

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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May 17, 2013 • 51min
May 2013 Extra
Oddity. In the show this time, Brother Guy Consolmagno [13:20 - 30:33] tells us about meteorites in our Solar System, Dr Joe Zuntz [0:44 - 13:13] discusses the Dark Energy Survey in this month's JodBite, and your astronomical questions are answered by Dr Iain McDonald [41:46 - 49:56] in Ask an Astronomer.

May 3, 2013 • 53min
May 2013
Breakable. In the show this time, we talk to Dr Rubina Kotak about supernovae [7:41 - 16:53], Stuart rounds up the latest news [1:17 - 7:34] and we find out what we can see in the May night sky from Ian Morison and John Field [26:17 - 48:02].

Apr 16, 2013 • 58min
April 2013 Extra
Orbit. In the show this time, Prof Paola Caselli [12:32 - 27:59] tells us about her research into water in the very early stages of star formation, Prof Shude Mao [0:50 - 12:23] tells us about finding exoplanets using gravitational microlensing in this month's JodBite, and your astronomical questions are answered by Dr Tim O'Brien [36:53 - 55:13] in Ask an Astronomer.

Apr 1, 2013 • 48min
April 2013
Forwards. In the show this time, we talk to Dr Matt Auger about dark matter [27:51 - 41:14], Christina rounds up the latest news [41:19 - 47:52] and we hear what we can see in the April night sky from Ian Morison and John Field [02:35 - 21:30].

Mar 21, 2013 • 1h 11min
March 2013 Extra
Plancking. In the show this time, Dr Paddy Leahy [27:17 - 51:15] tells us about today's exciting new results from the Planck mission, Prof Richard Davis [1:50 - 27:06] tells us about the Planck instruments and satellite in this month's JodBite, and your astronomical questions are answered by Dr Iain McDonald [61:45 - 68:53] in Ask an Astronomer.

Mar 5, 2013 • 50min
March 2013
Moons. In the show this time, we talk to Dr Jeronimo Bernard-Salas about circumstellar and interstellar fullerenes [08:37 - 22:33], Stuart rounds up the latest news [00:45 - 08:29] and we hear what we can see in the March night sky from Ian Morison and John Field [31:36 - 47:56].

Feb 16, 2013 • 49min
February 2013 Extra
Mercurial. In the show this time, Maria del Mar Rubio [14:22 - 22:19] tells us about mass loss in massive stars, Dr Gemma Janssen [2:54 - 14:15] talks about a new method for timing pulsars in this month's JodBite, and your astronomical questions are answered by Dr Michael Brown [35:25 - 44:59] in Ask an Astronomer.

Feb 1, 2013 • 46min
February 2013
Bubbles. In the show this time, we talk to Dr Ettore Carretti about magnetised outflows from the Milky Way [08:01 - 21:32], Stuart rounds up the latest news [00:47 - 07:55] and we hear what we can see in the February night sky from Ian Morison and John Field [27:06 - 44:22].

Jan 18, 2013 • 46min
January 2013 Extra
Youngsters. In the show this time, Dr. Stuart Lumsden [10:35 - 23:41] talks to us about young stellar objects, Prof. Peter Wilkinson [00:52 - 10:28] tells us about MUST, the Manchester University Student Telescope, in this month's JodBite, and your astronomical questions are answered [33:23 - 41:48] by Dr. Iain McDonald in Ask an Astronomer.

Jan 2, 2013 • 54min
January 2013
Seven! In our seventh birthday show, we talk to Professor Joanna Haigh about the effect of the Sun on climate change [8:29 - 25:53], Stuart rounds up the latest news [00:56 - 08:22] and we hear what we can see in the January night sky from Ian Morison and John Field [35:42 - 52:00].


