Dr. Robert (Bob) Novella
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1,941 appearances
6 recordings
1 series
first heard May 2026
last heard 2d ago
Dr. Robert (Bob) Novella’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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recordings per month · last 12 monthsRecordings per month over the last 12 months — 6 in all, peaking in Aug 2026 with 3.
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It's organic.
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Kind of important.
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Right.
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Is it even noticeable?
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Where sometimes the bologna sticks around.
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It does go away.
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The answer is meh.
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The answer is meh.
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That's because we have awesome listeners.
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Yeah.
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Quietly, though.
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Guys, commercial supersonic flight took a significant lurch out of its grave recently when a test plane, the X-59, flew for the first time at relative slow speeds to check its systems.
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The plane's been designed to fly faster than sound but not create the jarring— Wait, it didn't fly faster than sound for the test?
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No, this was a shakedown cruise, okay?
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Yeah, I wanted to mention that out of the gate because then it's just like, you know, the disappointment's hopefully over.
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Now tell us the cool stuff.
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Right.
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The plane has been designed, Steve, to fly faster than sound but not create the jarring ground-level sonic booms, only tiny sonic thumps.
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Sonic thumps.
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So this X-59, it's the baby of NASA and Lockheed Martin, the first full-scale experimental plane designed for tolerable booms.
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