{"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":"Trash to Treasure","slug":"trash-to-treasure","published_at":"2025-04-14T07:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-moonshot-podcast-7228672/trash-to-treasure","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/IMP3241706277.mp3?updated=1759415494","audio_url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/IMP3241706277.mp3?updated=1759415494","summary":"What if waste wasn’t the end of the story – but the start of something new? In this episode of The Moonshot Podcast, we explore Delta, a Moonshot to help feed the millions of Americans facing food insecurity, and X’s Moonshot for Circularity which is working to design waste systems that are more resilient, more adaptable, and more intelligent from the outset. This isn’t just about cleaning up – it’s about building a world where nothing useful gets thrown away. Hosted by Astro Teller, Captain of Moonshots, The Moonshot Podcast goes behind the scenes with the engineers and inventors using breakthrough technologies to try to find radical solutions to the world’s biggest problems. These are the untold stories from 15 years of Google’s innovation lab. Thank you to Emily Ma, Mark Mollenkopf, Rey Banatao, Emma Lingle and Chef Monet for featuring in this episode. The Moonshot Podcast is a Blanchard House production for X, the moonshot factory. It’s produced by Ellie Sans and Sophie Eastaugh. Original music by Louis Nanke-Mannell and Daniel Lloyd-Evans. Sound design and mix engineering by Toby Matimong. The executive producers are Amica Sciortino Nowlan and Rebecca Maxted. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices","meta_description":"What if waste wasn’t the end of the story – but the start of something new? In this episode of The Moonshot Podcast, we explore Delta, a Moonshot to help…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3239,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-moonshot-podcast-7228672/episodes/trash-to-treasure/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/trash-to-treasure.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}