Guillermo Gonzalez postulated a Galactic Habitable Zone (GHZ), a region 7 to 9 kiloparsecs (23,000 to 29,000 light-years) from the galactic center {and some 6,000 light years in width (2 kiloparsecs), containing stars roughly 4 billion to 8 billion years old}, where conditions are best suited to the development and survival of life as we know it.

Now a GHZ is different from a Circumstellar Habitable Zone (CHZ) this is a notional spherical shell of space surrounding a star where liquid water will be sustained on a planet’s surface. Beyond the outer edge, a planet will not receive enough solar radiation to make up for radiative losses, leaving water to freeze. A planet closer than the inner edge of this zone will absorb too much radiation, boiling away surface water. We used to call this the “water belt” (WB) and for the the sake of clarity, this is the term I will use.

So here’s my question…
If one star creates a WB, then in theory a stellar cluster should as well. Think of it, the galactic core as a life-giving sun. So…
Does the galactic core, if treated as one massive stellar cluster, create a “water belt” (GCWB) where any planet within a star system (outbound from it’s native CHZ) would still sustain liquid water on the surface? If so, what is the size of this GCWB?

Disclaimer: Since we are discussing the oldest stars & star systems in the galaxy, it is granted the GCWB in question is probably so close to the galactic core that the planets have long since been baked into wrinkled, dried out husks (not unlike Tommy Chong), but that’s not the point!

Don’t know if that is on par with atmospheric popcorn, but it’s worth a shot.

I loved your show back then, and I love it now.

Also:

Hello from Ukraine!

Great Work so far!
Skip

“If in doubt, there’s no doubt”

Thanks for getting involved. My system uses FAA certified Cessna Citation jets with special wing and engine modifications. They get about 300-400% better fuel consumption than anything else and are considered extreme long-range planes. In our system’s normal operation, the jets fly very slowly. The wing and engine modifications allow the plane to fly at super-slow cruising speeds with ultra low fuel burn rates. Each plane covers over 15,000 square miles of land which means only 200 planes will be needed to cover the entire continental U.S.. The yearly fuel expenditures for operation of my system are less than the ground vehicle fuel requirements for yearly maintenance of alternative wired or tower based wireless systems (when you consider the requirement of covering the entire U.S. continent). Your idea about the Stratellite is possible if the technology can be perfected. I hope it can, but so far nothing has flown and some of the engineers now doubt that its performance envelope will match predictions. Recycle deployment costs may be a factor as well. This is similar to what happened with the space shuttle. But like you said, in the meantime we can use my system.

Thanks for the great question.

Where have you been? Will you post new episodes of “the ancients of eden”?
Or has HOLLYWOOD bought the idea ant thats your great announcement?
Or does Obama gieves you a job?
Greetings from Germany,

Heiko

(sorry for the bad english))

I would also hope that you’d inform us in advance if you take a break or can’t do the show because of some other reason. But hey, I’m certainly not the one to make that kind of demands. Besides the important thing is that you’re back now.

Can’t wait. Keep up the good work!

Got to think up questions…

Charlie

К сожалению, я должен быть стерт ваш комментарий к аварии.

Lucian

Нет проблем. Просто введите свое имя в поле, а затем ваш комментарий. Пресс вступить, и вы сделали!

Lucian

Thanks,
Merlin McCarley

Hey Lucian Pete from Canada here.

Most Canadians second favorite sport after hockey would have to be American Politics. That said, although I agree with your editorial comments, I’m not sure calling a segment of your own population “knuckeheads” doesn’t push people to the opposite point of view.

Secondly, although I never considered Matt Damen particularly intelligent, you may want to share his comments on Sarah Palin. He swung my imaginary vote when he pointed out the fact that the chances are very high she will become president if/when McCain dies while on the throne. The thought of a young and inexperienced hockey mom running the most powerful nation on the planet is scarey to say the least.

you’re the master of the cliffhanger

I can’t wait. That was a lot of fun.

Lucian

Great answer!
I have figured out my next question and will post that soonest!

Yours in service to the God in the clear rock,
Baxter

thx

BTW I have a Lucian’s Solutions question!

If dropped into Earth’s atmosphere, would a kernel of popcorn, pop, before being incinerated by re-entry?

Bwahahahahahahahaha!

I feel kinda bad saying this, I love all the stuff, but 19 was bad for me. The use of the tern “fat little penguin” didn’t fit with the character, and it was used way to much. I found it was distracting me from the actual important updates to the plot.

Sorry L. You know everybody loves ya though anyway right? I’m just trying to be constructive. I’m still hooked on the book and await 20 with anticipation.

Great chapter. I hope you have got some good offers to make a movie from the story. December 2012 would be a perfekt time to bring it to the movie theaters. I nearly can´t wait to hear how the story is going on.

Bye, Heiko

Steven from Kuala Lumpur

Cheers
Brad

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Lucian
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The podcast audio correctly says 12/21/12, the transcript is wrong.

Lucian

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By far the best part has to be the article on the apparently free energy machine. I think what is happening is that the magnets are taking advantage of the energy that exists in the vacuum of space which electrons pick up at the same rate they lose energy. So you’re not exactly creating free energy you’re just absorbing it. It’s like drop-ing a dry sponge into a puddle. Look at Joseph Newman’s The Energy Machine invented 1984. Unfortunately that one doesn’t work

I read your article, it’s well thought out and clearly states your position. However, I still respectfully disagree with your conclusions. Some comments follow.

> Because, you cannot have absolute confirmation that a catastrophic change is occurring – until it has begun and cannot be stopped.

My position is that this sort of thinking is designed to produce and emotional response, and not a logical conclusion. I still must insist that the burden of proof is on the catastrophist to design a scientific model of future events and demonstrate that you are accurately predicting weather and climate patterns.

It’s been more than 10 years since the Kyoto Accord and no one has yet produced an accurate model of the notorious effects of global warning.

> reduce and eventually eliminate the release of CO2 from fossil fuels

So assuming I agree with you, what is it exactly you’d like me to do to help, and what will you be doing yourself?

It sounds like what you’re suggesting requires us to shut down all cars, transport trucks, ships, and trains. To turn off our gas heating and electricity.

My concern would be — if everyone in North America turns off all these sources of energy — how do we get India, China and Russia to do the same.

Also, how do we address natural sources of CO2 like the new outbreak of mountain pine beetles in British Columbia that will be producing more CO2 than all of Canada’s industries combines?

link:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/main.jhtml?view=DETAILS&grid=&xml=/earth/2008/04/23/scibeetle123.xml

> By strongly curtailing the release of ozone depleting emissions, the ozone layer has actually healed up in places much faster than was anticipated.

Oh dear, you’re going to hate me again.

The ozone story reminds me of that scene in The Shipping News where the old newspaper man observes dark clouds on the horizon and concocts the headline, “Deadly Storm Threatens Town”. When asked, what if there’s no storm, he replies then tomorrow’s headline will read, “Town Spared By Deadly Storm”.

I’m very skeptical that changing hairspray from spray cans to spritz, and changing Big Mac boxes from styrofoam to cardboard had anything to do with addressing any ozone problems.

I put that right up there with how billions of dollars of investments saved us from the Y2K bug. I lived through that frenzy that we were all going to get skin cancer if corporations like McDonald’s didn’t smarten up. And after a few years it all just kind of … went away. I fully expect in a half dozen years or so global warming will be old news and we’ll be onto the next looming crisis; it’ll be something like running out of clean water, or the rubber we use in car tires is evil or something.

Sorry to be so cynical.

Here’s my offer … model from me what the average temperatures and ocean levels will be over the next ten years. After five years, we’ll see how accurate your model is, and we’ll act accordingly.

In the meantime, let’s please spend all that carbon trading money on curing cancer and cleaning polution that I can see and taste.

Nice chatting with you and stay cool. (Ha, no pun intended.

PS. I’ll try posting this as a comment on your web site too.

In the 10th paragraph or no he states:
“The number of molecules of CO2 gas in just one liter is multiple of Avogadro’s number (which has 23 digits in it).”

The number is actually approximately 6.022*10^23… that is 24 digits in front of the decimal point. I really am not one to nit-pick, but if one of the main arguments is that you are good with numbers, please show that you understand scientific notation if you want me to believe you when talking about extremely complex math.

Respectfully,

Brad

Please please bring back planet tv. I loved it. Kept me sane when I was living in Kuala Lumpur.

Rufus

Great to read your notice of returning to producing more shows.

I’m sure your “line of work” has only contributed to the depths and heights that you are able to take us, your audience, so as hard as it is to wait, just knowing that there is more content coming makes my day.

Thanks and keep up the great work.

Don
Thousand Oaks, CA

Very willing to pay for this book (Audio or print or ebook)

Just let so all know Please!

Hope to see you back soon.

rod

how did they got the datas from the buoyage when all antennas got destroyed through the electrical storm?

CU,

Heiko

p.s. I can´t wait for the next chapter.

Thanks for the great comments. I took your advice and will have music for the chapter two and beyond. As for the partial podcasting, as I understand it, neither Scott nor J.C. had a publishing deal when they began their podcasts. They have sold copies since then, but I’m not sure about the volume. Both Scott and J.C. have recently announced book deals with publishers for new manuscripts. As for me, I have agents and publishers negotiating for the book(s) already. The audiobook rights will have to be part of the publishing deal. I want to do something for the podcast listerners, but I won’t know what that can be until the book is actually published.

Anyway, thanks again.

Lucian

Lucian here. It seems I got pulled off of the iTunes Literature setting on Monday or Tuesday. I forgot to put in the correct iTunes tag when I updated the feed on Sunday evening. It is now back on the first page. Sorry. I write the feed by hand and by memory. But I forgot to update the internal ROM between my ears. It has been corrected. Now if I could just get the thumb drive out of my ear…

Lucian

Otherwise keep up the great work and I look forward to Planet TV 2.0, I’ve missed you!
Baxter

bring it on.

-m-

Links would still be nice.

Phil

Links for the things listed here would be great!

-M-

Excerpt from above txt.
… tomorrow… December 12 2012… 12-12-12

… which is the end of the Mayan Calendar.

http://www.december212012.com
Need I say more?

It is generaly held that the end of the Mayan calendar is 12/21/12 so I am curious as to where you came up witht 12/12/12.

-M-

http://www.december212012.com/

Love the show. I hope there are many more.

cheers

cheers to your wife and child (L)

I don’t think you read this anyway, but, how about an h.264 feed? I’m going to keep asking and emailing you! As always, love the show, not real crazy about the history thing lately, but that’s just me. Keep up the good work…

- Phil

Thanks for reading,

Phil

POST dang nabbit!

Thanks,

Myles

Also, several bullets are missing on the episode page.

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Thought you might like to do a response to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E2fswCPeu_Q (I found it via mwilliams0 response series http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=excPoZ7ezTQ&mode=related&search= , but I think you would have fun doing your own response.)

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How does one become a strategic analyst? (please share suggestions ranging from education and daily readings to how a person can find a think tank to work for)

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Glad you’re back!

Lucian, man, I gave up on you but I was too lazy to clean out my bookmarks. Lo and Behold! You return! Hurry up and get your feeds straight, I want something high-resolution!

I have an idea for you… How about a little bit on this new rage of outlawing incandescent lights in favor of CFL’s? What are the cost/environmental implications?

I’d leave you a voicemail, but my voice sounds like crap… LOL

Take care!

- Phil

Your unique vidcast has always covered a wide range of intelligent topics that kept me coming back looking for more!

Nice seeing the little Lucian on the cam.
Just adorable!
Glad to hear he is walking at 8.5 months because
it’s a sure sign of brilliance.. heh

Loved the fun with Math!

Russ M.

The show notes have lots of bullet points, but only four of them have text and links. Is this one of those “left as an exercise for the reader” things? Google, here I come!

Lucian’s solutions:
What do you think of Richard Branson and Al Gore’s $25 million prize to find an “invention to clean the air” (of airline pollution) and do you think that Bush’s proposal to use ethanol as a petrol replacement helpful or does this only serve US agricultural interests?

Much love,

See above

Afternoon from England! I’ve been a fan of your shows for ages, I thoroughly enjoy them.
I’m sure there’s a good reason why there hasn’t been an update recently, but just know that we are all looking forward to the next installment!

Best wishes, James.

YOu have a lot of material. Even if you never publish again at least create archives that yan make you money.

First choice: http://Revver.com
Second Choice: http://eefoof.com

If you need help let me know. I hope that all is well with you and family. Brian

Esme

Please drop us a line and let us know what’s going on in your crazy life. Here’s hoping that it’s all happy craziness, and not tragedy which has kept you away from the camera.

~One of many fans

-Phil

I’ve performed a reset on my iPod and now iTunes won’t transfer your podcasts to my device. Tells me the video isn’t compatible. Clearly not the reason, since you haven’t changed anything I’m sure — and since I WAS able to see your podcasts before. I’m checking Apple forums but you know how that goes. Any thoughts?

Watching your show makes me enter a special zone that I find hard not to have when flying to or from home.

I hope you will find the time to come back on a regular schedule!

With the number of downloads you get on each episode, you may be able to find a sponsor?

Thanks for being there!

Also, this applies a little bit better to a few shows ago, but I did want to mention that I host the NASA Shuttle Mission Summary videos on my website: http://www.roadrunner777.com/nasa. These are roughly 1 hour compilations of the daily summary videos shown on NASA-TV (www.nasa.gov), and really showcase the best of the mission footage. Unfortunately, NASA does not make this footage available through their website archives, so I am preserving them myself. Your viewers are welcome to check them out, but please do not mention it on your show… I do not have the bandwidth to support more than a few people watching at a time.

Again, great show Lucian. My best to Marie and Baby Lucian.

Phil Avery

Am having problems with the voting system for Podcast Alley, but will happily vote for Planet TV when the system finally lets me access their web page.

Has something changed in the formats?

There were so many subjects that interested me but my favorites were:
the implantable artifical heart,
the [previously covered on digg] Wilhelm Scream-loved the compilation,
the UFO video [very coasttocoastam of you]
and the very scary story on the security of the new voting machines.

Now where is that free downloadable algorythm book? Link is missing…

Hoping it will not be another 6+ weeks until your next EP.

I was wondering if something bad happened to Lucian. Thanks for the new episode, we have been waiting and waiting and waiting.

Thanks and rock on!

Great to have you back, great podcast.

Couldn’t figure out why the newest podcast wouldn’t upload onto my iPod – then after some research, found that there is a 2GB limit on the video file size. So,.. show #178 seems to exceed the limit (@209 MB)…

FYI,
Pam

>

I cannot see how reducing the rate of emission of CO2 can reverse the effect we have on the climate. The CO2 level is currently about 380 ppm and rising at an emission rate of about 3ppm per year. A reduction in the rate of emissions from fossil fuels will only slow down the speed at which the level continues to rise.

denisaf

Lucian:
You must have only viewed the RB website for your information on Amanda leaving RB.
She has a rebuttal on her blog Amanda Unboomed:
http://amandaunboomed.blogspot.com/

Seems she did not leave voluntarily.
Please click the above link for further information.

The info you provided
that they signed contracts a few weeks ago that they
would bring in 85g/wk in ads…..
…seemed to be left unsaid with BOTH parties.

I am saddened that Amanda will no longer host RB
but I will follow her future path.

Thank you very much for this episode. While I do not watch Planet TV Daily for editorial opinion, in this case I think it was quite appropriate. Your analysis was objective and well thought out, and your passion for de-politicising the discussion was palpable.

It takes courage to speak out on such matters. But it takes knowledge, objectiveity, and insight to speak out intelligently on such matters. Thank you.

I have seen the film “Inconvenient Truth.” Yes, there is rhetoric and politics within it. But it has served to stimulate a discussion of the facts (such as your listeners email to you and your response) in a political enviroment that has attempted to squelch aid discussion.

Please keep up the excellent work! Your new child already has reason to be proud of Dad!

I want one of those T-shirts.

Al Gore is kaka. Lucien for President!

Sleep is now a precious commodity! :>)

Ahh… a fresh brain for Lucian to mold.
Wishing you both the best!

Cogratulations Marie

Our family hopes for all the best for your family

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First I would like to say that I really appreciate the discussion thread that this has begun. I always like to hear opposing views and new perspectives. Planet TV viewers have (without exception) been both literate and polite in all of their correspondence with me and with each other. That is one of the things I am most proud of, and it is a testament to the demographic that watches our show. My editorial was not actually a response to any one viewer and I must apologize because that is what I said. I have received many emails regarding this subject and all of them were polite and friendly. My editorial was really meant to be a response to the subject – and how strategic analysis was the basis for my position. Although my editorial is certainly a presentation of my opinion and position, I did not really intend this to persuade anyone to change their mind.

Professionally, my analyses are never used to change someone’s position on any subject (although I do present and compare the factors on all sides). Nor are they used to determine what will or will not happen (although I do find and make predictive patterns). The sole purpose of my work is to determine what the strategic implications are for any action or inaction. Then, from those implications, a course of action is recommended. The course of action is recommended and chosen only because of strategic issues (and only to achieve strategic advantage). For instance at the highest level of my analysis, climate change may or may not be occurring. If it is Not occurring, then there are two possibilities of action. First, do nothing. If climate is not changing, then we do not need to take any specific action to stop or alter any contributers to climate change. We can continue to monitor and record data as usual. We can continue to study the issue at greater length and learn more. With this course of (in)action, we can have a greater understanding of the problem(s) and take more accurately informed action if and when it becomes necessary. The second possibility is to take some preventative action anyway. In this action, even if climate is not changing, we take specific actions to stop or reduce factors that might pose a threat to climate change. We monitor, study and refine our actions as we learn more. With this action, we can determine by direct experiment if our actions appear to have any measurable effect on climate.

That’s the first half of the top level analysis (if climate is Not changing).

If climate IS changing, then my analysis considered the two areas I outlined in my editorial summary. What type of climate change; natural or artificially caused; short or long term? At each of these points there are two strategic possibilities: action or inaction. Climate may or may not be changing. If it is changing, it may a temporary fluctuation or it may be long term shift. It may or may not be a natural phenomenon. We may or may not have had anything to do with it. All of the previous statements may be true – or not. But none of these things were important in my final analysis recommendation for action. My conclusion was based only on these two points. One, the only way to determine for certain if our actions could possibly have an effect on climate, is to stop our actions and measure the reaction of the climate (like with the example of ozone). This would be important to know whether the change is natural or not. For instance, even if the phenomenon was completely natural, if it was going to be a catastrophic, we would certainly want to try to stop it (as we would with an approaching meteor). And two, since the implications of what we know about large system dynamics suggest that we will not know that a major shift has begun until it begins, and because both the math and the study of real life storms say that a major shift will be catastrophically violent, then doing nothing is (strategically) the greater risk. Neither of these points are requisite on climate change actually occurring or with us having anything to do with it.

Finally, my analysis was only one in a high level chain of analyses. My work focused on the relevance of evidence causality in climate change. Another dealt with the politics; another with the industrial manufacturing; and another with the economic implications of climate change. These strategic analyses will also be added to analyses regarding the peak oil question (whether or not we are running out of petroleum). Analyses like mine (and my colleagues’) is not meant to persuade anyone’s opinion on this matter. Each one of the points can be disputed in some manner – even facts. For instance, although all of our record keeping data-sets say that temperatures are in a warming trend, we only have records for a couple of hundred years (at most). A completely accurate counter-point would be that over the last 3 billion years, the planet has shown a complete and virtually unchanged cooling trend (which is true). Also, our very understanding of complex system dynamics says that we cannot predict weather for more than a couple of weeks (at the most) with any accuracy.

However, strategic analysis is not used to determine the truth or reality of a subject. It is meant to determine how to achieve a strategic advantage. Strategic analysis is used to determine the best (most reasonable) response considering all of the factors and implications. It is not necessary to believe in any of the specific underlying factors (or for them to actually be true) in order to decide that any particular strategy is the most reasonable response. In fact, strategic analysis is based on weighing the implications of all sides of each factor whether true, false or in dispute.

Lucian

Educational only in now I know what Lucian’s official position is on global warming; even though, it seemed pretty clear beforehand. I have a hard time taking things as factual by the lone claim that something is “fact”. True it may be fact that the numbers that they come up with, in these astronomic equations of chaos dynamics come up with, various sums, ratios, averages, etc. Keep in mind that the numbers were entered and interpreted by humans. Humans are fallible. Do the numbers mean what they think they mean? Could they possibly enter every pertinent variable? Of course not! How can I believe these so called “scientist” that can’t even predict the weather for next week, let alone the fate of the human race due to climate change?

Basically, I just want to others to keep in mind the other side. Yes, it was a well written editorial. Yes, he did his research. Does that make everything he said fact? No. Does he have a valid argument? Perhaps. Due to the nature of a podcast it would take well over 30 minutes to properly show the research, numbers, theories, and tables to prove their validity. I’m not calling him a liar by any means don’t get me wrong. But I’m not about to form my opinion solely on one man’s well written emotionally driven editorial.

You as a scientist are not politicizing the issue except to the extent that by confronting people with the findings, they then have to choose which economic policy to embrace. The presentation of facts is not a political issue. What to do about it, unfortunately, is.

First off I’m a fan of the show. Each episode is well thought out and informative. However, with regards to this particular episode; I feel was probably the worst I’ve seen. Now, I’m not going to argue pro or con on the debate of global warming in this forum here. I feel that both sides have good reasonable arguments. The fact that you let the letter of one viewer(at least from what I gathered from the podcast) get so under your skin that you felt that dedicating an entire show as a rebuttal is disreputable.

Also, I have yet to cast a vote for your show because I don’t care to give in to demands. I have by word of mouth told several friends about the show.

june 9 show was brilliant, thank you.

on a lighter side of things, in regards to the life size alien made out of car parts. my wife and i just got back from thialand, there are whole stores full of this stuff.

aliens, predators in various shapes, sizes and forms, plus some star wars stuff. i have a picture of a life size r2d2 with a built in working car stereo. let me know if you want a look at it, i will send it your way.

Aaron Peacock
vancoucer, bc, canada

also known as the home of your man derek

Great job Lucian and keep up with the quality podcasting too!

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/sun/

And one of my co-workers suggested I check you out.

This editorial episode was tremendous (but not very funny!). I almost wish I could read the feedback that prompted the remarks, tho that might not be kind to the authors. The other complex system being affected by the consumption of fossil fuels is the economy — and in a deeply bittersweet sense there is a limit to what we can burn. It’s possible we will run out of oil within our lifetimes. Highly recommend this article:

http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/7203633/the_long_emergency/

There’s a lot of head-in the sand behavior going on about so many things. The legacy we’re leave to the next generation is shameful — and I mean our environmental, ecomonic, and political legacy. And more so because we have been *consciously wreckless*. Keep soundling the alarm. Hopefully enough will hear to make a difference. Thanks.

My name is Dan I’m an adult engineering student at Milwaukee School of Engineering in Wisconsin. I’ve been following the topic since the early nineties; I understand and agree with your position completely. Furthermore I have never heard or read anything on the subject stated so complete, and succinctly. However in my experience discussing this with people who lack understanding in scientific method, they will often respond in an emotional manner and become unwilling to listen to facts or reason. I’ve found this to be the most frustrating obstacle to informing others. My best friend recently told me that I cannot expect anyone to grow mentally or evolve in any way just because they should or because I want them to. Because of this I no longer believe it is responsibility of the educated to inform the less knowledgeable on topics that invoke such a response but rather to take action regardless of how we are viewed or scoffed at.

Love the show,
Dan Novobielski

I just LOVED seeing the new 3-D ultrasound in action!
It is so amazing.
Since you’ve posted it, I am assuming you have the video on DVD.
Ahh! I should have had the childrens 10 yrs later!
Congrats to you and the Mom-to-be.

I always VOTE 1st of the month but maybe you SHOULD offer a direct link to voting to make it easier for others.

Still finding your content innovating .. you have been one step ahead of RocketBoom and Digg several times.

Keep it up.

I will overlook the short absences.
Speaking of which THANKS for the RSS!

Don’t worry, you’re not an idiot. Just go to (http://vote.planettvshow.com) and you should be able to fill out the blanks and vote. If that link is not working you can go to the Planet TV show home page (www.planettvshow.com). There is a link for voting there also. Thanks for voting and watching

Lucian

It was great to see you talking about issues such as climate change. I’m an 18 year old in the UK and I’m too scared to think about what might happen to the climate within my lifetime! Despite things like the Kyoto Protocol, we’re still pumping way too much CO2 into our atmosphere. We need to stop burning fossil fuels invest more in renewable energy sources.

Check out the following link – it’s an experiment run by Oxford University in conjunction with the BBC to calculate the effects of climate change.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sn/hottopics/climatechange/

Fantasic podcast – I’m subscribed (and I’ve voted) and I can’t get enough of it!

Ross

Kent, UK

Also, I watch your show daily. I love it and my wife loves it. Keep it up.

Lucian

you are proving over and over again that you are the king of podcasters. You rock. I’m loving it.

I’m addicted to your pod cast. Look forward to it every day. And yes, I do vote. Keep up the great work. Wouldn’t suprise me to someday see you with your own program on TV. Love the format and content. Keep up the great work.

I’m Back! Sorry about last week. I was in and out of town on business several times. Sometimes that happens in my line of work. Everything is fine with Marie and baby Lucian, and thank you to everyone who was concerned about them.

Lucian

Lucian

…a reclusive fan….wo

Lucian

He linked Al Qaeda and Saddam, not Saddam and September 11.

It’s like one of those test questions.

If Sean is a member of Al Qaeda, and members of Al Qaeda blew up 2 towers, did Sean blow up 2 towers?

Let’s start using our noggins, people.

Brian

Lucian

Lucian

Lucian

Since you’re not feeling so good…I thought you could use a little male…

ric

/Wade

http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/hoaxes/computer.asp#photo

“Belgium researchers digitally extract audio from the grooves in a 6000 year old pottery”

Has already been proven a hoax made for April Fools.
Look it up if you dont belive me?
http://www.digg.com/science/Archaeologists_get_ancient_audio_from_grooves_on_Pompeii_pottery

Don’t you see him flipping off the cam as well? Seems it was an April Fool submission.
Ah well, cool anyway.

Thanks for your time and please consider showing this

And what about your cheerleader>

From a Satisfied Costumer

Also– the pause between stories is a bit too long…. perhaps you’re clicking during that time to the next story?

Well, nice try at a pro vodcast… also the clouds get really old too after a while.. so long as you have a wonderful blue screen going, why not mix the background up with each show… wormhole one show, downhill skiing the next, etc..

Cheers,

Gary
Toronto

Gary