Bufnagle: the Podcast

Bufnagle

Join us for an entertaining and enlightening discussion of eclectic adventures in the pursuit of all things Good. Gain a better understanding of technology and science, history and philosophy, and leadership and success, all presented in a positive and affirming conversational framework. Big Brain SmartHead™ guests occasionally join the pair to bring actual expert knowledge to the conversation. 

  1. 2D AGO

    Ep 280: Artemis II and Starliner Updates — Why Is This So Difficult?

    America's Favorite Rocket Scientist™ and Big Brain Smart Head™ Bob Luzenski joins Rafe for the second time this month to update the Buf on some interesting activities with Artemis II and Starliner. While Episode 277 was on the Buf pad still waiting to drop, NASA attempted a wet dress rehearsal of the Artemis II mission but was unable to overcome pesky hydrogen problems and now the next set of launch windows that are open will be in April.  Meanwhile, the vehicle will need to be rolled back into the assembly building for more checking and testing and adjusting. Recent NASA press meetings also presented new information concerning 2024's Starliner issues with the potential for astronauts to be "stranded on the space station"; Bob addresses these as well. All in all, Bob gets us up to date on NASA trying to get back to the moon and lays out, again, why this whole rocket science thing is so difficult. NASA's starliner report  #nasa #artemis #starliner #strandedinspace #hydrogenfuel #hydrogenleak #refueling #rollback #afrs #bbsm #bufnagle #rocketscience #gettingitright #spacestation #engineering #seektheGood  ***** As always, you can reach the Buf at bufnagle@bufnagle.com ***** As you know, this is an independent podcast so your hosts also carry all the expenses of running this podcast. As such, some of you have asked how you can help out. Well, here's the answer: support us on Buy Me a Coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/bufnagle On this page, you can do a really nice thing like send us a couple dollars to help cover the cost of recording and hosting and microphones and research and all that. Any little bit really helps! Thank you in advance!!!

    48 min

  2. FEB 17

    Ep 279: Mardi Gras, Mob Football, Pancakes, and Shriving (A Buf Lenten Classic Re-drop)

    Springtime brings Lent and with it come all the wonderful and wacky ways people prep for 40 days of preparation.  In this fan favorite from 2023, Harry and Rafe discuss Shrove Tuesday traditions and how they bring us to understanding the balance between feasting and fasting and staying in the the middle of the highway of virtue. #shrovetuesday #shrove #shrive #shriven #shriving #lent #pancakeday #mobfootball #royalshrovetidefootball #liberalkansas #olneyengland #ashwednesday #goodfriday #holyweek #easter #nameddays #fishfries #fattuesday #sugaronpancakes #neworleanslouisiana #riodejaneiro #virtue #thelottery #yellowwallpaper #prayer #fasting #almsgiving #chesterton #feastingandfasting #balance #bothextremes ***** As always, you can reach the Buf at bufnagle@bufnagle.com ***** As you know, this is an independent podcast so your hosts also carry all the expenses of running this podcast. As such, some of you have asked how you can help out. Well, here's the answer: support us on Buy Me a Coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/bufnagle On this page, you can do a really nice thing like send us a couple dollars to help cover the cost of recording and hosting and microphones and research and all that. Any little bit really helps! Thank you in advance!!!

    38 min

  3. FEB 10

    Ep 278: Romans, Valentines, Eros, Agape, Aquinas, and St. Paul

    Rafe looks forward to (St.) Valentine's Day and what it means from the Romans' Lupercalia, to multiple Saints (and a pope) Valentine, to shoeboxes with pink construction paper, to candy hearts, to philia, eros, and agape, to feelings and choices, to others as others, to St. Paul and the Corinthians (not those who made the famed Corinthian leather), to patience, kindness, bearing, believing, hoping, and enduring, to agape leading to eros, and to our ultimate desire to return to God.   Happy St. Valentine's Day on February 14th! ***** As always, you can reach the Buf at bufnagle@bufnagle.com ***** As you know, this is an independent podcast so your hosts also carry all the expenses of running this podcast. As such, some of you have asked how you can help out. Well, here's the answer: support us on Buy Me a Coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/bufnagle On this page, you can do a really nice thing like send us a couple dollars to help cover the cost of recording and hosting and microphones and research and all that. Any little bit really helps! Thank you in advance!!!

    36 min

  4. FEB 3

    Ep 277: NASA Remembrances and New Hopes — AFRS™ BBSH™ Bob Luzenski on the Impending Artemis II Launch

    America's Favorite Rocket Scientist™ and Big Brain Smart Head™ Bob Luzenski joins Rafe to discuss NASA's official remembrances during this time of year and hopes and aspirations for the upcoming Artemis II launch.   After some solemn discussions of the fallen astronauts from the Apollo 1 fire of 1967, the Challenger accident of 1986, and the Columbia accident of 2003, discussion turns to the Artemis project to return people to the moon.  Artemis II has half-a-dozen open launch windows over the next several months and NASA is planning some aggressive space flight tests with this next launch to set the stage for a human footprints again on the lunar surface in the next couple of years.  Bob details the plans for the mission while providing needed context to what happened in the late 1960s with the Apollo flights. Post-production note:  Bob mentions in this episode a previous Buf episode in which we discussed his witnessing the Challenger disaster of 1986.  That episode is Episode 19, "Slipping the Surly Bonds of Earth", originally released January 26, 2021; it can be found in the list of previous episodes of the Buf. ***** As always, you can reach the Buf at bufnagle@bufnagle.com ***** As you know, this is an independent podcast so your hosts also carry all the expenses of running this podcast. As such, some of you have asked how you can help out. Well, here's the answer: support us on Buy Me a Coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/bufnagle On this page, you can do a really nice thing like send us a couple dollars to help cover the cost of recording and hosting and microphones and research and all that. Any little bit really helps! Thank you in advance!!!

    46 min

  5. JAN 27

    Ep 276: Candlemas, Groundhogs, Springtime, and Finding Pearls

    Rafe discusses the Feast of Candlemas, the use of animals in the prediction in the timing of Spring, and the underlying themes of the movie Groundhog Day. ***** As always, you can reach the Buf at bufnagle@bufnagle.com ***** As you know, this is an independent podcast so your hosts also carry all the expenses of running this podcast. As such, some of you have asked how you can help out. Well, here's the answer: support us on Buy Me a Coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/bufnagle On this page, you can do a really nice thing like send us a couple dollars to help cover the cost of recording and hosting and microphones and research and all that. Any little bit really helps! Thank you in advance!!!

    34 min

  6. JAN 20

    Ep 275: The Science of Foam — BBSH™ Derek Hales Joins the Buf to Discuss Mattresses and Sleep

    The Buf welcomes Big Brain Smart Head™ Derek Hales, founder of naplab.com, to discuss the nature of mattresses, what they are made of, how they are tested, what they should cost, how they impact your sleep, and much much more.   How much should you pay for your next mattress?  Learn how to get that answer for a man at the forefront of mattress testing! To find out how your mattress tested out, go to Derek's company's website at https://naplab.com ***** As always, you can reach the Buf at bufnagle@bufnagle.com ***** As you know, this is an independent podcast so your hosts also carry all the expenses of running this podcast. As such, some of you have asked how you can help out. Well, here's the answer: support us on Buy Me a Coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/bufnagle On this page, you can do a really nice thing like send us a couple dollars to help cover the cost of recording and hosting and microphones and research and all that. Any little bit really helps! Thank you in advance!!!

    44 min

  7. JAN 13

    Ep 274: Ellipses, Rotations, and the Equation of Time

    Rafe discusses the impact of (1) the earth's elliptical orbit and (2) the tilt of the axis of the earth's axis of rotation on setting clocks.  It turns out that even though the earth is spinning at the same rate, the length of a day varys considerably over the course of a year and failure to account for that can lead to errors as big as 15 minutes. Rafe explains why the days are different length due to these two issues and how the Equation of Time allows you to reconcile your shadow-based sundial and the clock on your phone, and encourages you to use permanent marker on your flows when taking astronomical observations, especially if you have carpet. #ellipticalorbit #meansolartime #equationoftime #analemma ***** As always, you can reach the Buf at bufnagle@bufnagle.com ***** As you know, this is an independent podcast so your hosts also carry all the expenses of running this podcast. As such, some of you have asked how you can help out. Well, here's the answer: support us on Buy Me a Coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/bufnagle On this page, you can do a really nice thing like send us a couple dollars to help cover the cost of recording and hosting and microphones and research and all that. Any little bit really helps! Thank you in advance!!!

    37 min

  8. JAN 6

    Ep 273: Stones of Flesh and Blood — The Buf Reviews "The Stones of the Abbey"

    Rafe got a great Christmas gift: the book "The Stones of the Abbey", by Fernand Pouillon.  He's reviewing it for you this week on the Buf. This historical fiction account tells the story of a master building an abbey in Provence in France in the late 1100s.  Through dated journal entries, he tells the story of the beginning of the construction of the Abbey of Le Thoronet in southeastern France. Lessons about concerning masonry and framing and quarrying and smithing and all sorts of things associated with building in the middle ages but most of all, this book is a philosophy text, examining Man's role as a creator in his manifestation as Imago Dei. ***** As always, you can reach the Buf at bufnagle@bufnagle.com ***** As you know, this is an independent podcast so your hosts also carry all the expenses of running this podcast. As such, some of you have asked how you can help out. Well, here's the answer: support us on Buy Me a Coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/bufnagle On this page, you can do a really nice thing like send us a couple dollars to help cover the cost of recording and hosting and microphones and research and all that. Any little bit really helps! Thank you in advance!!!

    38 min
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Join us for an entertaining and enlightening discussion of eclectic adventures in the pursuit of all things Good. Gain a better understanding of technology and science, history and philosophy, and leadership and success, all presented in a positive and affirming conversational framework. Big Brain SmartHead™ guests occasionally join the pair to bring actual expert knowledge to the conversation. 

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  • Creator
    Bufnagle
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2026
  • Episodes
    283
  • Rating
    Clean
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    © 2026 Bufnagle: the Podcast
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