11: Space Journalist & Author Rod Pyle

In this episode, Beth and Rod discuss:

• How Rod interviews the space experts and writes stories for us all
• Is there a renewed space race, and is that how reporters should frame the story?
• The "thing" Rod collected from the Saturn Cassini folks, and the Mars Lander folks at NASA
• It took Rod years to write a book WITHOUT a bias towards a particular commercial space company
• What Rod thinks about the recently proposed "Space Force"

Key Takeaways:

• Telling the stories about space are both a challenge and a privilege
• There's a strong argument to look closely at our military presence in space
• Rod has a great collection of space books available for reference, with four more coming out in 2019
• The 11/26/18 Insight Landing on Mars from Rod's perspective from BEING IN THE ROOM

"Don't just tell us how the mission works, tell us a story." — Rod Pyle

Connect with Rod Pyle:

Website: RodPyleBooks.com

Book: Amazon Author Page - Rod Pyle

Show: Cool Space News

About Beth Mund:

Beth's love for space started as a Space Camp attendee at the Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, where she would return years later as an instructor. After grad school, Beth worked as a journalist, a technical writer for Motorola, and then went on to serve as a Public Affairs Officer for the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. In addition, Beth worked to support the International Space Station program as a communication specialist. In Chicago, Beth worked as an corporate communication advisor to Fortune 50 companies including Allstate and United Airlines. She's worked as a college instructor, a political advisor, and public relations manager for her hometown city. Beth recently founded Stellar Communications, LLC and travels the country as a keynote speaker- inspiring audiences with her lessons learned from our nation's space program. She's the host of the Casual Space Podcast, and a self-proclaimed space geek.

Connect with Beth Mund:

Email: bethisbeth@me.com & askbeth@casualspacepodcast.com

Website: bethmund.com

Facebook: @BethMund

Show notes by show producer/podcastologist: Chelsea Taylor-Sturkie