9 Days in July

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Nine Days in July is a new podcast documentary series that explores each of the nine days of the Apollo 11 Mission, day by day, in nine 60-minute-long episodes. While telling the story of the mission to the moon as it occurs, we also spin back, and spin out, into stories about Armstrong, Aldrin, and Collins, NASA, the Space Race, and the history of the world-at-large during those 9 Days in July.

EPISODE 1

July 16, 1969 / “We Have Liftoff!”

You think you know this story, but you don’t. As Apollo 11 prepares to launch into the history books, we wake with the astronauts and won’t leave their side until their course is set for the Moon. Take a ride with us on the tallest, heaviest, and most powerful rocket ever created—the Saturn V. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

43 min
EPISODE 2

July 17, 1969 / The Dream Team

During the crew’s first full day in space, we jump back in time to learn who Neil, Buzz, and Michael are, and exactly what happened in their lives to put them in the Moon’s crosshairs. It’s not nearly as straightforward as you might think. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

43 min
EPISODE 3

July 18, 1969 / “Hungry Kids Can’t Eat Moon Rocks”

The Apollo Program was the result of hundreds of companies, tens of thousands of workers, and billions of dollars. On Apollo 11’s last day in space before reaching the Moon, we look at how America built Apollo, and why, believe it or not, most Americans did not want us to go to the Moon. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

48 min
EPISODE 4

July 19, 1969 / “Happy, Proud, and Thrilled”

As Apollo 11 undertakes a series of intricate maneuvers to get into orbit around the Moon, we look at how the Apollo astronauts and the flight controllers in Mission Control trained for the Moon, and the painful toll their jobs—and the withering media spotlight—took on their families. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

41 min
EPISODE 5

July 20, 1969 / “The Eagle Has Landed!”

Today is the day humans attempt to change history by stepping foot on another world. However, a series of cascading crises during the lunar descent very nearly force the crew of Apollo 11 to abort the mission and return home. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

48 min
EPISODE 6

July 21, 1969 / Lunatics

The Lunar Module is crippled, and its ability to get off the Moon is in doubt. We also examine how the Moon has captured the human imagination from the beginning of time, first as a source of spiritual influence and veneration, and later as an object of profound scientific curiosity. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

43 min
EPISODE 7

July 22, 1969 / The Eagle and The Bear

As Apollo 11 races back home, we give you a front row seat to an epic showdown between the United States and the Soviet Union, as they use the Space Race to wage the Cold War. One thing will become abundantly clear—America wouldn’t have beaten the Russians without a lot of help from the Nazis. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

48 min
EPISODE 8

July 23, 1969 / The Dark Side of the Moon

The crew of Apollo 11 are nearly home. As they spend their last full day in space, we jump into the future to see how Neil, Buzz, and Michael’s experience on the Moon irrevocably changes their lives. For one crew-member, in particular, walking on the Moon very nearly destroyed him. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

49 min
EPISODE 9

July 24, 1969 / Red Planet or Bust!

Apollo 11 rides a fireball back through Earth’s atmosphere before splashing down in the Pacific Ocean. Why, after forever changing the course of human history, did we stop going to the Moon, and what, 50 years later, is NASA and the private sector planning for humanity’s next giant leap? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

54 min

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290 Ratings

Humans are slobs!

04/29/2022

Tootm2010

What is it with the human race that insists on leaving “Junk” everywhere we go??! They just drop all the stuff they no longer needed on the moon’s surface!! Sorry, but space would be better off without the human race throwing all the junk out in it come to think of it, so would this planet…
Factual, emotional, inspirational

07/25/2020

jangosgirl

Growing up my mom was always into the space program. I had a casual interest so I decided to listen to this podcast and I’m really glad I did. The narrator really connects past and present. You feel so connected to the story of NASA and the astronauts. I wish more of history could be shared like this. Five stars.
Appropriately Dramatic

07/17/2020

JimDesautels

It’s easy to forget that landing on the moon, or even making it to the moon, was never a certainty. We take that for granted in the 21st century. I look forward to re-listening to the series every July.
Gripping and informative.

04/10/2020

Wicket03022011

I’ve always had an average fascination with space and space exploration, but this podcast has me googling for extra information or to look up images, etc. While some reviews say the narration is “over-hyped” or “sensationalist”, I would say it’s immersive and entertaining. I can’t say for sure I would be listening to this whole podcast if there wasn’t an entertainment factor to the education. Also, while other reviews have noted false information here and there, which is potentially true, don’t let that overshadow the clearly extensive research effort that went into this. As for including political commentary, you don’t have to agree with it to see its relevance, so I don’t get the impulse to complain and give 1-2 star reviews based on that alone. I’m loving this podcast.

Nine Days in July is a new podcast documentary series that explores each of the nine days of the Apollo 11 Mission, day by day, in nine 60-minute-long episodes. While telling the story of the mission to the moon as it occurs, we also spin back, and spin out, into stories about Armstrong, Aldrin, and Collins, NASA, the Space Race, and the history of the world-at-large during those 9 Days in July.

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iHeartPodcasts
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13
Seasons

1
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Clean
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