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Each week, Planetary Radio visits with a scientist, engineer, project manager, astronaut, advocate or writer who provides a unique and exciting perspective on the exploration of our solar system and beyond. We also showcase regular features that raise your space IQ while they put a smile on your face. Host Mat Kaplan is joined by Planetary Society colleagues Bill Nye the Science Guy, Bruce Betts, and Emily Lakdawalla. We hit the road now and then to produce a Planetary Radio Live show in front of an audience. Drop us a line or enter the weekly space trivia contest at planetaryradio@planetary.org.

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JPL Family Points at Saturn on July 19, 2013

JPL and England Wave at Saturn

07/22/2013 | 28:50

Guests

Scott Edgington, Deputy Project Scientist, Cassini
Earl Maize, Program Manager, Cassini Mission

Hundreds came out on the JPL mall on Friday, July 19th to salute the Cassini spacecraft as it captured a rare image of Earth from the outer solar system. Among them were the mission Deputy Project Scientist, Scott Edgington, and the Cassini Program Manager, Earl Maize.

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Basics of Interplanetary Flight With Dave Doody

04/08/2013 | 28:50

Guests

Dave Doody, Operations Lead, JPL Cassini Mission Support and Services Office

JPL’s Dave Doody doesn’t just fly around the solar system, he teaches others how it's done. We talk about what students learn in his non-technical class, the Basics of Interplanetary Flight.

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Saturn Update from Cassini Project Scientist Linda Spilker

04/01/2013 | 30:14

Guests

Linda Spilker, Cassini Project Scientist, Jet Propulsion Laboratory

We pay another visit to the queen of planets with Cassini Mission Project Scientist Linda Spilker. She always brings us fascinating news from Saturn, its moons and rings.

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Io, with Pillan erupting, as seen by Galileo in 1997, processed by Jason Perry

Fire and Ice With Volcanologist Rosaly Lopes

07/16/2012 | 45:56

Guests

Rosaly Lopes, Planetary Scientist and Leading Volcanologist, Jet Propulsion Laboratory

JPL volcanologist Rosaly Lopes has discovered more volcanos than anyone else, including 71 on Jupiter’s moon Io. She is fascinated by these fiery (and sometimes frigid) features of our dynamic solar system, and shared her love at the recent SETIcon.

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