Planetary Radio

Let The Planetary Society’s weekly podcast take you to the outer reaches of the Solar System and beyond. Host Sarah Al-Ahmed visits with scientists, engineers, mission leaders, astronauts, advocates, and writers who provide their unique and exciting perspectives on the exploration of our universe. New episodes are published every Wednesday.

We are proud to feature Planetary Radio: Space Policy Edition on the first Friday of every month. The Planetary Society's Chief of Space Policy Casey Dreier dives deep into the policy and politics behind what we do and where we go in space.

You can also enjoy Planetary Radio: Book Club Edition every month. Hosted by the creator of Planetary Radio and The Planetary Society's Senior Communications Adviser, Mat Kaplan, the Book Club Edition podcast features discussions with authors of space-themed books

Latest Episodes

Space artist Don Davis and a new view of Voyager 1

Space artist Don Davis, protégé of Chesley Bonestell, shares his remarkable story as The Planetary Society unveils new artwork he created to mark Voyager 1 reaching one light-day from Earth.

Space Policy Edition: Whose JPL is it? A historian on the lab’s 90-year search for itself

Historian Peter Westwick joins Casey Dreier to explore JPL’s 90-year history, from Army rockets to planetary exploration, as NASA opens the lab’s management contract to competition for the first time.

The night the Universe got bigger: An event to honor Hubble’s discovery

California Rep. Judy Chu, Carnegie Science President John Mulchaey, and Jess Soto of Carnegie Science share the story behind the push to recognize Oct. 5 as National Beyond the Milky Way Day, honoring Edwin Hubble’s 1923 discovery of a Universe beyond our galaxy.

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Planetary Radio Host Sarah Al-Ahmed is the host of Planetary Radio, The Planetary Society’s renowned, weekly space podcast and radio program.Image: The Planetary Society