The Jodcast
Jodrell Bank Centre for Astrophysics
The Jodcast is an astronomy podcast created by students and staff from the Jodrell Bank Centre for Astrophysics. The episodes include the latest astronomy news, interviews with astronomers, stargazing information, and more.
Episodes
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Feb 20, 2015 • 1h 13min
February 2015 Extra
User-friendly. In the show this time, we talk to Prof. Chris Lintott about the Zooniverse project [16:47 - 43:20], Dr. Bhaswati Bhattacharyya tells us about her search for nature's best clocks in this month's JodBite [00:49 - 16:40], and your astronomy questions are answered by Dr. Iain McDonald in Ask an Astronomer [58:45 - 68:25].
Feb 4, 2015 • 43min
February 2015
Rings. In the show this time, we talk to Prof. Chris Conselice about galaxy formation in the recent universe [05:30 - 19:53], Indy rounds up the latest news [00:52-05:22] and we find out what we can see in the February night sky from Ian Morison and Claire Bretherton [24:50 - 40:22].
Jan 19, 2015 • 59min
January 2015 Extra
Fuzzy. In the show this time, we talk to Prof. Sir Francis Graham-Smith about the crab pulsar and his long career in astronomy [08:31 - 37:38], Dr. Iain McDonald tell us how evolved stars chemically enrich the Galaxy in this month's JodBite [02:37 - 08:24], and your astronomy questions are answered by Dr. Joe Zuntz in Ask an Astronomer [47:57 - 56:15].
Jan 2, 2015 • 59min
January 2015
Out There. In the show this time, we talk to Dr. Jill Tarter about SETI [05:53 - 19:12], Ian Harrison rounds up the latest news [01:09-05:46] and we find out what we can see in the January night sky from Ian Morison and Claire Bretherton [39:08 - 56:59].
Dec 22, 2014 • 56min
December 2014 Extra
Aligned. In the show this time, we talk to Prof. Subir Sarkar about galactic foregrounds and the BICEP2 result from earlier this year [14:59 - 33:30], Dr. Matias Vidal tells us about polarized radio foregrounds in this month's JodBite [04:23 - 14:50], and your astronomy questions are answered by Dr. Iain McDonald in Ask an Astronomer [40:48 - 50:52].
Dec 2, 2014 • 58min
December 2014
Icy. In the show this time, we talk to Professor Elisa Resconi about detecting neutrinos with IceCube [06:39-32:17], Ian Harrison rounds up the latest news [01:03-06:31] and we find out what we can see in the December night sky from Ian Morison and Claire Bretherton [39:06-55:23].
Nov 18, 2014 • 52min
November 2014 Extra
Pulsars and Comets Everywhere. In the show this time, we talk to Dr. Scott Ransom about the International Pulsar Timing Array [13:53 - 30:18], Sally Cooper tells us about hunting pulsars with the LOFAR telescope in this month's JodBite [01:00 - 13:47], and your astronomy questions are answered by Dr. Joe Zuntz in Ask an Astronomer [44:11 - 49:59].
Nov 5, 2014 • 1h 19min
November 2014
Interstellar. In the show this time, we talk to Professor Jim Drake about whether Voyager 1 has really left the Solar System [06:13-44:17], Ian Harrison rounds up the latest news [01:07-06:05] and we find out what we can see in the November night sky from Ian Morison and Claire Bretherton [57:57-77:22].
Oct 27, 2014 • 51min
October 2014 Extra
Clumpy. In the show this time, Professor Annette Ferguson [15:18 - 29:07] talks about galaxy formation and growth, Professor Sarah Bridle [01:19 - 15:13] tells us about weak gravitational lensing and cosmology in this month's JodBite, and your astronomical questions are answered [40:15-47:24] by Dr Joe Zuntz in Ask an Astronomer.
Oct 7, 2014 • 1h 8min
October 2014
Closer. In the show this time, we talk to Dr Alan Duffy about simulating the earliest galaxies [05:56-33:15], Indy rounds up the latest news [00:49-05:43] and we find out what we can see in the October night sky from Ian Morison and Claire Bretherton [44:40-62:40].
