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January 16, 2012 January 2012 Extra: Bitten
Bitten. In the show this time, Dr David Floyd [12:24 - 35:22] tells us about microlensing and we talk to Dr Tim O'Brien [01:22 - 12:17] about his role at Jodrell Bank in the first ever JodBite. Your questions are answered [43:53 - 55:39] by Dr Iain McDonald in Ask an Astronomer and we round up some odds and ends from the world of astronomy.
1 hr 1 min
January 02, 2012 January 2012: Now We Are Six
Now We Are Six. In our sixth birthday show, we talk to Professor Chris Collins about galaxy formation [09:17 - 21:10] and we hear about molecules in space from Dr Serena Viti [21:16 - 33:27]. Megan rounds up the latest news [01:50 - 09:09] and we hear what we can see in the January night sky from Ian Morison and John Field [41:14 - 61:58].
1 hr 6 min
December 16, 2011 December 2011 Extra: Habitable?
Habitable? In the show this time, Dr Matt Griffin [01:11 - 23:24] tells us about the Herschel mission and we talk to Dr Eduard Kontar [23:29 - 37:17] about the Sun and solar flares. As always, your questions are answered [43:55 - 51:38] by Dr Iain McDonald and we round up some odds and ends from the world of astronomy.
55 min
December 02, 2011 December 2011: Sparky
Sparky. In this show, we talk to Dr Sonia Anton about quasars and the Gaia mission [16:41 - 29:40] and we find out about a mysterious radio signal from an old Jodcaster, Dr Evan Keane [29:47 - 50:25]. As always, Megan rounds up the latest news [06:06 - 16:22] and we hear what we can see in the December night sky from Ian Morison and John Field [56:43 - 75:27].
1 hr 22 min
November 16, 2011 November 2011 Extra: Singularity
Singularity. In the show this time, Dr Silke Britzen [03:38 - 09:40] tells us about a recent black hole meeting in Manchester and we find out about supermassive black hole formation from Prof Lucio Mayer [09:52 - 21:08] and ultra-luminous x-ray sources from Dr Philipp Podsiadlowski [21:19 - 32:02]. As always, Dr Tim O'Brien answers your questions [43:50 - 59:09] and we round up some odds and ends from the world of astronomy.
1 hr 4 min
November 02, 2011 November 2011: Mischievous
Mischievous. In the show this time, we talk to Prof. Rob Izzard about the mischievous J-stars [13:08 - 37:49]. As always, Megan rounds up the latest news [02:30 - 13:02] and we hear what we can see in the November night sky from Ian Morison and John Field [44:48 - 63:52].
1 hr 8 min
October 16, 2011 October 2011 Extra: Sunny Side Up
Sunny Side Up. In this show, we talk to Professor Albert Zijlstra [02:05 - 20:55] about a tasty-looking nebula, Dr Stella Offner [21:00 - 35:04] tells us about low-mass star formation and we hear from Kirsten Gottschalk [35:11 - 44:05] about processing astronomical data using your computer's spare time. Dr Tim O'Brien answers your big questions [49:57 - 69:22] and we discuss a few whimsical odds and ends.
1 hr 13 min
October 04, 2011 October 2011: Dusty
Dusty. In the show this time, we talk to Dr Greg Sloan about evolved stars and dust [13:16 - 34:19]. As always, Megan rounds up the latest news [01:36 - 12:54] and we hear what we can see in the October night sky from Ian Morison and John Field [40:40 - 59:51].
1 hr 5 min
September 16, 2011 September 2011 Extra: Cactus
Cactus. In this show, we talk to Dr Andrew Strong [02:24 - 28:24] about the high-energy Universe. Dr Tim O'Brien answers your questions [38:24 - 58:56] and we report on some astronomical odds and ends
1 hr 3 min
September 01, 2011 September 2011: Diamond
Diamond. In the show this time, we talk to Dr Martin Bureau about galaxies [10:39 - 35:24] and we find out about an exciting new discovery in the pulsar world [35:53 - 50:26]. As always, Megan rounds up the latest news [01:34 - 10:31] and we hear what we can see in the September night sky from Ian Morison and John Field [56:16 - 78:56].
1 hr 25 min

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The Jodcast is an student-led astronomy podcast based at the Jodrell Bank Centre for Astrophysics. With our first episode airing in 2006, we are one of the longest running astronomy podcasts in the…