A fun and lively interview I did with Mat Kaplan on Planetary Radio — The Planetary Society’s radio/podcast — is now online. Mat and I talked about the terrible media reporting lately on science and astronomy stories, including Apophis, a possible planet in the outer solar system, and, of course, the "Supermoon". As usual, I’m bombastic and occasionally accurate, so give it a listen.
Other segments of the half-hour podcast have my pal Emily Lakdawalla talking solar system missions (MESSENGER, Dawn, Mars and more), Bill Nye (yeah, that Bill Nye!) talking Kepler and Earth-like planets, and Bruce Betts on a biological experiment going up on Endeavour’s final flight.
I hope you like it! And please consider becoming a member of TPS. They do a great job promoting scientific exploration of the solar system.
April 6th, 2011 at 10:55 am
Of course Bill Nye is on the podcast. Isn’t he the director of the Planetary Society now. Of course, I’d vote for you Phil. Just tell me what ballot box to stuff.
April 6th, 2011 at 11:12 am
I’ve been a Planetary Society member for over 25 years. What are YOU waiting for!
April 6th, 2011 at 11:16 am
thetentman, remember when Sagan was the president of the PS? In my many, many moves, I think I ma have lost all my old back issues of the magazine.
April 6th, 2011 at 11:31 am
Actually, BA (or do you prefer Phil?) I’d have said that was the other way around ie. “accurate & occassionally bombastic.” Oh & there’s nothing wrong with either of those traits!
April 6th, 2011 at 1:26 pm
I’ve been waiting to become a planet. I thought it was a requirement!
April 6th, 2011 at 1:45 pm
Listening to it right now!
Something interesting was mentioned that I didn’t know… You wrote a book?
April 6th, 2011 at 2:33 pm
> I’ve been a Planetary Society member for over 25 years. What are YOU waiting for!
I was a member, but I’ve been demoted to…uh…reclassified as a ‘dwarf member’.
April 6th, 2011 at 5:16 pm
Hey Phil! I bet I enjoyed our radio/podcast conversation even more than you did. Thanks for the nice show review AND for encouraging your great readers to join Bill Nye and the rest of us at the Society. We welcome all the true believers out there. I look forward to talking with you again.
April 6th, 2011 at 8:24 pm
@Bill –>
Phil, your hitting up all the podcast highlights! TPS, and their podcast, is another must listen to. Fun, lively and on the mark. Mat, if your reading (above commenter) keep up the grand work!
April 10th, 2011 at 8:21 am
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