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A Conversation with Kyoto Prize Recipient James Gunn

From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio

Caption: The Sloan Foundation 2.5 meter telescope at Apache Point Observatory, Credit: The Sloan Foundation

Jim Gunn co-created and led the Sloan Digital Sky Survey that has revealed the universe as never before.

Bought by C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, KIYU-FM, WFHB, KWMR, WMUU-LP and more

Added: Apr 28, 2021
Length: 28:50
Purchases: 11

Is ‘Oumuamua a Piece of a Pluto-Like Planet? And Ingenuity’s First Flight on Mars

From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio

Caption: Artist's impression of interstellar object 'Oumuamua, Credit: William Hartmann

NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter makes a successful first flight on the Red Planet, while two researchers offer new insights on the first interstel...

Bought by C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, KIYU-FM, WFHB, KWMR, KRZA and more

Added: Apr 21, 2021
Length: 28:50
Purchases: 10

The High Frontier: A New Documentary About Gerard K. O’Neill

From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio

Caption: Artist's concept of a giant O'Neill cylinder space settlement., Credit: NASA, Art by Rick Guidice

Gerard K. O’Neill envisioned vast, magnificent human settlements in space. His followers, including Jeff Bezos, are working to turn his vision into...

Bought by C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, KIYU-FM, WFHB, KWMR, KRZA and more

Added: Apr 14, 2021
Length: 28:50
Purchases: 10

Charles “Chip” Osborne, Jr. Interview

From: Dan Hemmelgarn
Series: Food Sleuth Radio

Did you know that herbicides account for the highest usage of pesticides in the home and garden sector with over 90 million pounds applied on lawns...

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Added: Apr 08, 2021
Length: 28:00
Purchases: 1

The First Space Shuttle Pilot: Bob Crippen on the 40th Anniversary of STS-1

From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio

Caption: THE BOLDEST TEST FLIGHT IN HISTORY John Young (left) and Bob Crippen pose for a crew portrait prior to STS-1, the first flight of space shuttle Columbia, in April 1981., Credit: NASA

Robert Crippen and John Young became the first humans to fly a space shuttle into orbit when Columbia launched on April 12, 1981.

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Added: Apr 07, 2021
Length: 28:50
Purchases: 10

NASA’s TESS Exoplanet Mission Finds Over 2,000 Possible New Worlds

From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio

Caption: Artist's impression of the TESS spacecraft on orbit., Credit: NASA

Exoplanet hunter and artist Natalia Guerrero of MIT reveals the discovery of many more possible new worlds by NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Sa...

Bought by KBUT Crested Butte, Colo., C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, KIYU-FM, WFHB, KWMR and more

Added: Mar 31, 2021
Length: 28:50
Purchases: 12

Return From Ryugu: The Hayabusa2 Leader on His Mission’s Success

From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio

Caption: Hayabusa2 sees its shadow during the second touchdown rehearsal on 15 October 2018. The spacecraft was 47 meters above Ryugu., Credit: JAXA, University of Tokyo, Kochi University, Rikkyo University, Nagoya University, Chiba Institute of Technology, Meiji University, University of Aizu, AIST

Hayabusa2 project manager Yuichi Tsuda shares the exciting success of Japan’s sample return mission ti asteroid Ryugu.

Bought by KIYU-FM, WFHB, KWMR, KCNP, WMUU-LP and more

Added: Mar 17, 2021
Length: 28:50
Purchases: 10

InSight’s Mole: A Martian Science Odyssey

From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio

Caption: The heat-flow probe known as the mole sticks out of the Martian surface in this image captured by NASA's InSight spacecraft in February 2020. Engineers and scientists spent nearly two years using InSight's robotic arm to help the mole dig before formally , Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech

NASA engineer and scientist Troy Hudson shares the sad but ultimately inspiring story of a two-year attempt to dig deep beneath the surface of Mars.

Bought by KBUT Crested Butte, Colo., KIYU-FM, WFHB, KWMR, KRZA and more

Added: Mar 10, 2021
Length: 28:50
Purchases: 10

Spinoffs: How NASA Technologies Benefit Life on Earth

From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio

Caption: Spinoff 21 has been published online by NASA., Credit: NASA

We examine a few of the thousands of technologies and innovations developed by NASA that are making lives better around our planet.

Bought by KBUT Crested Butte, Colo., C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, KIYU-FM, WFHB, KWMR and more

Added: Mar 03, 2021
Length: 28:50
Purchases: 12

Touchdown! The Sights and Sounds of Perseverance on Mars

From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio

Caption: The Mars 2020 rover Perseverance imaged as it is lowered to the Red Planet's surface by the sky crane., Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech

Relive the most dramatic and awe-inspiring moments from NASA’s Perseverance rover landing on Mars.

Bought by C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, KIYU-FM, WFHB, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, KCNP and more

Added: Feb 24, 2021
Length: 28:50
Purchases: 12

Marshall Johnson Interview

From: Dan Hemmelgarn
Series: Food Sleuth Radio

Did you know that grasslands are essential for sequestering carbon from the atmosphere, and ranchers are critical in preserving America’s grassland...

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Added: Feb 18, 2021
Length: 28:00
Purchases: 1

Planetfest ’21: To Mars and Back Again

From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio

Author of The Martian Andy Weir and the leader of the United Arab Emirates’ successful Hope Mars orbiter mission joined other Mars all-stars at Pla...

Bought by WFHB, KICI Iowa City, KWMR, KCNP, KIYU-FM and more

Added: Feb 17, 2021
Length: 28:50
Purchases: 9

2021 Spring Fundraiser: Experiencing More With Less / Choice In The Food Industry

From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: To The Best of Our Knowledge Fundraisers

In this special fundraising edition of "To the Best of Our Knowledge," host Anne Strainchamps samples some of our best interviews about simplicity ...

Bought by KCPW Salt Lake City, Wisconsin Public Radio (ops), KRCU Public Radio, KUSU, and Kansas Public Radio

Added: Feb 12, 2021
Length: 01:23:27
Purchases: 5

Holly DeLong Interview

From: Dan Hemmelgarn
Series: Food Sleuth Radio

Did you know that what and when we eat can affect our mood? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and registered dietitian, Melinda Hemmelgarn, for her inter...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer

Added: Feb 11, 2021
Length: 28:00
Purchases: 1

A Cosmic Odyssey: Decades of Discovery at the Palomar Observatory

From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio

Caption: The Hale Telescope dome at the Palomar Observatory, Credit: Palomar/Caltech

How astronomers at California’s Palomar Observatory revolutionized our understanding of the cosmos.

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Added: Feb 03, 2021
Length: 28:50
Purchases: 10

‘Oumuamua: Avi Loeb says it may have been artificial

From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio

Caption: Harvard professor Avi Loeb takes issue with this cigar-like impression of interstellar object 'Oumuamua., Credit: ESO / M. Kornmesser

Is interstellar object ‘Oumuamua an alien artifact? Harvard professor Avi Loeb explores his hypothesis in a new book and in a fascinating conversat...

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Added: Jan 27, 2021
Length: 28:50
Purchases: 11

7 More Minutes of Terror: Perseverance Arrives at Mars

From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio

Caption: This illustration shows the events that occur in the final minutes of the nearly seven-month journey that NASA's Perseverance rover takes to Mars. Hundreds of critical events must execute perfectly and exactly on time for the rover to land on Mars safely , Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech

JPL engineer Gregory Villar prepares us for the perilous descent and landing of the 2020 Mars rover on February 18th.

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Added: Jan 20, 2021
Length: 28:50
Purchases: 8

A Symphony for 7 Moons

From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio

Caption: Volcano Loki Patera erupts on Jupiter's moon Io. Io inspired the first movement of The Moons Symphony., Credit: NASA

Composer Amanda Lee Falkenberg is joined by Cassini project scientist Linda Spilker and retired astronaut Nicole Stott as she shares excerpts from ...

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Added: Jan 13, 2021
Length: 28:50
Purchases: 8

Solar Cruiser: A Giant Sail Prepares for Space

From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio

Caption: Artist concept of the Solar Cruiser sail approaching the Sun, though it won't actually get nearly this close., Credit: NASA

NASA has given the green light to Principal Investigator Les Johnson and his team for construction of a solar sail that dwarfs all that have come b...

Bought by C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, WFHB, Harford Community Radio, KWMR, KBUT Crested Butte, Colo. and more

Added: Jan 05, 2021
Length: 28:50
Purchases: 10

Planetary Society All-Stars Review 2020 Space Milestones

From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio

Caption: NASA astronauts Bob Behnken (left) and Doug Hurley are all smiles after safely returning to Earth aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon on 2 August 2020. The mission, Demo-2, was the first crewed flight of NASA's Commercial Crew program., Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls

In spite of everything, 2020 was a good year for space exploration according to five of The Planetary Society’s experts.

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Added: Dec 30, 2020
Length: 28:50
Purchases: 9

Astronaut Stephanie Wilson Might Walk on the Moon

From: Mat Kaplan

Caption: NASA astronaut Stephanie Wilson in the International Space Station cupola during one of her space shuttle missions., Credit: NASA

18 astronauts on the Artemis Team have a shot at walking on the Moon, and Stephanie Wilson is one of them.

Bought by WMUU-LP, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, and KBUT Crested Butte, Colo.

Added: Dec 22, 2020
Length: 28:50
Purchases: 3

Brian Ronholm Interview

From: Dan Hemmelgarn
Series: Food Sleuth Radio

Did you know that “One Health” is a valid, interdisciplinary approach to public health that connects human, animal, and environmental health? Join ...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer

Added: Dec 18, 2020
Length: 28:00
Purchases: 1

What Do You Need to Make Martian Oxygen? MOXIE!

From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio

Caption: Artist concept of the Perseverance rover examining an outcrop on Mars., Credit: NASA/JPL-CALTECH

Making oxygen from the Martian atmosphere will be essential if humans are ever to visit and work on the Red Planet, and the MOXIE experiment will s...

Bought by WGHC-LP 98.3 FM Chicago, WFHB, KWMR, KCNP, KBUT Crested Butte, Colo. and more

Added: Dec 16, 2020
Length: 28:50
Purchases: 12

Welcoming a New Leader, and China’s Audacious Moon Mission

From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio

Caption: China's Chang'e-5 lunar lander makes an impression on the Moon., Credit: PRC

Bill Nye helps us welcome the Planetary Society’s new president who also leads a new Moon mission, while China’s lunar sample return spacecraft is ...

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