The Jodcast - Astronomy Podcast

Namchester. We bring you four bite-sized chunks of the National Astronomy Meeting in Manchester, recorded each day during the conference. In the first of the NAM special episodes, Libby reports on the opening of this joint UK-Germany meeting. In the second episode, Jen comes out of retirement to provide highlights of day 2. In the third episode, Christina brings us interviews and press releases from day 3. In the fourth episode, Mark rounds up the meeting and reaction to it.

The Light Side. In the show this time, Prof. Philippa Browning tells us about the upcoming National Astronomy Meeting and solar physics in the JodBite [2:07 - 15:52], we talk to Prof. Tom Shanks about cosmological theories that avoid the need for dark matter and dark energy [16:06 - 31:35] and Dr Cristiano Sabiu discusses how to study the large-scale Universe using observation and theory [31:47 - 39:14]. Your astronomical questions are answered by Dr Tim O'Brien [49:13 - 69:23] and we round up some odds and ends from the sphere of astronomy.

Flat-packed. In this LOFAR-themed episode, we talk to Dr Neal Jackson [08:55 - 23:35] about the Low Frequency Array itself, Dr Tom Hassall [23:47-30:52] tells us about using it to detect pulsars and Anna Kapinska [31:01-39:12] discusses how it can be used to study active galactic nuclei. Megan rounds up the latest news [01:10 - 08:46] and we find out what's in the March night sky from Ian Morison and John Field [48:33 - 66:10].

Turtle. In the show this time, Dr Danielle Fenech [11:32 - 27:15] tells us about starburst galaxies and we talk to Dr Ant Holloway [01:20 - 11:25] about his role at Jodrell Bank in the JodBite. Your astronomical questions are answered [33:26 - 44:42] by Dr Tim O'Brien in Ask an Astronomer and we round up some odds and ends from the world of astronomy.

Sweet. This time around, we talk to Dr Lucie Green [05:05 - 12:30] about Solar activity and Dr Paul Woods [12:43-24:13] tells us about a sweet molecule in space. Megan rounds up the latest news [02:04 - 04:55] and we find out what's in the February night sky from Ian Morison and John Field [30:10 - 51:32].

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.

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].

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.

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].

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.

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].

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.

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].

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

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].

Zoom. In this show, we get an update on the ALMA telescope from Dr Robert Laing [01:18 - 09:00] and we talk to Dr Graham Smith [09:07 - 25:53] about gravtitational lensing of galaxy clusters. Dr Tim O'Brien answers your questions [29:27 - 54:50] and we report on some astronomical odds and ends

Witless. In the show this time, we talk to Dr Philipp Podsiadlowski about all sorts of different supernovae [08:32 - 32:14]. As always, Megan rounds up the latest news [01:56 - 08:21] and we hear what we can see in the August night sky from Ian Morison and John Field [36:56 - 53:41].

Interesting. In this Extra show, Dr Pierre Maxted [01:14 - 24:18] tells us about the progress of the SuperWASP exoplanet search and Professor Glenn White [24:28 - 35:44] discusses how observations at far infra-red and submillimetre wavelengths can literally shed new light on our understanding of the Milky Way. Dr Tim O'Brien returns to answer your astronomical questions [46:20 - 67:44], and we report on some odds and ends from the world of Astronomy.

Transmission. In this show we talk to Dr Giovanna Tinetti about exoplanet atmospheres [11:08 - 49:15]. Megan rounds up the latest news [03:26 - 10:36] and we hear what we can see in the July night sky from Ian Morison [51:25 - 63:03].

Rave. In this show we talk to Dr Leigh Fletcher [01:37 - 22:54] about storms on Saturn, Robert Franke [22:58 - 37:00] about neutrinos and Professor Iwan Williams [37:04 - 51:12] about comets and asteroids in the last of our interviews from this year's National Astronomy Meeting. Dr Iain McDonald answers your astronomical questions [56:52 - 66:17], and we report on some odds and ends from the world of astronomy.