Stories from Space Passes 5000 Downloads!
Good news, everybody! Stories from Space, the humble ship that launched one year ago (as of last week), has surpassed 5000 downloads – 5,346, to be exact. And since the show first aired, 43 episodes have been released. Doing the math, this works out to about 0.83 episodes a day, 14 downloads a day, and about 124 downloads an episode. Of course, that’s just the averages. Some episodes have done better than others, and the number of downloads has fluctuated over time (though the trend is upward).
It appears that of all the host platforms, Apple Podcasts was the greatest source, accounting for 1,359 downloads (or 26.32% of the total), followed closely behind by Spotify (1,153 downloads; 22.33%). According to the analytics, the following episodes were the ten most popular:
The Great Filter Hypothesis | Guest: Dr. Robin Hanson – 371 viewsThe Alcubierre Warp Drive | Guest: Dr. Harold “Sonny” White – 364 viewsBehind The Scenes At NASA | Guest: Nancy Atkinson – 260 viewsWe’re Going to Mars! – 258 viewsWhere Are All the Aliens? The Transcension Hypothesis – 198 viewsBuilding An Elevator To Space! | Guests: Dr. Peter Swan & Adrian Nixon – 160 viewsWhere Are All the Aliens? The Planetarium Hypothesis – 155 viewsWhat Is The Future Of Space Law? | Guests: Christopher M. Hearsey & Nathan Johnson – 149 viewsGoing Interstellar | Guest: Les Johnson – 140 viewsMarschitecture | Guest: Vera Mulyani – 124 views
According to my publishers at ITSPMagazine, this is a pretty good start. Now if we could just get some sponsorship, we’d be in business! In addition, I’m interested to know what subjects people are interested in and want to know more about. This could be anything from historical tidbits, past & future missions, and general knowledge stuff to concepts in astrophysics and the wild and wonderful world of the truly deep and speculative stuff.
The show is growing, ongoing, and evolving. And I’m hoping interested parties will share their ideas on where it should go. Let me know in the comments!
