Black holes have been a reliable source of inspiration in science fiction and made astrophysicists like Stephen Hawking into household names. On this week's show, we follow how the idea of black holes went from a mathematical sideshow to a phenomenon that has fundamentally reshaped our understanding of the universe. This episode is the first of a two-parter on the funny business that happens when stars stop being stars.

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