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!
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 51 minutes
- Episodes
- 589
- Years Active
- 2014 - 2023
Bob Richards of Moon Express
Moon Express Founder and CEO Bob Richards shares an inspiring vision for a return to the Moon. It includes introduction of a sophisticated line of robotic spacecraft, the first of which may make a s…
00:58:22 |
Wed 29 Nov 2017
Canada Rises…And So Does the Sun
Canada has a new Space Advisory Board, and The Planetary Society’s Kate Howells is a member. Mat Kaplan also talks with Jeff Kuhn and Thomas Rimmele, two of the scientists working toward completion …
00:32:31 |
Wed 22 Nov 2017
The Honorable Adam Schiff: Another Congressional Space Enthusiast
Congressman Adam Schiff’s California district includes the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. He is as enthusiastic a fan of the final frontier as you are likely to find under the capitol dome in Washington…
00:36:08 |
Wed 15 Nov 2017
Andy Weir’s New Novel Puts a City on the Moon
The author of #1 bestseller The Martian is back with Artemis, a superbly-researched, rollicking adventure in the first city on the Moon. You might win a copy of the book in the new What’s Up space tr…
00:50:27 |
Wed 08 Nov 2017
Space Policy Edition #18: Jim Bridenstine vs. the Senate & First Meeting of the National Space Council
The likely next Administrator of NASA, Jim Bridenstine, appeared before a somewhat skeptical Senate committee to defend his nomination. Casey and Jason recap the hearing and assess Congressman Briden…
00:59:46 |
Fri 03 Nov 2017
André Bormanis and Emily Lakdawalla on Life, the Universe and Everything
Join us for a wide-ranging, salon-style conversation about space exploration, science, art and more. Mat’s guests are astronomer, television producer/writer and former Star Trek science advisor Andr…
01:06:54 |
Wed 01 Nov 2017
Searching for ET With Pete Worden
Are we alone? The nearly sixty-year effort to answer that question has gotten a big boost from the Breakthrough Initiatives, funded by Yuri Milner and led by former NASA Ames Research Center director…
00:41:06 |
Wed 25 Oct 2017
Pamela Gay and the Image Detective
Astronomer Pamela Gay is probably best known as co-host of the Astronomy Cast podcast, but she is also Principal Investigator for the CosmoQuest virtual research facility. It offers fun and rewardin…
00:38:44 |
Wed 18 Oct 2017
Dawn: Ten Years of Exploration
Dawn Mission Director and Chief Engineer Marc Rayman helps us salute the ion-engine
powered spacecraft that first orbited asteroid Vesta in the main asteroid belt and then moved
to dwarf planet Ceres, …
powered spacecraft that first orbited asteroid Vesta in the main asteroid belt and then moved
to dwarf planet Ceres, …
00:59:04 |
Wed 11 Oct 2017
Space Policy Edition #17: The 75th Anniversary of the Rocket Age, with Dr. Michael Neufeld
Fifteen years before Sputnik, on a bright 1942 afternoon in northern Germany, a thundering machine of metal and fire pierced the sky, ultimately touching the edge of space for the first time in histo…
01:30:20 |
Fri 06 Oct 2017
Australia Gets Serious About Space
The Australian government announced that it would create a national space agency at the 68th annual International Astronautical Congress in Adelaide. We’ll talk with IAC 2017 CEO Brett Biddington ab…
00:44:08 |
Wed 04 Oct 2017
Celebrating Cassini…Live!
More than 1,100 fans of the just-completed 20-year mission to Saturn joined us for a live tribute.
01:28:49 |
Wed 27 Sep 2017
Long Live Cassini!
Join us at JPL and Caltech on the bittersweet morning the Cassini spacecraft plunged into Saturn. We’ll hear from many of the spectacular mission’s leaders, including Jim Green, John Grunsfeld, Ralp…
01:00:03 |
Wed 20 Sep 2017
Science Fiction Greats on Humanity’s Destiny in Space
Robert Zubrin of the Mars Society talks with Gregory Benford, David Brin, Geoffrey Landis and Larry Niven about terraforming Mars, the origin of life, the drive to explore and more. Emily Lakdawalla…
01:10:40 |
Tue 12 Sep 2017
Sailing on the Light of the Sun With Lou Friedman
The co-founder and Executive Director Emeritus of the Planetary Society returns for a conversation about the allure of sailing through space. Digital editor Jason Davis reviews three exciting space …
00:49:22 |
Wed 06 Sep 2017
Space Policy Edition #16: NASA's Flagship Missions: Are They Worth It?
The multi-billion dollar, multi-decade Cassini mission is about to end. A new report tries to answer an important question: are flagship science missions like Cassini worth the effort and expense? A…
01:26:01 |
Fri 01 Sep 2017
Planetary Radio Live on the Eve of the Eclipse
With hours to go before the Great American Eclipse, nine outstanding guests joined host Mat Kaplan for Planetary Radio Live in front of 1,100 rowdy eclipse and space science fans. Also at Southern I…
01:14:01 |
Wed 30 Aug 2017
Cassini Project Scientist Linda Spilker’s Last Update Before the Grand Finale
It’s the Grandest Finale. The spectacular Cassini mission’s exploration of Saturn will end on September 15th when the spacecraft plunges into the planet. Cassini Project Scientist Linda Spilker is b…
00:35:08 |
Wed 23 Aug 2017
Ed Stone and Forty Years of Voyager in Space
It is most space fans’ favorite planetary science mission, and with good reason. We visit with the man who has been in charge of Voyager mission science for more than four decades. You’ve got an ext…
00:32:01 |
Wed 16 Aug 2017
Dark Energy Attracts? Astrophysicists Jason Rhodes and Alina Kiessling
JPL astrophysicists Alina Kiessling and Jason Rhodes were brought together by their fascination over the mystery of dark energy. They talk with Planetary Radio about their research and the many missi…
01:00:16 |
Wed 09 Aug 2017
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