{"podcast":{"title":"The Moonshot Podcast","slug":"the-moonshot-podcast-7228672","podcast_index_feed_id":7228672,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/moonshot","website_url":"https://x.company/","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/5247a22c-f164-11ef-87b1-cf770f1ca75c/image/e676363f8ecbb5f4b7318fff2a44afd2.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"X, The Moonshot Factory","episode_count":31,"summary":"The Moonshot Podcast chronicles the untold stories of innovation - both highs and lows - from inside Google’s Moonshot Factory. In Season 2, Captain of Moonshots Astro Teller sits down with a new crop of moonshot takers exploring the next frontiers in health, biology, computing and more. From energy kites and robotic pants, to sea fuel and digital immune systems, go behind the scenes with the inventors and creators working to turn \"what if\" into what’s next.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-moonshot-podcast-7228672"},"episode":{"title":"Chasing the Wind, Storing the Sun","slug":"chasing-the-wind-storing-the-sun","published_at":"2026-04-08T14:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-moonshot-podcast-7228672/chasing-the-wind-storing-the-sun","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-moonshot-podcast-7228672","url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/IMP5607347626.mp3","audio_url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/IMP5607347626.mp3","summary":"This episode of The Moonshot Podcast explores X's pursuit of radical solutions to drive energy abundance and resilience for humanity. Host Astro Teller is joined by Fort Felker to discuss the untold story of the Makani Moonshot, which sought to harvest wind energy in a radically different, lightweight way, using a tethered, kite-like aircraft. Next, Astro and engineer Raj Apte discusses Project Malta and the idea of creating a \"time shifter for energy,\" exploring innovative ways to store energy until the grid needs it. Hosted by Astro Teller, Captain of Moonshots, The Moonshot Podcast goes behind the scenes with creators and inventors trying to find radical solutions and breakthrough technologies to the world’s biggest problems. These are the untold stories of innovation from 15 years of Alphabet’s Moonshot Factory. The Moonshot Podcast is a Pique Action production for X, The Moonshot Factory, produced in association with Blanchard House. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices","meta_description":"This episode of The Moonshot Podcast explores X's pursuit of radical solutions to drive energy abundance and resilience for humanity. Host Astro Teller is…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2220,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-moonshot-podcast-7228672/episodes/chasing-the-wind-storing-the-sun/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-moonshot-podcast-7228672/chasing-the-wind-storing-the-sun.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}