{"podcast":{"title":"CrashCourse","slug":"crashcourse-8026346","podcast_index_feed_id":8026346,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/crashcourse","website_url":null,"image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/38c08426-a6bd-11f1-91f8-6b6a1069d5d0/image/9eab713ede6dcfbffb186db0005b9dae.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"CrashCourse","episode_count":637,"summary":"At Crash Course, we believe that high-quality educational videos should be available to everyone for free! Subscribe for weekly videos from our current courses! The Crash Course team has produced more than 60 courses on a wide variety of subjects, ranging from the humanities to sciences and so much more! We also recently teamed up with Arizona State University to bring you more courses on the Study Hall channel.Links:Support us on Patreon!: http://patreon.com/crashcourseInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/crashcourseBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/thecrashcourse.bsky.socialTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@crashcourseFacebook: http://www.facebook.com/YouTubeCrashCourse","last_synced_at":"2026-09-22T12:17:13.000428+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/crashcourse-8026346"},"episode":{"title":"Life In Our Universe | Crash Course Pods: The Universe #8","slug":"life-in-our-universe-crash-course-pods-the-universe-8","published_at":"2026-09-19T04:54:32+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/crashcourse-8026346/life-in-our-universe-crash-course-pods-the-universe-8","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/crashcourse-8026346","url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/HD4204319752.mp3","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/HD4204319752.mp3","summary":"In this episode, Katie Mack and John Green discuss why life was able to happen. Head to https://policygenius.com/crashcourse to get your free life insurance quotes and see how much you could save.This show is a production of Complexly. If you want to help keep Crash Course free for everyone, forever, you can join our community on Patreon at http://www.patreon.com/crashcourse Chapters0:00 Introduction2:10 The Elements We're Made Of25:25 Our Solar System Forms31:04 Life on Earth41:32 Life on Other Planets55:33 The Human Pursuit of Understanding***Support us for $5/month on Patreon to keep Crash Course free for everyone forever! https://www.patreon.com/crashcourseOr support us directly: https://complexly.com/supportJoin our Crash Course email list to get the latest news and highlights: https://mailchi.mp/crashcourse/emailGet our special Crash Course Educators newsletter: http://eepurl.com/iBgMhYThanks to the following patrons for their generous monthly contributions that help keep Crash Course free for everyone forever:Emily Beazley, Brandon Thomas, Forrest Langseth, oranjeez, Rie Ohta, Jack Hart, UwU, Leah H., David Fanska, Andrew Woods, Ken Davidian, Stephen Akuffo, Toni Miles, Steve Segreto, Kyle & Katherine Callahan, Laurel Stevens, Krystle Young, Burt Humburg, Scott Harrison, Mark & Susan Billian, Alan Bridgeman, Breanna Bosso, Matt Curls, Jennifer Killen, Jon Allen, Sarah & Nathan Catchings, team dorsey, Bernardo Garza, Trevin Beattie, Eric Koslow, Indija-ka Siriwardena, Jason Rostoker, Siobhán, Ken Penttinen, Nathan Taylor, Barrett Nuzum, Les Aker, William McGraw, ClareG, Rizwan Kassim, Constance Urist, Alex Hackman, kelsey warren, Katie Dean, Stephen McCandless, Wai Jack Sin, Ian Dundore, Caleb Weeks, Vaso__Want to find Crash Course elsewhere on the internet?Insta…","meta_description":"In this episode, Katie Mack and John Green discuss why life was able to happen. Head to https://policygenius.com/crashcourse to get your free life insuran…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4167,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/crashcourse-8026346/episodes/life-in-our-universe-crash-course-pods-the-universe-8/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/crashcourse-8026346/life-in-our-universe-crash-course-pods-the-universe-8.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}