Release Date: April 29, 2021

Summary: The dudes venture into space speculation:

Earth-like exoplanets, what makes a planet habitable, and the mind-blowing

number of potential worlds just in our galaxy. Plus, they consider if aliens

are just us—but more evolved.

Key Talking Points:

• What defines a 'habitable planet'?

• Recent discoveries of exoplanets with

Earth-like conditions

• Could life evolve under completely

different environmental rules?

• Are we alone—or just early to the party?

Contextual Deep Dive:

• NASA’s Kepler and TESS missions have

identified thousands of exoplanets—some within the 'habitable zone' of their

stars.

• The 'Goldilocks zone' refers to planets

that aren’t too hot or cold for liquid water to exist.

• TRAPPIST-1 is a star system with 7

Earth-sized planets, 3 of which could potentially support life.

• Scientists now estimate there may be over

300 million potentially habitable planets in the Milky Way alone.

Listener Prompts:

• If another Earth-like planet was found and

habitable, would you move?

• What do you think alien life would actually

look like?

• Is Earth unique—or just one of many weird,

water-covered rocks in space?