Episode 019 – Toilet Training and More – Mary Roach

Episode Summary

This episode features my conversation with one of my favorite authors, science writer Mary Roach, author of six New York Times bestsellers, including her 2010 book “Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the void.” She always finds the fascinating and offbeat details of her subjects and passes them on with a wonderful sense of fun. Her latest project is a new version of her popular space book, called “Packing for Mars for Kids.” We talk about what brought her to write about space exploration, and the complexities of translating her book for a new audience, children.

Show Notes

Mary Roach’s website

”Packing for Mars” at Amazon.com

”Packing for Mars” for Kids at Amazon.com

”Stiff” at Amazon.com

Space Shuttle Toilet Cam video

Astronaut William Thornton at Wikipedia

Apollo 11 Mission Overview at NASA.gov

Challenger – STS-51L at Wikipedia

Columbia – STS-107 at Wikipedia

Monkeys and Apes in Space at Wikipedia

Fecal Collection Bag story on Jalopnik

Gemini VII on Wikipedia

Ham the Chimpanzee at Wikipedia

Enos the Chimpanzee at Wikipedia

Mary Roach on Audible

The Vomit Commit at Space.com

Jeff Bezos at Wikipedia

For All Mankind at AppleTV+

Dr. Jonathan Clark at NASA.gov

Astronaut Laurel Clark at Wikipedia

“Loss of Signal” at The Aerospace Medical Association website

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