Planetary Radio stories with Mat Kaplan

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🗓️ 4 January 2023

⏱️ 64 minutes

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Summary

New host Sarah Al-Ahmed bids a fond farewell to Mat Kaplan, Planetary Radio’s former host, in a special interview as Mat shares stories from his two decades as creator and producer of the show.

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0:00.0	It's a new year and a new host, this week on Planetary Radio.
0:11.0	I'm Sarah El Ahmed of the Planetary Society, with more of the human adventure across our
0:16.4	solar system and beyond.
0:19.0	After 20 amazing years as host of Planetary Radio, my friend and hero Matt Kaplan has earned
0:25.1	his well-deserved retirement, from the show at least.
0:29.2	As he passes the microphone to me, he begins a whole new journey as Senior Communications
0:34.1	Advisor here at the Planetary Society.
0:36.4	You'll hear my conversation with Matt about his two decades of adventures as host of Planetary
0:42.0	Radio in a moment.
0:43.6	But first, a treat that I've been looking forward to for months.
0:48.5	From the instant that Matt and I announced his upcoming departure from Planetary Radio,
0:52.9	we've been receiving a torrent of congratulatory messages.
0:57.0	We've compiled some heartfelt snippets of the audio that we've received, and I hope
1:01.1	you'll enjoy it as much as I did.
1:03.5	I'll close out my first show as host of Planetary Radio with Dr. Bruce Betts, the only person
1:09.2	other than Matt Kaplan to make an appearance on every episode of this show.
1:13.8	He'll join me for WhatsApp and a special gaming-themed question for our weekly trivia contest.
1:19.6	There's a lot going on here at the Planetary Society as our beloved weekly podcast changes
1:25.6	hands.
1:26.6	That doesn't mean that the space exploration party has stopped.
1:30.0	Meanwhile on Mars, NASA's Perseverance rover has begun laying down its first sample deposits.
1:36.3	As of the time of this recording, the rover has put two of these titanium tubes containing
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