FULL EPISODE: Record Breaking Asteroid - January 9, 2026

Astrobiologist Sarah Rugheimer covers space news with stories: Vera C. Rubin Observatory discovers enormous, record-breaking asteroid; and Astronomers are on 'Cloud 9' with a new, starless gas cloud. (⁠⁠⁠Find Sarah's Audible Original Searching for Extraterrestrial Life here⁠⁠⁠.) Physics and astronomy professor Daniel Oblak explains how we emit a visible light that vanishes when we die. Science writer Rachael Funnell gives the scoop on why our pets eat grass. John Hawkins from The Canberra School of Government proposes that we can learn economics from Star Trek. Experimental psychology researcher ⁠⁠Madison Williams reveals how teledildonics are changing the way we have sex with Internet-enabled orgasms. David has a weird fixation with Avatar. Timothy Schultz – host of podcast Lottery, Dreams, and Fortune – describes what it was really like to win a $28M lottery jackpot at age 21 while working at a gas station. Communication professor Lindsay Duede details how adults with ADHD crave more relationship support but often feel shortchanged. Segments: (00:00) Introduction (01:08) Sarah Rugheimer (10:00) Daniel Oblak (20:00) Rachael Funnell (30:00) John Hawkins (39:50) Madison Williams (49:50) Timothy Schultz pt. 1 (59:50) Timothy Schultz pt. 2 (1:09:50) Lindsay Duede (1:19:07) Sign-off Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices