Ep. 200: The Lost Cosmonaut Revisited

It's our 200th episode!!! And we are throwing it back to where it all began, but with better audio, and more thorough research. This week, Hannah re-tells Katy the story of the Lost Cosmonaut, and all the deep, dark, terrible things that happened within the Soviet (and US) Space Program. The girls talk about the ethics of putting dogs in space (spoiler: it's not ethical and should never be done), horrific ways to die (ie, burned alive), not so bad ways to die (ie, exposed to the vacuum of space), and the likelihood of two Italian brothers uncovering the darkest, and most deeply kept secret in Soviet Russia. The first time we covered this topic, we were little baby podcasters stumbling through our 7th episode with what turned out to be faulty audio; this time around, we're "seasoned" podcasters making our 200th episode, still trying to figure out the whole audio thing, and trying to keep the food noises to a minimum. Basically, we're professionals. Pour your drinks, get a celebratory snack (we chose chocolate/peanut butter cookies, and peanuts), and join us for this astronomical Conspiracy Theory! Sources: https://time.com/5627637/nasa-nazi-von-braun/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valentina_Tereshkovahttps://web.archive.org/web/20180909185636/http://fly.historicwings.com/2012/06/first-woman-in-space/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sally_Ridehttps://web.archive.org/web/20060220234602/http://www.space.com/news/laika_anniversary_991103.htmlhttps://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/sp-4408.pdf?emrc=797dd2https://web.archive.org/web/20050109091102/http://www.astronautix.com/astros/ilyushin.htmhttps://www.vice.com/en/article/aeeyep/when-soyuz-1-fell-to-earthhttps://www.nasa.gov/history/50-years-ago-remembering-the-crew-of-soyuz-11/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soyuz_11#Missionhttps://www.vice.com/en/article/qjd5dm/judica-cordiglia-brothers-were-eavesdropping-soviet-space-radio-transmissions-cries-for-help-mysteryhttps://web.archive.org/web/20130403150442/http://www.forteantimes.com/features/articles/1302/lost_in_space.htmlhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fallen_AstronautSupport the showFollow us @thetaleswetellpodcast on Facebook and Instagram, or thetaleswetellpodcast.comSupport us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/join/thetaleswetellpodcast?Click here for merch!