The Vatican Observatory Podcast

The Vatican Observatory is one of the oldest and most accomplished observatories in the world… which surprises people who have limited understanding of Church and science. In this podcast, you’ll hear from Vatican astronomers and their accomplished special guests as they explore the wonder of God’s surprising universe.

The Vatican Observatory Podcast is a science podcast hosted by Vatican Observatory, with 27 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Vatican Observatory hosts The Vatican Observatory Podcast, a science show with 27 episodes published.

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  Episode #3

  Eclectic Astronomer - A Chat With Cliff Stoll

  Oct 29, 202552 minS5

  <p>Br. Guy Consolmagno chats with Cliff Stoll - astronomer, teacher and author of the book The Cuckoo’s Egg, which tells the story of how he tracked down a group of German hackers working for the Soviet KGB in 1986. Cliff is also a long-time buddy of Br. Guy.<br/><br/><b>Co-Hosts:<br/>Br. Guy Consolmagno SJ</b>: Director of Vatican Observatory and President of the Vatican Observatory Foundation.<br/><b>Bob Trembley</b>: Factotum for the Vatican Observatory Foundation.<br/><br/><b>Guest:</b><br/><b>Cliff Stoll </b>is an astronomer, author, and teacher known for tracking do...

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  Episode #2

  Meet The New Boss!

  Sep 10, 202541 minS5

  <p>Br. Guy Consolmagno chats with Rev. Richard A. D'Souza - the incoming Director of the Vatican Observatory! He takes the reins from Br. Guy on September 19, 2025.<br/><br/><b>Co-Hosts:<br/>Br. Guy Consolmagno SJ</b>: Director of Vatican Observatory and President of the Vatican Observatory Foundation.<br/><b>Bob Trembley</b>: Factotum for the Vatican Observatory Foundation.<br/><br/><b>Guest:</b><br/><b>Rev. Richard A. D'Souza, Sj</b> was born in 1978 in Pune, India and hails from Goa, India. His initial school years were spent in Kuwait. From 1990, he moved back to his home state of...

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  Episode #1

  An Anthropologist at the Vatican Observatory

  Mar 28, 202532 minS5

  <p>Br. Guy Consolmagno chats with Dr. Deana L. Weibel - a cultural anthropologist whose work focuses primarily on religion, especially the topics of pilgrimage, sacred space, the mutual influence of scientific and religious ideas on each other, and religion and space exploration. </p><p>She spoke to us on those topics… and science fiction movies, as well!<br/><br/><b>Co-Hosts:<br/>Br. Guy Consolmagno SJ</b>: Director of Vatican Observatory and President of the Vatican Observatory Foundation.<br/><b>Bob Trembley</b>: Factotum for the Vatican Observatory Foundation.<br/><br/><b>Guest:</b><br/><b>Dr. Deana L. Wei...

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  Episode #2

  Steeped in Science

  Jun 17, 202447 minS4

  <p>Br. Guy Consolmagno chats with Dr. Michelle Francl about her book  Steeped: The Chemistry of Tea, which explores the chemistry behind different styles of tea. The book caused quite a stir with various international news agencies - and a virtual firestorm in Britain.<br/><br/>Dr. Francl was also a guest for the Vatican Observatory podcast in Dec. of 2021 with an episode named: A Taste for Heavy Water. <br/><br/><b>Hosts:<br/>Br. Guy Consolmagno SJ</b>: Director of Vatican Observatory and President of the Vatican Observatory Foundation.<br/><b>Bob Trembley</b>: Factotum for the Vatican Observatory F...

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  Episode #1

  Man on a Mission (or two)

  Feb 9, 202430 minS4

  <p>Br. Guy Consolmagno chats with Br. Bob Macke about being a team member of two asteroid missions:  the OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample return mission, and the Lucy mission to the Trojan asteroids.<br/> <br/><b>Hosts:<br/>Br. Guy Consolmagno SJ</b>: Director of Vatican Observatory and President of the Vatican Observatory Foundation.<br/><b>Bob Trembley</b>: Factotum for the Vatican Observatory Foundation.<br/><br/><b>Guest:</b><br/><b>Br. Bob Macke, SJ</b>: Curator of meteorites at the Vatican Observatory<br/><br/>Vatican Observatory website: https://www.vaticanobservatory.org/<br/>Macke Makerspace: https://www.youtube.com/@MackeMakerSpace<b...

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