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Mat Kaplan

Planetary Society's Director of Communications

Mat Kaplan is the Director of Communications for the Planetary Society. He has been with the organization since 2007 and has played a key role in promoting the Planetary Society's mission and activities. Before joining the Planetary Society, Kaplan worked as a journalist and a science writer. He is a graduate of the University of California, Berkeley, and has a degree in journalism. Kaplan is also a skilled astronome...

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Key topicsnews history science astronomy

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GuestThe Common Sense Show1813 eps

HostPlanetary Radio589 eps

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The oldest organic molecules in the known UniversePlanetary RadioJun 14, 202351:19Host Starstruck with Sarafina El-Badry NancePlanetary RadioJun 7, 202354:46Host Space Policy Edition: The policy implications of active SETIPlanetary RadioJun 2, 20231:17:27Host The Science You’ve EnabledPlanetary RadioMay 31, 202350:54Host Exoplanet enigma: Unpacking the discovery of a "forbidden" planetPlanetary RadioMay 24, 202350:48Host Inspiring the next generation through space educationPlanetary RadioMay 17, 20231:15:20Host The case for saving VERITASPlanetary RadioMay 10, 20231:00:07Host Space Policy Edition: SpaceX's Starship vs. the environment, with Eric RoeschPlanetary RadioMay 5, 20231:20:19Host Adventures at the 2023 Planetary Defense ConferencePlanetary RadioMay 3, 202354:08Host Juice mission liftoff: A new era of icy moon exploration beginsPlanetary RadioApr 26, 202358:49Host Under Alien Skies with Phil PlaitPlanetary RadioApr 19, 202355:32Host Yuri’s Night: For all SpaceKindPlanetary RadioApr 12, 202344:25Host Space Policy Edition: The motives behind NASA's billions — Jean Toal Eisen on how Congress funds the final frontierPlanetary RadioApr 7, 202357:51Host Two Years of Hope: Celebrating the Emirates Mars MissionPlanetary RadioApr 5, 202359:55Host Volcanic Venus? New insights from vintage dataPlanetary RadioMar 29, 202348:44Host Getting psyched for PsychePlanetary RadioMar 22, 202353:38Host Universal Harmonies: Sonifying images for science and accessibilityPlanetary RadioMar 15, 202355:24Host Looking back on Voyager’s 45th AnniversaryPlanetary RadioMar 8, 20231:15:50Host Space Policy Edition: The Tricky Ethics of Space SettlementPlanetary RadioMar 3, 20231:11:29Host The Canadian Lunar Rover with Peter VisscherPlanetary RadioMar 1, 202336:52Host