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Finding Wonder and Meaning in a Book by Carl Sagan’s Daughter
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: Sasha Sagan and Mat Kaplan enjoy a moment in the Planetary Society studio., Credit: Planetary Society/Merc Boyan
Bill Nye says of Sasha Sagan’s new book, “Sagan finds the meaning of life everywhere—with her family, around the world, and especially among the st...

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  • Added: Oct 30, 2019
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 8
Carter Rubin: Traffic In Transition
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Carter Rubin
Do you ever find yourself driving down a familiar street and suddenly encounter an unfamiliar right turn only sign that diverts all traffic off you...

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  • Added: Oct 23, 2019
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
How Long Was Mars Wet?
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: Artist concept of a very wet, ancient Mars., Credit: Wikimedia Commons
Planetary scientist Briony Horgan and her team want to know how long liquid water flowed on the surface of the Red Planet before that world froze. ...

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  • Added: Oct 23, 2019
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 10
Amazon Update With Christian Poirier
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Christian Poirier
Over the past fifty years, around 17% of the Amazon rainforest has been destroyed, according to the World Wildlife Fund, but as this week’s guest o...

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  • Added: Oct 16, 2019
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
NASA’s Home for the Bleeding Edge: The 2019 NIAC Symposium
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: 2) Astronaut Mae Jemison and Planetary Society Founder and Executive Director Emeritus Lou Friedman on stage at the 2019 NIAC Symposium’s banquet., Credit: Mat Kaplan
The NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts program gathers its “fellows” each year to share what they’ve learned about some of the most fascinating scie...

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  • Added: Oct 16, 2019
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 8
Nobel Prize Winner Michel Mayor…and More
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: This artist’s view shows the hot Jupiter exoplanet 51 Pegasi b, sometimes referred to as Bellerophon, which orbits a star about 50 light-years from Earth in the northern constellation of Pegasus (The Winged Horse). This was the first exoplanet around a no, Credit: ESO/M. Kornmesser/Nick Risinger
Astronomer and astrophysicist Michel Mayor has just been awarded the 2019 Nobel Prize for physics. Listen to Mat’s 2016 conversation with this reve...

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  • Added: Oct 09, 2019
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 8
James Quilligan: The Commons and the Future of Democracy
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: James Quilligan
What is the American dollar based on? It was based on the gold standard until 1971 when it transitioned to a floating monetary system. This week’s ...

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  • Added: Oct 02, 2019
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
How to Defend Your Planet
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: A large asteroid narrowly misses Earth., Credit: NASA
Planetary scientist Vishnu Reddy studies space objects ranging from satellite debris to planet-killing asteroids. He shares the status of our effo...

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  • Added: Oct 01, 2019
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 8
Ad Astra: The Movie!
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: Brad Pitt in the new science fiction film, Ad Astra., Credit: 20th Century Fox
Brad Pitt sets out across the solar system to save Earth in the new space epic. Host Mat Kaplan enjoys a far-reaching conversation with the co-scre...

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  • Added: Sep 24, 2019
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 8
Chris Martenson: Dow Obsession Syndrome
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Chris Martenson
The Dow Jones Industrial Average. What does this omnipresent ticker in the corner of our TV screens really mean? Is it a gauge of our country’s eco...

  • Added: Sep 24, 2019
  • Length: 29:00
At the 2019 Starship Congress with David Brin
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: Science fiction author David Brin made a presentation at this year's Starship Congress in San Diego, California, Credit: Icarus Interstellar
Science fiction writer and futurist David Brin is one of our favorite guests. Finding him at the just-completed Starship Congress in San Diego, Cal...

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  • Added: Sep 18, 2019
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 7
The Unexpected Space Center: Los Alamos National Laboratory
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: Artist concept of a black hole emitting gamma-ray bursts., Credit: NASA
This US research center has been part of more than 200 space missions, but it’s not a NASA facility! The Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexi...

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  • Added: Sep 11, 2019
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 7
A Comet’s Legacy, and a Helicopter is Ready for Mars
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, pictured with the European Space Agency's Rosetta orbiter and Philae lander, Credit: ESA
First we return to JPL for an update on the Mars Helicopter that has just been attached to the belly of the 2020 Mars Rover. Then it’s across the p...

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  • Added: Sep 04, 2019
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 10
What Will You Send to the Moon?
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: Artist concept of the Astrobotic Peregrine lander on the lunar surface., Credit: Astrobotic
Astrobotic is one of several companies that are building small, robotic landers to take commercial payloads to the surface of the Moon. With a new ...

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  • Added: Aug 27, 2019
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 9
What a Waste: Mark Murray Reveals Flaws in Recycling Systems
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Mark Murray
Many of us concerned with the environment are conscientious about sorting our garbage. Those of us lucky enough to live in cities with curbside rec...

  • Added: Aug 27, 2019
  • Length: 29:00
NASA’s Red Planet Rick and Putting Humans on Mars
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: Artist concept of humans exploring Mars, Credit: NASA/Pat Rawlings, SAIC
Rick Davis is the perfect person to co-lead NASA’s Mars Human Landing Sites Study. No one is more devoted to putting human bootprints on the Red Pl...

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  • Added: Aug 21, 2019
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 6
Bruce Bartlett: The Roots of Wreckage
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Bruce Bartlett
Today on Sea Change Radio we take a little timeout from all things sustainability to analyze how the Republican Party has led us to some very uncer...

  • Added: Aug 20, 2019
  • Length: 29:00
Dan Austin: 88Bikes
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Dan Austin
A generation ago, the dream of owning a bicycle was one shared by a vast number of American kids. While the explosion of competitors like video gam...

  • Added: Aug 14, 2019
  • Length: 29:00
Reflections of Humanity in a Spacesuit for Moonwalkers
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: Buzz Aldrin is protected by his fabric moonsuit in this classic photo by Neil Armstrong., Credit: NASA
Host Mat Kaplan in a long and fascinating conversation with Nicholas de Monchaux, author of Spacesuit: Fashioning Apollo. This great book is about ...

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  • Added: Aug 13, 2019
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 7
Jessica McCarty on Arctic Wildfires
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Jessica McCarty
You may have seen some headlines recently declaring that “The Arctic is on Fire!” Are these just sensationalist reports? Or do these fires represen...

  • Added: Aug 07, 2019
  • Length: 28:30
Planetary Radio Live with Bill Nye at Science Museum Oklahoma
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: Planetary Society CEO Bill Nye with host Mat Kaplan during Planetary Radio Live show at Science Museum Oklahoma., Credit: Science Museum Oklahoma
Join Planetary Society CEO Bill Nye and host Mat Kaplan as they visit Oklahoma City’s outstanding public science museum. You’ll meet University of...

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  • Added: Aug 07, 2019
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 9
A Helicopter for Mars and a Major LightSail Announcement
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: First hi-res image returned by LightSail 2 after deployment of its sails reveals Baja California far below., Credit: The Planetary Society
It will be the first flying machine on another world. Mars Helicopter Project Manager MiMi Aung shares her plans. There’s big news about The Planet...

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  • Added: Jul 31, 2019
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 7
Ready to Sail! LightSail 2 Deploys its Silvery Wings
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: The LightSail 2 mission operations team moments before the cubesat's big sail was deployed., Credit: Mat Kaplan
Join us as the little cubesat successfully unfurls its solar sail. You’ll hear from members of the LightSail 2 mission team on the morning of July ...

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  • Added: Jul 24, 2019
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 7
Christian Shearer: Regeneration Innovation
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Christian Shearer
How is blockchain connected to healing the earth? This week's guest on Sea Change Radio can explain -- he is Christian Shearer, the CEO of Regen Ne...

  • Added: Jul 23, 2019
  • Length: 29:00
Apollo 11 and the Woman Who Helped Get It Home
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: Poppy Northcutt in Apollo Mission Control, circa 1969., Credit: TRW
Poppy Northcutt was a pioneer—the first woman to work as an engineer in Apollo Mission Control. The program she helped to create got the astronauts...

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  • Added: Jul 17, 2019
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 10

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