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