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Humans Orbiting Mars: Can It Be Done?
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: NASA's pathways to the Red Planet., Credit: NASA
A human mission to orbit Mars might be possible by 2033, and it might be accomplished at reasonable cost and with existing or nearly-ready technolo...

Bought by KWMR, KMUD, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, and KFCF FM


  • Added: Apr 07, 2015
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 5
Found! Beagle 2 Lander is on Mars
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: Orbital image of what is believed to be the Beagle 2 lander on surface of Mars., Credit: HiRISE/NASA/JPL/Parker/Leicester
The Beagle 2 Mars lander disappeared after it separated from the Mars Express orbiter on Christmas Day, 2003. Eleven years later, it has been foun...

Bought by KMUD, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, KWMR, and KFCF FM


  • Added: Feb 16, 2015
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 5
Year of the Icy Worlds
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: Cassini Saturn mission Project Scientist and host Mat Kaplan touch the plumes of Enceladus at JPL., Credit: Merc Boyan, The Planetary Society
Emily Lakdawalla coined the phrase, and it is exquisitely appropriate. We’ll visit the Jet Propulsion Lab on its Icy Worlds Day to learn more about...

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, KFCF FM, and KWMR


  • Added: Feb 10, 2015
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 3
LightSail Prepares to Take Flight
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: Artist's conception of the LightSail solar sail., Credit: The Planetary Society
The Planetary Society has just announced that LightSail A will be launched into low earth orbit in May. We’ll talk with Project Manager Doug Stets...

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, KFCF FM, KMUD, KWMR and more


  • Added: Jan 26, 2015
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 6
Let There Be Night (Half Hour Version)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Half Hour Long Episodes
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Nights are getting brighter and most of us no longer experience true darkness.

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  • Added: Dec 19, 2014
  • Length: 28:59
  • Purchases: 6
Sara Seager's Quest for Earth's Twin
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: MIT Astrophysicist and Planetary Scientist Sara Seager, Credit: Sara Seager/MIT
MIT planetary scientist and astrophysicist Sara Seager is on a quest. She wants to find a warm, wet exoplanet with signs of life. It could be Earth...

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, and WYAP


  • Added: Dec 15, 2014
  • Length: 28:51
  • Purchases: 3
Orion Launches Into History
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: Orion awaits launch atop its Delta IV Heavy rocket., Credit: Jason Davis/The Planetary Society
NASA’s Orion spacecraft has taken its first step toward Mars and an asteroid mission. The Planetary Society’s Jason Davis was at the Kennedy Space...

Bought by WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, and WTJU


  • Added: Dec 09, 2014
  • Length: 28:51
  • Purchases: 3
Understanding Others: Transformative Writers
From: New Letters on the Air
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We give thanks for transformative writers in this episode entitled UNDERSTANDING OTHERS, a show that features excerpts from six programs that highl...

  • Added: Dec 04, 2014
  • Length: 29:00
The Future of Higher Education (Half Hour Version)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Half Hour Long Episodes
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The decision by Harvard and MIT to begin providing free courses to anyone, anywhere sparked an intense debate about the future of a bricks and mort...

Bought by WJCT, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, KWMR, KRDP, and WLIW


  • Added: Nov 25, 2014
  • Length: 28:57
  • Purchases: 5
The Future of Higher Education (Hour Long Version)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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The decision by Harvard and MIT to begin providing free courses to anyone, anywhere sparked an intense debate about the future of a bricks and mort...

Bought by WCNY, KPVL, CHSR-FM 97.9, KKRN, and Accessible Media Inc.


  • Added: Nov 25, 2014
  • Length: 53:56
  • Purchases: 5
Cassini is Safe! Mission Update From Project Scientist Linda Spilker
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: Mighty Saturn and its rings, imaged by the Cassini spacecraft., Credit: JPL/NASA
Project scientist Linda Spilker returns with a regular update on Saturn, its moons and rings not long after learning that the mission is funded thr...

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, and WYAP


  • Added: Nov 17, 2014
  • Length: 28:51
  • Purchases: 3
Digging Deep With Planetary Deep Drill
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: Business end of Planetary Deep Drill, Credit: Mat Kaplan
If there’s life on Mars, it’s probably deep beneath the surface. That’s just one reason we need a tool like Planetary Deep Drill on the red planet ...

Bought by WYAP, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, KFCF FM, and KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio


  • Added: Nov 11, 2014
  • Length: 28:51
  • Purchases: 4
Off-Ramp Presents: Norman Lear, legendary TV producer, helped TV grow up
From: john rabe
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Patt Morrison interviews legendary TV producer Norman Lear, whose credits include groundbreaking shows "Maude" and "All in the Family."

  • Added: Oct 23, 2014
  • Length: 06:15
Smashing Holes in Mars to Find Life
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
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Explore Mars wants to look for life on the Red Planet. Not past life. Life thriving under the Martian surface right now. Chris Carberry will tel...

Bought by WXAV 88.3FM Chicago


  • Added: Sep 01, 2014
  • Length: 28:51
  • Purchases: 1
Jay Barbree on "Neil Armstrong: A Life of Flight"
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
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In his 55 years as NBC’s space correspondent, Jay Barbree has won the respect and friendship of many astronauts. Neil Armstrong stands above them a...

Bought by KVSC and WXAV 88.3FM Chicago


  • Added: Jul 29, 2014
  • Length: 28:51
  • Purchases: 2
Who Needs Health Insurance? (Half Hour Version)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Half Hour Long Episodes
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Our healthcare system is in a state of transition, with both doctors and patients anxious about where we’re heading. Many doctors are exploring new...

Bought by WJCT, WCSU-FM, KPTZ, Port Townsend, WA, WMNF, WLIW and more


  • Added: Jul 18, 2014
  • Length: 28:59
  • Purchases: 6
Planetary Radio Live: LightSail Countdown Begins!
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: Bill Nye at the LightSail countdown celebration., Credit: Loren Roberts
LightSail, the Planetary Society’s innovative solar sail cubesat, will ride into space on the huge SpaceX Falcon Heavy, now in development. Bill N...

Bought by WXAV 88.3FM Chicago


  • Added: Jul 15, 2014
  • Length: 28:51
  • Purchases: 1
Astronomers Without Borders: Spreading the Wonder Worldwide
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: Sky party in Northern Iraq, Credit: Mike Simmons
Astronomers Without Borders Founder and President Mike Simmons and his colleagues share the passion, beauty and joy of the night sky from Argentina...

Bought by KVSC, WESM 91.3 FM, and WXAV 88.3FM Chicago


  • Added: Jun 10, 2014
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 3
At Spacefest VI With Apollo Astronaut Gene Cernan and a Host of Proud Space Geeks
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: Gene Cernan and Laura Danly are recorded by Mat Kaplan at Spacefest VI, Credit: Barbara David
Spacefest is the annual celebration of all things space, including space art, memorabilia, and the many astronauts who attend. Planetary Radio visi...

Bought by WXAV 88.3FM Chicago and WESM 91.3 FM


  • Added: May 27, 2014
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 2
Planetary Radio Live With Mike Rowe of Dirty Jobs at the USA Science and Engineering Festival
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: Planetary Radio Live at the 2014 USASEF, Credit: Loren Roberts
Join thousands of space and science geeks at the world’s biggest public science event in Washington DC. On the Einstein stage to talk about dirty ...

Bought by WMNF, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, and WESM 91.3 FM


  • Added: Apr 29, 2014
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 3
A Second Earth? & OSIRIS REx Is Go for Asteroid Bennu
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
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Finally found: an Earth-sized planet in the habitable zone. You’ll hear lead scientist Elisa Quintana make the announcement. Then OSIRIS REx miss...

Bought by WMNF, WESM 91.3 FM, WOUB, and WXAV 88.3FM Chicago


  • Added: Apr 17, 2014
  • Length: 28:51
  • Purchases: 4
WorldCanvass: The Crossroads Project (Part 4)
From: Joan Kjaer
Series: WorldCanvass
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Art and science meet at the crossroads in this program focused on climate change, sustainability, and the future of our planet and ourselves. This ...

  • Added: Apr 17, 2014
  • Length: 23:05
Planetary Radio Live: Partying Under Shuttle Endeavour on Yuri's Night!
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: Planetary Radio Host Mat Kaplan, Astronaut and Fragile Oasis Founder Ron Garan, Virgin Galactic CEO George Whitesides, and Yuri’s Night Executive Director Loretta Hidalgo Whitesides on stage at Yuri’s Night Los Angeles. , Credit: Danielle Hanne
We’re back at the California Science Center, final home of Endeavour, the shuttle that made 25 flights into space. Join the party as we celebrate ...

Bought by WESM 91.3 FM, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, and WOUB


  • Added: Apr 14, 2014
  • Length: 28:51
  • Purchases: 3
Microbes in Orbit--Cheryl Nickerson's Pioneering Biomedical Research
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: Cheryl Nickerson in her ASU lab, Credit: NASA
You may have heard that the sometimes deadly Salmonella bacterium becomes stronger in microgravity. That was just one of the promising results of e...

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  • Added: Apr 08, 2014
  • Length: 28:51
  • Purchases: 1
The Non-Violent Path of Cesar Chavez
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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Peacetalks radio takes us down ‘The Non-Violent path of Cesar Chavez’, through conversations with Chavez’ colleague and friend Delores Huerta, and ...

  • Added: Apr 02, 2014
  • Length: 29:00