{"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":"Underground Potential","slug":"underground-potential","published_at":"2026-05-27T11:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-moonshot-podcast-7228672/underground-potential","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/IMP5854652959.mp3","audio_url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/IMP5854652959.mp3","summary":"In this episode of The Moonshot Podcast we're diving deep—literally!—below the surface to uncover the ground's immense, untapped potential, which could unlock solutions to some of humanity's greatest challenges. Astro sits down with Kathy Hannun from Project Dandelion to explore the breakthrough efficiency of geothermal heat pumps for home heating and cooling. – 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 16 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. If you want to take your own moonshots, we've developed a certificate course with MasterClass on how to take bold ideas and translate them into real world impact. Check it out here: https://www.masterclass.com/certificates/breakthrough-innovation-strategy-from-bold-idea-to-business-impact Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices","meta_description":"In this episode of The Moonshot Podcast we're diving deep—literally!—below the surface to uncover the ground's immense, untapped potential, which could un…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1115,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-moonshot-podcast-7228672/episodes/underground-potential/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/underground-potential.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}