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Planetary Radio: Space Policy Edition — 121 episodes
Why humans matter — The philosophy of Artemis II
Return to Launch — Cape Canaveral's unlikely history
Is there really a space race between the US and China?
What a NASA Authorization bill actually does
Change for the Sake of Disruption at NASA
The Moral Case for Space Science
Should a (potential) biosignature revive Mars Sample Return?
China’s growing space science ambitions
Does the rise of Elon mean the fall of NASA?
Is this the moment for in-space nuclear power?
Are Democrats falling behind on space policy?
NASA’s 2026 budget
What does NASA need with an economist?
How NASA remembers—and forgets
Lies, damned lies, and space data
Locke, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness (in space)
Mars Sample Return, but at what (fixed) price?
The Challenges of Change at NASA
The Myth of Presidential Leadership
NASA at a Crossroads
The space policies of a Harris Administration
The Space Policy of a Second Trump Administration
Do we need a philosophy of space exploration?
NASA and the American South
Is Human Spaceflight a Religion?
The power of the lunar sublime
Real and Acceptable Reasons for Space Exploration
The ahistorical era of commercial lunar exploration
Space isn’t black — it’s grey
India’s growing space ambitions
Was the Space Shuttle a policy failure?
What went wrong with Mars Sample Return
Why lunar exploration must be of enduring national interest
What’s Going on with: Congress, MSR, and FAA Reauthorization?
The policy implications of active SETI
SpaceX's Starship vs. the environment, with Eric Roesch
The motives behind NASA's billions — Jean Toal Eisen on how Congress funds the final frontier
The Tricky Ethics of Space Settlement
The White House's Matt Daniels on the U.S.'s New Cislunar Strategy
JPL Director wants "every brain" to have the chance to work in space exploration
NASA's Economic Impact with Alex MacDonald and Joshua Drucker
What the Congressional Midterms Mean for Space Science
Space Policy Edition Bonus: Q&A with Casey Dreier and Bill Nye
The Geopolitics of a Successful SETI Detection
Mike Gold on Crafting the Artemis Accords
Lori Garver on Bringing Change to NASA
Pathfinder and the Birth of the Discovery Program
Inside the Planetary Science Decadal Survey Process with Bethany Ehlmann
How Russia's Invasion of Ukraine Has Changed Space, with Mariel Borowitz
NASA's 2023 Budget Request
Why are outer planets missions so expensive?
JWST and the politics of mega-science (with Robert Smith)
What We're Watching in 2022
Astronomy goes big, with Heidi Hammel
We're entering a new era of planetary defense (with Lindley Johnson)
NASA's Congressional Logjam
The cultural rituals of space advocacy, with Linda Billings
Mars via the Nuclear Option
The Pentagon's UFO Report, Featuring Sarah Scoles
NASA's 2022 Budget Request Says "Yes"
How Starship at the Moon Brings NASA Closer to Mars
Biden Names His NASA Administrator
SpaceX's Early, Desperate Days (with Eric Berger)
The Big Picture on U.S. Science Funding
A Mob at the U.S. Capitol
Operation Moonglow and the Global Impact of Apollo
NASA's Post-Election Landscape
Divining Biden's Space Policy with Jeff Foust
The Moon-to-Mars Strategy, with Dr. Scott Pace
Why the SLS is a National Asset, and Why That Matters
A Trillion-Dollar Space Economy?
NASA’s Gamble Pays Off
Our Moral Obligation to Explore Space
Our Equinox Space Policy Briefing
NASA's 2021 Budget Request Brings Billions
Is the Moon a Stepping-Stone or a Cornerstone for Mars? (with Laura Seward Forczyk)
Houston, We Have a Space Force (with Brian Weeden)
The Biggest Policy Moments of the Decade (with Marcia Smith)
How a Report Can Move Mountains
Happy Fiscal New Year!
Why Apollo Ended (with John Logsdon)
The Home Front During Apollo (with Emily Margolis)
Why Apollo Happened (with Roger Launius)
The Soviet Moonshot (with Asif Siddiqi)
Lessons From the Moonshot That Never Was (with Mark Albrecht)
T-minus Five Years and Counting
When a (Space) Cowboy Came to Washington
Should the U.S. be in a space race with China?
Shutdown
Canada's Uncertain Future in Space (with Kate Howells)
After the Midterms—Looking Ahead with Marcia Smith
How NASA Came to Be
Did NASA Ace its Midterms? With Special Guest Louise Prockter
Destination…Mars? Contradictions and Principles
Space Force! With Special Guest Brian Weeden
Space Policy Directive 2—This Time it's Commercial
A Commercial Future for the Space Station?
Lori Garver on what a NASA Administrator (and Deputy) actually does
Space Policy Edition #23 - Blitzing Congress: Planetary Society volunteers visit Capitol Hill
Space Policy Edition Special: The 2019 President’s Budget Request Unveiled
Space Policy Edition #21: Bill Nye and the State of the Union
Space Policy Edition #20: Looking back on the year in space policy. Also, your questions!
Space Policy Edition #19: When did the private space age begin? Much earlier than you think.
Space Policy Edition #18: Jim Bridenstine vs. the Senate and First Meeting of the National Space Council
Space Policy Edition #17: The 75th Anniversary of the Rocket Age, with Dr. Michael Neufeld
Space Policy Edition #16: NASA's Flagship Missions: Are They Worth It?
Space Policy Edition #15 – Congressman Rick Larsen, Could Russia Exit the ISS?
Space Policy Edition #14 – Ice Giants and Ocean Worlds Beckon
Space Policy Edition #13 – The 2018 Budget Proposal and Is Mars Exploration in Retrograde?
Space Policy Edition #12 – Is Space Policy Stagnant? With Special Guest Marcia Smith
Space Policy Edition #11 – Big Science and a Skinny Budget
Space Policy Edition #10 - Special Guest Laura Delgado Lopez, SpaceX to the Moon, looming budget cuts
Space Policy Edition #9: Congress Plots New Space Legislation Amid Trump's Tumultuous First Two Weeks
Space Policy Edition #8 - A Transition "Trumpdate", 2016 in Review, and Answering Your Questions
Space Policy Edition #7 - The Trump Administration: What Can We Expect for Space?
Space Policy Edition #6: Election 2016! Where Do Clinton and Trump Stand on Space?
Space Policy Edition #5: The U.S. Senate takes on the politics of Mars
Space Policy Edition #4: Near Earth Asteroids—Why we go, how we find them, and maybe mine them
Space Policy Edition #3: Plutonium-238, Europa via SLS, Cost of the Next Mars Rover Rises
Space Policy Edition #2: Why Juno? Why Jupiter? Why Now?
Space Policy Edition #1: How We Got Here: Human Spaceflight at the End of the Obama Era