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#226 Matt Gialich - Debunking Aliens in the Ocean, Mining Asteroids and Black Holes

2025-08-11 · 110 min · 24 entities

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    Link in episode "#226 Matt Gialich - Debunking Aliens in the Ocean, Mining Asteroids and Black Holes": https://linkedin.com/in/matthew-gialich
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    Link in episode "#226 Matt Gialich - Debunking Aliens in the Ocean, Mining Asteroids and Black Holes": https://bubsnaturals.com/
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    Link in episode "#226 Matt Gialich - Debunking Aliens in the Ocean, Mining Asteroids and Black Holes": https://bunkr.life/
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    Link in episode "#226 Matt Gialich - Debunking Aliens in the Ocean, Mining Asteroids and Black Holes": https://bunkr.life/
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    Link in episode "#226 Matt Gialich - Debunking Aliens in the Ocean, Mining Asteroids and Black Holes": https://bruntworkwear.com/
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    Link in episode "#226 Matt Gialich - Debunking Aliens in the Ocean, Mining Asteroids and Black Holes": https://astroforge.io/

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Episode description as stored
Matt Gialich is the Co-Founder and CEO of AstroForge, an asteroid mining company founded in 2022 that aims to extract platinum group metals from near-Earth asteroids to redefine sustainable mining practices. With over a decade of experience leading high-performing engineering teams, Gialich holds a Master's degree in Electrical Engineering from California State Polytechnic University, Pomona.  His career began at Toyon Research Corporation as an analyst developing novel navigation algorithms, followed by key roles at Virgin Orbit, where he led the flight software and GNC teams and oversaw avionics development. He later served as Director of Vehicle Software at Bird, where he met co-founder Jose Acain, sparking the idea for AstroForge amid their shared passion for space.  Previously, Gialich was co-founder and CEO of Ex Scientia Technologies. A Y Combinator alumnus, he has guided AstroForge to successful missions, including Mission 1's launch, and advocates for commercial space innovation to address resource scarcity on Earth. Shawn Ryan Show Sponsors: https://betterhelp.com/srs This episode is sponsored. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/srs and get on your way to being your best self. https://bruntworkwear.com – USE CODE SRS https://bubsnaturals.com – USE CODE SHAWN https://bunkr.life – USE CODE SRS Go to https://bunkr.life/SRS and use code “SRS” to get your 25% off your family plan https://shawnlikesgold.com https://helixsleep.com/srs https://moinkbox.com/srs https://mypatriotsupply.com/srs https://patriotmobile.com/srs https://rocketmoney.com/srs https://shopify.com/srs https://simplisafe.com/srs Matt Gialich Links: X - https://x.com/MattGialich LI - https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthew-gialich AstroForge - https://www.astroforge.io Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices