A Heart For Space with Dr. Eiman Jahangir
Dr. Eiman Jahangir 15 episodes Nov 10, 2026
A Heart for Space is a podcast hosted by cardiologist, astronaut, and speaker Dr. Eiman Jahangir that explores the journeys of people who push beyond conventional limits. Drawing on his own path—immigrating to the United States as a child and chasing the astronaut dream for over two decades—he leads thoughtful conversations about perseverance, ambition, and the mindset needed to reach meaningful goals. Each episode blends personal storytelling with practical insight, inviting listeners to consider what it takes to turn possibility into reality.
Episodes
The New Right Stuff: Rethinking What Makes an Astronaut | Loretta Hidalgo Whitesides
From exploring the depths of the ocean alongside filmmaker James Cameron to experiencing weightlessness hundreds of times, Loretta Hidalgo Whitesides has spent her life pushing the boundaries of exploration. As a Virgin Galactic Founder Astronaut, author, and co-founder of Yuri's Night, she's witnessed some of the most groundbreaking moments in commercial spaceflight. Yet her greatest mission goes
The Future of Heart Disease Prevention | Dr. Laurence Sperling
Imagine a future in which medicine isn't so focused on treating disease, but rather on preventing it before it even begins. This vision has helped shape the extraordinary career of Dr. Laurence Sperling, a pioneer in preventive cardiology who founded one of the country's earliest dedicated heart disease prevention programs at Emory University. What began as a small operation with just three people
Pursuing Your Goals to the Moon and Back | Eliana Ramage
What do writing a novel and becoming an astronaut have in common? Both demand extraordinary dedication, years of preparation, and the willingness to pursue a dream without knowing whether it will ever become reality. For author Eliana Ramage, that journey meant spending much of her adult life writing and rewriting her debut novel, To the Moon and Back, a Reese's Book Club pick that follows a young
The Courage to Start Again | Aylar Macky
Building a successful business is never easy. For Aylar Macky, resilience became a way of life as she transformed her personal health journey into a thriving nutrition company, grown from her home kitchen into an operation producing thousands of meals daily across the Middle East.
I today’s episode, Dr. Eiman Jahangir welcomes entrepreneur and Joule founder Aylar Macky for a conversation about bui
Chasing the Astronaut Dream with The Inspired 24 | Andrew Parris
What happens when you've spent your life chasing a dream that still feels just out of reach? For Andrew Parris, the answer is simple: you keep going. From supporting NASA's Space Shuttle and International Space Station programmes to experiencing weightlessness aboard zero-gravity flights, Andrew has built an extraordinary career around his passion for space exploration. His ultimate dream of becom
The Art of Storytelling | Andrew Gordon
For more than twenty years, Andrew Gordon helped bring some of Pixar's most beloved characters to life, contributing to films including A Bug's Life, Finding Nemo, and The Incredibles. Behind those iconic stories is a career shaped by rejection and imposter syndrome, as well as experimentation and a determination to keep getting better.
In this episode, Dr. Eiman Jahangir is joined by filmmaker, a
The Astronaut Teacher | Mike Mongo
Mike Mongo has spent nearly two decades telling young people something he wishes someone had told him growing up: you have permission to imagine an extraordinary future.
Today on A Heart for Space, Dr. Eiman Jahangir welcomes author and self-described “Astronaut Teacher” Mike Mongo for an energetic conversation about childhood dreams, unconventional careers, and inspiring the next generation to se
Capturing the New Space Age | Kevin Curran
Cinematographer Kevin Curran has captured extraordinary stories through his lens for close on three decades. But when COVID brought the world—and his career—to a sudden pause, Kevin began reconsidering what he wanted to do with the time he had left. A lifelong fascination with aerospace provided the answer: use his skills as a filmmaker to document this remarkable chapter in human spaceflight.
In
Stepping Outside Your Lane | Shantanu Rai
For years, Shantanu Rai built his life around medicine, caring for patients in underserved communities while witnessing firsthand the challenges facing both doctors and patients within the American healthcare system. But beyond the exam room, another ambition was taking shape: telling the stories that medicine alone couldn't fully capture.
In today's conversation, Dr. Eiman Jahangir sits down wit
From Hard Times to Brighter Days | Blessing Offor
Born in Nigeria and raised in Connecticut from the age of six, Blessing Offor's journey has been shaped by change and an unwavering love of music. After losing much of his vision as a child, years spent sitting still while recovering from eye surgeries gave him something unexpected: time at the piano. What began as one of the few things he could fully do eventually became the pursuit that would de
Following Your Curiosity | John Read
A cheap, pharmacy telescope changed the course of John Read's life. After years spent building a successful career in corporate finance, John pointed that telescope toward what he thought was a yellow star—and saw Saturn. The experience reignited a fascination with the night sky and eventually gave him the courage to leave behind a stable career, return to university, and build an entirely new lif
A Lifetime Pursuing the Overview Effect | Frank White
For nearly four decades, Frank White has helped give a name to one of the most profound experiences in human spaceflight. His groundbreaking book, The Overview Effect, transformed countless astronauts' descriptions of seeing Earth from space into a concept that continues to shape how we think about exploration, humanity, and our place in the universe.
Today on A Heart for Space, Dr. Eiman Jahangi
The Orbital Perspective | Ron Garan
As a child watching the Apollo 11 Moon landing from his home in New York, Ron Garan knew he wanted to become an astronaut. That dream eventually led him from flying F-16 combat missions during the Gulf War to spending 178 days in space aboard both the Space Shuttle and Soyuz spacecraft. But it wasn't reaching orbit that changed him most, it was looking back and seeing Earth as one interconnected,
Achieving the Impossible | Dr. Eiman Jahangir
What does it take to pursue an impossible dream?
In this special bonus episode, Dr. Eiman Jahangir reflects on the lessons that have shaped his own journey—from medicine and spaceflight to leadership, resilience, and innovation. Through personal stories and practical insights, he explores why setbacks and uncertainty are often the foundation of success, and why the courage to take the next step c
The First Astronaut to Summit Everest | Scott Parazynski
At age eight, Scott watched Apollo 9 launch from the surf off Cocoa Beach—and his course was set. Decades later, he would become the only person to have both flown in space and summited Mount Everest.
In this episode, Dr. Eiman Jahangir sits down with Scott Parazynski—physician, retired NASA astronaut, and CEO of OnwardAir—for a conversation that spans five space missions, seven spacewalks, and t
The Leap That Built TaskRabbit | Leah Solivan
In today's episode, Dr. Eiman Jahangir is joined once more by his sister-in-law and TaskRabbit founder Leah Solivan to discuss the leap of faith that led to the platform's inception, and the unconventional path one must walk to risk being successful.
Leah reflects on her decision to leave the stability of a successful career at IBM to pursue an idea she couldn't ignore. She shares the uncertainty
Beyond the Limits of the Map | Richard Wiese
This week on A Heart for Space, Dr. Eiman Jahangir embarks on an exploration of the power of curiosity, perseverance, and lifelong learning with explorer and former Explorers Club president Richard Wiese.
Richard shares how a childhood filled with outdoor adventure and scientific curiosity helped shape a life dedicated to discovery. From climbing Mount Kilimanjaro at age eleven to producing award-
From "You Can't" to World Record Holder | Jon Pritikin
Dr. Eiman Jahangir is joined today by motivational speaker, author, and Guinness World Record holder Jon Pritikin to discuss the power of perseverance, self-worth, and the courage needed to move beyond the limitations others may place on us.
Jon shares how growing up with speech and learning challenges led many people to underestimate his potential, including a teacher who told him he would never
Seeing Earth from Orbit | Chris Sembroski
In this episode of A Heart for Space, Dr. Eiman Jahangir sits down with Inspiration4 astronaut Chris Sembroski to discuss the life-changing experience of seeing Earth from space, the unexpected journey that led him there, and the deeper perspective he returned home with.
Chris shares how a childhood fascination with rockets and astronomy eventually led him through the U.S. Air Force, aerospace eng
Chasing an Impossible Dream | Dr. Eiman Jahangir
In today's episode of A Heart for Space, Dr. Eiman Jahangir is joined by his sister-in-law Leah Solivan as they engage in a deeply personal conversation about the experiences, relationships, and ambitions that have shaped Eiman's extraordinary journey.
Moving beyond headlines and accomplishments, Eiman reflects on his upbringing as the child of immigrants and the early influences that drew him tow
A Heart for Space: the Origin Story
In this debut episode of A Heart for Space, Dr. Eiman Jahangir introduces the story behind his book and subsequent podcast—and the journey that led him here.
A cardiologist by profession and the 704th individual to travel to space, Dr. Jahangir has spent his life navigating two very different paths: one defined by structure, the other by uncertainty. In this opening conversation, he reflects
A Heart for Space - The Trailer
Welcome to A Heart for Space, a podcast hosted by cardiologist, astronaut, and speaker Dr. Eiman Jahangir that explores the journeys of those who push beyond conventional limits to inspire you to pursue your own extraordinary dreams.
Drawing from his own path—from immigrating to the United States as a young child to pursuing the astronaut dream for more than two decades—Dr. Jahangir le
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