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
Giving the University of Arizona Mirror Lab a spin
It has been on host Mat Kaplan’s bucket list for years. Join him for a tour of the cavernous Richard F. Caris Mirror Lab at the University of Arizona, where the mirrors for the Giant Magellan Telescop...
23 Nov 20221h 9min
Voyager Mission Project Scientist Linda Spilker
She has been heard on Planetary Radio more than any other guest. Linda Spilker returns in her new role as the Voyager project scientist, following the legendary Ed Stone’s half-century in that job. Li...
16 Nov 202258min
Space Policy Edition: What the Congressional Midterms Means for Space Science
Next year a new class of elected officials will enter Congress and usher in changes to the political focus and leadership of key space and science committees. Dr. Bethany Johns, the deputy director of...
11 Nov 202258min
Ann Druyan wishes you a happy Sagan Day
November 9 would have been our co-founder Carl Sagan’s 88th birthday. His professional and life partner, Ann Druyan, returns with a love story — the love between two people that encompassed the Cosmos...
9 Nov 20221h 4min
Space Policy Edition Bonus: Q&A with Casey Dreier and Bill Nye
While we wait for the result of the upcoming U.S. midterm elections, enjoy this special bonus episode of Space Policy Edition featuring The Planetary Society's Chief Advocate and CEO answering dozens ...
4 Nov 20221h 38min
DART smacked an asteroid! So what’s next in planetary defense?
The success of the Double Asteroid Redirection Test was just one more step toward protecting our world from wayward asteroids and comets. NASA Planetary Defense Officer Lindley Johnson, and Kelly Fast...
2 Nov 202256min
