The Jodcast

Jodrell Bank Centre for Astrophysics
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Apr 1, 2016 • 1h 30min

April 2016

Radio Burst. In the show this time, we talk to Professor Mihalis Mathioudakis about solar magnetism [11:05 - 28:16], Ian Harrison rounds up the latest news [02:22 - 10:55] and we find out what we can see in the April night sky from Ian Morison and Haritina Mogosanu [47:27 - 84:03].
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Mar 21, 2016 • 2h 35min

March 2016

United In Radio Silence. For the second time in history we are recording live with a studio audience in celebration of a decade of Jodcasting! In the show this time, we talk to about Stuart Lowe and David Ault about how they founded the show [32:29.065 - 48:24.770], Mark Purver and Jen Gupta return to tell us about their lives since their Jodcast tenure ended [48:43.409 - 1:03:25.350] and Chris Lintott was interviewed for the 7th time about the Zooniverse and his recent wildlife-counting trip to the Antarctic [1:50:02.660 - 2:09:54.835]. We find out what we can see in the march night sky from Ian Morison and Haritina Mogusanu [05:58.660 - 32:07.621] and our live studio audience pose their questions to the largest ever Ask An Astronomer panel [1:03:52.335 - 1:49:42.400] .
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Feb 1, 2016 • 2h 23min

February 2016

Recovering. Last month, we had the BBC here at Jodrell Bank for the filming of the annual Stagazing Live specials. We were lucky enough to get backstage access, leading to some fantastic interviews with those involved in the show and in The Zooniverse's new citizen science project Pulsar Hunters. In the show this time, we talk to Sally Cooper about her role as Pulsar Hunter during BBC Stargazing Live [11:03.863 - 26:25.420], Dr Brooke Simmons about Pulsar Zoo and her role behind the scenes of the public's search for new pulsars [28:26.288 - 46:45.977], Dr Matt Taylor, Rosetta's project lead, about the current status of the mission [47:30.176 - 1:19:28.576] and Professor Lucie Green about the Sun's magnetosphere [1:20:18.010 - 1:40:09.531]. Ian rounds up the latest news [1:53.675 - 09:54.186] and we find out what we can see in the February night sky from Ian Morison and Haritina Mogosanu [1:40:17.012 - 2:15:38.065].
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Jan 14, 2016 • 1h 26min

January 2016 Extra

Just In Time. In a special 10th birthday episode of the Jodcast, Professor John Seiradakis talks to us about the Antikythera Mechanism [18:21 - 47:22], Dr. Jean-Francois Robitaille describes the intricacies involved with measuring galactic magnetic fields [3:14-18:12], and your astronomical questions are answered by Dr. Joe Zuntz in Ask an Astronomer [68:12 - 76:52].
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Jan 9, 2016 • 60min

January 2016

Farewell Enceladus. In the show this time, we talk to Dr. Judith Croston about the radio galaxy population [01:28.004 - 16:08.556], and we find out what we can see in the January night sky from Ian Morison and Haritina Mogosanu [29:56.292 - 57:35.182].
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Dec 29, 2015 • 1h 24min

December 2015 Extra

Resurfacing. In the show this time, Professor Frank Close describes the life of Bruno Pontecorvo [38:05.515 - 57:31.363], Professor Ralph Spencer talks to us about cosmic rays, peryton and inteferometery in this month's Jodbite [6:46.946 - 37:58.600], and your astronomical questions are answered by Dr Iain Macdonald in Ask an Astronomer [1:09:57.259 - 1:17:50.261].
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Dec 8, 2015 • 1h 16min

December 2015

Generally good. In the show this time, we talk to Dr. Tom Kitching about weak gravitational lensing [08:35 - 32:43], Mat rounds up the latest news [00:54 - 08:22] and we find out what we can see in the December night sky from Ian Morison and Haritina Mogosanu [41:24 - 01:10:08].
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Nov 25, 2015 • 1h

November 2015 Extra

Golden. In the show this time, Dr Tom Broadhurst talks to us about cold dark matter in galaxy clusters [00:49 - 16:47], Dr Simon Rookyard describes porridge, pulsars and polarisation [16:52 - 26:04], and your astronomical questions are answered by Dr Anna Scaife in Ask an Astronomer [46:54 - 54:42].
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Nov 8, 2015 • 1h 25min

November 2015

Spooky. In the show this time, we talk to Dr. Caroline D'Angelo about accretion around extreme objects [10:58.73 - 30:45.40], Ian rounds up the latest news [00:49.04-10:51.38] and we find out what we can see in the November night sky from Ian Morison and Haritina Mogosanu [49:25.74-01:15:52.84].
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Oct 19, 2015 • 1h 3min

October 2015 Extra

Leaping. In the show this time, Dr Tony Rushton talks to us about jets in X-ray binaries [18:13 - 37:19], James Mckee explains his efforts to find gravitational waves using pulsars [02:16 - 15:45], and your astronomical questions are answered by Dr George Bendo in Ask an Astronomer [44:42 - 54:41].

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