May 7, 2026 · 26 min · 16 segments
"Make Pluto a planet again" was the call this week from Donald Trump’s NASA Administrator, Jared Isaacman. The icy body was first seen in 1930 and was the only planet whose discovery was claimed by…
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Tom WhippleHost
Chris LintottGuest
Dan ShugarGuest
Yossi YovelGuest
Penny SarchetPanelist
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“Next, how did a fjord explode upward?”
“How big was the wave, really?”
“First, how did Pluto get demoted?”
“Now, how unique is human language?”
“But can we really chat with animals?”
“Labels aside, what makes Pluto special?”
“So what are the real options?”
“Are tourists unknowingly in harm’s way?”
