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Welcome to “Your Online Coffee Break” podcast with episodes that inspire, educate and entertain with your host Chuck Fields.
Join us each week as we interview amazing go-getters around (and above) the world on a variety of topics that include sci-fi, new music, space, science, business tips, self-improvement tips, and much more–all in bite-sized episodes.
Dr. Eugene Parker – The Mysteries of the Sun & NASA's Parker Solar Probe
Dr. Eugene Parker is the solar astrophysicist who developed the theory of the supersonic solar wind and predicted the Parker spiral...
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From Coffee Shop to Space Station – Death Wish Coffee
The amazing story of Death Wish Coffee – how it went from the basement to Space. In this episode, we speak...
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How Artificial Intelligence is Changing the World – Bret Greenstein, IBM's Global VP for Watson IoT Offerings
Artificial Intelligence (AI), IoT, Machine Learning & IBM’s Watson are changing the world. In this episode, Bret Greenstein, IBM's Global Vice...
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Andy Weir, Bestselling Author of The Martian, Releases Artemis, a story of science and suspense on the Moon
Andy Weir built a two-decade career as a software engineer until the enormous success of his first published novel, The Martian,...
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Mars is Coming! Here's what to expect with Jon Bell, Hallstrom Planetarium Director
The planet Mars is making its closest approach in 15 years during the summer of 2018. Here's what to expect by...
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NASA CRS-15 Behind the Scenes of SpaceX Falcon 9 Resupply Mission to the ISS
Here's a recap of our journey to the launch of SpaceX CRS-15 mission at Cape Canaveral on June 29, 2018, as...
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Dust Storms on Mars, Opportunity Rover Status & the Future of Human Space Exploration – Dr. Jim Rice
The Opportunity Rover, which has been surviving on Mars since January 2004, is struggling for its life during the dust storms...
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The Time Has Come To Go To Mars – Dr. Robert Zubrin, President & Founder of The Mars Society
The Time has come to go to Mars! Dr. Robert Zubrin is the founder and President of the Mars Society, as...
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How to take action now to pursue the life that you want – Jeet Banerjee
In this episode, Jeet Banerjee is going to share with us his tips for how to take action now to pursue...
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Dr. Linda Yueh – What Would the Great Economists Do?
In this episode Dr. Linda Yueh discusses her latest book, “What would the great economists do?” which looks at how we...
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A Journey with John Schneider – AKA “Bo Duke”: Musician, Actor, Filmmaker
John Schneider, who made his television debut in 1978 as Bo Duke on The Dukes of Hazzard then went on to...
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Lost in Space Reboot Review with Alpha Control's Laen August
In this episode (Spoiler Alert!) we review the Netflix reboot of Lost in Space with Laen August, co-host of the Alpha...
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Gary Varvel – Award-winning editorial cartoonist, actor and screenwriter
Gary Varvel is an award-winning, editorial cartoonist, actor and screenwriter. He draws political cartoons for The Indianapolis Star and has over...
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Take Four – Chill Rock Band Releases New EP “Intentions”
Check out the jazz-fused chill rock band, Take Four, an incredibly talented group of young musicians from the Indianapolis area. Take...
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Darwin Comes to Town: How the Urban Jungle Drives Evolution – biologist Menno Schilthuizen
Menno Schilthuizen is a senior research scientist at Naturalis Biodiversity Center in the Netherlands and a professor of evolutionary biology at...
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2001: A Space Odyssey – The Making of a Masterpiece featuring Michael Benson
Michael Benson works at the intersection of art and science. A writer, artist, and filmmaker, his new book, Space Odyssey: Stanley Kubrick,...
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Mind Your Money & Reduce Financial Stress with Chellie Campbell
Chellie Campbell, author of The Wealthy Spirit, Zero to Zillionaire and From Worry to Wealthy, treats money disorders–spending bulimia and income...
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Hotel in Space: Aurora Station – featuring Orion Span CEO Frank Bunger
Aurora Station will be the World's First Luxury Space Hotel in orbit 200 miles above the Earth's surface. Frank Bunger, the...
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Show Host
Chuck Fields
Software innovator, award-winning marketer and astronomy buff.
I’m Chuck Fields, the host of Your Online Coffee Break.
I have more than 20 years of experience in application development, business analysis, marketing and project leadership.
I fell in love with astronomy at a young age, where I ventured into astrophotography and had my first photo published internationally at the age of 15. I started my career as a marketing director, where I did some pretty wacky PR stunts like having a dinosaur run lose through a city before we cornered it (with the help of local police) on the roof of a downtown building.
I also fell in love with technology and computer programming, eventually starting my own web/software development consulting company in 2006 (SpaceTechCorp.com). It’s here where I found that sometimes you need to take a break from the busyness of life in order to see clearly. Hence came the birth of Your Online Coffee Break.
So step back, sip that coffee, and browse through our podcasts that will hopefully inspire you, educate you, or entertain you (maybe all three!).