The Wonder of It All focuses on the Apollo astronauts Buzz Aldrin, Alan Bean, Edgar Mitchell, John Young, Charles Duke, Eugene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt, as they reflect on the training, the tragedies, being on the Moon and the impact of space travel. In this Astro Ben Podcast interview, Ben sits down with film director Jeffrey Roth, whose TV work includes How I Met Your Mother and who was re-releasing the documentary at the time, to hear about the rarely told human side of the men behind the Apollo missions.
They also cover how Jeffrey decided who to interview, similarities between the Apollo astronauts, his favorite part of the filming process, which space documentary he would make next and how to watch the film.
What you will hear in this episode
What The Wonder of It All is, and how Jeffrey decided to make it
Whether the Apollo 11 astronauts were disproportionately focused on
How Jeffrey decided who to interview
His favorite part of the filming process
Similarities between the Apollo astronauts
Which moonwalker Jeffrey found the most interesting
Any regrets about what he could have asked
The documentary President in Waiting, and what space documentary he would do next
His hopes for re-releasing The Wonder of It All
How to view the documentary
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