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Jodrell Banks Podcast
Thursday, 19 November 2009 16:49

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Monthly astronomy news, interviews and questions. Created by astronomers.
  • September 2010
    Kinky. In this show we hear about theoretical cosmology and kinky vortons from Jonathan Pearson [12:00 - 28:128]. As always, Megan brings us the latest astronomical news [02:56 - 11:32] and we hear what can be seen in the September night sky in the northern hemisphere from Ian Morison [37:03 - 47:12] and in the southern hemisphere from John Field at the Carter Observatory [47:33 - 52:58].
  • August 2010 Extra
    There's No Place On Earth To Hide. In this show, Dr Fraser Duncan tells us all about SNOLAB in Canada, Chris Wareing answers your astronomical questions and we round up your feedback.
  • August 2010
    O Canada. In the show this time we have two more interviews from Dave's visit to the University of Western Ontario. We hear about lunar geology from Dr Irene Antonenko [10:45 - 38:10] and Alex de Souza tells us about star formation [38:10 - 44:56]. As always, Megan brings us the latest astronomical news [01:41 - 10:16] and we hear what can be seen in the August night sky in the northern hemisphere from Ian Morison [50:16 - 62:05] and in the southern hemisphere from John Field at the Carter Observatory [62:13 - 66:40].
  • July 2010 Extra
    School's out for summer. This bumper edition has been created with the help of 6 work experience students. Paul Woods tells us about dust in space [16:18-20:40], Jon Pearson is interviewed about general relativity [34:10-40:46], Mark Purver talks about pulsars [20:52-33:38], Jen Gupta answers questions on galaxies [41:04-50:57] and Adam Avison explains massive star formation [51:37-57:58]. We also get an update on the Planck mission [01:16-15:52] and Dave Jones answers astronomical questions [58:23-77:16]
  • July 2010
    In this show we have the first of the interviews that Dave has recorded on his travels across North America. In May, Dave visited the University of Western Ontario and while he was there, he talked to John Lanstreet about magnetism in stars [13:07 - 21:38], Melissa Battler about life in the Universe [21:38 - 38:46] and Sarah Gallagher about quasars [36:48 - 43:54]. As always, Megan brings us the latest news [06:16 - 12:43] and we hear what can be seen in the July night sky in the northern hemisphere from Ian Morison [46:24 - 61:43] and in the southern hemisphere from the Carter Observatory [61:52 - 67:18].
  • June 2010
    In the show this time we find out about searches for extraterrestrial intelligence using LOFAR [12:39-20:40] and hear about SOFIA [21:06-31:52] - a telescope which is mounted on a plane. With the Maori new year approaching, we get a New Zealand view on some familiar celestial objects [32:05-41:13]. As always, Megan brings us the latest news [02:34-12:26] and Ian Morison tells us what we can see in the June night sky [43:43-58:05].
  • May 2010 Extra
    In this episode we have an audio tour of an exhibition of portraits of astronomers [02:08-31:10], we hear about some of the latest results from the Herschel space observatory [31:43-36:10], and Tim answers your questions [40:21-63:37].
  • May 2010
    In the show this time we get an update on two recent conferences that Jodcast presenters were lucky enough to attend. Megan brings us a series of interviews from the Communicating Astronomy with the Public conference [11:02-39:49]. Jen and Stuart find out about the National Astronomy Meeting 2010 [42:19-45:29], hear about planets orbiting backwards [45:29-55:29] and the possibilities of life elsewhere in the Universe [55:29-62:50]. As always, Megan brings us the latest news [03:01-10:47] and Ian Morison tells us what we can see in the May night sky [67:44-83:28].
  • April 2010 Extra
    We bring you back up-to-date from 1990 with updates about the Hubble Space Telescope [05:32-13:12], the MERLIN interferometer [15:05-18:28], and cosmology since COBE [19:12-28:04]. We also update the news, our knowledge of exoplanets, and round-up your feedback.
  • Spring 1990
    In this cassette we find out about the upcoming launch of the Hubble Space Telescope [06:32-12:55], find out about the newly extended MERLIN [19:18-23:31] and we talk about the first results from the COsmic Background Explorer [26:34-34:25]. We also have the regular news [01:44-06:14], tell you what to look out for in the night sky during spring and summer [35:21-43:21], and answer your questions [46:01-56:26]. Our sleeve notes show an artist's impression of the Hubble Space Telescope.
  • March 2010 Extra
    We talk to Robert Dunn about supermassive black holes and X-ray binary systems [00:45-22:28], we put your astronomical questions to Tim [24:04-41:58], and round-up your feedback.
  • March 2010
    In the show this time we learn about supernovae and dust from Professor Mike Barlow [10:40-27:16]. As always, Megan brings us the latest news [01:32-10:29] and Ian Morison tells us what we can see in the March night sky [32:56-46:47].
  • February 2010 Extra
    In this show we find out about space weather from Jim Wild [00:43-09:01] and talk to Marek Kukula about all things Solar [09:01-14:19], Tim answers your astronomical questions [17:21-37:31], and we round-up your feedback.
  • February 2010
    We have a couple of interview with scientists at the Isaac Newton Group of telescopes. We find out about the observatory and compact binaries from Dr Pablo Rodríguez-Gil [09:39-32:45] and planetary nebulae from Dr Miguel Santander-García [32:45-48:40]. As always, Megan brings us the latest news [02:00-09:24] and Ian Morison tells us what we can see in the February night sky [52:19-64:39]. Our cover art shows the Isaac Newton Group of telescopes from the air.
  • January 2010 Extra
    We talk to Stewart Eyres about Sakauri's Object [01:07-18:08], we put your astronomical questions to Tim [22:22-46:18], and round-up your feedback. Apologies for the audio quality this time; one of our microphones has been playing up.
  • January 2010
    It's the end of the International Year of Astronomy 2009. We bring you some of our highlights of the year which celebrated 400 years of the astronomical telescope. We get updates on the 365 Days of Astronomy podcast [16:48-23:37], Universe Awareness for Young Children [46:19-51:42] and Jen - our roving reporter - visits the AstroBunker [23:37-46:19] in Newbury. As always, Megan brings us the latest news [01:21-10:21] and Ian Morison tells us what we can see in the January night sky [52:06-67:37]. Our cover art shows the logo of the International Year of Astronomy.
  • December 2009 Extra
    In this show we talk to Sir Francis Graham-Smith about his life, being Astronomer Royal and his work on pulsars [01:00-23:44]. We put your astronomical questions to the Jodcast panel [24:19-46:03], and round-up the feedback we've received during the Live shows.
  • December 2009
    After months of talking about it we finally recorded an episode (1 of 2) with a live studio audience. In this bumper show we have an interview with Dr Chris Lintott where we find out about the latest results from Galaxy Zoo [18:36-50:08]. As always, Megan brings us the latest news [08:12-17:56], we discuss recent events in space [67:54-83:00] and Ian Morison tells us what we can see in the December night sky [50:29-67:32]. Our cover art shows some of the presenters and audience who braved the rain at Jodrell Bank during Jodcast Live.
  • November 2009 Extra
    In this show we find out about the ongoing upgrades to the Very Large Array in New Mexico from Dr Rick Perley [00:51-31:20]. We put your astronomical questions to Dr Tim O'Brien [36:22-52:37], get a summary of recent news and events [31:21-36:22] and round-up the feedback we've received since the last show.
  • November 2009
    In this show we have an interview with John Sarkissian about the history of the Parkes Radio Telescope in Australia [12:50-45:54]. As always, Megan brings us the latest news [01:50-10:35] and Ian Morison tells us what we can see in the November night sky [43:53-57:24]. Our cover art shows Fox Mason at the control desk of the Parkes Telescope in 1970.
  • October 2009 Extra
    In this show we find out about Autumn Moonwatch from Steve Owens [01:59-07:31] and we hear all about the rings and moons of Saturn from Prof. Carl Murray [10:05-39:44]. We put your astronomical questions to Dr Tim O'Brien [42:50-62:30], get a summary of recent news and events [39:44-42:50] and round-up the feedback we've received since the last show.
  • October 2009
    In this show we have an interview with Robert Laing about interferometers and ALMA [14:16-29:49], and we talk to Willem Baan about interference in radio astronomy [29:57-40:33]. As always, Megan brings us the latest news [02:42-13:56] and Ian Morison tells us what we can see in the October night sky [43:48-57:23].
  • September 2009 Extra
    In this show Megan talks to Robert Hollow (ATNF) about Pulse@Parkes [01:04-17:18], we put your astronomical questions to Dr Roy Smits [25:40-40:12], get a summary of recent spacecraft news [17:18-25:40], hear about the Station Fire at Mt Wilson and round-up the feedback we've received since the last show.
  • September 2009
    We're back from our summer break with an interview about 'anomalous emission' [13:43-27:39]. As always, Megan brings us the latest news [02:10-10:45] and Ian Morison tells us what we can see in the September night sky [28:07-45:18].
  • August 2009
    This episode features an interview we recorded with Prof Miller Goss about pioneering Australian radio astronomer Ruby Payne Scott [13:17-38:21]. As always, Megan brings us the latest news [01:04-11:37] and Ian Morison tells us what we can see in the August night sky [38:46-1:01:56].
 

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