Space Policy Edition: JPL Director wants "every brain" to have the chance to work in space exploration
After the delay of the Psyche mission, an independent review board faulted management and workforce problems at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory as one of the causes. This month we feature the JPL Dir...
6 Jan 20231h 3min
Planetary Radio stories with Mat Kaplan
New host Sarah Al-Ahmed bids a fond farewell to Mat Kaplan, Planetary Radio’s former host, with a heartwarming compilation of messages from fans, followed by a special interview with Mat about his two...
4 Jan 20231h 4min
Planetary Society All-Stars Review the Year in Space
It’s Mat Kaplan’s last episode as host of Planetary Radio. He has gathered several of his colleagues to celebrate an outstanding year across the Solar System and beyond. New host Sarah Al-Ahmed sticks...
28 Dec 20221h 8min
Artemis 1 Orion capsule comes home, and the best of Planetary Radio
Host Mat Kaplan returned to Naval Base San Diego to greet the return of the Artemis 1 Orion spacecraft aboard the USS Portland. Stay with us for a collage of entertaining excerpts of 10 of the very be...
21 Dec 20221h 16min
One Last Blast: Author of ‘The Martian’ Andy Weir with JPL Chief Engineer Rob Manning
A rollicking conversation with two of the most entertaining, most creative Planetary Radio guests across our 20-year history about the role of creativity in space and life. Andy Weir’s “The Martian” a...
14 Dec 20221h 23min
Scientist and Hubble Repairman John Grunsfeld
John Grunsfeld didn’t just ride the Space Shuttle into orbit five times. He accumulated two-and-a-half days of spacewalk time as he worked on the Hubble Space Telescope. The former NASA associate admi...
7 Dec 20221h 15min
Space Policy Edition: NASA's Economic Impact with Alex MacDonald and Joshua Drucker
NASA supports nearly 340,000 jobs spread throughout every state in the union, generates billions of dollars of tax revenue, and invests in critical high-tech, high-skilled workers. But how do we know ...
2 Dec 20221h 13min
A Happy 20th Anniversary for Planetary Radio
Join our celebration with Planetary Society chief executive officer Bill Nye, Society co-founder Louis Friedman, and chief operating officer Jennifer Vaughn. Incoming Planetary Radio host Sarah Al-Ahm...
30 Nov 20221h 18min
