Extended Classic: Cosmic Queries: Venus with Dr. FunkySpoon

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🗓️ 27 May 2016

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Astrobiologist Dr. David Grinspoon and Leighann Lord answer questions from fans about Venus. NEW: 13-minute “Venusian Update” from Dr. FunkySpoon and Chuck Nice about Japan’s “never say die” Akatsuki orbiter and future US missions to our “Evil Twin.”

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0:00.0	Welcome to Star Talk.
0:05.0	Your place in the universe where science and pop culture collide.
0:10.6	Star Talk begins right now.
0:21.9	Welcome to Star Talk Radio.
0:23.5	I'm David Grinspoon.
0:25.0	I'm an astrobiologist and I am sitting in as host for Neil Tyson who is not here.
0:32.6	He's off in the cosmos filming his show Cosmos and I'm joined by my co-host, Leanne Lorde.
0:40.6	Yes.
0:41.6	You know, I'm so glad you introduced yourself because I'm sitting here going, Neil, you have
0:44.8	really changed.
0:45.8	Yeah.
0:46.8	You are not however, remember you at all.
0:48.2	Yeah.
0:49.2	No, it's I'm not fooling anybody.
0:50.4	If I, I'm not even going to try to, nobody could actually fill Neil's shoes.
0:54.8	So fortunately nobody has to because we've still got Neil.
0:58.0	He's only gone for a while.
1:00.3	But it's nice to have a guest sort of sit in the big chair.
1:02.7	Yeah.
1:03.7	Well, it's fun to be here and it's great to meet you, Leanne and I.
1:06.7	Nice to meet you as well.
1:07.7	Have the opportunity to talk this afternoon.
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