Danny Bednar, PhD – Medium

Danny Bednar, PhD

Pinned

Danny Bednar, PhD

What’s It Like To Be In The Metallica Snake Pit on the M72 Tour?

When the idea to have a ‘pit’ of fans in the middle of Metallica’s stage was first used for the band’s ‘Black Album’ tours in the early…

Aug 27, 2023

What’s It Like To Be In The Metallica Snake Pit on the M72 Tour?

Aug 27, 2023

Pinned

Danny Bednar, PhD
in
Curious

The Geography of Space Exploration: For All Humankind

The following is the entire first chapter of For All Humankind by Tanya Harrison & Danny Bednar. The book is available now online and in…

Mar 18, 2021

The Geography of Space Exploration: For All Humankind

Mar 18, 2021

Pinned

Danny Bednar, PhD

What if Metallica’s Load & Reload Were One Album (Part I) — Why Do We Care?

Twenty-five years later, why do Metallica’s Load and Reload continue to foster so many “what if?” discussions?

Jun 4, 2021

What if Metallica’s Load & Reload Were One Album (Part I) — Why Do We Care?

Jun 4, 2021

Danny Bednar, PhD

Wrestling’s Hart Family: A Reading Guide

It’s no exaggeration to say that some of the most important chapters in professional wrestling history come from the Hart family…

Jan 20

Wrestling’s Hart Family: A Reading Guide

Jan 20

Danny Bednar, PhD

Building Provincial Rosters of NHL Players and Why ‘Sub-National’ Tournaments Would be Way More…

So the NHL wants a best-on-best tournament? Screw inter-national hockey, lets see some intra-national best-on-best.

Jan 10, 2022

Building Provincial Rosters of NHL Players and Why ‘Sub-National’ Tournaments Would be Way More…

Jan 10, 2022

Danny Bednar, PhD
in
Curious

Metallica — The $24.95 Book (Review)

What’s new to say about the biggest metal band of all time? Seasoned writer Ben Apatoff hopes enough to justify his new book.

Aug 18, 2021

Metallica — The $24.95 Book (Review)

Aug 18, 2021

Danny Bednar, PhD

What if Metallica’s Load & Reload Were One Album (Part II) — The Best Possible Answer?

After almost 25 years of mixing and matching Metallica’s mid-90s albums, can we use the evidence at hand to put the discussion to bed?

Jun 4, 2021

What if Metallica’s Load & Reload Were One Album (Part II) — The Best Possible Answer?

Jun 4, 2021

Danny Bednar, PhD

The Geography of Space Exploration: The Search for Life on Mars (Book Review)

Howell & Booth’s book serves as an anthology of personal Martian stories, revealing that behind the search for life on Mars lay entirely…

Mar 18, 2021

The Geography of Space Exploration: The Search for Life on Mars (Book Review)

Mar 18, 2021

Danny Bednar, PhD
in
Geek Culture

The Geography of Space Exploration: Space 5.0 — The Ethics Era

The following is a discussion piece for #Space2090, an undergraduate course on Space Exploration in the Department of Geography and the…

Mar 18, 2021

The Geography of Space Exploration: Space 5.0 — The Ethics Era

Mar 18, 2021

Danny Bednar, PhD
in
Curious

The Geography of Space Exploration: The Vinyl Frontier (Book Review)

A mix-tape for all of humanity, love affairs, space probes destined for the interstellar void, and a tight deadline. Jonathon Scott’s…

Sep 12, 2020

The Geography of Space Exploration: The Vinyl Frontier (Book Review)

Sep 12, 2020

Danny Bednar, PhD

Danny Bednar, PhD

Part time professor and author with a 9-5 at my local space agency. Writing about space exploration, heavy metal, classical music, & hockey.

Following

Help
Status
About
Careers
Press
Blog
Privacy
Terms
Text to speech
Teams