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Hosted by The Planetary Society · science · EN-US · 16 episodes
Each month we delve into a new space-themed book and chat with the author. Hosted by Mat Kaplan, the creator of Planetary Radio and Senior Communications Adviser for The Planetary Society.
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Signup to Generate a PitchEach month we delve into a new space-themed book and chat with the author. Hosted by Mat Kaplan, the creator of Planetary Radio and Senior Communications Adviser for The Planetary Society.
Planetary Radio: Book Club Edition is hosted by The Planetary Society. The show has published 16 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "Dinner With an Astronaut by Leroy Chiao" (16 October 2026, 77 minutes), "Alien Oceans by Kevin Hand" (18 September 2026, 67 minutes), and "Becoming Martian by Scott Solomon" (21 August 2026, 78 minutes).
Planetary Radio: Book Club Edition publishes roughly monthly, with episodes averaging 62 minutes across 16 episodes.
Booking probability for Planetary Radio: Book Club Edition is 29%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Planetary Radio: Book Club Edition requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Planetary Radio: Book Club Edition's contact route on record: verified email.
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The Planetary Society hosts Planetary Radio: Book Club Edition, a science show with 16 episodes published.
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Planetary Radio: Book Club Edition
Former astronaut Leroy Chiao is our guest for a conversation about his book, “Dinner With an Astronaut,” and a lifetime of accomplishments on and off the planet.
Planetary Radio: Book Club Edition
Planetary scientist Kevin Hand joins us for a deep exploration of his excellent book about the search for life in the oceans of other worlds.
Planetary Radio: Book Club Edition
How will living in space change our bodies and minds? That’s the sub-title of Scott Solomon’s great new book, “Becoming Martian”, and it’s the question he takes up this month on the book club edition of Planetary Radio.
Planetary Radio: Book Club Edition
Theoretical physicist Chanda Prescod-Weinstein visits the club for a mind-bending conversation about her brilliant, deeply personal exploration of the Cosmos.
Planetary Radio: Book Club Edition
Celebrated author and poet Diane Ackerman joins us for a lively conversation about the new edition of her wonderful collection. Carl Sagan described it as spectacularly good poetry.
Planetary Radio: Book Club Edition
Sir Peter Beck adds to the story told about his hugely successful and innovative company in “The Launch of Rocket Lab,” a beautifully illustrated, monumental book.
Planetary Radio: Book Club Edition
Astrobiologist Caleb Scharf eloquently explores the future of humanity and what we will become when we live beyond Earth.
Planetary Radio: Book Club Edition
Bruce Betts helps us explore the latest and last in his excellent library of space books for young people. He and host Mat Kaplan take up “Are We Alone?” and “The Size of Space.”
Planetary Radio: Book Club Edition
The delightful astrophysicist and science communicator Adam Frank shares his thoughts about the search for life and intelligence across the Universe in the Planetary Society’s member book club.
Planetary Radio: Book Club Edition
The Planetary Society’s Kate Howells has written this beautifully illustrated trek among our Solar System’s most intriguing and mysterious moons.
Planetary Radio: Book Club Edition
Author David Baron has written the definitive, true story of a time when nearly everyone in America was utterly convinced there was a supremely intelligent civilization on the Red Planet, and they wanted to talk with us!
Planetary Radio: Book Club Edition
Space Craze author Margaret Weitekamp of the National Air and Space Museum documents our fascination with all things space, as evidenced by the pop culture artifacts she lovingly oversees in the collection.
Planetary Radio: Book Club Edition
Author and historian of science Dava Sobel talks about her many wonderful books with The Planetary Society’s Mat Kaplan. Dava recently received the Society’s Cosmos Award.
Planetary Radio: Book Club Edition
Frank White is the author of “The Overview Effect: Space Exploration and Human Evolution. “ Now in its fourth edition, the book has crystallized and expanded on the profound sense of wonder and oneness experienced by...
Planetary Radio: Book Club Edition
Bestselling science fiction author Andy Weir joins The Planetary Society’s Mat Kaplan for a deeply fascinating and very entertaining conversation about his #1 bestselling novel, Project Hail Mary, soon to be a major...
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