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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Sep 14, 2018 • 1h 25min
September 2018
An episode of beginnings! In the show this time, we talk to Emily Drabeck-Maunder about forming habitable planets [10:59 - 24:48], Mateusz Malenta rounds up the latest news [01:43-10:50] and we find out what we can see in the September night sky from Ian Morison and Gaby Perez [48:14 - 1:08:03].
Aug 7, 2018 • 1h 35min
August 2018
Summer Patchwork, part II. In the show this time, we talk to Kunal Mooley about EM counterparts to gravitational waves [07:59 - 23:21], Jake Staberg Morgan rounds up the latest news [01:15-07:51] and we find out what we can see in the August night sky from Ian Morison and Gaby Perez [1:12:06 - 1:31:31].
Jul 24, 2018 • 1h 22min
July 2018
Absent Friends. In the show this time, we talk to Dr. Christina Smith about Mars, Pluto and Canada [04:11 - 19:40], Nialh McCallum rounds up the latest news [00:47-03:53] and we find out what we can see in the July night sky from Ian Morison and Gaby Perez [59:42 - 1:19:43].
Jul 14, 2018 • 1h 38min
June/July 2018 Extra
Originally titled 'Friends of Neutron Stars'. In the show this time, we talk to Dr. Anna Watts about thermonuclear bursts on neutron stars [35:55 - 58:40], Benjamin Shaw tells us about a glitchy pulsar in this month's JodBite [02:40 - 35:45], and your astronomy questions are answered by Mateusz Malenta in Ask an Astronomer [1:23:00 - 1:36:28].
Jun 8, 2018 • 42min
June 2018
The Golden Future. In the show this time, we talk to Daniele Michilli about the repeating fast radio burst and its environment [06:42.494 - 15:00.334], Shruti Badole rounds up the latest news [00:58.605-06:31.613] and we find out what we can see in the June night sky from Ian Morison, Gaby Perez [23:21.894 - 42:45.060].
May 16, 2018 • 1h 32min
EWASS/NAM 2018
In this special episode we have an EWASS/NAM extravaganza, brought to you from the floor of the cross-over event held in Liverpool in April 2018, where the European Week of Astronomy and Space Science (EWASS) met the UK's National Astronomy Meeting (NAM). We also have time for Tana Joseph to round up the latest news [02:13-06:37] and find out what we can see in the May night sky from Ian Morison and Gaby Perez [1:05:21 - 1:24:46].
Apr 28, 2018 • 57min
April 2018 Extra
Very Close and Very Far. In the show this time, we talk to Dr. Steven Longmore tells us about star formation in the galactic centre [11:29 - 27:16], Dr. Rachael Ainsworth tells us about advocating for open science and addressing gender inequality in this month's JodBite [01:25 - 11:21], and your astronomy questions are answered by Dr. Iain McDonald in Ask an Astronomer [39:32 - 52:03].
Mar 31, 2018 • 1h 34min
April 2018
Formerly known as the Jodcast! In the show this time, we talk to Fiona Healy about novae and the genesis of The Fiona Show , Fiona Healy rounds up the latest news [05:07 - 45:15][01:27 - 04:52] and we find out what we can see in the April night sky from Fiona Healy, Fiona Healy and Fiona Healy [1:02:56 - 1:30:35].
Mar 19, 2018 • 1h 18min
March 2018 Extra
Brains in Space. In the show this time, we talk to Helen Fraser about Laboratory astrophysics and astrochemistry [00:23:17.018 - 00:38:22.111], Dr Adam Avison tells us about Massive star formation and ALMA in this month's JodBite [00:01:03.686 - 00:23:09.421], and your astronomy questions are answered by George Bendo in Ask an Astronomer [01:02:28.369 - 01:09:22.366].
Mar 1, 2018 • 1h 22min
March 2018
Sparkly, but in a good way! In the show this time, we talk to Prof. Michael Shara about novae and the American Museum of Natural History [07:01 - 34:22], Shruti Badole rounds up the latest news [01:09-06:51] and we find out what we can see in the March night sky from Ian Morison, Jasmine Chan-Hyams and Gaby Perez [59:21 - 1:19:48].
