This is an absolutely excellent podcast, with a nearly perfect blend of technical detail and pacing from one sub-topic to the next. The interviewer (Markus Voelter) clearly has considerable technical expertise, but does not derail the flow of the interview by showing off; at the same time he asks the right questions to keeps things moving along. I cannot overstate the overall quality of this podcast. I regret to say that I accidentally hit the two star rating while trying to find the place to submit these comments. I then submitted a five star review to make up for that mistake as best I could.

Detailed technical knowledge about complex subjects presented coherently. If I were packing up to join a human colony on another planet I would definitely bring as many episodes of this podcast as I could.

You will learn something meaningful from each episode no matter how much or how little you know about the topic. What I like most about Omega Tau is that it has exposed me to interesting problems in fields that never seemed that interesting to me (how do you build a seal around a piston that weighs 10 million tonnes? Episode 299). There is just the right level of technical depth to make things interesting without being overwhelming. Educational and entertaining!

Podcasts are very thorough, often covering several hours of subject matter. They take you beyond the usual "popular science" podcasts and present material in a more intensive manner. I particularly enjoy the physics podcasts on the Alice Detector at Cern.

Omega Tau goes deep, really deep, into aviation, big science, big engineering and technical occupations. After listening to an Omega Tau episode, you are now a casual expert on the topic. And there is no holding back on the technical content, things that are abstract Markus has his guests explain, so the listener really understands why things are designed the way they are. Even episodes that I think I will not be interested in I find entertaining and educational because of the great interviewing style and technical depth.

I haven’t found a more interesting technical podcast. I love the interviews related to fusion power, plasma physics, and superconductors. Thanks for doing episodes in english and keep up the good work!

Very interesting podcast. It is a bit technical - but as just an enthusiast and not an engineer or scientist I have found everything to be quite understandable. Definitely will take your nerd grade to the next level!

If you have any interest in aviation, space, science, or other hard technical topics, Markus's podcast is an amazing resource. I especially enjoy the aviation episodes but all of them have something to learn. I highly recommend this podcast if Markus covers any topic that you might be interested in.

If you've ever been frustrated science "journalism" where the interviewer asks only the most facile, pop-culture type questions (eg asking an LHC scientist about whether it's going to make a black hole, or a NASA scientist about whether they like SpaceX), then this is the podcast for you. Markus asks deep technical questions of extremely smart people, prompting incredibly informative discussions which never fail to delight (and edify). Do yourself a favor and start listening today.

This has become my favorite podcast. The interviews are on a wide range of interesting subjects, the interviewer is great (he asks intelligent questions, and unlike many others, he lets the interviewee talk and doesn't keep interrupting), and the long format allows for much more depth than most podcasts achieve.