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Author Andy Weir and Project Hail Mary
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: Andy Weir's new science fiction novel sends an unlikely protagonist on a mission to save humanity from an interstellar threat., Credit: Ballantine
The author of The Martian introduces us to his terrific new novel and shares his thoughts about the current state of space exploration.

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


  • Added: May 05, 2021
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 12
The Big Book of Mars: Our Obsession with the Red Planet
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: Marc Hartzman's fascinating and entertaining book about Mars in popular culture and more., Credit: Quirk Books
Author Marc Hartzman’s new book celebrates the wonder of the Red Planet and how it entered popular culture.

Bought by WFHB, KBUT Crested Butte, Colo., WMUU-LP, KICI Iowa City, KWMR and more


  • Added: Feb 10, 2021
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 9
Welcome! from Sandra Tsing Loh
From: Sandra Tsing Loh
Series: The Loh Down on Science: Special Pandemic Edition
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Loh Down on Science host Sandra Tsing Loh intros the Loh Down on Science: Special Pandemic Edition

Bought by KSQM 91.5 FM


  • Added: Apr 06, 2020
  • Length: 02:40
  • Purchases: 1
Biggest of the Teens
From: KSLU
Series: STEM Science Radio
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In this episode, they revisit their biggest stories of the 2010's.

Bought by Belfast Community Radio


  • Added: Mar 05, 2020
  • Length: 11:28
  • Purchases: 1
Ben Miller Says The Aliens are Coming!
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: Ben Miller's The Aliens are Coming, Credit: The Experiment Publishing Company
British physicist turned comedian and actor Ben Miller has written The Aliens are Coming-- The Extraordinary Science Behind our Search for Life in ...

Bought by KRZA, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, KWMR, WMUU-LP, KMUD and more


  • Added: Jan 10, 2017
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 7
Cassini at Saturn: The Final Year
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: Saturn and Cassini, Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech
The great Cassini spacecraft has a year to go before it plunges into the ringed planet. Project Scientist Linda Spilker returns with more amazing m...

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, KWMR, WMUU-LP, KRZA, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago and more


  • Added: Sep 19, 2016
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 6
Planetary Radio Live: All These Worlds
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: Artistic rendering of Planet 9 with the distant Sun in the background., Credit: Caltech / R. Hurt (IPAC)
Our live conversation about “Planet 9” and the amazing diversity of our solar system, featuring Konstantin Batygin and Mike Brown of Caltech, Senio...

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


  • Added: Mar 22, 2016
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 9
NASA’s New Planetary Defense Office
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: Chelyabinsk 2013 explodes over the city on February 15, 2013., Credit: YouTube
Lindley Johnson has just been named NASA's first Planetary Defense Officer. He's joined on this week's PlanRad by astronomer Kelly Fast, the new m...

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


  • Added: Feb 02, 2016
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 8
A Conversation With Andy Weir of "The Martian"
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: Matt Damon as "The Martian", Credit: 20th Century Fox
It was the #1 New York Times bestseller, and as this week’s Planetary Radio premiered it was once again the most popular movie in the USA. “The Ma...

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


  • Added: Oct 27, 2015
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 8
Yale’s Debra Fischer and the Ever More Precise Search for New Worlds
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: In this laser frequency comb, colorized for illustrative purposes, the solid lines are the star spectrum and the dots are the artificial laser spectrum. The dark gaps in the star spectrum represent different chemical elements in the starlight. Long-term s, Credit: European Southern Observatory
It’s terribly hard to find exoplanets that look like our homeworld. The search requires development of astoundingly powerful and precise instrumen...

Bought by WXAV 88.3FM Chicago


  • Added: Oct 13, 2014
  • Length: 28:51
  • Purchases: 1
Commentator Guido on Inventions
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Between You and Me
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Do you take your dog for daily walks? Guido has the perfect invention for you: Basil's Boulevard Boom Boom Burn Stick...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Sep 20, 2010
  • Length: 04:46
  • Purchases: 1
Ants -- Groks Science Show 2010-06-16
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Mark Moffett discussed adventures among ants.

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio and KMXT


  • Added: Jun 16, 2010
  • Length: 28:10
  • Purchases: 2
Estimation -- Groks Science Show 2009-11-11
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Dr. Aaron Santos discussed how to estimate anything.

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio and KMXT


  • Added: Nov 11, 2009
  • Length: 27:16
  • Purchases: 2