Planetary Radio: Space Exploration, Astronomy and Science

By: The Planetary Society
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  • Planetary Radio brings you the human adventure across our Solar System and beyond. We visit each week with the scientists, engineers, leaders, advocates, and astronauts who are taking us across the final frontier. Regular features raise your space IQ while they put a smile on your face. Join host Sarah Al-Ahmed and Planetary Society colleagues including Bill Nye the Science Guy and Bruce Betts as they dive deep into space science and exploration. The monthly Space Policy Edition takes you inside the DC beltway where the future of the US space program hangs in the balance. Visit planetary.org/radio for an episode guide and much more.
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Episodes
  • Emily Calandrelli becomes the hundredth woman in space

    Emily Calandrelli becomes the hundredth woman in space
    Jan 8 2025

    This week, we celebrate a remarkable milestone as Emily Calandrelli, also known as “the Space Gal,” becomes the 100th woman to venture into space. Emily shares her experiences on the Blue Origin voyage, what she took to space, and how motherhood influenced her reaction to seeing Earth from space. Then Planetary Society Chief Scientist Bruce Betts joins for What's Up and a list of fun things to do in zero-g.

    Discover more at: https://www.planetary.org/planetary-radio/2025-100th-woman-in-space

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    56 mins
  • Space Policy Edition: The Challenges of Change at NASA

    Space Policy Edition: The Challenges of Change at NASA
    Jan 3 2025

    How does change happen within NASA, and what prevents it? Marcia Smith, founder of Space Policy Online, joins the show to discuss the opportunities and pitfalls faced by incoming presidential administrations and how NASA has—and hasn’t—changed over the decades. Will Artemis be reimagined? Will public-private partnerships introduce more risk than reward? And is change even the right default attitude to take?

    Discover more at: https://www.planetary.org/planetary-radio/change-and-continuity-at-nasa-with-marcia-smith

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    1 hr and 8 mins
  • The Planetary Society’s 45th anniversary with Bill Nye

    The Planetary Society’s 45th anniversary with Bill Nye
    Jan 1 2025

    Planetary Radio kicks off The Planetary Society's 45th anniversary year with CEO, Bill Nye. Bill reflects on the organization's first forty-five years and what humanity has learned about space in that time. Then, Chief Scientist Bruce Betts joins in for the first What's Up and Random Space Fact of 2025.

    Discover more at: https://www.planetary.org/planetary-radio/2025-45th-anniversary

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    53 mins

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