Smart girl, dumb questions interviews our chief of space policy.

This week on Planetary Radio.

I'm Sarah Al-Ahmad of the Planetary Society, with more of the human adventure across our solar system and beyond.

This week, while the planetary radio team takes a little time off for U.S. Thanksgiving,

we're excited to share something special from our friends over at the Smart Girl Dumb Questions podcast.

Their host, Naima Raza, sits down with Casey Dreyer, our chief of space policy at the Planetary Society.

For fun and surprisingly

deep conversation about a question that we hear all the time in the space community.

Do we really need to go to space?

And is NASA worth $25 billion a year?

Their discussion ranges from the Drake equation and GPS to NASA budget battles and the spinoff technologies that most people don't realize

were born of space exploration.

It's a fascinating conversation and a great resource

if you've ever had a hard time explaining to friends and family

why space exploration matters so much.

And stick around for after the interview.

Since it's the United States'

Thanksgiving week, what's up with Bruce Betts, our chief scientist, is a special holiday edition.

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