, then moved on. What are they doing with their time and money now? What world are they creating on Earth while SpaceX heads to Mars? All rights reserved 53bb7189-c4e5-561b-b850-4c32f1fbaf9f yes en Thu, 23 Apr 2026 10:17:22 -0600 Thu, 23 Apr 2026 10:18:18 -0600 http://www.itsnotrocketsciencepodcast.com https://img.transistorcdn.com/ozIYGGXMVvx-5h08xw941-2_iMjeLRSu5pj3HHkuvrw/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8yY2Y5/Zjc3ZTNlMmI1YTAw/YjBjNWM5MjkwZjNk/MGFkMy5qcGc.jpg http://www.itsnotrocketsciencepodcast.com episodic Jeff Ward What is it really like to work at SpaceX? What happens after that? This podcast explores the life arcs of some smart, creative, driven people who helped Elon Musk revolutionize the space industry, then moved on. What are they doing with their time and money now? What world are they creating on Earth while SpaceX heads to Mars? What is it really like to work at SpaceX. It's Not Rocket Science Podcast No No 6 6 Paul Mahacek - Climate is Hot Right Now full tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1843373841 https://share.transistor.fm/s/1008fc6a Entrepreneur and former SpaceX enginer Paul Mahacek speaks about his engineering career and his latest project AtmoCooling, which seeks to re-green coastal deserts. Along the way, we stop in France, California, Antarctica, and Kwajalein Atoll.

]]> Entrepreneur and former SpaceX enginer Paul Mahacek speaks about his engineering career and his latest project AtmoCooling, which seeks to re-green coastal deserts. Along the way, we stop in France, California, Antarctica, and Kwajalein Atoll.

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]]> No 5 5 Joel Brinton - That West Wing Moment full tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1773858264 https://share.transistor.fm/s/d4f05a1c Former SpaceX engineer Joel Brinton discusses breaking into the space industry, hanging upside down under rocket engines, sending his DNA to space, having lunch with Elon Musk, the risks of space faring (including exploding rocket engines), ADD, imposture syndrome, and learning from AI. And that one West Wing moment.

]]> Former SpaceX engineer Joel Brinton discusses breaking into the space industry, hanging upside down under rocket engines, sending his DNA to space, having lunch with Elon Musk, the risks of space faring (including exploding rocket engines), ADD, imposture syndrome, and learning from AI. And that one West Wing moment.

]]> Tue, 12 Mar 2024 18:00:00 -0600 Jeff Ward Jeff Ward 1664 Former SpaceX engineer Joel Brinton discusses breaking into the space industry, hanging upside down under rocket engines, sending his DNA to space, having lunch with Elon Musk, the risks of space faring (including exploding rocket engines), ADD, imposture syndrome, and learning from AI. And that one West Wing moment. Former SpaceX engineer Joel Brinton discusses breaking into the space industry, hanging upside down under rocket engines, sending his DNA to space, having lunch with Elon Musk, the risks of space faring (including exploding rocket engines), ADD, imposture No 4 4 Edwin Chiu - Expect Failure full tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1667101653 https://share.transistor.fm/s/5bf39e0b Edwin Chiu - Expect Failure by Jeff Ward

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]]> Tue, 14 Nov 2023 17:00:00 -0700 Jeff Ward Jeff Ward 1537 Edwin Chiu - Expect Failure by Jeff Ward Edwin Chiu - Expect Failure by Jeff Ward No 3 3 Dolly Singh - Unicorn Herding full tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1494226606 https://share.transistor.fm/s/4891d562 An interview with expert Unicorn Herder Dolly Singh about SpaceX, life after SpaceX, feminism, and the unifying power of technology. And plumbers are millionaires.

]]> An interview with expert Unicorn Herder Dolly Singh about SpaceX, life after SpaceX, feminism, and the unifying power of technology. And plumbers are millionaires.

]]> Fri, 14 Apr 2023 18:00:00 -0600 Jeff Ward Jeff Ward 2186 An interview with expert Unicorn Herder Dolly Singh about SpaceX, life after SpaceX, feminism, and the unifying power of technology. And plumbers are millionaires. An interview with expert Unicorn Herder Dolly Singh about SpaceX, life after SpaceX, feminism, and the unifying power of technology. And plumbers are millionaires. No 2 2 Endless Playtime - Erin Gatling and Casey Schilling full tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/916712096 https://share.transistor.fm/s/b59b5054 An interview with engineers Erin Gatling and Casey Schilling about SpaceX, raising kids on a boat, sheltering in place in Baja, and what life is about.

]]> An interview with engineers Erin Gatling and Casey Schilling about SpaceX, raising kids on a boat, sheltering in place in Baja, and what life is about.

]]> Tue, 20 Oct 2020 18:00:00 -0600 Jeff Ward Jeff Ward 1509 An interview with engineers Erin Gatling and Casey Schilling about SpaceX, raising kids on a boat, sheltering in place in Baja, and what life is about. An interview with engineers Erin Gatling and Casey Schilling about SpaceX, raising kids on a boat, sheltering in place in Baja, and what life is about. No 1 1 The Impossible Drive and Work Life Balance - Peter Dohm full tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/870360520 https://share.transistor.fm/s/a45d1477 An interview with entrepreneur Peter Dohm about his trajectory from college, to SpaceX and onward to Prime Lightworks and the LA Curling Center.

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]]> Tue, 04 Aug 2020 19:06:13 -0600 Jeff Ward Jeff Ward 1305 An interview with entrepreneur Peter Dohm about his trajectory from college, to SpaceX and onward to Prime Lightworks and the LA Curling Center. An interview with entrepreneur Peter Dohm about his trajectory from college, to SpaceX and onward to Prime Lightworks and the LA Curling Center. No