I Welcome to the Space Policy Edition of Planetary Radio.

I am Casey Dreyer, the chief of space policy here at the Planetary Society, joined by my colleague

Jack Curilley, our DC representative and director of DC operations.

Jack, hey, it's nice to be here.. Hey Casey, it's really good to see you.

How's how's everything going on your side of the world? I'm back. So I don't know

what's been happening outside of my house in the last three months. I assume nothing much of consequence, but on my

end I am returning from paternity leave. I have currently a healthy baby girl that I'm super

excited about, as you might imagine does make

podcasting a bit challenging in terms of recording quality but we're

finding a way to work that out but it has been a really wonderful three months and as I said at the end of

my last recording it's been watching star stuff manifest itself and begin to

assert consciousness and engagement with the world.

It's spectacular.

Words truly fail me, but it also,

it's fun to be back.

I'm finally back at work and able to do this podcast again and start doing space again, which is you know

Again considering of the world right now a really nice thing to focus on the space. It sure is it sure is well

Congratulations Casey and we're glad that you're back and very excited to see the bundle of star stuff grow into a great space advocate.

That's true. Yeah, their predestination is definitely applies in this situation.

She will be a future space advocate, damn it.

And which I'm sure is setting me up for some issues in their inner teen years.

But Jack, before we go.

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