Tim Dodd is the king of space education, whose Youtube channel "The Everyday Astronaut" has earned him a trip to the moon! In this conversation we nerd out on his upcoming mission, the economies of space, the pros and cons of competition within the industry, rocketry, SpaceX, NASA and much more. We also hear his insights on what it takes to build a successful youtube channel in today's hyper competitive creator environment!

Chapters
00:00:00 - Intro
00:02:08 - From Wedding Photographer to Astronaut
00:04:49 - Dear Moon Mission
00:18:48 - Why Space Exploration is Important
00:36:03 - Competition and Incentives in the Space Industry
00:40:24 - Privatization of Space
00:47:20 - Monopolies in Space
00:52:13 - Militarization of Space
00:54:40 - Light Pollution Trade-offs
00:58:27 - Artemis Accords
01:08:23 - Favorite Rocket Design
01:11:46 - Everyday Astronaut and Youtubing
01:23:34 - Space in 30 Years
01:33:59 - Astro-Awards

Links
♾️ Everyday Astronaut:
https://everydayastronaut.com/
♾️ Everyday Astronaut Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@UC6uKrU_WqJ1R2HMTY3LIx5Q
♾️ Dear Moon Mission:
https://dearmoon.earth/
♾️ Yusaka Maezawa Space Videos
https://www.youtube.com/@YusakuMaezawaTV
♾️ Artemis by Andy Weir
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34928122-artemis
♾️ Cosmic Perspective
https://cosmicperspective.com/
♾️ Astro-Awards
https://everydayastronaut.com/astroawards

♾️ The Win-Win Podcast:
Poker champion Liv Boeree takes to the interview chair to tease apart the complexities of one of the most fundamental parts of human nature: competition. Liv is joined by top philosophers, gamers, artists, technologists, CEOs, scientists, athletes and more to understand how competition manifests in their world, and how to change seemingly win-lose games into Win-Wins.

Watch the previous episode with Joseph Gordon-Levitt here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kcm51luS9J0&t=0s

Credits
♾️ Hosted by Liv Boeree
♾️ Produced & Edited by Raymond Wei
♾️ Audio Mix by Keir Schmidt