Venusology (VENUS) with Vicki Hansen

Oh, hey. It's the stranger's dog who just licked your mouth, Ally Ward. And let's turn our gaze and ears to the sky. Currently, at the moment, 159,000,000 miles away to the planet of Venus. Taking us on that journey is one of the most charming and informatively enthusiastic ologists in planetary history, a global geologist who studies both Earth and the other orbs in our solar system with a focus on what Venus can tell us about our own home. And they graduated from Carleton College, got a master's from the University of Montana, and a PhD from UCLA before becoming a professor at Southern Methodist University, and then heading to the University of Minnesota, Duluth as a McKnight Presidential Endowed Professor of Earth and Planetary Scientists. They have worked for the US Geological Survey and done fieldwork from Antarctica to the Arctic Yukon Territory. And just a little quick warning, you will fall in love with them, and rocks, and Venus. But before we cast that spell, let's thank the folks who sent in great questions for them via patreon.com/ologies, where you too can support the show for as little as a dollar a month and send your burning 900 degree questions. Thank you also to everyone out there in Ologies merch from ologiesmerch.com. And, of course, for $0 a month, you can support the show just by reviewing it. And I read all the reviews. I prove it with a recent one like this one from listener and nurse, Saray nine sixteen, who wrote that the show takes listeners on a magic school bus like auditory journey spanning from the smallest molecules to the largest existential topics. And Saray nine sixteen, thank you for that. And thank you, Lee E, who tells their group therapy clients to listen. Hey. Everyone who leaves reviews, it truly means the world. It keeps me going. I appreciate them. And it helps boost the show so much, which means we're able to donate to a cause of biologists choosing each week. Thank you to sponsors of the show. Okay. From the smallest molecules to the planets themselves, let's blast off into this instant classic, an episode that had me beaming every second of the interview. Here we go into the world of mission recon, noodle data, melting machinery, swimming in air, baby siblings, goddess vibes, men, women, and off the mark self help books, sci fi, how to endure a long day, atmosphere of olfactory wonders, and whether or not it's a good idea to visit the planet of love with planetary geologists, comparative planetologist, galactic treasure and Venusologist, Doctor. Vicki Hansen. And so I'm trying to figure out there is an ology for this. Right? Like, it's is it venue venuology? Well, you know, that's really an interesting question because some say it's like Venusian or that those are the people. So Venusology, you know, I think would go just as well as anything. Then good. Are there a lot …