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The Science You've Enabled
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: NASA’s Biomass Production Chamber at the Kennedy Space Center replicates the closed growing environment astronauts will use in space or on other planets to grow fresh crops. NASA scientists Bill Knott, left, and Tom Dreschel examine the growth of crops., Credit: NASA
The second round awardees in a Planetary Society grant program will explore extreme life in super-salty lakes, and study how future Martians will g...

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  • Added: May 31, 2023
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 13
Exoplanet enigma: Unpacking the discovery of a "forbidden" planet
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: This artist’s conception shows the gas giant TOI-5205b transiting, or passing in front of its host star. This world has been called the “forbidden planet” because of its size and proximity to its small red dwarf star, which goes against our current unders, Credit: Katherine Cain/Carnegie Institution for Science
Shubham Kanodia, the lead on a paper about a so-called “ forbidden planet,” TOI 5202 b, joins us to talk about this strange world and why it's upen...

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  • Added: May 24, 2023
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 14
Adam Woltag: Designing Sustainable Spaces
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Adam Woltag
They say home is where the heart is, and it’s also where our story begins today. This week on Sea Change Radio, we talk to two people doing their b...

  • Added: May 17, 2023
  • Length: 29:00
Inspiring the next generation through space education
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
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In this week's episode of Planetary Radio, we're honoring the educators who inspire young, curious minds to explore the marvels of the Cosmos.

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  • Added: May 17, 2023
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 14
Sasha Buchert of Lambda Legal: The Case For LGBTQ Equality
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Sasha Buchert
The passage of time has generally moved us in the direction of increased dignity and rights for members of the LGBTQ community in this country, wit...

  • Added: May 10, 2023
  • Length: 29:00
The case for saving VERITAS
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: The VERITAS mission would map Venus with radar and infrared spectroscopy., Credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech
Darby Dyar, Deputy Principal Investigator for NASA's VERITAS mission to Venus, joins Planetary Radio to share the human story behind the spacecraft...

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  • Added: May 10, 2023
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 13
Namrata Chowdhary: Three (50) Is A Magic Number
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Namrata Chowdhary
In the first decade of this century many of us learned that the threshold for keeping our planet healthy was 350 parts per million of carbon dioxid...

  • Added: May 09, 2023
  • Length: 29:00
Adventures at the 2023 Planetary Defense Conference
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: The Planetary Society, a co-sponsor of the biennial Planetary Defense Conference, hosted a screening of the movie "Planet Hunters" at the 2023 conference in Vienna, Austria. This image shows the crowd at the event, which senior communications advisor Mat , Credit: Alex Karl
Planetary Radio creator Mat Kaplan shares a look behind the scenes at the 2023 Planetary Defense Conference in Vienna, Austria.

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  • Added: May 02, 2023
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 13
Daniel Pye on the "Protecting Our Planet" Challenge
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Daniel Pye
Backed by some of the world’s wealthiest people like Jeff Bezos and Michael Bloomberg, the Protecting our Planet (POP) campaign has a mission to en...

  • Added: Apr 26, 2023
  • Length: 29:00
Juice mission liftoff: A new era of icy moon exploration begins
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: An image of Ganymede obtained by the JunoCam imager during Juno’s June 7, 2021, flyby of Jupiter's icy moon., Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSS
Join us as we celebrate the successful launch of the European Space Agency's Juice mission with project scientist Olivier Witasse.

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  • Added: Apr 26, 2023
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 13
Under Alien Skies with Phil Plait
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: Under Alien Skies: A Sightseer’s Guide to the Universe by Phil Plait, the Bad Astronomer, was released on April 18, 2023. The book takes the reader on an imaginary journey to 10 spectacular locations in space and shares the strange and beautiful experienc, Credit: W. W. Norton & Company
Phil Plait, the Bad Astronomer, joins Planetary Radio to discuss his new book, “Under Alien Skies: A Sightseer’s Guide to the Galaxy.”

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  • Added: Apr 18, 2023
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 12
Yuri’s Night: For all SpaceKind
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: Tawny Newsome interviews astronaut Jessica Watkins and SpaceX Inspiration4 pilot Sian Proctor at the 2023 LA Yuri's Night celebration at the California Science Center, discussing their unique journeys to space and their meaning for the future of explorati, Credit: David Pinsky
Join us as we delve into the heart of LA's 2023 Yuri's Night party, a celebration commemorating Yuri Gagarin's pioneering 1961 voyage into space.

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  • Added: Apr 11, 2023
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 13
NC Newsline Editor Rob Schofield on Elephants, Donkeys and Leopards
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Rob Schofield
They say a leopard doesn’t change its spots, but last week, North Carolina state representative Tricia Cotham switched from the Democratic Party to...

  • Added: Apr 11, 2023
  • Length: 29:00
Two Years of Hope: Celebrating the Emirates Mars Mission
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: Artist's concept of the Emirates Mars Mission Hope probe., Credit: UAE Space Agency
Join us as we celebrate the accomplishments of a truly inspiring space mission - the United Arab Emirates' Hope probe, which has spent two amazing ...

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  • Added: Apr 05, 2023
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 14
Laughing through Tears: Andrew Boyd on Better Catastrophes
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Andrew Boyd
In Yiddish there's a term, “a bitterer gelekhter,” which basically captures the idea of laughing through the tears. There are some situations that ...

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  • Added: Apr 04, 2023
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Golf at the Masters -- Still a Boy's Game
From: KSFR
Series: Equal Time with Martha Burk
Caption: Host Martha Burk
Commentary from Martha Burk, who led the women's protest at the Masters Golf Tourney 20 years ago this week. What's changed?

  • Added: Mar 29, 2023
  • Length: 03:01
Volcanic Venus? New insights from vintage data
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: This 3D view of Maat Mons, the tallest volcano on Venus, was created using data from NASA's Magellan spacecraft. The vertical scale in this perspective has been exaggerated 10 times. Maat Mons, appearing at the center, rises almost 5 kilometers (3 miles) , Credit: NASA/JPL
Robbie Herrick and Scott Hensley, the minds behind a new paper on recent potential volcanic activity on Venus, join Planetary Radio to discuss thei...

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  • Added: Mar 29, 2023
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 12
Getting psyched for Psyche
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: This is an artist's conception of Psyche, a metallic asteroid., Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU
Lindy Elkins-Tanton, the principal investigator for NASA’s Psyche mission to explore a metallic asteroid, joins Planetary Radio to share the missio...

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  • Added: Mar 22, 2023
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 8
Universal Harmonies: Sonifying images for science and accessibility
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: “Universal Harmonies” (released on Mar 10, 2023) is an album comprised of sonified observations from the Chandra X-ray Observatory. This collection hopes to make space images more accessible to those with vision loss by allowing them to listen to images r, Credit: Chandra Labs
Kim Arcand from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory joins Planetary Radio to share her team’s new album “Universal Harmonies.”

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  • Added: Mar 14, 2023
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 14
Pandemic and Profit
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: Alt text: Four homemade masks made from patterned cloth sitting on top of a fabric cutting mat, Credit: Mai-Linh Hong
To mark the three year anniversary of the official start of the Covid-19 pandemic, we'll be looking at two alternative supply chains for masks that...

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  • Added: Mar 14, 2023
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
John Stoehr: What the Right Gets Wrong on Race
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: John Stoehr
If you tend to get annoyed when you hear pundits criticize politicians for "politicizing" an inherently political issue, then this week’s show may ...

  • Added: Mar 08, 2023
  • Length: 29:00
Looking back on Voyager’s 45th Anniversary
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: With the full size Voyager spacecraft mockup behind them in JPL's von Karman Auditorium, host Mat Kaplan is joined by Project Manager Suzanne Dodd, NASA Heliophysics Divison leader Nicola Fox, and Voyager Deputy Project Scientist Linda Spilker., Credit: Mat Kaplan/The Planetary Society
Planetary Radio’s creator Mat Kaplan guest hosts for this look back at the Jet Propulsion Lab’s celebration of the 45th anniversary of the Voyager ...

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  • Added: Mar 07, 2023
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 13
Meltdown! with Eric Epstein
From: Doug Wood
Series: Green Street News
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How a stuck valve almost destroyed the State of Pennsylvania

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  • Added: Mar 03, 2023
  • Length: 28:29
  • Purchases: 1
The Canadian Lunar Rover with Peter Visscher
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: Canada's lunar rover will head for the Moon's south polar region as soon as 2026. , Credit: Canadensys Aerospace
Director of Canadensys West Peter Visscher fills us in on the upcoming Canadian lunar rover. Visscher has been working on the rover for years.

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  • Added: Mar 01, 2023
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 13
Jeff Stoike: Blue Action Lab
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Jeff Stoike
As the winter chill of February continues to prickle the skin, the warm tides of the Bahamas may sound particularly appealing. This week on Sea Cha...

  • Added: Feb 22, 2023
  • Length: 29:00

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