On this episode, Armin Thomas and Harrison Lavelle talk with former Congressman Bart Gordon, who represented Tennessee’s 6th Congressional District from 1985 to 2011. Gordon chaired the House Science Committee for four yeas from 2007 to 2011. They talk about his early career, his first serious challenge in 1992 at the hands of now-Senator Marsha Blackburn, why he decided to retire in 2010, his thoughts on space exploration and climate change, and more!