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Planetary Radio: Space Exploration, Astronomy and Science The Planetary Society
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Planetary Radio brings you the human adventure across our Solar System and beyond. We visit each week with the scientists, engineers, leaders, advocates, and astronauts who are taking us across the final frontier. Regular features raise your space IQ while they put a smile on your face. Join host Sarah Al-Ahmed and Planetary Society colleagues including Bill Nye the Science Guy and Bruce Betts as they dive deep into space science and exploration. The monthly Space Policy Edition takes you inside the DC beltway where the future of the US space program hangs in the balance. Visit planetary.org/radio for an episode guide and much more.
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Space Policy Edition: The power of the lunar sublime
Should policymakers spend more time looking - really looking - at the Moon? Chris Cokinos thinks so. He’s the author of a new book, Still As Bright, which explores the evolving role of the Moon in our culture, our history, and our dreams of spaceflight.
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Europa Clipper’s message in a bottle
Bob Pappalardo, Europa Clipper's project scientist, visits The Planetary Society headquarters in Pasadena, CA, to share the story of the mission's vault plate, humanity's next collection of messages to another world.
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Eclipse-O-Rama
This week on Planetary Radio we take a trip to The Planetary Society’s Eclipse-O-Rama festival in Fredericksburg, Texas, where hundreds gathered to witness the April 8 total solar eclipse.
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Tabletops and telescopes: NASA’s RPG and the hunt for habitable worlds
We explore NASA's first tabletop role-playing game with senior multimedia specialist Christina Mitchell and a new way to find water worlds with Amaury Triaud from the University of Birmingham.
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Radiolab helps name a quasi-moon of Venus
This week on Planetary Radio, Latif Nasser, co-host of Radiolab shares the story behind the naming of Zoozve, a quasi-moon of Venus.
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Space Policy Edition: Real and Acceptable Reasons for Space Exploration
Former NASA Administrator Mike Griffin discusses his claim that there is a tension between the so-called Real reasons that motivate spaceflight and the prosaic, Acceptable reasons used to justify space exploration within the public sphere.
Customer Reviews
Perfect for space nuts
Every episode gives such a great informative look at the current state of space exploration. Everyone on this show is passionate about space and it gives you such a sense of hope while maneuvering through challenges. Love to listen!!!
Table Top Gaming?
What a silly segment. That’s not what people come here for.
Awesome program and host!
I listen to a lot of podcasts, with many of them being science, astronomy, and space-exploration based. Sarah Al-Ahmed is head and shoulders above the rest in terms of being a great and welcoming host, extremely well-prepared for interviews, and asking very thoughtful and deep questions during her programs. I'm amazed at her ability to synthesize new information during interviews and ask excellent additional questions and comments on the fly. I have learned so much about the current state of planetary science and exploration from this show! Please keep up the fabulous programming and work!