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Planetary Radio, The Planetary Society's podcast, is produced and hosted by Sarah Al-Ahmed, sharing the human adventure across our Solar System and beyond.
Pasadena, California
Joined June 2008
In this week's @PlanRad episode, we're getting Starstruck with @starstrickenSF 🤩 https://t.co/WNWTC6zDGs
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Sarafina El-Badry Nance joins Planetary Radio to discuss her new book, Starstruck: A Memoir of Astrophysics and Finding Light in the Dark.
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Before I became the host of Planetary Radio, I was the digital community manager at @exploreplanets. A huge part of my job was helping to create our member community app. This is a huge day for our team, and we're so excited to give Planetary Society members a way to connect.
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Our Planetary Society member community app is now live!
Our members just got a new perk! We have launched our digital member community app. Here members can connect globally, participate in exclusive live events and delve deeper into the wonders of our Cosmos. If you're not a member, now's the time to join 🚀 https://t.co/XHIOMhVmXi
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Funny story. During @NASAPersevere's landing on Mars, I was streaming the footage to @exploreplanets Instagram live when the fire alarms in my building went off and blasted hundreds of viewers with blaring noises. In retrospect, it's hilarious, but at the time...
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There's a common joke among astronomers that the moment you try to observe something, a cloud will get in the way. I'm finding that creating podcasts is similar. The moment you try to record, here come the helicopters, leaf blowers, and fire alarms. 😅
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I'm really excited that @tanyaofmars will be a guest on an upcoming episode of Planetary Radio. This is going to be so fun!
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The spacecraft that's built like an armored tank. Dive into the latest mind-blowing discoveries on Jupiter’s moons, Ganymede, Europa, and Io, with Scott Bolton, the principal investigator for @NASASolarSystem's #JunoMission. This week on @planrad 🎙️
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Dive into the latest discoveries about Jupiter’s moons, Ganymede, Europa, and Io, with Scott Bolton, the principal investigator for NASA’s Juno mission.
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We're celebrating the success of the Artemis I mission this week on Planetary Radio. @jman1848, the assistant launch director at @NASAKennedy joined me to share his experience on the night of the launch. 🚀🌖 https://t.co/uRRCv3ZCGh
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Jeremy Graeber, the assistant launch director at Kennedy Space Center in Florida, joins Planetary Radio to recount his experience on the night of Artemis…
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I couldn't fit the guest's name into the tweet, but it was a conversation with Jason Achilles, a musician who helped make the EDL Mars Microphone on the Perseverance rover a reality. You'll hear our chat about the sounds of Mars later this month.
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My favorite unrecorded convo with an upcoming show guest: Guest: You worked at a tofu factory? Me: Ya. Once I was hosting a taste test, and a woman spit tofu right into my hand. Guest: Maybe it was a compliment, like in Dune? Me: We thank you for the gift of your body's tofu. 😅
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The delay to NASA's Psyche mission has sparked many interesting conversations about what's going on at @NASAJPL. Our Chief of Space Policy, @CaseyDreier, speaks with JPL Director @LaurieofMars in this month's Space Policy Edition of Planetary Radio.
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Jet Propulsion Laboratory Director Laurie Leshin wants to give every brain in the country the opportunity to work in space exploration.
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I'm excited to get a chance to speak with @ScottBoltonJuno in an upcoming episode of Planetary Radio. I could literally talk about Jupiter's moons for hours and never get bored. I mean, LOOK AT GANYMEDE. 🤩 (Image: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSS/Kevin M. Gill)
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I love having an excuse to talk to @RandomSpaceFact each week when we record What's Up. He's hilarious and brilliant. You won't hear it in next week's show, but we had a great conversation about his obsession with GeoGuessr.
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GeoGuessr is a geography game which takes you on a journey around the world and challenges your ability to recognize your surroundings.
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The deadline for submitting your answers to this trivia question is Jan. 11, 2023 at 8:00 am PT. Good luck!
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This week's trivia contest comes with a special prize: an autographed picture of Mat Kaplan, creator and former host of the show. The question: What planetary system was the setting for the majority of the original Doom video game? Submit your answer at: https://t.co/HB2kzzY0dj
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It's my first show as the host of Planetary Radio. Catch my interview with Mat Kaplan about his twenty years of hosting adventures along with a heartwarming compilation of messages from fans of the show:
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New host Sarah Al-Ahmed bids a fond farewell to Mat Kaplan, Planetary Radio’s former host, in a special interview as Mat shares stories from his two…
The tables have turned 🔄 Tune in for this week's episode of Planetary Radio with new host Sarah Al-Ahmed as she sits down with special guest, former Planetary Radio host Mat Kaplan. https://t.co/WMuKt1FzbX
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It's a new era of Planetary Radio! I'm Sarah Al-Ahmed, the new host. 👋 Join me in sending a fond farewell to Mat Kaplan, Planetary Radio's creator and host for over 20 years, as he retires from the show and begins his new role as Senior Communications Adviser @exploreplanets.
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It speaks for itself, even in the vacuum of space. Enjoy the eye candy. #ThankYouLightSail
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What a wild and wonderful ride it has been. I am so proud to have covered the mission AND to be one of the 50,000 individuals who made it happen. #ThankYouLightSail
It’s official: LightSail 2 has reentered Earth’s atmosphere and burned up, as expected. What a phenomenal mission this was! We are proud of everything this spacecraft accomplished, and of all the people who made it happen.
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