EPISODE 34: Lessons In Thermodynamics Vol 2. How Objects Free-Float
Original Air Date: 5-15-1986
Rebroadcast Date: 6-20-2024
Space is the final frontier– a distant void of endless possibilities poised at the brink of time and timelessness. To be at the center of true equilibrium, to float freely seemingly unaroused by the balancing effects of earth’s universal gravity, was to be reserved by only God. Man has reached the threshold of utility, making the cosmos tangible and obtainable. We invite you on a voyage into the edge of space as we discover the mystifying science of free-floating objects.
Soarin’ (From “Soarin’ Over California”) // Jerry Goldsmith
Glamorous Affair // Otto Sieben – John Fox – Philharmonic Orchestra
Lamentationes Jeremiae Prophetae: Lamentatio III // Czech Philharmonic Chorus Brno – Petr Fiala – Jacobus Gallus
Storybook // Geoff Zanelli – Jon Brion – Peter Rotter – Tim Williams
You Can Fly! You Can Fly! You Can Fly! // Bobby Discoll – Kathryn Beaumont – Paul Collins – The Jud Conlon Chorus – Tommy Luske
One For The Road, Two For The Vast Cold Vacuum Of Space* // Neat Beats
Papillon (On The Wings Of The Butterfly) // David Arkenstone – Deborah Hanks – Eric Segnitz – Gloria Hays – Helen Reich – Jerome Franke – Kostia – Mike Giacobassi – Nancy Rumbel – Paul Gmeinder – Robert Hanford – Tena Hess – The Milwaukee Jewish Day School Choir – Tim Klabunde
Le Départ* // L’Impératrice
Test Track (From “Test Track”) // Paul Leonard-Morgan – George Wilkins
Haunted // Laura Les
Los Angeles // Maiah Manser – Robotaki
Define Dancing // Thomas Newman
Exploration // Bruno Coulais – Hungarian Symphony Orchestra Budapest – Hélène Breschand – Laurent Petitgirad – Mathilde Pellegrini
Pleasure Line // Video Age
In The Valleys // Monster Rally – Ted Feighan
La Vie Est Belle // La Belle Vie – Elie Eyraud – Enki Mounier-Méric – Julie Maisonneuve – Roman Desroches-Daudel – Simon-Gaspar Côte
Never Let You Go // Hilary Duff – Matthew Koma – RAC
Weekend Friend // Goth Babe
Turn Away // Automatic – Halle Saxon Gaines – Isabella Glaudini – Lola Dompé
Floatin’ // Cool Company – Nic Hanson
Video Game Characters* // Neat Beats
Redwood Tree // Jamie Drake
Let’s B Goblins! // Ratwyfe
Pahari // Jai Uttal
Odyssée* // L’Impératrice
Origami Space Ship* // Neat Beats
Blushing // Video Age
Mrs Magic // Strawberry Guy
Goodnight Dear Void // George Fenton
Clair De Lune // Daniel Olsén – Claude Debussy
Honeybee // Connie Converse
Photosynesthesia // Louie Zong
GRABBITY* // JAZZ HUNKS
Down To Earth // Peter Gabriel – Soweto Gospel Choir – Thomas Newman
Another Part Of Me // Michael Jackson
Lazy Nina // Greg Phillinganes – Donald Fagen
* – Contributed by viewers like you; Thank You
References
“Station Tour: Harmony, Tranquility, Unity.” YouTube, YouTube, 20 Nov. 2012, www.youtube.com/watch?v=tBVUTFPate0&list=PL4a3wFTZ3_z9PdNU_GYWGep10pnAlwuXe&index=147.
“A Day in the Life of an Astronaut.” YouTube, YouTube, 22 May 2021, www.youtube.com/watch?v=_O7JAdra26I&list=PL4a3wFTZ3_z9PdNU_GYWGep10pnAlwuXe&index=145.
“Why Do Astronauts Float in Space?” YouTube, YouTube, 16 Dec. 2019, www.youtube.com/watch?v=wfm-qvaTh-4&list=PL4a3wFTZ3_z9PdNU_GYWGep10pnAlwuXe&index=149.
“Astronaut Demonstrates How a Space Suit Works.” YouTube, YouTube, 3 June 2022, www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPNWfpk85w0&list=PL4a3wFTZ3_z9PdNU_GYWGep10pnAlwuXe&index=151.
“The stars don’t look bigger, but they do look brighter” ~ Sally Ride
