Episodes
NASA's InSight's Principal Investigator Dr. Bruce Banerdt joins Jake to talk about the end of the InSight mission, it's successes and legacy, and the future of planetary seismology.
Published 02/09/23
Published 02/09/23
Jake says goodbye and calls WeMartians End of Mission.
Published 01/30/23
Journalist MG Lord joins Jake to talk about her new podcast series chronicling the founding of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Published 01/29/23
Space reporters Brendan Byrne and Emilee Speck return to the show to kick off 2023 by talking about all things Moon!
Published 01/10/23
Ars Technica journalist Eric Berger joins Jake to talk about the Artemis I mission's success and the road to Artemis II, III and beyond.
Published 12/13/22
Juno's Principal Investigator Scott Bolton joins Jake to talk about the mission's recent flyby of Europa.
Published 11/03/22
Linda Spilker joins Jake to talk about Voyager on its 45th birthday and the legacy of the incredible mission.
Published 10/18/22
Paul Byrne joins Jake to talk about a Venus Balloon concept that is fighting for its right to compete in the upcoming NASA New Frontiers 5 call.
Published 10/04/22
NASA's SLS Rocket didn't launch on its first attempt from the Kennedy Space Centre. Jake shares his thoughts on the outlook of this rocket and his trip to Florida to see it.
Published 09/19/22
Anthony Colangelo from Main Engine Cut Off joins Jake to talk about the progress made so far in the Commercial Lunar Payload Services Program.
Published 08/09/22
Deputy Project Scientist Abby Fraeman joins Jake to talk about the 10 year anniversary of Curiosity's landing on Mars.
Published 07/27/22
Plasma Physicist Lina Hadid joins Jake to talk about the BepiColombo mission to Mercury and the flybys its making on the way to orbit.
Published 07/12/22
Scott Hubbard, the Mars Czar himself, joins Jake to talk about NASA's Mars Program, how it came to be, and what the Mars Sample Return program means for its future.
Published 06/28/22
Planetary scientist Brett Denevi joins Jake to talk about the Lunar program at NASA and how it can collaborate with the other directorates to get some incredible science done at the Moon.
Published 06/15/22
Dr Amy Simon from NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center joins Jake to talk about the Uranus Orbiter and Probe, the concept study that received the top recommendation from the Decadal Survey.
Published 05/24/22
Casey Dreier, Chief Advocate at the Planetary Society, joins Jake for an epic two part breakdown of the long-anticipated Planetary Science and Astrobiology Decadal Survey.
Published 05/03/22
Casey Dreier, Chief Advocate at the Planetary Society, joins Jake for an epic two part breakdown of the long-anticipated Planetary Science and Astrobiology Decadal Survey.
Published 05/03/22
New Horizons Deputy Project Scientist Kelsi Singer joins Jake to talk about cryovolcanoes on Pluto and how their activity might indicate a warmer and more active interior on this far out planet.
Published 04/19/22
Rocket Lab Founder and CEO Peter Beck joins Jake to talk about the company's exciting ventures in the world of planetary exploration.
Published 04/05/22
Jake tells the story of the resurgence of the Venus community at the Lunar and Planetary Science Conference with the help of Sue Smrekar, Thomas Widemann and Margaret Deahn. #LPSC2022
Published 03/22/22
Space journalist Andrew Jones joins Jake to talk about China's exploration of the planets, from the Moon to Mars and beyond, and what they plan on accomplishing in the near term.
Published 03/08/22
NASA JPL's Avi Okon joins Jake to talk about Perseverance's sample caching system, how it works, and how the team has overcome all the challenges Mars has thrown at it.
Published 02/22/22
Dr. Shannon Curry, Principal Investigator for MAVEN, joins Jake to talk about its upcoming extended mission and how its science fits into the overall exploration of the solar system.
Published 02/08/22
Phil Metzger joins Jake to talk about the definition of a planet, from its historical context to the folk taxonomy of today, and why it's important for planetary science.
Published 01/25/22