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Oh, Aströmiumi cast episode 699, our holiday gift guide.

Welcome to Astronomy Cast our weekly facts-based journey

through the Cosmeless where we help you understand not only what we know,

but how we know what we know.

I'm Fraser Kane, I'm the publisher of the universe today,

with me as always as Dr. Pamela Gay, a senior scientist for the Planetary

Science Institute and the Director of Cosmiquest.

Hey Pamela, how you doing?

I'm doing well, but I have to admit I am not emotionally prepared for this episode.

My Halloween decorations are still in the yard.

I have not done my grocery shopping it is still September in my head right good

Lord how did we get here yeah yeah I mean one time marches in Exurly on also, you know, we are getting ahead of, you know,

we're recording the show, it won't trip for another week.

That'll be like just after your Thanksgiving and I feel like after you finished

your Thanksgiving that is the moment where in your mind Christmas and the holiday season

starts to loom large.

So I think it's the timing is all fine.

Yeah, yeah, Saturday is making tamales out of leftovers and putting up Christmas decorations.

That sounds good.

Now I need to warn people I'm not in my typical studio. I'm on the road I'm

recording with less wonderful recording equipment so but hopefully it still sounds okay

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