Planetary Radio
Planetary Radio is the weekly adventure on the final frontier produced by the Planetary Society and it's CEO, Bill Nye the Science Guy. Listen to host Mat Kaplan's conversations with the scientists, engineers, dreamers and leaders at the forefront of space exploration. You'll also hear our regular segments with Bill, "Planetary Evangelist" Emily Lakdawalla, and Director of Science and Technology Bruce Betts. Enter the weekly space trivia contest for your chance to win out-of-this-world prizes!
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Episodes (589)
Space Policy Edition: The Home Front During Apollo (with Emily Margolis)
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A Helicopter for Mars and a Major LightSail Announcement
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Ready to Sail! LightSail 2 Deploys its Silvery Wings
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Apollo 11 and the Woman Who Helped Get It Home
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We’re Sending a Flying Machine to Titan
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Space Policy Edition: Why Apollo Happened (with Roger Launius)
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LightSail Takes Flight!
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The News From Saturn-With Linda Spilker
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Flight by Light: A LightSail 2 Mission Preview
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Quasars and Quanta: Exploring Einstein’s Quantum Riddle
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Space Policy Edition: The Soviet Moonshot (with Asif Siddiqi)
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Starchaser: Extraordinary Astronomer Jay Pasachoff
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Sharing a Passion for Mars at the Humans to Mars Summit
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Talking with NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine
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BONUS: Introducing Science Rules! with Bill Nye
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A Last Visit With LightSail 2 at the Cubesat Developers Workshop
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Planetary Radio Live Defends Planet Earth!
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Space Policy Edition: Lessons From the Moonshot That Never Was-With Mark Albrech...
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The Skies of Super-Earths and Mini-Neptunes
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Lucy in the Sky With Asteroids
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The Triumph of a Failed Moon Landing
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Celebrating Yuri’s Night with Legendary Astronaut Story Musgrave
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Space Policy Edition: T-minus Five Years and Counting
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Ice Worlds, Landing on the Moon and Blasting an Asteroid
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Dunes, Walnut Shells, Alien Impostors and Other Worlds: A Visit with Sarah Hörst
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Bill Nye and Planetary Radio Live at Extreme STEAM
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Boosters, Breakthroughs and Budgets: Canada and the US Look Toward Space
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China on the Final Frontier
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Space Policy Edition: When a (Space) Cowboy Came to Washington
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An Israeli Lander Launches Toward the Moon
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A Fond Farewell to Spirit and Opportunity
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Watching the Births of Solar Systems
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The DART Mission: Learning How to Swat Dangerous Asteroids
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Space Policy Edition: Should the U.S. be in a space race with China?
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Where Do We Come From? The Origin of Life
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Asteroid Bennu’s Visitor From Earth
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Space Policy Edition: Shutdown
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Flying the Skies of Saturn’s Moon Titan
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New Horizons Flyby: Join the Celebration!
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A Mission to Earth: OSIRIS-REx
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Countdown to Ultima: Alan Stern and New Horizons
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Earthrise! The 50th Anniversary of Apollo 8
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At the Space Settlement Summit With Former NASA Administrator Charlie Bolden
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Space Policy Edition: Canada's Uncertain Future in Space (with Kate Howells)
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Last Week, Mars. This week, An Asteroid Called Bennu.
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A Great Day for Space Explorers: The Landing of InSight
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We Know Where the 2020 Rover Will Look for Martian Life
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Space Policy Edition: After the Midterms—Looking Ahead with Marcia Smith
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Moon Mission 3D from Queen Guitarist Brian May and David Eicher
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Where Do We Come From? – Exploring the Origins of Life Lab
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