Planetary Radio • Dec 11, 2024

StarTalk with Bill Nye and Neil deGrasse Tyson

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Neil deGrasse Tyson

Astrophysicist and Director, Hayden Planetarium

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Bill Nye

Chief Executive Officer for The Planetary Society

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Jack Kiraly

Director of Government Relations for The Planetary Society

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Casey Dreier

Chief of Space Policy for The Planetary Society

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Bruce Betts

Chief Scientist / LightSail Program Manager for The Planetary Society

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Sarah Al-Ahmed

Planetary Radio Host and Producer for The Planetary Society

We take you to Planetary Society headquarters, where Neil deGrasse Tyson, astrophysicist and host of StarTalk, interviews Planetary Society CEO Bill Nye about the organization's 45-year history of empowering the world's citizens to advance space science and exploration. Then, we share an update on the incoming Trump administration's proposed pick for the next NASA Administrator, Jared Isaacman. Planetary Society Chief of Space Policy, Casey Dreier, and Director of Government Relations, Jack Kiraly, give us the details. We close out with Bruce Betts as he discusses the Van Allen belts and shares a new random space fact in What's Up.

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