The Jodcast

Five. In this show we talk to our first ever interviewee - Professor Michael Kramer - to find out what has happened in pulsar research over the past five years [09:13 - 28:55]. As always, Megan brings us the latest astronomical news [02:08 - 08:45] and we hear what can be seen in the northern hemisphere night sky during January [43:42 - 63:53.5].

Century. In this special 100th episode show, we talk to two Jodcasters, Dr. Megan Argo [13:29 - 31:06] and Dr. Stuart Lowe [31:06 - 40:52] about their day jobs. As always, Megan brings us the latest astronomical news [04:18 - 13:12] and we hear what can be seen in the December night sky from Ian Morison and John Field [48:28 - 72:29].

Good Vibrations. In this show we talk to Professor Yvonne Elsworth about solar and stellar vibrations [12:06 - 27:53]. As always, Megan brings us the latest astronomical news [02:40 - 11:58] and we hear what can be seen in the November night sky from Ian Morison and John Field [29:03 - 50:05].

Have a nice day! In this show we talk to Dr Ronnie Jansson about magnetic fields in space [01:01 - 14:20], Professor Dennis Zaritsky tells us about the evolution of galaxies [14:20 - 26:24] and Professor Andrew MacFadyen talks about the deaths of stars [26:24 - 34:13]. As always, Dr Tim O'Brien answers your astronomical questions [36:11 - 61:54], we report on some odds and ends from the world of (astro)physics and we round up your feedback since the last show.

Blobby. In the show this time, Dr Anthony Rushton tells us about the EVN and microquasars [12:12 - 33:19] and Prof Anne Zabludoff talks about blobs [33:52 - 48:27]. As always, Megan brings us the latest astronomical news [02:12 - 09:06] and we hear what can be seen in the October night sky from Ian Morison and John Field [49:00 - 67:10].

Homecoming. In the show this time, we have an interview with Dr Dan Evans about black holes and jets [04:21 - 22:55] and put your astronomical questions to Dr Tim O'Brien [26:01 - 55:49]. As always we round up your feedback and bring you a selection of odds and ends from the astronomy world.

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].

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.

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].

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]