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Jake Shimabukuro first stunned the world nearly 15 years ago with his amazing ukulele rendition of George Harrison’s ballad “While My Guitar Gently Weeps”, recorded while he sat at Central Park and now has nearly 17 million views on YouTube. Jake is an incredible music artist; in fact Guitar Player magazine called him “the Jimi...The post 137. Jake Shimabukuro – Rockin’ the Ukulele appeared first on 15 Minutes With Chuck - podcast.Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREEDisclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the show

 We continue our series with countries around the world in this episode as we feature the European Space Agency (ESA). Joining us for this interview is Günther Hasinger, the director of science for ESA. Günther was born in Germany and earned his PhD in astronomy, later becoming a professor, researcher and author. He is...The post 136. ESA – Solar Orbiter, ExoMars & more appeared first on 15 Minutes With Chuck - podcast.Support the show

Interview with Jane Wiedlin about the Go-Go’s New Song Club Zero & Showtime Documentary As the first multi-platinum-selling, all-female band to play their own instruments, write their own songs, and soar to Number 1 on the album charts, the Go-Go’s are the most successful female rock band of all times. Band member Jane Wiedlin has...The post 135. THE GO-GO’S – Jane Wiedlin talks Club Zero, punk rock, Star Trek & Showtime documentary appeared first on 15 Minutes With Chuck - podcast.Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREEDisclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the show

Hannah Baiardi advocates for youth in her new single, “What will our children say?” In this episode we interview Hannah Baiardi, a jazz/soul crossover composer and musician. She first discovered her talent for piano and songwriting at when she was just three-years-old! Hannah later studied jazz in college, releasing her first EP in 2018. Most...The post 134. HANNAH BAIARDI – Jazz/Soul crossover composer & musician appeared first on 15 Minutes With Chuck - podcast.Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREEDisclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the show

We continue our series with countries around the world in this episode as we feature JAXA, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency. Joining us to discuss JAXA is astronaut Dr. Koichi Wakata. Dr. Wakata has accumulated 347 days in space spanning four missions, setting a record in Japanese human space flight history for the longest stay...The post 133. JAXA – Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency with astronaut Dr. Koichi Wakata appeared first on 15 Minutes With Chuck - podcast.Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREEDisclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the show

In today’s episode we interview Ricky Nye. Ricky was born in Cincinnati and was bitten by the music bug at the age of five. Ricky began his performing career at age twelve with his family’s band, and his musical journeys on piano, organ & accordion have taken him through jazz (with internationally acclaimed guitarist Wilbert...The post 132. Ricky Nye – Blues, Boogie Woogie & New Orleans Piano! appeared first on 15 Minutes With Chuck - podcast.Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREEDisclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the show

The United Arab Emirates are just a few days away (July 15, 2020) from launching the Hope Probe to Mars. The Emirates Mars Mission (EMM) – Hope Probe will be the first probe to provide a complete picture of the Martian atmosphere and its layers when it reaches the red planet’s orbit in February 2021....The post 131. Emirates Mars Mission – Hope Probe to study Martian atmosphere appeared first on 15 Minutes With Chuck - podcast.Support the show

The Rocket & Satellite Company, Pakistan’s first private space company Over the next few episodes, we’re embarking on a new space journey; a short series highlighting various countries and their efforts for the future of space exploration. In upcoming episodes we’ll be featuring interviews with JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency), the Canadian Space Agency, and...The post 130. Introducing Pakistan’s first Private Space Company appeared first on 15 Minutes With Chuck - podcast.Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREEDisclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the show

Lost Saints and Liddy Clark are climbing the charts!  Rising country music artists Lost Saints and Liddy Clark join us in this 2-guest special! First we welcome Afton, Chris and Derrick of Lost Saints, who just released their debut single “We Don’t Fight”, an amazing song with heart-wrenching lyrics that are perfectly backed by...The post 129. LOST SAINTS and LIDDY CLARK (2-guest country music special) appeared first on 15 Minutes With Chuck - podcast.Support the show

Mars Helicopter Ingenuity launching July 2020   In this episode J. (Bob) Balaram, Chief Engineer for the Mars helicopter INGENUITY project at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, joins us to discuss the first-ever helicopter designed to fly on Mars. The Mars Helicopter, Ingenuity, is a technology demonstration to test powered flight on another world for the...The post 128. Mars Helicopter INGENUITY with Chief Engineer J. (Bob) Balaram appeared first on 15 Minutes With Chuck - podcast.Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREEDisclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the show

In this episode we interview Graham Russell of Air Supply. Graham Russell, along with Russell Hitchcock, formed Air Supply 45 years ago, and just released their latest album, THE LOST IN LOVE EXPERIENCE, an amazing compilation of their greatest songs performed live, including “The One That You Love”, “Here I am”, “Without You”, “Sweet Dreams”...The post 127. AIR SUPPLY – The Lost in Love Experience – interview with Graham Russell appeared first on 15 Minutes With Chuck - podcast.Support the show

GALAXIES: Inside the Universe’s Star Cities by Dave Eicher is out now! In this episode we first briefly recap the successful launch of SpaceX Crew Dragon Endeavor, with NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley. Then we dive into our conversation with Dave Eicher to talk all about Galaxies! Dave Eicher is one of the...The post 126. GALAXIES: Inside the Universe’s Star Cities – with Dave Eicher appeared first on 15 Minutes With Chuck - podcast.Support the show

SpaceX Crew Demo-2 launching soon, and we’re SO EXCITED! For the first time since 2011, astronauts are set to once again launch from U.S. soil aboard SpaceX Crew Dragon–and we’re SO EXCITED! The SpaceX Crew Demo-2 mission is set to launch from Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 4:33 pm EDT...The post 125. SpaceX Crew Demo-2: Returning Human Spaceflight to the U.S. appeared first on 15 Minutes With Chuck - podcast.Support the show

ULA President & CEO Tory Bruno discusses the new Vulcan Centaur In this episode we welcome Tory Bruno, the president & CEO of United Launch Alliance. Tory joins us by phone to discuss how his interest in model rockets at the age of nine years old let to him pursuing a career in aerospace engineering,...The post 124. TORY BRUNO, CEO of United Launch Alliance discusses Vulcan Centaur appeared first on 15 Minutes With Chuck - podcast.Support the show

Rising country singer & songwriter Savannah Nider Country singer & songwriter Savannah Nider recently released her empowering, inspirational single, “We Are Us”, and the response has been incredible. Her amazing voice has been compared to Carrie Underwood and Trisha Yearwood. Savannah was born & raised in Pawnee City, Nebraska, so she’s a small-town girl with...The post 123. Country singer & songwriter Savannah Nider appeared first on 15 Minutes With Chuck - podcast.Support the show

Sylvia France is the President of OrbitsEdge, Inc., a startup company on Florida’s Space Coast that helps companies collect and process huge amounts of data in space. This amazing company is working to create robust data centers in space–above the cloud, helping to reduce bottlenecks in data processing. Commercializing space needs more than launch capabilities...The post 122. OrbitsEdge – Data Centers in Space! appeared first on 15 Minutes With Chuck - podcast.Support the show

Doug E Doug (Douglas Bourne) has an incredible 30-year career as an actor, comedian, director, producer, and a writer. He is well-known to movie viewers for his starring role as Jamaican bobsledder “Sanka Coffie” in the movie Cool Runnings. Doug recently released his first book, called “The Fall of ’87: A Dope Novel”, a stand-alone...The post 121. DOUG E DOUG – Actor, Writer, Director, Producer & Jamaican Bobsledder! appeared first on 15 Minutes With Chuck - podcast.Support the show

Backstage with Martha Davis of the Motels! In this episode we go backstage with Martha Davis & The Motels before her Valentine’s Day concert where she talks about performing (and her nunchi philosphy for reading the crowd), her upcoming SPACE-themed album called “Escape From Planet Earth”, and how music has always given her an outlet,...The post 120. Backstage with MARTHA DAVIS of The Motels! appeared first on 15 Minutes With Chuck - podcast.Support the show

Free home school ideas from Sam Sorbo & Tracey Tomme! First Sam Sorbo–actress, model, filmmaker, radio host, home school advocate & more—joins us to discuss Coronavirushomeschooling.com, with free daily lessons plans. Sam offers ideas on how to make homeschooling work for you, plus tips for keeping your family & marriage strong during #staysafeathome.  Sam also...The post 119. Free Home School Options from Sam Sorbo plus daily digital museum content from Tracey Tomme appeared first on 15 Minutes With Chuck - podcast.Support the show

Interview with astronaut Fred Haise, the lunar module pilot of Apollo 13! 50 years ago the world witnessed the amazing story of Apollo 13, launched on April 11, 1970. Two days into the mission, an explosion in one of the oxygen tanks prevented the three astronauts, Commander Jim Lovell, Command Module Pilot Jack Swigert and...The post 118. Apollo 13 – 50 Years Later with Astronaut Fred Haise appeared first on 15 Minutes With Chuck - podcast.Support the show