The Moonshot Podcast

Astro Teller

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Booking Overview

The Moonshot Podcast profiles radical innovation from inside Google’s Moonshot Factory, with Astro Teller leading deep dives into how “what if” becomes real-world technology. It’s a strong booking vehicle for experts who can speak to moonshot R&D, translating lab breakthroughs into scalable products, and the science behind next-generation systems in health, computing, and energy.

Metrics

Episodes: 31

Frequency: Irregular

Rating: 4.9/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Male

Location: USA

YouTube: 85.3k subscribers

Contact Information

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Host

Astro Teller - Captain of Moonshots and host of The Moonshot Podcast, where he sits down with inventors and creators working on radical breakthrough technologies from inside Google’s Moonshot Factory.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

high
Typical Credentials:  
Leaders/inventors connected to high-impact R&D initiatives, moonshot projects, or breakthrough applied research; frequently people affiliated with major tech research efforts (e.g., internal Moonshot Factory adjacent teams) or well-known public innovators.
Required Achievements:  
Led or created moonshot R&D projects, Founded or co-founded major technology companies or initiatives, Produced notable advances in areas like health tech, energy systems, computing efficiency, or brain-inspired computing, Directed development of research-to-product technologies (e.g., EEG approaches, geothermal heat pump efficiency)

Recent Guest Discussions

Sergey Brin - Origins Of Moonshot Factory Inspiration; Reflections On Favorite Moonshots

Adam Savage - Moonshot Mindset; Systematizing Radical Innovation; How To Drive And Practice Innovation

Kathy Hannun - Geothermal Heat Pumps; Breakthrough Efficiency For Home Heating And Cooling

Obi Felton - Affordable EEG Devices; Detecting/measuring Mental Health Conditions Such As Depression And Anxiety

Sarah Laszlo - Biological Brains (fruit Fly) And How They Could Enable More Energy-efficient Supercomputing

Recent Topics

Innovation, Science, Computing, Biology, Health

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
The Moonshot Podcast
:

The Moonshot Mindset with Adam Savage and Sergey Brin

June 03, 2026

In this final and very special episode of Season Two of The Moonshot Podcast, we're zooming out on what it means to have a Moonshot Mindset, and how The Moonshot Factory has been systematizing radical innovation over the last 16 years. We turn the tables, with Astro interviewed by TESTED host and king of experimental curiosity, Adam Savage, to talk about what innovation is, how you can really drive it, and how we can all be more innovative in our lives. Next, Astro sits down with Google ...

Underground Potential

May 27, 2026

In this episode of The Moonshot Podcast we're diving deep—literally!—below the surface to uncover the ground's immense, untapped potential, which could unlock solutions to some of humanity's greatest challenges. Astro sits down with Kathy Hannun from Project Dandelion to explore the breakthrough efficiency of geothermal heat pumps for home heating and cooling. – Hosted by Astro Teller, Captain of Moonshots, The Moonshot Podcast goes behind the scenes with creators and inventors trying to fin...

Neurons and Networks

May 13, 2026

This episode of The Moonshot Podcast explores what the mind can teach us about technology and how technology can help our minds. First, Astro is joined by Sarah Laszlo from Project Valkyrie to discuss how looking at biological brains, such as that of a fruit fly, might unlock the key to more energy-efficient supercomputing. Next, Astro speaks with Obi Felton who led project Amber, a moonshot that attempted to build a more affordable EEG device that could detect and measure mental health di...

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