0:02

A couple of adjustments here. Chad,

0:07

what is Ryan doing? Hi

0:09

Pam. Ryan is building a rocket

0:11

ship so he can visit Mars.

0:14

But that's just a go-kart with

0:16

a rocket on the back of it. That

0:18

won't make it to Mars. That is

0:21

correct, which is why he also built

0:23

a ramp. Ready for launch!

0:26

Um, Ryan? I don't

0:29

think that's very safe, buddy. We're

0:32

leaving for the Museum of Science Boston

0:34

soon. Maybe we should cancel

0:36

the launch and just start the show?

0:39

Yeah, we can start. I'm

0:42

Ryan Willard and I'm going to Mars. And

0:45

I'm Pamela Kirkland and we're actually

0:47

going to the Museum of Science

0:49

Boston. It's Thursday, December

0:51

21st. This

0:53

is... The

0:55

Tank! I

1:14

mean, I'm not a billionaire so I thought I

1:16

should just DIY a rocket to Mars. Yeah,

1:19

I think we should leave that to the

1:21

rocket scientists. You didn't even

1:24

have a proper spacesuit. Some

1:26

people have spacesuits and others have rocket

1:28

ship pajamas. So what is

1:30

this place? We're at

1:32

the Museum of Science in Boston,

1:34

Massachusetts. You've been so

1:36

excited about going to Mars and the museum

1:38

has come up with some pretty amazing exhibits

1:41

and projects that I think you're going to

1:43

love. I am HIGHT!

1:47

There's a lot of news about Mars lately

1:49

from our friends at the National Aeronautics and

1:51

Space Administration. In October, NASA's

1:53

2001 Mars Odyssey orbiter turned

1:55

22. Wow!

2:00

It's been sending back photos of

2:02

Mars and most recently sent really

2:04

cool images of Phobos, Mars' little

2:06

moon. And on December 12th, the

2:08

Mars rover Perseverance marked its 1000th

2:11

day on the Red Planet. That

2:14

little robot has lasted so much longer

2:16

than expected and it's helping scientists learn

2:18

a lot about Mars. Oh, look,

2:20

they have a model of Perseverance here at the

2:23

museum. And while Mars right now

2:25

is too close to the sun for us

2:27

to see it from Earth, it will be

2:29

visible in the sky again starting in

2:31

January. But that's why

2:33

places like this museum are great to

2:35

visit. We can learn all

2:37

about the things around us without leaving

2:40

the Earth. Hold

2:42

on! I see something!

2:44

You okay, Ry? Where'd you

2:46

just run off to? They

2:51

have space ice cream. It's

2:53

my favorite and I only ever see it at

2:55

science museums. You

2:58

want some? Ooh, yes please! Come on!

3:02

It's this way to the planetarium. Wait, they

3:05

have a planetarium? Of course

3:07

they do! I

3:09

love planetariums. I wonder if we

3:11

can get someone to show us

3:14

around. There! Excuse

3:16

me! Hi! Are you

3:18

a planetarium person or a planeteer? Is

3:21

that the right term? Hi there! Hi

3:24

Pam! I'm Dany LeBlanc. I work

3:26

at the Museum of Science in the planetarium.

3:28

Pam, you know the planeteer? She's

3:31

the director of immersive theaters and programs

3:33

at the Museum of Science. It's a

3:35

really cool job. I want that job.

3:38

I love my job. I started here

3:40

as an intern 24 years

3:43

ago and so I started by presenting

3:45

shows so I learned how to actually

3:47

do the presentation so if you come

3:49

to the planetarium you'll see a presenter

3:52

like me or any of the planetarium

3:54

team talking about all

3:56

kinds of things. We can talk about the night

3:58

sky and show you constellations. and

6:00

very communal experience that we

6:02

really love when we do those live

6:04

presentations. Can I ever star in one

6:07

of the films that plays at the

6:09

planetarium? You have a wonderful

6:11

voice and we're always looking for voices and

6:13

narrators. You know, the voice is a very

6:15

important role, so perhaps we can find a

6:19

job for you to be the voice of the universe. Thank

6:21

you for saying that. I accept your offer

6:24

as being the voice of the universe and

6:26

I will speak extra loudly

6:28

like this. It's

6:31

a very dangerous idea to think of

6:33

Ryan as the voice of the universe.

6:35

So, yes, Ryan and Pamela come be

6:37

our guest stars. Why did you

6:39

guys decide on focusing on Mars for one

6:41

of the shows? So Mars, of

6:43

all the planets in the solar system

6:45

besides Earth, Mars is the one that

6:47

we've explored the most. Mars

6:49

is the one that's most, like

6:52

if we imagine ever traveling to

6:54

another planet, it's the place that we would

6:56

want to go. It is, of all the

6:58

other planets, potentially the most hospitable. And

7:01

so if we can go and study Mars right

7:03

now with our robots, but maybe one day

7:05

with humans, we can actually learn more about

7:07

what it takes for life to form on any

7:10

planet. Have

7:13

you actually been to Mars yourself?

7:15

I have never been to Mars, only

7:17

through the magic of the planetarium. I

7:20

heard there's some really big initiatives that

7:22

the museum is getting into. Yeah, so

7:24

one really cool thing that the museum

7:26

is starting to do is

7:29

to think about the museum, not just as a

7:31

place where people can go visit, but we realize

7:34

that there's a lot of people who can't

7:36

get to the Museum of Science. And so we're trying

7:38

to do and

7:40

provide experiences that get to people no

7:42

matter where they are, whether they're in their

7:44

classrooms or if they're anywhere around

7:47

the world. So you can

7:49

come to the museum or you can experience museum

7:52

content through online channels.

7:56

And so the work that I am starting

7:58

to lead has to do with the museum. Center for

8:00

Space Sciences and the planetarium is just

8:02

one part of that. Awesome. I

8:05

very much want to go on this journey and

8:07

be a pilot and also be the voice of

8:09

the universe. So thank you for all these job

8:11

opportunities. Wait,

8:14

hang on. There's my colleague Katie Sullivan and she

8:16

can tell you even more about it. Hey Katie,

8:18

meet Pam and Ryan. They're first-timers and I think

8:20

they want jobs with us. The

8:25

Museum of Science in Boston has been around for

8:27

a long time. Let me tell you some fun

8:29

facts about it. It

8:31

started as the Boston Society of Natural History

8:34

in 1830, almost

8:36

200 years ago. The

8:38

museum is located on the Charles River

8:40

and is in both the city of

8:42

Boston and the city of Cambridge. So

8:44

when you are walking across the museum,

8:46

you walk across the official border. Over

8:50

150,000 students

8:52

come through each year on

8:54

field trips. That is a

8:56

lot of visits. Not

8:59

only is the museum a science museum,

9:01

it is also an accredited zoo. They

9:04

have over 100 animals and a

9:06

really fun live animal show. And

9:09

we have to check this out.

9:11

The Hall of Electricity contains the

9:13

world's largest bandograph generator which can

9:15

create lightning bolts. It

9:17

can generate up to two

9:19

million volts. And

9:21

lastly, our science-loving show creator Tracy

9:23

Leeds Kaplan loves coming here with

9:25

her family and loves watching the

9:27

focal pendulum that shows the rotation

9:29

of the Earth. Check out the

9:31

links in our show notes to

9:33

learn more about the museum and

9:35

its science podcast, Pulsar. Hi

9:40

Pam. Hi Ryan. Nice to meet you both. Nice

9:43

to meet you Katie. How did you get

9:45

started at the museum? I started way

9:47

back as an intern running

9:49

the planetarium's day-to-day operations and

9:51

presenting live planetarium shows about

9:53

the universe to the public.

9:56

After about a year of doing

9:58

that, a full-time planetarium... together

12:00

to create things that will

12:03

work on our spherical

12:05

dome or hemispherical dome.

12:09

Awesome! Thanks for the insight, Katie

12:11

and Danny. Ryan, maybe one day

12:13

you can work it. Ryan?

12:16

Has anyone seen Ryan? No, but

12:18

I do see a trail of

12:21

space ice cream crumbs leading into

12:23

the planetarium. Maybe we should follow

12:25

it? Yeah, that feels right. For

12:33

now, though, I'll be calling this

12:35

red normal something other than my- Yep,

12:38

the ice cream trail leads right into

12:40

here. I'll call it home.

12:48

Yes, yes, yes, yes! Welcome

12:56

to the Charles Hayden Planetarium.

12:59

Okay, looks like you made

13:02

yourself at home, right? Yeah, I

13:04

made a new friend in here. This is Alexis.

13:06

Hi, Pam. I'm Alexis Rapa, the Chief Digital

13:08

Officer for the Museum of Science. Pamela,

13:11

she is the Chief Digital Officer,

13:13

which means she is the highest

13:16

being of the digital realm here

13:18

at the Museum of Science. I'm

13:20

sorry, Alexis, what exactly does a

13:22

Chief Digital Officer do? Okay,

13:25

well, I have the coolest job. I just

13:27

want to say that up front. So

13:29

what do I do? Well, I would say

13:31

that every day is like

13:34

being an explorer. I sort of get to

13:36

go on these treasure hunts of this world

13:38

of science and technology. So

13:40

a day could look like this. I might

13:42

start our day diving into the latest digital

13:45

creations, making sure the

13:47

things we're making are full of interesting

13:49

science and full of surprises. Then

13:51

I might join my team to map out

13:53

new games, new quests. Maybe

13:56

we're designing a game where you can create

13:58

and run your own sustainable farm. Maybe

14:00

we're adding more things, more missions and

14:02

more space suits and more things

14:04

that I can't tell you about you're just going to have to

14:06

find in Mission Mars. And

14:09

then maybe we're crafting a video that

14:11

takes you on a journey to the

14:13

stars or interviewing someone who is just

14:16

the most incredible person in science that

14:18

we feel like you have to hear them because you're going

14:20

to be so inspired and you're going to want to

14:22

do that job. Whatever it is,

14:24

we're always looking to tell an amazing

14:27

story, create an amazing experience. And

14:29

so my job is sort of like being an adventurer.

14:32

I get to uncover hidden gems of

14:35

science and I get to share them with the world. Alexis,

14:38

can you please tell Pamela what you just told me

14:40

so she knows that I'm not making it up? Sure.

14:42

All right, Pam, here is the deal. I

14:45

told Ryan that as a special holiday treat,

14:47

he could play Roblox right here on the

14:49

planetarium screen. And that's

14:51

why I heard a scream earlier. Can we play, can

14:53

we play, can we play, can we play? And

14:56

I think you're both really going to like this

14:58

version of Roblox. You know what we're doing? We're

15:00

going to Mars. So at

15:03

the Museum of Science, our goal

15:05

is to inspire a love of

15:07

science in everyone. And we

15:09

have people that come to the museum every day.

15:12

We have people who visit us online.

15:14

And we thought, how can we reach

15:16

as many people as possible and show

15:18

them how exciting life in

15:20

space and life on Mars could be? So

15:23

we built this game on Roblox. It's

15:25

called Mission Mars. And

15:27

every day you can come and play

15:29

and design your rover and test your

15:31

rover and take it out on

15:33

the surface of Mars and test

15:36

all of your hypotheses and

15:38

then bring it back in and redesign

15:40

it. And to us, it's just the

15:42

most amazing experience to learn science, drive on

15:44

Mars, and experience what it would be like

15:46

to actually be there. One of the

15:48

ways you get to do that is you get to step

15:51

into your Mars survival suit. You get

15:53

to dress like an astronaut. And you

15:55

get to design high-tech Mars rovers. And

15:58

they are designed by you to have a life

16:00

in space. help you accomplish your missions. While

16:02

you're out there, you get to collect samples

16:04

of water, samples of ice, and

16:07

drive around, test, bring samples

16:09

back, and really get

16:11

to experience what it would be like. This

16:14

sounds like astronaut preparation

16:17

training. I'm afraid Ryan's gonna play this game

16:19

and think he's now qualified to go to

16:21

space. I was already training to

16:23

go to space. This is just going to accelerate that

16:25

training. Hey, well here's Caroline Kakosa, our

16:27

great project manager to help guide you on

16:29

this special mission. Hi Ryan, hi Pam.

16:32

Ready for this? Yes, I am so

16:34

ready. I've basically been waiting for this my

16:36

entire life. We're going to play

16:38

a game that's going to bring us to Mars

16:40

as if we were astronauts on missions across the

16:43

Red Planet. Do I need to wear a seatbelt? You

16:45

probably should wear a seatbelt if you're on

16:47

a rocket, but luckily this game starts with

16:49

us already on the Red Planet. Should

16:51

I put on my rocket ship pajamas before

16:53

I start playing? I think that would

16:56

be great. What kind of controller will

16:58

I be using in this scenario? We've

17:00

got a couple options. You can

17:02

use a tablet or you can use a

17:04

computer keyboard. Oh, interesting. So I

17:06

can use my tablet or like my

17:09

device. Can I use a phone? Definitely. Phones

17:11

are encouraged. Excellent. Last but

17:13

most serious question. Am I allowed

17:15

to eat space ice cream during

17:17

these missions? I think we can make

17:19

that happen. Caroline, can

17:22

you please take us to Mars? Alright,

17:25

let's get going. Get the crate and

17:27

get out

17:30

of there. A crate of important rock

17:32

samples got left behind and a dust

17:34

storm is growing. Retrieve the crate before

17:36

the dust storm buries it. Avoid any

17:38

low flying drones by letting them know

17:40

you are nearby. There's

17:43

so many cool games out there that you could

17:45

use. Why would you choose Roblox and what was

17:47

it like working with the Roblox team? Yeah,

17:50

that is a great question. So what we love

17:53

about the platform is

17:55

that it's playful, it's immersive,

17:58

we can create beautiful beautiful experiences

18:02

and we have had a really wonderful

18:04

relationship with the Roblox team and

18:07

as a chance to

18:09

reach millions and millions of people, we also

18:11

have had the ideal partner who

18:14

has worked with us to try to help

18:16

us think through how do

18:18

you create amazing experiences that

18:20

are learning experiences that don't

18:23

feel like education,

18:26

that feel like experiences where I get

18:28

to learn Mars, I get to

18:30

learn Mars through data

18:32

that comes from NASA and

18:35

I get to experience this environment

18:37

in a way that is immersive

18:39

and exciting and is learning

18:42

in the process but doesn't feel like

18:44

learning. Hold up, hit the pause button. Any

18:47

clarification, Miss Chief Digital

18:49

Officer? Did you say that I'm

18:52

learning while playing video games? You

18:54

didn't even know you were, right Ryan?

18:57

No, I did not ask to

18:59

learn but I'm slightly delighted because I

19:01

think that means if I'm learning while

19:04

playing video games, I can be

19:06

learning as much as I want

19:08

to without screen time limits. Is

19:10

that correct? Well, I

19:12

will tell my boss Tracy Leeds Kaplan that

19:14

you said that so thank you for that

19:16

extra screen time that I will be taking

19:19

advantage of for the rest of the month.

19:21

You are so welcome. Alexis,

19:24

this has been so much fun

19:26

but Ryan, we've got more of the

19:28

museum to see. Come on, let's go. There's

19:31

more? Let's

19:34

ask some kids what they like best

19:36

about the museum and what they'd take

19:38

with them to Mars. My

19:41

name is Braden. My favorite thing

19:43

is the Mars Habitat Engineer. I

19:45

liked it because I basically broke a

19:48

record. If I were to go to

19:50

Mars, I would probably bring, that's

19:54

a hard question, I don't know,

19:56

maybe enough food and water for

19:58

my journey. My

20:01

name is Lucas. My favorite thing

20:03

in the museum is probably the

20:06

robot talk. If I

20:08

was on Mars I'd probably bring a

20:11

phone. Hello my name is Toni.

20:13

I'm seven years old. My favorite

20:15

thing about the science museum is

20:19

the Antarctic exhibit. If I could bring

20:21

one thing to Mars it would be

20:23

food and water so I could live.

20:25

My name is Dominic. I don't really

20:27

have a favorite part. It's all

20:29

my favorite. I like your mission Mars

20:31

games. If I were to

20:34

go to Mars I would bring a

20:36

house, my family and stuff to play

20:38

with. A

20:41

bag of Doritos, a

20:46

house and

20:48

my family. There

20:57

it is. The world-famous

20:59

piano stairs. Wait,

21:02

if you walk on those stairs

21:04

it plays like a piano? Exactly.

21:08

Hold

21:13

up. Is that Owen?

21:16

What up, Bri? And hey, Pam. What

21:18

are you doing here? And who is

21:20

this grandfather looking dude? I came here

21:23

with my grandfather. He's been coming here

21:25

since he was my age. Hi, I'm

21:27

Donald Kaplan. Your decap? Oh please

21:29

don't call me that. What about

21:32

decap like Grandpa Kaplan? My usual

21:34

nickname is Dr. Grandpa since

21:37

I'm a retired physician. Oh that

21:39

is much cooler. Owen, any

21:41

chance you want to do some trivia? Well

21:44

since we're not in the studio

21:46

I must say welcome to

21:48

the trivia stairs. I

22:03

nominate my grandfather to participate

22:05

in today's trivia. Do

22:07

you want to play? Anything for you, or in

22:09

the name of science. Perfect.

22:13

Mars is known as the Red Planet

22:15

because it covers in soil, rock

22:17

and dust made from iron oxide, which

22:19

gives the surface a red rusty

22:21

color. But do you

22:23

know who the planet Mars was named

22:25

after? Is it A,

22:28

the Roman God of War, B,

22:30

a chocolate bar, or C,

22:33

named after the person who first discovered

22:35

it? Well, if you've

22:37

studied mythology, you know that Mars

22:39

is the Roman God of War.

22:41

So I'll pick A. The

22:44

answer is A. Mars

22:50

was named after Mars, the Roman God of

22:52

War, like you said. The ancient

22:55

Romans named it after their God of

22:57

War because the planet's reddish color reminded

22:59

them of blood. Other

23:01

civilizations named the planet after the red

23:04

color. The Egyptians called

23:06

it Herr de Cher, meaning the

23:08

red one. That

23:10

was great, Owen. Thanks for having me

23:12

on the trivia stairs. Tenors, do

23:15

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23:17

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23:21

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23:24

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23:29

Ryde, time to head home. Um,

23:32

what are you mixing in that bowl? I'm

23:35

making ice cream. DIY ice cream,

23:37

baby. Oof. That smells

23:39

like burnt cheese. Why

23:41

does it look and smell so gross? Well,

23:45

since I failed as an ice cream maker,

23:47

maybe you could take me on

23:49

a field trip to an ice cream museum.

23:52

I see what you did there. Yeah, I think

23:54

we can stop and get some ice cream

23:56

on the way home since it's time for our

23:58

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24:00

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26:56

for doing the trivia and an extra

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big thanks to the Museum of Science

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in Boston and to our special guests,

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Caroline, Alexis, Danny, and Katie, and to

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our kids for contributing. Also,

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big shout-outs to Estella and

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Evelyn. Thanks for being so cool and

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also for having really cool moms. Our

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production director is Jeremiah Tittle and our

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executive producers are Donald Albright and

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show creator Tracy Lee Kaplan. And

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here's that Easter egg if you've

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been listening. You know that my

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secret holiday friend got me a

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Nintendo Switch for Christmas and it

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came with a download code for

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Super Smash Brothers Ultimate. That

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game's a little too crazy for me.

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So I'm giving it away to one

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of our Tenors. If you want a

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chance to win the Smash Brothers download

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code, leave us a voice message at

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877-10-News and tell us something

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you love about the show and an

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email address for a grown-up. I would

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try and win but I'm definitely not allowed

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to because I'm Ryan Willard and I'm

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Pamela Cookland. Thanks for listening to the...

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And you have your

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way.