What is it with the human race that insists on leaving “Junk” everywhere we go??! They just drop all the stuff they no longer needed on the moon’s surface!! Sorry, but space would be better off without the human race throwing all the junk out in it come to think of it, so would this planet…

Growing up my mom was always into the space program. I had a casual interest so I decided to listen to this podcast and I’m really glad I did. The narrator really connects past and present. You feel so connected to the story of NASA and the astronauts. I wish more of history could be shared like this. Five stars.

It’s easy to forget that landing on the moon, or even making it to the moon, was never a certainty. We take that for granted in the 21st century. I look forward to re-listening to the series every July.

Started off promising but like so many podcast authors they can’t help but throw in a little liberal political opinion. No thanks

I’ve always had an average fascination with space and space exploration, but this podcast has me googling for extra information or to look up images, etc. While some reviews say the narration is “over-hyped” or “sensationalist”, I would say it’s immersive and entertaining. I can’t say for sure I would be listening to this whole podcast if there wasn’t an entertainment factor to the education. Also, while other reviews have noted false information here and there, which is potentially true, don’t let that overshadow the clearly extensive research effort that went into this. As for including political commentary, you don’t have to agree with it to see its relevance, so I don’t get the impulse to complain and give 1-2 star reviews based on that alone. I’m loving this podcast.

Our whole family thinks that it is great (especially my son. He thinks every thing is perfect!), so far!

Would have been much better without all of the political whining, really took me out of the exciting story.

I was enthralled by every episode of this podcast. Even though I’m so familiar with the results of the Apollo 11 mission, I found myself repeatedly on the edge of my seat and on the verge of tears. Speaking of tears, I cried at the end of the last episode, knowing my time with these friends had come to an end. Well done, well told, and well worth my time to give it a listen and a good review!

Great until the end of the last episode when the narrator had to insert his politics into it. What a way to minimize all the work put into the podcast. A lot of people are really sick of politics from either side.

In this podcast, each episode examines one day of the Apollo 11 mission, with stories from friends and family, trivia from the mission, news of the times, and actual recordings of the astronauts speaking to mission control. It was all completely interesting and wonderfully compelling for a story that we know the ending to. But the episode about the day we landed on the moon is incredible. It has been a while since I’ve had that “I love America feeling,” and the yeoman’s work of those young scientists is incredibly inspiring. I know the motivations weren’t fully to advance science and had political motivations (and this podcast covers that), but if you want to have some warm fuzzies for our great nation, I recommend this podcast to you. It is amazing what people can do when we all pull in the same direction.

I just came through the door from a 4 mile walk and had to write this down immediately. I just finished ep1 of 9 days and I am blown away. True, I was already a fan of the Apollo program, but I listened to your podcast, devouring every word like I had never heard anything about it before. Kudos to you!! I absolutely loved the many layers of editing. Music, sound effects (down to the Velcro straps of getting strapped in by “Der Pad Fuhrer”) and beeping transmissions were masterfully layered. This was more of a feature level documentary than some ordinary podcast. I even found myself getting tensed up while walking during the launch sequence! I just had to let you know how amazing it is. I am looking forward to walking with ep2 tomorrow and more on my flights on Thursday. Nice job. You have achieved liftoff.

I enjoyed the first couple of episodes. The sound design and narration was top notch. But then I noticed the accusations of “state sponsored racism” which still exists today. I don’t doubt there is still racism in America, but it is far better than when Apollo 11 launched. To say that it is state sponsored today, and that we’re no better than in the 60’s is just blatant propaganda. Sorry, not listening anymore.

This podcast is expertly researched and produced. It’s quality you’d expect at the National Air and Space Museum. It’s engaging, well narrated and paced, educational, and instills that sense of national pride that I’m afraid is missing today. We take for granted what all these people went through to make the moon landing happen. Highly recommend for anyone even if you’re not interested in aerospace in particular. I can see history or science teachers utilizing this in class

This was actually the first podcast that I ever listened to, and i really enjoyed every episode. 100% would recommend this!

As a child that was born at the end of the Apollo era I have always been fascinated by the stories from early NASA. I was a teenager during the space shuttle program. I would love if these guys tackled that story as well ! They did a wonderful job this this one.

Such. Bad. Writing. The author of the “Over-hyped...” review is spot on. BBC’s “13 Minutes To the Moon” is far superior, making this podcast seem to me like an opportunistic knock-off. Both writing and execution seem to be lacking, leaving an impression of An A+ event reduced to a B- story told in a D- way. Give the production its due: we are hearing some audio and some stories not commonly shared in the media. That’s the only reason I’m still listening. It feels dumbed down to tell us over and over that Michael Collins was “the class clown” and Neil Armstrong was “the brainiac.” But the more TIRESOME feature is the host’s breathless intensity. Like writing everything in all caps, it emphasizes nothing. Worse, it treats this incredible achievement as if it needs to be hyped up by the “production values” of added sound effects, like a radio drama. To top it off, iHeartRadio has, as usual, thrown in promos for other programs that are dialed up to 11 in volume and in-your-face-ness.

A perfectly told story of not only the mission but the people responsible for it.

This podcast is incredible. Makes my hair stand on end. A well researched and wonderfully told story of man’s greatest achievement.

Great job in bringing this magnificent event to life.

Very well done, and appreciated by those of use that were too young to experience it originally

I’m an elementary teacher working at a science center with a space shuttle simulator, and I specifically do K-2 programs. So, I get a LOT of Moon and Apollo questions per day. This podcast is amazingly informative and entertaining, and has added so many facts for me to share with my kids at work! I love hearing the real audio and having it explained to me in terms I understand. The gaps in excitement (if you could call it that) from the audio is filled with backstory or science. It is truly a great podcast, and as someone who was not alive in the Apollo era I appreciate its creation so much! Thank you!

I don’t review many podcasts but if you have any interest in the Apollo 11 mission and that era you will love this! VERY WELL DONE!!

Potentially a GREAT podcast, learned many new things however cannot continue to listen. When one inserts their own political opinions into a podcast I cannot abide.

This is absolutely captivating. Brings goosebumps and tears of happiness.

A far better Apollo 11 podcast is the BBC 13 Minutes to the Moon. I only got about halfway through the first episode of 9 Days in July and had to stop. Apart from the sensationalizing narration, which has been noted in other reviews, I found myself cringing repeatedly at the inaccuracies and contradictions. Early in the episode it states that if Apollo 11 failed to land on the moon all the years of effort and training would have been for nothing. No, they would have tried again with Apollo 12. It’s like when people say if it wasn’t for Einstein we wouldn’t have relativity. No, it’s just that Einstein got there first. The episode says that each F-1 engine produced 7.5 million pounds of thrust. That figure is for the entire first stage; each F-1 contributed 1.5 million pounds of thrust. The podcast plays recording of astronaut Bill Anders saying the maximum g forces were 6 to 8 g’s. But the podcast itself says the maximum was 4 g’s. That is correct, but the podcast says this happened after second stage ignition. That is incorrect; it was just before first stage cutoff that maximum g’s were experienced. This is the point where I had to give up. As stated earlier, the BBC 13 Minutes to the Moon podcast is far better.

To me I am learning about Apollo 11 and to me this is very cool hearing about it

I wanted to like this so I kept giving a chance. Episode four is where I hit delete. The audio used in the opening segment is gruesome and disturbing. Since you don’t have a content warning, I’ll leave one here: Skip this if you don’t want to hear the shrieks of astronauts in their last moments alive as the narrator describes the flames engulfing them.

As an engineer with an interest in space, I’ve always loved learning about NASA missions. This podcast has details and voice clips I’d never heard before, so it’s a great way to pass time at work.

So o read a book about Apollo 11 it is such a good book

Very interesting and informative.! Enjoying every episode.!

Great storytelling and history I just did not know. Would recommend to all

Great podcast! This podcast is doing just what they said it would, learning so much more than I’ve ever knew about the Apollo 11 mission. Keep up the great work!

This podcast is great so far. Learning a lot about the Apollo Program, the astronauts themselves as well as all of those involved and who supported the astronauts and the program!

First episode was great - yeah, of course we know most of this stuff, but this podcast takes a slightly different angle of view to the events, people, and the machines themselves. For example, lots of cool tidbits of technical information and crew personal experiences on the launch and flight. Only annoyances were a few little things like referring to Collins throughout as ‘Michael.’ Yep, that’s his name, but to space nerds worldwide he’s ‘Mike.’ Minor nits, however, as overall a very worthwhile podcast that is well-produced and narrated. Looking forward to the upcoming episodes!

I was really excited when “9 days in July” popped up in my recommendations but the first episode was a HUGE disappointment. While the production values are really good and they’ve pulled in a variety of interviews and archival audio to tell the story, the narration is WAY overhyped and mangles some basic terminology. For example, anyone who has the most basic knowledge of the Apollo program (or has watched Apollo 13), knows that Thomas K Mattingly went by Ken (not Thomas), rocket engines aren’t “fired for 4 minutes” they are “burned”, etc. those aren’t huge problems but they’re annoying for a podcast that claims that we don’t know the real story of Apollo 11 (there wasn’t a single new insight into the mission in Episode 1). I could look past those errors but the hype is what really ruins this podcast for me. Multiple times in Episode 1 the narrator says things like “the crew would either land on the moon or die”, which is utter nonsense. The Apollo missions were risky enough without having to over-hype them to pretend that the only alternative to a successful moon landing was the death of the crew or smashing in to the surface of the moon. I’ll give episode 2 a chance but, if you want a much better behind the scenes look into the Apollo 11 mission that’s not all hype, “13 Minutes to the Moon” is a far better podcast.

Awesome stories, stellar narration. More, more, more, please.

This is like Slow Burn meets NASA. Love all of the history and archival audio. And it’s full of crazy facts and info I had no idea about. Can’t wait for more episodes....