<description>&lt;p&gt;Chad Tucker steps into the hosting seat for this episode alongside his 9-year-old son, Rowan, who came up with this episode idea: Asteroid impacts and emergency preparedness! Today, we will be talking to Victoria P. Andrews who recently retired from the Planetary Defense Coordination Office at NASA about the work they do. We also will be discussing what asteroids are, how they are different from comets, and even highlight some ways that these celestial travelers have entered into our stories and culture. We also interviewed David G. Lewis, PhD, a researcher and ethnohistorian at Oregon State University and member of the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde to learn more about the Willamette Meteorite, or Tomanowos, which is a meteorite that has long been held sacred by local tribes of the Pacific Northwest.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Technical Level: 3/5&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Fear Factor: 1/5&lt;/p&gt;
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Chad Tucker steps into the hosting seat for this episode alongside his 9-year-old son, Rowan, who came up with this episode idea: Asteroid impacts and emergency preparedness! Today, we will be talking to Victoria P. Andrews who recently retired from the Planetary Defense Coordination Office at NASA about the work they do. We also will be discussing what asteroids are, how they are different from comets, and even highlight some ways that these celestial travelers have entered into our stories and culture. We also interviewed David G. Lewis, PhD, a researcher and ethnohistorian at Oregon State University and member of the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde to learn more about the Willamette Meteorite, or Tomanowos, which is a meteorite that has long been held sacred by local tribes of the Pacific Northwest.
 
Technical Level: 3/5
Fear Factor: 1/5

Seismic Airwaves

Ep. 18: Asteroids and Impact Preparedness (David G. Lewis + Victoria Pidgeon Andrews)

Ep. 18: Asteroids and Impact Preparedness (David G. Lewis + Victoria Pidgeon Andrews)

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