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🟣 Guest: Mat Kaplan https://www.planetary.org/planetary-radio
Mat Kaplan is a huge inspiration for me. We talked about the Planetary Society, his career hosting The Planetary Radio, most exciting upcoming missions, destinations we should visit and much more.
00:00 Intro
01:31 Meet Mat Kaplan
11:47 The Planetary Society
22:03 Interesting mission ideas
27:54 Which places should we explore
33:01 Science communication
48:03 Current obsessions
52:38 Final thoughts
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