Planetary Radio: Book Club Edition

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Discussions with the authors behind space-themed books.

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  1. Planetary Society Chief Scientist Bruce Betts’ latest for kids

    2D AGO

    Planetary Society Chief Scientist Bruce Betts’ latest for kids

    Bruce Betts helps us explore the latest and last in his excellent library of space books for young people. He and host Mat Kaplan take up “Are We Alone?” and “The Size of Space.”

    57 min
  2. The Little Book of Aliens by Adam Frank

    JAN 16

    The Little Book of Aliens by Adam Frank

    The delightful astrophysicist and science communicator Adam Frank shares his thoughts about the search for life and intelligence across the Universe in the Planetary Society’s member book club.

    44 min
  3. MOONS: The Mysteries and Marvels of our Solar System by Kate Howells

    12/19/2025

    MOONS: The Mysteries and Marvels of our Solar System by Kate Howells

    The Planetary Society’s Kate Howells has written this beautifully illustrated trek among our Solar System’s most intriguing and mysterious moons.

    59 min
  4. The Martians by David Baron

    11/21/2025

    The Martians by David Baron

    Author David Baron has written the definitive, true story of a time when nearly everyone in America was utterly convinced there was a supremely intelligent civilization on the Red Planet, and they wanted to talk with us!

    1h 3m
  5. Space Craze by Margaret Weitekamp

    10/17/2025

    Space Craze by Margaret Weitekamp

    Space Craze author Margaret Weitekamp of the National Air and Space Museum documents our fascination with all things space, as evidenced by the pop culture artifacts she lovingly oversees in the collection.

    55 min
  6. Cosmos Award–winning author Dava Sobel

    09/19/2025

    Cosmos Award–winning author Dava Sobel

    Author and historian of science Dava Sobel talks about her many wonderful books with The Planetary Society’s Mat Kaplan. Dava recently received the Society’s Cosmos Award.

    50 min
  7. Exploring the Overview Effect with Frank White

    08/15/2025

    Exploring the Overview Effect with Frank White

    Frank White is the author of “The Overview Effect: Space Exploration and Human Evolution. “ Now in its fourth edition, the book has crystallized and expanded on the profound sense of wonder and oneness experienced by nearly all astronauts.

    1h 3m
  8. Andy Weir and Project Hail Mary

    07/18/2025

    Andy Weir and Project Hail Mary

    Bestselling science fiction author Andy Weir joins The Planetary Society’s Mat Kaplan for a deeply fascinating and very entertaining conversation about his #1 bestselling novel, Project Hail Mary, soon to be a major motion picture.

    1h 4m
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