Chairlift Talks

Chairlift Talks

By Sam Luxemberg, Ben Levy, Noah Franz, Rowan McNittScience
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Chairlift Talks episodes

  • Episode 17: Bananas

    Welcome to the wildest (and weirdest) podcast we have ever recorded: “Bananas” because we both talk about monkeys and go bananas. We start on weird theories and then go on the longest tangent ever and it lasted the rest of the episode. Join us for the craziest episode yet.

    52 min
  • Episode 16: Cave Game

    Today we talk about the undisputed best game of all time: Minecraft. And this isn’t just our opinion, check the top charts, Minecraft is ahead by more than 60 million buys. This is not a coincidence, tune in today to hear why not!

    52 min
  • Episode 15: Reactor

    Episode 15 is here! Today we talk about some fun parts of physics that range from string theory to Chernobyl. That last one isn’t so fun though. Today is going to be a fun one so get ready!

    51 min
  • Episode 14: Downforce

    Ever wonder about car racing? We dive into the crazy world of race cars, some of the technical details about them, and the dangers surrounding them. Also, we talk about the new Alcubierre Drive and what this could mean for our future space travel.

    (see the paper here: https://arxiv.org/pdf/2102.06824.pdf).

    54 min
  • Episode 13: GOATed

    Welcome to GOATed, the episode where we name the greatest of all time for different categories. Listen in to hear our opinions on the best car, scientific theory, and even fast food restaurants of all time. Enjoy!

    54 min
  • Episode 12: Room 270

    We’ve been waiting for this episode for a while, welcome to our episode on Movie Physics! This ones all about the realistic and unrealistic physics in some of our favorite movies including Interstellar and The Martian. We also get into some of the fascinating ideas of time and how they play into different movies. Enjoy!

    57 min
  • Episode 11: Big Air

    Today we go back to our roots, where the title of this podcast comes from. Today’s episode is all about skiing and snowboarding! We talk about the craziness of the XGames and Winter Olympics and the amazing progress these athletes have made over the past 10 years. Tune in to learn what a quad cork 1800 actually means!

    51 min
  • Episode 10: Climate Clock

    We had some technical difficulties today but the show must go on! Today we are joined by Renan Beckman and Dana Osgood and listen to their take on the ongoing climate crisis! It's a fun and a little dark one today! Also, tune it to see what Sam thinks about the new Tesla refresh (he doesn't like it). Enjoy!

    59 min
  • Episode 9: Whistleblower

    If you or a loved one has ever been killed by the government, this episode is for you. We discuss many more conspiracy theories including the wilderness of Area 51 and the stupidity of the fake moon landing theory. Listen in to hear all of our opinions on these crazy conspiracies!

    1 hr 6 min

About Chairlift Talks

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The Chairlift Talk Podcast is a fun STEM-related chat hosted by 4 undergraduate college students with different backgrounds and valuable experience. These 4 old friends explore ideas of their fields…