Uploaded April 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
NASA's Curious Universe podcast team gives us a behind-the-scenes look at recording an interview with Artemis launch director Charlie Blackwell-Thompson for an upcoming episode.
Music: "Popcorn Synth Manoeuvre," "SloMo Smiles," Universal Production Music
Ryan Fitzgibbons (eMITS/AMA): Producer, Editor, Videographer
Charles Connell (GSFC Intern): Videographer
Jacob Pinter (eMITS/AMA): Interviewee
Katie Konans (eMITS): Interviewee
Video description:
0:00 A man in an orange hoodie walks into a door with a lit On Air sign.
0:02 "Making a Space Podcast" appears on screen.
0:03 A hand working on a soundboard.
0:05 Pan up to a dual monitor with a woman working on an audio file.
0:07 The same man puts his finger to his lips in a quiet gesture and walks into a recording booth.
0:10 The lit On Air sign.
0:12 Jacob Pinter, Curious Universe Co-Host appears on screen above the man, seen through the recording booth window. He is wearing headphones and sitting at a professional microphone.
0:19 Katie Konans, Curious Universe Executive Producer appears on screen above the woman, talking to the camera.
0:25 A computer monitor with audio waveforms on screen.
0:26 The camera pans up from the screen to the recording booth window. A cutout picture of Charlie Blackwell-Thompson, Launch Director, NASA Kennedy Space Center slides on screen, along with her name and title.
0:30 Wider shot of the computer screens and recording booth window.
0:35 An even wider shot of the whole room, including the full recording booth and sound board.
0:40 Katie Konans talking on the top half of the screen. On the bottom, a screen recording scrolling through Curious Universe episodes.
0:45 Astrophysicist Dr. Ron Gamble talking at a table in a TV studio. Text reads "The Mind-Bending Math Inside Black Holes, Season 8, Episode 4."
0:47 Jacob in the same TV studio talking into a Curious Universe microphone.
0:48 Wider shot of Ron in the studio.
0:53 Pan back to Jacob.
0:54 Pan around the studio on a different shot, from Katie looking at a video camera to Jacob talking directly into the camera.
1:04 Graphic art of a Sun with the Curious Universe logo. Text reads "How to Experience a Total Solar Eclipse, Season 7, Episode 3."
1:05 Audio waveforms form a circle around the Sun. "Voice of Padi Boyd, Curious Universe Co-Host" appears on screen.
1:12 A picture of Christian Elliott, Curious Universe Producer, interviewing someone with a long microphone on a sunny day. His name and title appear above him.
1:15 Another picture of Christian interviewing someone, this time in front of a tent.
1:19 Katie talking in the recording room.
1:22 Picture of a group of people looking up at the sky wearing eclipse glasses. Christian is among them holding a microphone.
1:25 Picture of Christian smiling over his shoulder in front of a crowd.
1:27 Jacob through the recording booth window.
1:38 Jacob exiting the recording booth, carrying a laptop.
1:40 Pan to Katie behind the computer screens.
NASA's Curious Universe podcast team gives us a behind-the-scenes look at recording an interview with Artemis launch director Charlie Blackwell-Thompson for an upcoming episode.
Music: "Popcorn Synth Manoeuvre," "SloMo Smiles," Universal Production Music
Ryan Fitzgibbons (eMITS/AMA): Producer, Editor, Videographer
Charles Connell (GSFC Intern): Videographer
Jacob Pinter (eMITS/AMA): Interviewee
Katie Konans (eMITS): Interviewee
Video description:
0:00 A man in an orange hoodie walks into a door with a lit On Air sign.
0:02 "Making a Space Podcast" appears on screen.
0:03 A hand working on a soundboard.
0:05 Pan up to a dual monitor with a woman working on an audio file.
0:07 The same man puts his finger to his lips in a quiet gesture and walks into a recording booth.
0:10 The lit On Air sign.
0:12 Jacob Pinter, Curious Universe Co-Host appears on screen above the man, seen through the recording booth window. He is wearing headphones and sitting at a professional microphone.
0:19 Katie Konans, Curious Universe Executive Producer appears on screen above the woman, talking to the camera.
0:25 A computer monitor with audio waveforms on screen.
0:26 The camera pans up from the screen to the recording booth window. A cutout picture of Charlie Blackwell-Thompson, Launch Director, NASA Kennedy Space Center slides on screen, along with her name and title.
0:30 Wider shot of the computer screens and recording booth window.
0:35 An even wider shot of the whole room, including the full recording booth and sound board.
0:40 Katie Konans talking on the top half of the screen. On the bottom, a screen recording scrolling through Curious Universe episodes.
0:45 Astrophysicist Dr. Ron Gamble talking at a table in a TV studio. Text reads "The Mind-Bending Math Inside Black Holes, Season 8, Episode 4."
0:47 Jacob in the same TV studio talking into a Curious Universe microphone.
0:48 Wider shot of Ron in the studio.
0:53 Pan back to Jacob.
0:54 Pan around the studio on a different shot, from Katie looking at a video camera to Jacob talking directly into the camera.
1:04 Graphic art of a Sun with the Curious Universe logo. Text reads "How to Experience a Total Solar Eclipse, Season 7, Episode 3."
1:05 Audio waveforms form a circle around the Sun. "Voice of Padi Boyd, Curious Universe Co-Host" appears on screen.
1:12 A picture of Christian Elliott, Curious Universe Producer, interviewing someone with a long microphone on a sunny day. His name and title appear above him.
1:15 Another picture of Christian interviewing someone, this time in front of a tent.
1:19 Katie talking in the recording room.
1:22 Picture of a group of people looking up at the sky wearing eclipse glasses. Christian is among them holding a microphone.
1:25 Picture of Christian smiling over his shoulder in front of a crowd.
1:27 Jacob through the recording booth window.
1:38 Jacob exiting the recording booth, carrying a laptop.
1:40 Pan to Katie behind the computer screens.
