Olympia LePoint

 Author | Scientist | TED Speaker | News Journalist

An award-winning author of the Answers Unleashed® science book educational series, Olympia LePoint is a former award-winning NASA rocket scientist, professor, and TV personality who uses video and graphics to illustrate science stories, news facts and innovation. As a TEDx speaker and guest expert, she educates audiences and delivers strong live shots in a top 20 market. For news, she maintains a steadfast commitment to accuracy and fairness, and breaks top news stories on space, technology, policy and science. For producing educational videos, Olympia LePoint’s trademark is known for empowering and inspiring audiences. As a podcast host, she interviews leaders and reveals their powerful stories.

Contact:

Babette Perry, TV Agent at Innovative Artists, babette.perry@iala.com

Heather Besignano, Publicist at ICON PR, hbesignano@icon-publicity.com

Answers Unleashed® Productions, 310. 272. 4293

TV  & Media Productions – Educational Videos & Interviews

TV & Media Credits

Author | Scientist | TV Guest Expert | Journalist

2024: Liftoff Syndicated Talk Show with Jeanniey Walden

2024: “Risks of Digital Cloning & Deepfakes” Talk to CSUN Faculty & Officials

2023: Scripps News, Morning Rush News, Biden Executive Order on Safe Artificial Intelligence, given by The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy

2023: FOX Weather News, The Annual Eclipse October 14, 2023

2023: NBC News, Tribute and Memorial to U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein 

2003: Yahoo News! , via KTTV Good Day LA Morning News, “Olympia Breaks Down New Art. Intelligence” (video above).

2023:  The Grio, “Olympia LePoint and Answers Unleashed II Book”

2023:  KTLA Morning News, (video above)

2023: Tavis Smiley’s KBLA Radio in Los Angeles Two-Part Series: “The History of  Computer Learning” with Danny Morrison

2023: Tavis Smiley’s KBLA Radio in Los Angeles: “Science in the Chinese Balloon Incident” with host Danny Morrison

2023: iHeart Radio: “The Quantum Deciding® Yearly Planner”

2022: Buzzfeed News Multiplayer: Science Review of the Game ‘Returnal’

2022: Cheddar News: “Safety Concerns with The International Space Station with the War’s Economic Sanctions”

2022: Buzzfeed News Multiplayer: Science Review of the Game ‘Mass Effect’

2022: iHeart Radio: “Strategies to Increase Diversity in Thinking for Today’s Technology Explosion”

2022: Tavis Smiley’s KBLA Radio in Los Angeles: “Ban the Deadly TikTok Trend” with host Danny Morrison

2021: Appearances on CBS News, ABC News, NBC News, KBLA, The Doctors, MSNBC, FOX, Cheddar to ten million viewers  discussing third book, Answers Unleashed® II: The Science of Attracting What You Want 

2021: Appearances and TV writing on ‘The Doctors’  National Talk Show, “Decision-Making Science for the Life You Want”

2021: Appearances on NBC News and MSNBC ‘Zerlina’ for the Answers Unleashed® Podcast, books and STEM platform

2021: Multiple Appearances on Cheddar News  “Blue Origin Space Launches”

2021: Multiple Appearances on CBS News: ”SpaceX Space Launches”

2021: Multiple Appearances on CBS News and KCAL News: ”Virgin Galactic Space Launch”

2021: Newsweek Article: “I worked on Space Shuttle Missions”

2021: Appearance on Amazon Prime TV show ‘Proof’

2021: Atlanta Star Black News Feature “Olympia LePoint launched 28 NASA Space Shuttle Missions”

2021: California State University Northridge Alumni, virtual guest lecturer: “Quantum Deciding”

2020:  CBSN Digital Breaking News: “NASA-SpaceX 1st Astronaut Crew Dragon Space Launch”

2020:  CBS News: “NASA-SpaceX Crew Dragon Docking to the International Space Station”

2020:  CBS News: “NASA-SpaceX Crew Dragon 1st Space Walk at The International Space Station”

2020: Thrive Global, featured science journalist

2018: Gaia TV: “Unleashing a Genius Mind” on Open Minds

2017: California State University Northridge Alumni, guest lecturer “Your Brain MasterClass”

2017: Impact Theory television Episode “From Failing Student to Rocket Scientist” with book Answers Unleashed I, with over two million views worldwide

2017: CBS Nighttime News: “Preparing for The Atlas V Launch”

2017: CBS Nighttime News: “National Reconnaissance Space Mission and Launch”

2017: CBS Nighttime News: “Space Debris from Chinese Space Station”

2017: CBS Nighttime News: “Launch from Vandenburg Airforce Base”

2017: Cheddar Morning News: “The Movie Hidden Figures”

2017: CBS Nighttime News: “Falcon 9 Space Launch”

2017: KTLA Morning News: “Trappist-1 New Planet”

2017: KTLA Morning News: “The Movie Hidden Figures”

2017: CW Morning News: “The Movie Hidden Figures”

2017: People Magazine article: “The Modern Day Hidden Figure”

2015: The Huffington Post, science journalist

2015: PBS: “Between the Lines” with Barry Kibrick on the book Mathaphobia

2014: TEDx: “Reprogramming Your Brain to Overcome Fear,” over one million views worldwide

2013: NBC4: News segment on the book Mathaphobia

2013: KCAL9:  News segment on the book Mathaphobia