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139 – Spaceflight with David Hitt pt. 1

William David Hitt (@davidhitt) is an American author specializing in spaceflight history based in Huntsville, Alabama. He joins Dave via skype over some Madura Brown Ale from Cigar City Brewing to chat about his history in journalism, teaching, and why he loves space. A call to Robert Picardo (@robertpicardo) starts things off.

Music at the end from Alison Rosen and The Angoras with Steak Knife.

*All views expressed on the show by Mr. Hitt are his own.

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109 – Planetary Society with Danielle Gunn pt. 1

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Danielle Gunn (@DanielleRGunn) is the communications manager at the Planetary Society and also a delightful human being who is fascinated with space, our exploration of it, and what we already know about it. Join in with some Double Nut Brown from Mammoth Brewing to hear how she ended up in her position and what we might be up to next in the world of space exploration. A chat with Non Wels starts things off.

Music at the end from Tom Petty with Runnin’ Down a Dream.

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87 – System Engineering with Jeremiah Crane pt. 1

System Engineer Jeremiah Crane, who has degrees from USC and Georgia Tech drops by to chat with David about Model Based System Engineering over some Whiskey Barrel Brew from Indian Wells. The title might sound kind of boring, but Jeremiah has lived a fascinating life and studied and interned at some very interesting places, like an electronics company in Japan. He and David have a great conversation about space travel, rockets, the universe, all of it. Grab your own Whiskey Barrel Brew and join in. A call to Steven Yates (@StevenEYates) kicks things off.

Music at the end from Motorama with Ghost.

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68 – The Love of Space pt. 2 with Mat Kaplan

Recorded in the old vault of the Planetary Society, it’s part two of a great chat with Planetary Radio host Mat Kaplan. He and David share more Elysian Space Dust IPA and discuss Mat’s life, his love of space, Ray Bradbury, and what’s next in humanity’s quest to find out where it came from.

If you would like to become a member of the Planetary Society or gift a membership to a space enthusiast in your life, click on those links.

Music at the end by Elton John with Rocket Man.

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67 – The Love of Space with Mat Kaplan pt. 1

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Mat Kaplan, the velvety smooth voice behind Planetary Radio, shares some Space Dust IPA from Elysian Brewing and talks about his life, his early fascination with space, what he loves about it, and what excites him about future exploration.

To learn more and/or become a member of the Planetary Society (highly recommended) click here.

Music at the end from D.D. Dumbo with Satan.

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