The Jodcast

Gigapixel. In the show this time, Dr Martin Stringer talks to Liz about the principles of supernova driven winds [09:34 - 26:30]. Ian Morison and John Field tell us what not to miss in the November night sky [36:53 - 55:53] and Megan gives us a round up of the latest astronomy news [02:12 - 09:22].

Meteor. In this International Meteor Conference Special Edition, we bring you a selection of interviews from the IMC which was held in La Palma, Canary Islands.

Curious. In the show this time Dr David Moss talks about the magnetic fields of spiral galaxies [09:25 - 22:24] and Dr David Jess talks about the sun and it's corona [22:34 - 36:51]. We find out what to see in the night sky from Ian Morrison and John Field [41:03 - 58:21] and Megan gives us this month's astronomy news [00:46 - 09:17].

Elevation. In the show this time, Prof. Joss Bland-Hawthorn [16:20 - 36:24] talks to us about the interplay between baryonic and dark matter in galaxy formation, Eddie Blackhurst [00:45 - 16:11] about low noise amplifiers and microwave recievers in this month's JodBite and your astronomical questions are answered [47:08 - 63:15] by Dr Tim O'Brien in Ask an Astronomer.

Tranquility. In the show this time, we have more interviews from the National Astronomy Meeting as Dr Simon Green tells us about collecting cometary dust with the Stardust-NExT mission [07:29 - 19:42] and Dr Joseph Mottram talks about massive star formation [19:54 - 28:12]. Stuart brings us the latest astronomy news [00:50 - 07:12] and we find out about the September night sky from Ian Morison and John Field [32:55 - 49:35].

Sir Bernard Lovell, 1913-2012. We begin this episode with a look back at the life of Sir Bernard Lovell [1:03 - 5:56], founder of Jodrell Bank, who sadly died on the 6th of August at the age of 98. We also talk to Prof. Alan Hood [15:51 - 23:53] about the solar atmosphere, Dr. Jacqueline Hodge [24:00 - 30:56] about observing submillimetre galaxies with the VLA, and Prof. Ray Norris [31:05 - 45:16] about the Evolutionary Map of the Universe (EMU) project. This month's Jodbite features Jo Bowler [7:00 - 15:38] who tells us about the Square Kilometre Array (SKA), and Dr Mark Purver answers your astronomical questions in Ask an Astronomer [55:34 - 1:16:13].

A Ring To It. In the show this time, Dr Fergus Simpson tells us about mapping dark matter using weak gravitational lensing [08:44 - 14:49] and Professor Carlos Frenk talks about exploring the nature of dark matter through simulations [15:00 - 38:21]. Megan summarises the latest astronomy news [00:47 - 08:28] and we find out about the August night sky from Ian Morison and John Field [42:52 - 60:42].

Anti-ageing. In this episode we talk to Dr Fraser Clarke [14:37 - 24:05] about the E-ELT telescope, Dr Lisa Kaltenegger [24:28 - 29:40] about rocky exoplanets, and Dr Michelle Collins [29:58 - 42:49] about dwarf galaxies. We also talk to Kim Mance [1:53 - 14:27] about life as a controller at Jodrell Bank Observatory in this month's JodBite, and your astronomical questions are answered by Dr Iain McDonald in Ask an Astronomer [51:41 - 62:44].

Amity. In the show this time, we find out about Ian Morison's trip to observe the transit of Venus [11:14 - 21:00], Dr Paolo Padovani tells us about active galactic nuclei [21:47 - 34:53] and we talk to Jakub Bochinski about exoplanets [35:04 - 40:56]. Stuart rounds up the latest astronomy news [03:38 - 10:51] and we find out what's in the July night sky from Ian Morison and John Field [45:23 - 60:43].

Twice-in-a-lifetime. In this episode we talk to Dr Katharine Johnston [10:35 - 18:32] about massive star formation, Professor Ed Copeland [18:40 - 30:18] about alternative theories of gravity, and Dr Dave Jones [30:31 - 43:00] about binary stars and astronomy at the Very Large Telescope (VLT). We also talk to Mike Anderson [3:02 - 10:26] about managing the site at Jodrell Bank Observatory in this month's JodBite, and your astronomical questions are answered by Dr Tim O'Brien in Ask an Astronomer [54:09 - 72:35].