In the Media
I regularly speak with journalists, broadcasters, podcasters, and documentary producers about human spaceflight, religion, awe, pilgrimage, cultural responses to exploration, and the ways people make meaning in extreme environments.
At Spaceport America.
Featured & Recent
August 2026
MIT Technology Review — “The Role of the Astronaut Is in Flux.”
Review essay by Becky Ferreira featuring The Ultraview Effect alongside two other new books on human spaceflight, with an interview about exploration, pilgrimage, astronaut experience, and the ultraview effect.
August 2026
Space.com — “Why Do We Care So Much That Pluto Isn’t a Planet?”
Provided expert commentary to Stefanie Waldek.
July 2026
Newsweek — “NASA Says It’s Working Toward Making Life on the Moon a Reality.”
Provided expert commentary to Sue Kim.
April 2026
WOOD-TV News 8 — Artemis II launch and return coverage.
Appeared live before the mission and again after its return to discuss the flight, its cultural significance, and the astronauts’ experiences.
October 2025
Space.com — “The 'ultraview effect': What happens when we bring human spirituality to outer space?”
Interviewed by Jessica Rendall about spirituality, astronauts, and the ultraview effect.
June 2024
BBC — “Why humans are drawn to the ends of the Earth.”
Interviewed by Larry Bleiberg about extreme travel, pilgrimage, and human attraction to remote places.
Media conversations often let me connect anthropology to moments already unfolding in public: a Moon mission, a commercial spaceflight, a new image of the universe, or a debate about what humans should carry with them beyond Earth.
Selected Print & Online Coverage
2026
Rorotoko — three-part micro-interview on The Ultraview Effect: “In a Nutshell,” “The Wide Angle,” and “A Close-Up.”
January 2024
The Washington Post — coverage of planned lunar memorials and human remains in space.
Interviewed by Kelsey Ables.
March 2023
Associated Press — “Why the religious fast for Ramadan, Lent and other holy days.”
Interviewed by Luis Henao for an internationally distributed story.
February 2023
Big Think — “Space travel will radically change human psychology and spirituality.”
Interviewed about the overview effect, the ultraview effect, and astronaut experience.
2023
The Atlantic — “Seeing Earth From Space Will Change You. The question is how.”
Interviewed by Marina Koren about Christian influences on and interpretations of space exploration.
October 2022
AFAR — “The Promise and Peril of Space Tourism.”
Interviewed by Jessica Camille Aguirre.
August 2018
The Atlantic — “Mike Pence’s Outer-Space Gospel.”
Interviewed by Marina Koren about religious language in American space politics and the U.S. space program.
Selected Radio & Podcast Appearances
July 2026
Star Warsologies — “Awe in Star Wars.”
Conversation with Melissa Miller and James Floyd about awe, religion, and The Ultraview Effect.
June 2026
The Space Show
Interviewed by David Livingston about The Ultraview Effect.
June 2026
Light on Light Through — episode 420.
Interviewed by Paul Levinson about The Ultraview Effect.
July 2024
BBC Radio 4, Sideways — “Life on Mars” and “With the Gods.”
Interviewed for two episodes exploring human beliefs, imagination, and life beyond Earth.
August 2022
BBC Radio Ulster, Sunday Sequence — “Returning to the Moon.”
Panel discussion on the cultural and religious dimensions of renewed lunar exploration.
October 2020
The Space Show — Overview Effect and Ultraview Effect.
Selected Television Appearances
April 10, 2026
WOOD-TV News 8 — live discussion of Artemis II’s return and splashdown.
April 1, 2026
WOOD-TV News 8 — live discussion ahead of the Artemis II launch.
June 2023
ABC 7 Chicago — interview for coverage of the Titan submersible loss and the Explorers Club.
July 2022
PBS, Behind the Wings — “Early Space Exploration.”
Featured in a segment on the personal impact of the overview effect.
Earlier Highlights
November 2020
The Wall Street Journal — “World's Explorers, Hemmed in by Pandemic, Offer Tips for Coping With Lockdown.”
October 2007
El Mundo — “Todo listo para el Ramadán cósmico.”
Interviewed about Muslim astronauts, religious belief, and ritual in space.
June 2007
Jeopardy!
Appeared nationally as a contestant and finished in second place.
November 2004
Associated Press — “Outdoor Shrine Inspires Worshippers.”
Interviewed about pilgrimage to the Cross in the Woods shrine in Indian River, Michigan.
This is a selected list. My complete CV includes additional newspaper, magazine, radio, podcast, television, and journal interviews.