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Planetary Radio: Space Exploration, Astronomy and Science

Space Policy Edition: The cultural rituals of space advocacy, with Linda Billings

Planetary Radio: Space Exploration, Astronomy and Science

The Planetary Society

Science, Technology

4.81.4K Ratings

🗓️ 3 September 2021

⏱️ 86 minutes

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Summary

Space outreach expert and social scientist Linda Billings talks with host Casey Dreier about the language space advocates use to share their message.

Transcript

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0:00.0

Welcome everyone to the September 2021 Space Policy Edition of Planetary Radio.

0:20.1

We are very glad to have you back.

0:22.0

I'm Matt Kaplan, the host of Planetary Radio, the weekly show joined as always for this monthly

0:28.8

SPE by Casey Dreyer, who is the chief advocate for the Planetary Society and our senior

0:34.9

space policy advisor, Casey.

0:37.6

Welcome.

0:38.6

Hey, Matt.

0:39.6

Happy to be here on the very last show of the fiscal year 2021, which turns over in

0:46.4

October, both for the federal government and for the Planetary Society.

0:50.8

So it has a significance for us on the Easter couple of months.

0:54.4

Happy New Year next month.

0:56.0

Happy New Year.

0:57.0

Yes.

0:58.0

Accountants everywhere will be relieved.

1:00.4

We made it through.

1:01.4

I think we're going to make it through, in fact, the Planetary Society.

1:05.6

We may be a steadier state there than we know of what's going on with the federal government

1:11.4

with so much up in the air, particularly with the reconciliation bill that is the follow

1:16.6

on to the infrastructure bill that's made it through, almost said, squeak through the

1:21.6

Senate.

1:22.6

But it actually was better than squeaking through, wasn't it?

1:24.6

Oh, yeah.

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