The Habitat
The true story of a fake planet. From Gimlet Media, hosted by Lynn Levy.
Gimlet
Show overview
The Habitat has published 2 episodes, alongside 1 trailer or bonus episode during 2018.
Episodes typically run ten to twenty minutes — most land between 10 min and 21 min — though episode length varies meaningfully from one episode to the next. Roughly 50% of episodes carry an explicit flag from the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-language Science show.
The catalogue appears to be on hiatus or wound down — the most recent episode landed 8.1 years ago, with no new episodes in over a year. Published by Gimlet.
From the publisher
On a remote mountain in Hawaii, there's a fake planet Mars. Six volunteers are secluded in an imitation Mars habitat where they will work as imitation astronauts for one very real year. The goal: to help NASA understand what life might be like on the red planet—and plan for the day when the dress rehearsals are over, and we blast off for real. Host Lynn Levy has been chronicling this experiment from the moment the crew set foot in their habitat, communicating with them through audio diaries that detail their discoveries, their frustrations, and their evolving and devolving relationships with each other. From those diaries, Gimlet Media has crafted an addictive serialized documentary: the true story of a fake planet.
Latest Episodes
S1 Ep 1Episode 1: This Is the Way Up
EThe crew leaves Earth behind. The Habitat is a production of Gimlet Media. It’s produced by Lynn Levy, Peter Bresnan, and Megan Tan. Our editors are Alex Blumberg, Jorge Just, Caitlin Kenney, and Blythe Terrell. Music, sound design, and mixing by Haley Shaw. Music supervision by Matthew Boll. Additional music in this episode by Bobby Lord and Elliot Cole. Our credits music in this episode is performed by Ellen O, and written by David Bowie. Our fact checker is Michelle Harris. Special thanks to Kaitlin Roberts, Alexander Overington, and to Neil Scheibelhut. And a very special thanks to the HI-SEAS crew: Andrzej, Christiane, Cyprien, Carmel, Shey, and Tristan. To find a list of our sponsors and show-related promo codes, go to gimlet.media/OurAdvertisers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Trailer
trailerThe true story of a fake planet. Listen to the entire series starting on Wednesday, April 18th. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices