Book Club Edition: The Little Book of Aliens by Adam Frank
Planetary Radio: Space Exploration, Astronomy and Science
The Planetary Society
4.8 • 1.4K Ratings
🗓️ 16 January 2026
⏱️ 44 minutes
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| 0:00.0 | The wonderful Adam Frank and his little book of aliens, this time on Planetary Radio Book |
| 0:09.7 | Club edition. |
| 0:14.9 | Hello again, everyone. I'm Matt Kaplan, with more of the human adventure across the solar system and beyond. |
| 0:22.5 | Back for another visit with an author who captured the imaginations and minds of Planetary Society |
| 0:28.8 | members in our online book club. This time, it's astrophysicist and astrobiologist Adam Frank, |
| 0:36.6 | whose latest book is absolutely delightful. |
| 0:39.3 | You'll hear more about Adam as we bring you my December 2025 conversation with him |
| 0:45.3 | that was live streamed in the Society's member community. |
| 0:49.3 | You can also watch it on our website and YouTube channel. |
| 0:53.3 | If you love Planetary Radio, as I do, and want to stay informed about the latest |
| 0:58.8 | space discoveries, punch that subscribe button on your favorite podcast platform. |
| 1:04.5 | When you do, you'll never miss a weekly episode filled with new and awe-inspiring ways |
| 1:10.2 | to know the cosmos and our place within it. |
| 1:13.6 | You'll also get our Space Policy Edition and the Book Club. |
| 1:17.6 | Let's get started with Adam. |
| 1:23.6 | Adam Frank, welcome to the Planetary Society Book Club. |
| 1:28.3 | Hello everybody. |
| 1:29.3 | Here's a bio. His very illuminating and entertaining blog is every man's universe. |
| 1:36.3 | Today's entry is about one of my new favorite shows, Pluribus, and whether being part of the hive mind is a good place is a happy place remember the |
| 1:49.2 | captain picard said resistance is never futile or or was it guinen i forget you can also check out |
| 1:55.6 | his website adam frankscience dot com he's an astrophysicist, among many other things. He holds the Helen F. and Fred |
| 2:04.6 | H. Gowan Chair in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Rochester. |
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