John Glenn

Mentioned in 9 analyzed podcast episodes across 7 shows

Appears On

The Learning Leader Show With Ryan Hawk All TWiT.tv Shows (Audio)Bad On Paper America At Night with McGraw Milhaven Wow in the World The Tony Kornheiser Show Ologies with Alie Ward

Episode Appearances

The Learning Leader Show With Ryan Hawk · May 10, 2026

687: Jim Collins - What To Make of a Life, The 3 Types of Luck, Inflection Points, Cliffs, Encodings, Navigating the Fog, the Art of Getting People To Want To Do What Must Be Done, and Reconnecting with an Old Friend

“First American to orbit Earth; example of discovering encodings through life experiences; calm under pressure and checklist-oriented”

Encodings and personal capacity discoveryLeadership as choice and art, not titleThree types of luck: what, who, and zeit luck

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All TWiT.tv Shows (Audio) · May 8, 2026

This Week in Space 209: Astronauts for America

“Steve Lindsay flew with Glenn on STS-95; Glenn's 1997 comments about polarization in Senate inspired Lindsay's 30-year concern about partisanship”

Political Polarization and Partisan GridlockConstitutional Democracy and Rule of LawElection Integrity and Voter Education

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Bad On Paper · Apr 15, 2026

April 2026 Three Things

“Author of 'The Lost Book of Lancelot,' a queer Arthurian retelling (releases May 12); personal friend of Olivia”

Memoir writing and authenticityWealth and privilege in literatureLiterary fiction definition and categorization

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America At Night with McGraw Milhaven · Feb 28, 2026

Charlotte & Peter Fiel on Watch Collecting, Matt Wolfe on Hollywood Shakeups, Theo Lewis Clark on Movie Trivia

“Mercury program astronaut; owned Omega Speedmaster featured in Ultimate Collector Watches book”

Luxury Watch Collecting and InvestmentHigh-End Auction Markets and ProvenanceParamount-Warner Bros Discovery Merger

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Wow in the World · Jan 24, 2026

WeWow on the Weekend

“First American to orbit Earth; his vintage space suit featured in episode as example of early American space suit design”

Space suit design and engineeringThermal radiation protection in space environmentsMicrometeorite and space dust hazards

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The Tony Kornheiser Show · Jan 21, 2026

“4th and Snow”

“Former Marine Corps pilot and astronaut who requested to meet Marine Band leadership before 2000s parade ceremony”

Winter Storm Forecasting and Meteorological ModelingChicago Bears Playoff Performance and Caleb Williams EvaluationNFL Playoff Quarterback Backup Situations

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The Tony Kornheiser Show · Jan 16, 2026

“The check is in the mail”

“Astronaut referenced in mailbag segment regarding space program history and encounters”

Jury Duty System in DCPostal Service ReliabilityDigital Payment Mandates

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The Tony Kornheiser Show · Jan 14, 2026

“Take that Rome!”

“Astronaut mentioned in mailbag segment; met listener at Space Shuttle Discovery ceremony”

NFL Coaching Changes and TransitionsPittsburgh Steelers Organization and LeadershipCollege Football National Championship Preparation

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Ologies with Alie Ward · Dec 10, 2025

Astrobromatology (SPACE FOOD) with Maggie Coblentz

“Mercury astronaut who became Tang astro-influencer in early 1960s, driving commercial success of the beverage”

Freeze-dried and rehydrated food systems in microgravityWater reclamation and recycling on the International Space StationPhysiological effects of microgravity on taste and smell (space face, fluid shifts)

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