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2025
  • May 2025
    In this month’s episode, we have a double interview special as we get the opportunity to talk to Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell about her discovery of pulsars and resilience against the challenges she faced. We also talk to Louise Carvahlo, the diversity & inclusion programme leader at CERN, about how they are challenging the invisible barriers that academia face.
  • April 2025
    This month’s episode is everything to do with Fast Radio Bursts, or FRBs - their exciting discovery, mysterious origins and paving the way to using them as probes in space. This episode features double FRB interviews, with Dr Cherry Ng from CNRS Orleans giving an overview about these astrophysical mysteries, and Dr Ines Pastor Marazuela talking about her work here at Jodrell Bank to observe and understand the populations of FRBs we’ve found.
  • March 2025
    In this month’s episode, we have another interview from the archive where Fiona talks to Faith Hawthorn about her work in exoplanet detection and astronomy outreach. George and Jessy also answer your questions about potential dark matter candidates and Mercury’s origins, but first the news.
  • February 2025
    A Blast from the Past. In February's episode, we are joined by now Dr. Ian Harrrison as he talks to us about weak lensing. We will also be diving into the archives with Imogen and Jonathan as they discuss theoretical cosmology with Dr. Cora Uhlemann in an interview from 2022. Jessy and Nastassia talk about superflares from the Sun and a new development in the quest to solve the Hubble tension.
  • January 2025
    Cloudy with a Chance of Stars. In January’s episode, we have an interview with Eloy de Lera Acedo from back in 2022. Louisa and Barbara talk about the Arecibo Message, imaging stars and flying to space! Bijas chats with James Turner about his work finding pulsars with MeerKAT in our next installment of the Jodbite.
2024
  • December 2024
    Shining a Light on Dark Matter. In December's episode, we have delved into the archive for an interview with Grace Lawrence from 2022; she talks with Jonathan & Imogen about her work in dark matter detection. Nastassia & Louisa answer some listeners’ questions in Ask an Astronomer, delving into wormhole exit points and pringle-shaped universes.
  • November 2024
    Exploring Exoplanets with JWST. In November's episode, Mel talks to Dr Hannah Wakeford on her work in the field of exoplanets, utilising JWST to delve into planetary atmospheres. For our Jodbite, we talk to postdoc Dr Aishrila Mazumder about her research mapping hydrogen.
  • October 2024
    How to build your own radio telescope!. In this episode, Louisa talks to Dr. Danny Jacobs about radio cosmology and the physical challenges that face building and operating radio telescopes today. In October’s Jodbite, Honor and Phoebe talk about their masters projects, and it’s all things lunar with back-to-back moon news.
  • September 2024
    Exoplanets, Brown Dwarfs, and Semantics. In the show this time, Mél Azombo interviews Dr. Ed Gillen about the evolution of stellar and planetary systems, we review the status of each of the next-generation optical/near-infrared telescopes currently under construction, and George Bendo answers an ask an astronomer question about the difference between exoplanets and brown dwarfs.
  • July 2024
    The Euclid Special. To celebrate the first images from the Euclid Mission, we are doing a special Euclid episode, including an overview of Euclid and interviews with Dr. Chris Conselise and Jonathan Wong, both of who are working with the spacecraft.
  • June 2024
    The CMB and it's B-modes. In this episode, Kammy and Jonathan interview Dr William Coulton from the Centre of Computational Astronomy in New York and they discuss early universe cosmology and the detection of CMB B-modes. Bijas and Phoebe discuss the discovery of a protoplanetary disk around a nearby star, new insights into one of the most distant and luminous galaxies ever observed and the possible environments on exoplanets. Jessy interviews Oli Dodge in this month’s Jodbite. This month we had issues with the audio quality when recording. We tried to mitigate them in post but it mostly affects the jodbite (24:45 - 35:27).
  • May 2024
    Galaxy evolution: not so sim(ple)ulations. This month, Kammy and Jessy are joined by Dr. Ana Duarte Cabral from Cardiff University, where she discusses her work on understanding the connection between star formation and galaxy evolution and clues us in on how simulating these processes are not a simple affair. Fiona and Phoebe report on the recent discovery of a quiet Galactic black hole, and observations of a loud white dwarf star. Ask an Astronomer makes a return with George and Honor!
  • April 2024
    ABC's of GRB's. In this episode, Soheb and Fiona interview Dr Gavin Lamb from Liverpool John Moores University. In our News section Fiona is joined by Mel and Honor and they discuss NASA's DART mission, the oldest 'dead' galaxy yet and why Gallifrey must not exist. Jodbites also makes a comeback! Here Fiona interviews Micah Bowles and they discuss some of his research using machine learning.
  • March 2024
    Feel the Magnetic Pull. In this episode, Jessy Marin talks to Dr. Kate Pattle about her work studying the involvment of magnetic fields in star formation. We discuss some of the newly released images from the Event Horizon Telescope and JWST and test a new format for our Odds and Ends section where we present an interesting article on Saturn's moon Mimas.
  • February 2024
    In February's episode, Fiona interviews Dr Alex Cameron on his work understanding the properties of early galaxies using JWST, and we take a whistle-stop tour around some of Bluedot's stalls from July 2023.
  • January 2024
    Bluedot 2023 Special. In this episode, Fiona Porter travels to Bluedot and interviews Dr. Rebecca Bowler, about studying high-redshift galaxies using JWST; Professor Sheena Cruickshank about her work on immunology; and Dr. Jen Gupta about her life and work after leaving the Jodcast. Additionally, Fiona Porter conducted a separate interview with Dr. Tim O'Brien about organizing Bluedot and about the history of Jodrell Bank.
2021
  • December 2021
    Hello? Is there anybody there? In the show this time, we talk to Tom Scragg about Pulsar timing arrays, Jonathan Wong rounds up the latest news and we find out what we can see in the December night sky from Ian Morison, Haritina Mogosanu and Samuel Leske.
2020
  • May 2021
    Back in Business. In the show this time, we talk to Bert Hawkins and Matt Morgan about their work at the NRAO, Amy Suddards rounds up the latest news and we find out what we can see in the May night sky from Ian Morison, Haritina Mogosanu and Samuel Leske.
  • December 2020
    2020 Is Over. In the show this time, we talk to Kaustav Basu about The Sunyaev-Zeldovich effect, Cameron Bogue rounds up the latest news and we find out what we can see in the December night sky from Ian Morison, Haritina Mogosanu and Samuel Leske.
  • November 2020
    A-RIP-bo. In the show this time, we talk to Taïssa Danilovich about the chemistry of Asymptotic Giant Branch stars, Michael Wright rounds up the latest news and we find out what we can see in the November night sky from Ian Morison, Haritina Mogosanu and Samuel Leske.
  • October 2020
    Worthy Winners. In the show this time, we talk to Sofia Wallstrom about Studies of Asymptotic Giant Branch stars with TESS, Michael Wright rounds up the latest news and we find out what we can see in the October night sky from Ian Morison, Haritina Mogosanu and Samuel Leske.
  • September 2020
    A Pair of Planets. In the show this time, we talk to Andrew Tkachenko about Stellar astrophysics in the era of big data, Fiona Porter rounds up the latest news and we find out what we can see in the September night sky from Ian Morison, Haritina Mogosanu and Samuel Leske.
  • August 2020
    Sights Scarce Seen. In the show this time, we talk to Rosita Kokotanekova about her work on Jupiter family comets, George Bendo rounds up the latest news and we find out what we can see in the August night sky from Ian Morison, Haritina Mogosanu and Samuel Leske.
  • May 2020
    Breaking Apart. In the show this time, Emma Alexander rounds up the latest news and we find out what we can see in the May night sky from Ian Morison, Haritina Mogosanu and Samuel Leske.
  • April 2020
    Keeping It Simple. In the show this time, we talk to Stewart Eyres about his study of a star that blew up a long time ago, Luke Hart rounds up the news that has happened in the near past and we find out what we can see in the April 4 night sky from Ian Morison, Haritina Mogosanu and Samuel Leske.
  • March 2020
    Kaboom. In the show this time, we talk to Rebecca Bowler about galaxies in the early universe, Alice Humpage rounds up the latest news and we find out what we can see in the March night sky from Ian Morison, Haritina Mogosanu and Samuel Leske.
  • February 2020
    A Fond Farewell. In the show this time, we talk to Anais Moller about machine learning to find supernovae for cosmology, Alice Humpage rounds up the latest news and we find out what we can see in the February night sky from Ian Morison, Haritina Mogosanu and Samuel Leske.
  • January 2020
    Now You See It... In the show this time, we talk to Alexandre Lazarian about magnetic fields in astronomy, Michael Wright rounds up the latest news and we find out what we can see in the January night sky from Ian Morison, Haritina Mogosanu and Samuel Leske.
2019
  • December 2019 Extra
    Snow White and the Seven Dwarf Novae. In the show this time, we talk to Simon Johnston about Searching for pulsars, Laura Driessen tells us about the first new transient source discovered with the MeerKAT telescope, a flaring stellar system in this month's JodBite, and your astronomy questions are answered by Iain Mcdonald in Ask an Astronomer.
  • December 2019
    Who's afraid of big, bad numbers? In the show this time, we talk to Bobby Seagull about the mathematics of astronomy and popularising maths among the public, Michael Wright rounds up the latest news and we find out what we can see in the December night sky from Ian Morison, Haritina Mogosanu and Samuel Leske.
  • November 2019
    Baby Black Holes and Blobs. In the show this time, we talk to Connor Smith about searching for blobs in the submillimetre regime, Fiona Porter rounds up the latest news and we find out what we can see in the November night sky from Ian Morison, Haritina Mogosanu and Samuel Leske.
  • October 2019 Extra
    Mission to Transition. In the show this time, we talk to Atsuhisa Ota about his work studying anisotropies in the cosmic microwave background, Shahbaz Chaudhry tells us about the coronal heating problem in this month's JodBite, and your astronomy questions are answered by George Bendo in Ask an Astronomer.
  • October 2019
    Worlds Big and Small. In the show this time, we talk to Sadie Jones about her outreach work at the University of Southampton, Alice Humpage rounds up the latest news and we find out what we can see in the October night sky from Ian Morison, Haritina Mogosanu and Samuel Leske.
  • September 2019
    Circling in. In the show this time, we talk to Fabio Antonini about modelling gravitational wave sources, Michael Wright rounds up the latest news and we find out what we can see in the September night sky from Ian Morison, Haritina Mogosanu and Samuel Leske.
  • August 2019
    Small Steps. In the show this time, we talk to Jonathan Pober about his work with 21cm line and understanding galaxy formation and cosmology, George Bendo rounds up the latest news and we find out what we can see in the August night sky from Ian Morison, Haritina Mogosanu and Samuel Leske.
  • July 2019
    To The Moon and Buck(yballs). In the show this time, we talk to Jess Wade about her work within public engagement with science, Fiona Porter rounds up the latest news and we find out what we can see in the July night sky from Ian Morison, Haritina Mogosanu and Samuel Leske.
  • June 2019
    Milky way mergers, moon mining and mice. In the show this time, we talk to Stephane Corbel about the Nancay observatory, Emma Alexander rounds up the latest news and we find out what we can see in the June night sky from Ian Morison, Haritina Mogosanu and Samuel Leske.
  • May 2019
    Seeing the Invisible. In the show this time, we talk to Syksy Rasanen about black holes as dark matter candidates and the future of scientific publishing, Hongming Tang rounds up the latest news and we find out what we can see in the May night sky from Ian Morison, Haritina Mogosanu and Samuel Leske.
  • April 2019 Extra
    Chasing the horizon. In the show this time, we talk to Leen Decin about the ATOMIUM project, Tana Joseph tells us about black hole binaries and multi-messenger astronomy in this month's JodBite, and your astronomy questions are answered by Benjamin Shaw in Ask an Astronomer.
  • April 2019
    Asteroids, Aliens and All That. In the show this time, we talk to Matt Smith about dusty star formation in nearby galaxies, Fiona Porter rounds up the latest news and we find out what we can see in the April night sky from Ian Morison, Haritina Mogosanu and Samuel Leske [1:12:07 - 1:41:36?].
  • March 2019
    Fresh starts and fond farewells! In the show this time, we talk to Joe Callingham about his work with colliding wind binaries, Michael Wright rounds up the latest news and we find out what we can see in the March night sky from Ian Morison, Haritina Mogosanu and Samuel Leske.
  • February 2019 Extra
    Commensal. In the show this time, we talk to Leon Koopmans about EoR studies with the 21cm line and gravitational lensing, Ben Stappers tells us about the MeerTRAP project in this month's JodBite, and your astronomy questions are answered by Guillaume Voisin in Ask an Astronomer.
  • February 2019
    Try turning it off and on again! In the show this time, we talk to Katherine Mack about Dark matter, academic globetrotting and science communication, George Bendo rounds up the latest news and we find out what we can see in the February night sky from Ian Morison, Haritana Mogosanu and Samuel Leske.
  • January 2019
    Missions: past and present!!. In the show this time, we talk to Chris Flynn about Observing Fast Radio Bursts, plus using the Moon to study climate change and Gaia to weigh the Milky Way, George Bendo rounds up the latest news and we find out what we can see in the January night sky from Ian Morison, Haritina Mogosanu, and Samuel Leske.
2018
  • December 2018 Pantomime
    Our panto-meister Dave Ault is taking a well-earned break from script writing this year, but two of our Jodcasters have stepped up to deliver The Lord of Turing - a tale of suffering, endurance and overly-large data sets! This has ended up being our longest pantomime by some margin - we hope you enjoy it.
  • December 2018 Extra
    There And Back Again. In the show this time, we talk to Morgane Fortin about using neutron stars as multimessenger laboratories, Justin Bray tells us about developing a particle detector for the Murchison Observatory in this month's JodBite, and your astronomy questions are answered by Iain McDonald in Ask an Astronomer.
  • December 2018
    Seeing Double. In the show this time, we talk to Amaury Triaud about exoplanets, especially the TRAPPIST-1 system, Fiona Porter rounds up the latest news and we find out what we can see in the December night sky from Ian Morison and Haritina Mogosanu.
  • November 2018 Extra
    Falling with hotDOGS. In the show this time, we talk to Bernie Fanaroff and Rob Adam about using science to inform policy-makers, and the future of African astronomy, our resident DARA Big Data Science Policy Fellows tell us about their DARA Fellowships in this month's JodBite, and your astronomy questions are answered by George Bendo in Ask an Astronomer.
  • November 2018
    Fixers. In the show this time, we talk to Richard Bower about simulating the Universe with the EAGLE project, Shruti Badole rounds up the latest news and we find out what we can see in the November night sky from Ian Morison and Haritina Mogosanu.
  • October 2018
    Monsters in the Studio. In the show this time, we talk to Dr. Tony Irving about finding and studying Martian meteorites, Emma Alexander rounds up the latest news and we find out what we can see in the October night sky from Ian Morison and Haritina Mogosanu.
  • September 2018 Extra
    In this Thai-themed special, we talk to Prof. Boonrucksar Soonthornthum about NARIT, Princess Sirindhorn's visit to JBO and Thai/Manchester collaboration, Eamonn Kerins and Supachai Awiphan tell us about the SPEARNET collaboration in this month's JodBite, and your astronomy questions are answered by George Bendo in Ask an Astronomer. Some additional footage of the visit (in Thai) is available here .
  • September 2018
    An episode of beginnings! In the show this time, we talk to Emily Drabeck-Maunder about forming habitable planets, Mateusz Malenta rounds up the latest news and we find out what we can see in the September night sky from Ian Morison and Gaby Perez.
  • August 2018
    Summer Patchwork, part II. In the show this time, we talk to Kunal Mooley about EM counterparts to gravitational waves, Jake Staberg Morgan rounds up the latest news and we find out what we can see in the August night sky from Ian Morison and Gaby Perez.
  • July 2018
    Absent Friends. In the show this time, we talk to Dr. Christina Smith about Mars, Pluto and Canada, Nialh McCallum rounds up the latest news and we find out what we can see in the July night sky from Ian Morison and Gaby Perez.
  • 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, Benjamin Shaw tells us about a glitchy pulsar in this month's JodBite, and your astronomy questions are answered by Mateusz Malenta in Ask an Astronomer.
  • June 2018
    The Golden Future. In the show this time, we talk to Daniele Michilli about the repeating fast radio burst and its environment, Shruti Badole rounds up the latest news and we find out what we can see in the June night sky from Ian Morison, Gaby Perez.
  • 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 and find out what we can see in the May night sky from Ian Morison and Gaby Perez.
  • 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, Dr. Rachael Ainsworth tells us about advocating for open science and addressing gender inequality in this month's JodBite, and your astronomy questions are answered by Dr. Iain McDonald in Ask an Astronomer.
  • 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 and we find out what we can see in the April night sky from Fiona Healy, Fiona Healy and Fiona Healy.
  • March 2018 Extra
    Brains in Space. In the show this time, we talk to Helen Fraser about Laboratory astrophysics and astrochemistry, Dr Adam Avison tells us about Massive star formation and ALMA in this month's JodBite, and your astronomy questions are answered by George Bendo in Ask an Astronomer.
  • 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, Shruti Badole rounds up the latest news and we find out what we can see in the March night sky from Ian Morison, Jasmine Chan-Hyams and Gaby Perez.
  • February 2018 Extra
    Through a Lens. In the show this time, we talk to Hugo Messias about Gravitational lensing, Bob Watson tells us about Three decades of Cosmic Microwave Background(CMB) in this month's JodBite., and your astronomy questions are answered by George Bendo in Ask an Astronomer.
  • February 2018
    Still Standing. In the show this time, we talk to Dr. Robert Minchin about how to do astronomy after a hurricane, Emma Alexander rounds up the latest news and we find out what we can see in the February night sky from Ian Morison and Claire Bretherton.
  • January 2018
    New Year, New Missions. In the show this time, we talk to Dr Allison Kirkpatrick about the use of infrared in the detection of star forming regions in other galaxies, Josh Hayes rounds up the latest news and we find out what we can see in the January night sky from Ian Morison and Claire Bretherton.
2017
  • December 2017 Extra
    Commencing countdown, engines on! In the show this time, we talk to Prof. Andrew Coates about the hunt for life in our Solar System, Dr. Iain McDonald tells us about stars, planets and chromosomes in this month's JodBite, and your astronomy questions are answered by Prof. Tim O'Brien in Ask an Astronomer.
  • December 2017
    Rocky bodies are operating in this area! In the show this time, we talk to Dr. Romain Tartese about the upcoming PROSPECT lunar mission, Jake Morgan rounds up the latest news and we find out what we can see in the December night sky from Ian Morison and Claire Bretherton.
  • November 2017 Extra
    Pulsars and beyond. In the show this time it is almost all about pulsars with most of the interviews from IAU 50 Years of Pulsars conference in September 2017 but first Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell joins to talk about Advocating for women in science, Rob Archibald and Emily Parent tells us about Pulsars,Rebecca McFadden talks about identifying pulsars with machine learning, Emma Osborne tells us about mountains on Neutron stars, Anne Archibald also talks about pulars, and your astronomy questions are answered by Prof. Anna Scaife in Ask an Astronomer.
  • November 2017
    ... and under new management, but still not on time! In the show this time, we talk to Dr. Premana Premadi, Dr. Hesti Wulandari, Dr. Taufiq Hidayat and Dr. Mahasena Putra about recent highlights in Indonesian astronomy, Josh Hayes rounds up the latest news and we find out what we can see in the November night sky from Ian Morison and Claire Bretherton.
  • October 2017 Extra
    The Parting Of The Ways. In the show this time, we bring you a second whistlest\ op tour of the amazing science that came to the 2017 Bluedot festival at Jodrell Bank. Dr. Beth Rogers tells us about Guerilla archeology, Jon Spooner tells us how he hacked his way into space, Dr. Grant Munro talks about the hidden heroes of astronomy and Dr. Amy Vincent tells us all about mitochondrial diseases.
  • October 2017
    Blown Away. In the show this time, we talk to Dr Federico Urban about bigravity, graviton and dark matter, Beth Jones rounds up the latest news and we find out what we can see in the October night sky from Ian Morison and Claire Bretherton.
  • September 2017 Extra
    Measuring Star Formation. In the show this time, we present a series of interviews with Sarah Leslie, Jacinta Delhaize, Dillon Dong, and Anna Kapinska from the Measuring Star Formation in the Radio, Millimetre, and Submillimetre meeting.
  • September 2017
    To infinity. In the show this time, we talk to Dr. Jason McEwen about next generation radio telescopes, Ian and Fiona round up the latest news and we find out what we can see in the September night sky from Ian Morison and Claire Bretherton.
  • Bluedot 2017
    Bluedot 2017. In the show this time, Fiona and Monique take you on a whistlestop tour of the 2017 bluedot festival. We talk to Vicky Dewar-Fowler about zoo-plankton, Abi Stone about the anthropocene and Kat Presland about the life of water. We also have interviews with Isabel Large about beekeeping and Paul Denton about seismology.
  • August 2017
    Summer Patchwork. In the show this time, we talk to Dr. Caitriona Jackman about adventures in the outer Solar System, Josh Hayes rounds up the latest news and we find out what we can see in the August night sky from Ian Morison and Claire Bretherton.
  • July 2017
    Non-responsive. In the show this time, we talk to Dr. Adam Amara about A holistic approach to cosmology, Mat Malenta rounds up the latest news and we find out what we can see in the July night sky from Ian Morison and Claire Bretherton.
  • June 2017
    Cosmic Sneezing. In the show this time, we talk to Thomas Tauris about compact stars, pulsars and outreach, Ian Evans rounds up the latest news and we find out what we can see in the June night sky from Ian Morison and Haritina Mogosanu.
  • May 2017 Extra
    For whom the skies burst. In the show this time, Dr Elisabetta Valiante talks to us about the Herschel-ATLAS survey, Josh Hayes and James Stringer tell us about multi-band searches for fast radio bursts and your astronomical questions are answered by Iain in Ask an Astronomer.
  • May 2017
    Rebuilt to be better, stronger... but not faster. In the show this time, we talk to Prof. Ian Morison about being Ian Morison, Ian Harrison rounds up the latest news and we find out what we can see in the May night sky from Ian Morison and Claire Bretherton.
  • April 2017 Extra
    All Hope In Eclipse. In the show this time, Dr Stefan Soldner-Rembold talks to us about the Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment, Dr. Amit Tagore tells us about weak gravitational lensing and your astronomical questions are answered by George in Ask an Astronomer.
  • April 2017
    Going Radio Gaga.In the wake of some sad news, we talk to Dr. Alessandro Navarrini about new technologies for radio telescopes, Mateusz Malenta rounds up the latest news, we find out what we can see in the April night sky from Ian Morison and Claire Bretherton, and we clear up some loose ends.
  • March 2017 Extra
    FOUR FOUR SIX ZERO. Recently, the Jodrell Bank Centre for Astrophysics hosted the UK SETI Reseach Network meeting and we were waiting around corners and outside doors, trying to catch unsuspecting alien hunters to interview. We managed! In the show this time, we interview Jamie Drew and Danny Price fr om the Breakthrough Initiatives, author Stephen Baxter joins us to talk about the interface between science and science-fiction and Mat Malenta tackles your questions on the speed of light. We are also joined by a special guest presenter, Director of JBCA and alien hunter, Prof. Mike Garrett.
  • March 2017
    Habitable and Earth-like. In the show this time, we talk to Prof Marten van Kerkwijk about pulsar scintellometry, Ian Harrison rounds up the latest news and we find out what we can see in the March night sky from Ian Morison and Claire Bretherton.
  • February 2017
    Astrolo gists. In the show this time, we talk to Dr. Teo Munoz Darias about X-ray binaries,, Mat rounds up the latest news and we find out what we can see in the Feb ruary night sky from Ian Morison and Claire Bretherton.
  • January 2017 Extra
    A Falcon Led The Iridium Ark. In the show this time, Elaine Sadler talks to us about the Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder (ASKAP), Dr. Indy Leclercq tells us about his diffuse galactic emission research and your astronomical questions are answered by Fiona, Ben and George in Ask an Astron omer.
2016
  • December 2016 Extra
    Merry. In the show this time, we talk to Dr. Cristina Romero-Canizales about LIRGI: radio survey of ultra-luminous IR galaxies, new Director of JBCA, Professor Mike Garrett talks to us in this month's JodBite, and your astronomy questions are answered by Minnie, Ben, and George in Ask an Astronomer.
  • December 2016
    The radio star returns. In the show this time, we talk to Professor Ray Norris about EMU: The Evolutionary Map of the Universe, Ian Harrison rounds up the latest news and we find out what we can see in the December night sky from Ian Morison and Haritina Mogosanu.
  • November 2016 Extra
    Sleeping Satellites. In the show this time, Katie Detwiler talks to us about the cultural anthropology of ALMA, Dr. Joe Zuntz tells us about weak lensing and his departure from Jodrell Bank and your astronomical questions are answered by Minnie, Ben and George in Ask an Astronomer.
  • November 2016
    Crashing harder than Schiaparelli. In the show this time, we talk to Dr. Laura Spitler about a repeating fast radio burst, Ian Evans rounds up the latest news and we find out what we can see in the November night sky from Ian Morison and Claire Bretherton.
  • October 2016 Extra
    Descent into the Maelstrom. In the show this time, Prof. Tetsuo Hatsuda talks to us about quarks and neutron stars, Dr. Mitch Mickaliger describes his efforts to search for fast radio transients and your astronomical questions are answered by Dr Iain McDonald in Ask an Astronomer.
  • October 2016
    We need to go faster. In the show this time, we talk to Professor Vik Dhillon about high-speed astronomy, Mat rounds up the latest news and we find out what we can see in the October night sky from Ian Morison and Claire Bretherton.
  • September 2016 Extra
    Strange Machines. In the show this time, Dr Michelle Lochner talks to us about machine learning and supernova classification, we say farewell to Megan Argo as she leaves us for new pastures and your astronomical questions are answered by Benjamin Shaw in Ask an Astronomer.
  • September 2016
    More bees than a Proxima hive. In the show this time, we talk to Dr. Francesco Shankar about AGN, Ian rounds up the latest news and we find out what we can see in the September night sky from Ian Morison and Claire Bretherton.
  • August 2016
    Sagittarius. In the show this time, we talk to Dr. Betsy Mills about her ALMA observations of Sgr A*, Megan Argo rounds up the latest news and we find out what we can see in the August night sky from Ian Morison and Haritina Mogosanu.
  • July 2016 Extra
    Only Coming Through In Waves. In the show this time, Professor Sir Francis Graham-Smith talks to us about his latest book, Eyes On The Sky, and your astronomical questions are answered by Dr Iain McDonald in Ask an Astronomer.
  • July 2016
    Things Aren't Simple Anymore. In the show this time, we talk to Prof. Sterl Phinney about pulsars and gravitational waves, Mat rounds up the latest news, Ian Morison and Haritina Mogusanu take a look at what's happening in the July night sky and Fiona, Minnie and Alex consider the impact of the EU referendum on UK science.
  • NAM 2015 Retrospective
    NAM 2015 Retrospective. In the show this time, we cast our ears back to the National Astronomy Meeting (NAM) in July 2015. We talk to Dr. Brook Simmons, Becky Smethhurst and Tom Melvin about Galaxy Zoo, Dr. Carolin Villforth about quasars, Professor Pedro Ferreira about general relativity and Dr. Matt Taylor about the Rosetta mission. We also have interviews with Professor Jo Dunkley about the cosmic microwave background, Dr. Daniel Brown about archeoastronomy and Lars Mejnertsen about Neptune's magnetosphere.
  • May 2016 Extra
    The Ocean Machine Is Set To 9. In the show this time, Dr. Sambit Roychowdhury talks to us about dwarf galaxies, Professor Phillipa Browning talks to us about the Sun in this month's Jodbite, and your astronomical questions are answered by Professor Tim O' Brien in Ask an Astronomer.
  • May 2016
    Reaching Out. In the show this time, we talk to Richard Lake, Dr. Sarah Crowther, and Dr. Giles Johnson at the Manchester Museum of Science and Industry, Mateusz Malenta rounds up the latest news and we find out what we can see in the May night sky from Ian Morison and Haritina Mogosanu.
  • April 2016 Extra
    In the show this time, we talk to Dr Izaskun Jiminez-Serra about astrochemistry, Professor Richard Battye tells us about the SuperCLuster Assisted Shear Survey in this month's JodBite, and your astronomy questions are answered by Dr Anna Scaife in Ask an Astronomer.
  • April 2016
    Radio Burst. In the show this time, we talk to Professor Mihalis Mathioudakis about solar magnetism, Ian Harrison rounds up the latest news and we find out what we can see in the April night sky from Ian Morison and Haritina Mogosanu.
  • March 2016
    United In Radio Silence. For the second time in history we are recording live with a studio audience in celebration of a decade of Jodcasting! In the show this time, we talk to about Stuart Lowe and David Ault about how they founded the show, Mark Purver and Jen Gupta return to tell us about their lives since their Jodcast tenure ended and Chris Lintott was interviewed for the 7th time about the Zooniverse and his recent wildlife-counting trip to the Antarctic. We find out what we can see in the march night sky from Ian Morison and Haritina Mogusanu and our live studio audience pose their questions to the largest ever Ask An Astronomer panel .
  • February 2016
    Recovering. Last month, we had the BBC here at Jodrell Bank for the filming of the annual Stagazing Live specials. We were lucky enough to get backstage access, leading to some fantastic interviews with those involved in the show and in The Zooniverse's new citizen science project Pulsar Hunters. In the show this time,we talk to Sally Cooper about her role as Pulsar Hunter during BBC Stargazing Live, Dr Brooke Simmons about Pulsar Zoo and her role behind the scenes of the public's search for new pulsars, Dr Matt Taylor, Rosetta's project lead, about the current status of the mission and Professor Lucie Green about the Sun's magnetosphere. Ian rounds up the latest news and we find out what we can see in the February night sky from Ian Morison and Haritina Mogosanu.
  • January 2016 Extra
    Just In Time. In a special 10th birthday episode of the Jodcast, Professor John Seiradakis talks to us about the Antikythera Mechanism, Dr. Jean-Francois Robitaille describes the intricacies involved with measuring galactic magnetic fields, and your astronomical questions are answered by Dr. Joe Zuntz in Ask an Astronomer.
  • January 2016
    Farewell Enceladus. In the show this time, we talk to Dr. Judith Croston about the radio galaxy population, and we find out what we can see in the January night sky from Ian Morison and Haritina Mogosanu.
2015
  • December 2015 Extra
    Resurfacing. In the show this time, Professor Frank Close describes the life of Bruno Pontecorvo, Professor Ralph Spencer talks to us about cosmic rays, peryton and inteferometery in this month's Jodbite, and your astronomical questions are answered by Dr Iain Macdonald in Ask an Astronomer.
  • December 2015
    Generally good. In the show this time, we talk to Dr. Tom Kitching about weak gravitational lensing, Mat rounds up the latest news and we find out what we can see in the December night sky from Ian Morison and Haritina Mogosanu.
  • November 2015 Extra
    Golden. In the show this time, Dr Tom Broadhurst talks to us about cold dark matter in galaxy clusters, Dr Simon Rookyard describes porridge, pulsars and polarisation, and your astronomical questions are answered by Dr Anna Scaife in Ask an Astronomer.
  • November 2015
    Spooky. In the show this time, we talk to Dr. Caroline D'Angelo about accretion around extreme objects, Ian rounds up the latest news and we find out what we can see in the November night sky from Ian Morison and Haritina Mogosanu.
  • October 2015 Extra
    Leaping. In the show this time, Dr Tony Rushton talks to us about jets in X-ray binaries, James Mckee explains his efforts to find gravitational waves using pulsars, and your astronomical questions are answered by Dr George Bendo in Ask an Astronomer.
  • October 2015
    Martians and Wolves. In the show this time, we talk to Dr. Yin-Zhe Ma about the CMB and the limits of cosmology, Indy rounds up the latest news and we find out what we can see in the October night sky from Ian Morison and Haritina Mogosanu.
  • September 2015 Extra
    Rewound. In the show this time, Dr Rainer Beck explains the complexities of studying galactic magnetic fields [19:33 - 36.54], Hannah Stacey talks to us about strong gravitational lensing, and your astronomical questions are answered by Dr Joe Zuntz in Ask an Astronomer.
  • September 2015
    Banner. In the show this time, we talk to Dr. Chris Gordon about mysterious gamma rays, Ian rounds up the latest news and we find out what we can see in the September night sky from Ian Morison and Haritina Mogosanu.
  • August 2015
    Bucky Balls. In the show this time, we talk to Dr. Amanda Karakas about star evolution, Ian rounds up the latest news and we find out what we can see in the August night sky from Ian Morison and Claire Bretherton.
  • July 2015
    Awake. In the show this time, we talk to Dr. Sarah Crowther about cosmochemistry, Indy rounds up the latest news and we find out what we can see in the July night sky from Ian Morison and Claire Bretherton.
  • June 2015 Extra
    Farewells. In the show this time, Professor Douglas Scott gives us a very thorough overview of the current state of CMB research, Dr Mark Purver does his final interview for the Jodcast - on the other side of the microphone - in this month's JodBite, and your astronomical questions are answered by Dr Joe Zuntz in Ask an Astronomer.
  • June 2015
    Real. In the show this time, we talk to Dr. Debora Sijacki about cosmological simulations, Indy rounds up the latest news and we find out what we can see in the June night sky from Ian Morison and Claire Bretherton.
  • May 2015 Extra
    Shut That Door! In the show this time, Emily Petroff explains how to tell the difference between an extragalactic radio burst and a microwave oven, Dr Joe Zuntz reveals the preliminary results of the Dark Energy Survey in this month's JodBite, and your astronomical questions are answered by Dr George Bendo in Ask an Astronomer.
  • May 2015
    Sleuths. In the show this time, we talk to Prof. Ignas Snellen about finding exoplanets from the ground, Ian rounds up the latest news and we find out what we can see in the May night sky from Ian Morison and Claire Bretherton.
  • April 2015 Extra
    Buzzing. In the show this time, we talk to Dr Matt Taylor about landing a probe on a comet and to Dr Buzz Aldrin about landing a person on the Moon, Jamie Sloan tells us about the Jodrell Bank Discovery Centre in this month's JodBite, and your astronomical questions are answered by Dr Iain McDonald in Ask an Astronomer.
  • April 2015
    Opposites.In the show this time, we talk to Dr. Cormac Purcell about The Gum Nebula, Indy rounds up the latest news and we find out what we can see in the April night sky from Ian Morison and Claire Bretherton.
  • March 2015 Extra
    Spinning. In the show this time, we talk to Dr Alastair Edge about active galaxy cluster centres, Dr Bob Watson tells us about the cosmic microwave background polarisation results from Planck and BICEP2 in this month's JodBite, and your astronomical questions are answered by Dr Iain McDonald in Ask an Astronomer.
  • March 2015
    Bold. In the show this time, we talk to Dr. Rowan Smith about star formation in the early and recent universe, Ian rounds up the latest news and we find out what we can see in the March night sky from Ian Morison and Claire Bretherton.
  • February 2015 Extra
    User-friendly. In the show this time, we talk to Prof. Chris Lintott about the Zooniverse project, Dr. Bhaswati Bhattacharyya tells us about her search for nature's best clocks in this month's JodBite, and your astronomy questions are answered by Dr. Iain McDonald in Ask an Astronomer.
  • February 2015
    Rings. In the show this time, we talk to Prof. Chris Conselice about galaxy formation in the recent universe, Indy rounds up the latest news and we find out what we can see in the February night sky from Ian Morison and Claire Bretherton.
  • January 2015 Extra
    Fuzzy. In the show this time, we talk to Prof. Sir Francis Graham-Smith about the crab pulsar and his long career in astronomy, Dr. Iain McDonald tell us how evolved stars chemically enrich the Galaxy in this month's JodBite, and your astronomy questions are answered by Dr. Joe Zuntz in Ask an Astronomer.
  • January 2015
    Out There. In theshow this time, we talk to Dr. Jill Tarter about SETI, Ian Harrison rounds up the latest news and we find out what we can see in the January night sky from Ian Morison and Claire Bretherton.
2014
  • December 2014 Extra
    Aligned. In the show this time, we talk to Prof. Subir Sarkar about galactic foregrounds and the BICEP2 result from earlier this year, Dr. Matias Vidal tells us about polarized radio foregrounds in this month's JodBite, and your astronomy questions are answered by Dr. Iain McDonald in Ask an Astronomer.
  • December 2014
    Icy. Inthe show this time, we talk to Professor Elisa Resconi about detecting neutrinos with IceCube, Ian Harrison rounds up the latest news and we find out what wecan seein the December night sky from Ian Morison and Claire Bretherton.
  • November 2014 Extra
    Pulsars and Comets Everywhere. In the show this time, we talk to Dr. Scott Ransom about the International Pulsar Timing Array, Sally Cooper tells us about hunting pulsars with the LOFAR telescope in this month's JodBite, and your astronomy questions are answered by Dr. Joe Zuntz in Ask an Astronomer.
  • November 2014
    Interst\ ellar. In the show this time, we talk to Professor Jim Drake about whether Voyager 1 has really left the Solar System, Ian Harrison rounds up the latest newsand we find out what we can see in the November night sky from Ian Morison and Claire Bretherton.
  • October 2014 Extra
    Clumpy. In the show this time, Professor Annette Ferguson talks about galaxy formation and growth, Professor Sarah Bridle tells us about weak gravitational lensing and cosmology in this month's JodBite, and your astronomical questions are answered by Dr Joe Zuntz in Ask an Astronomer.
  • September 2014 Extra
    Almost. In the show this time, Dr Jane Greaves talks about planet formation and the PEBBLES project, Prof Ben Stappers tells us about a 'transformer' pulsar in this month's JodBite, and your astronomical questions are answered by Dr Adam Avison in Ask an Astronomer.
  • September 2014
    Lost. In the show this time, we talk to Dr Richard Shaw about detecting Baryon Acoustic Oscillations, Indy rounds up the latest news and we find out what we can see in the September night sky from Ian Morison and Claire Bretherton.
  • August 2014 Extra
    Harpoon. In the show this time, Dr David Kipping talks to us about exomoons, Dr Rob Beswick tells us about the e-MERLIN array in this month's JodBite, and your astronomical questions are answered by Dr Joe Zuntz in Ask an Astronomer.
  • August 2014
    Bonsai. In the show this time, we talk to Prof. Elcio Abdalla about quantum field theory, Indy rounds up the latest news and we find out what we can see in the August night sky from Ian Morison and Claire Bretherton.
  • NAM 2014
    Sea, ships and...astronomy. We bring you a National Astronomy Meeting special episode full of interviews with scientists talking about the work they were presenting.
  • July 2014
    Mundo. In the show this time, we talk to Dr Clem Pryke about the results from the BICEP2 telescope and we find out what we can see in the July night sky from Ian Morison.
  • June 2014 Extra
    Detonate. In the show this time, Dr. Daniel Mortlock talks to us about astrostatistics, Dr Matias Vidal tells us about his research in this month's JodBite, and your astronomical questions are answered by Dr Joe Zuntz in Ask an Astronomer.
  • June 2014
    Smashing. In the show this time, we talk to Prof. Jon Butterworth about particle physics(!), Indy rounds up the latest news and we find out what we can see in the June night sky from Ian Morison and John Field.
  • May 2014
    Beehive. In the show this time, we talk to Dr. Chris Hales about polarised radio sources, Stuart rounds up the latest news and Ian Morison and John Field take a look at what's happening in the May night sky.
  • April 2014 Extra
    Evolved. In the show this time, Prof. Carole Mundell talks to us about the transient explosive Universe, Dr Libby Jones tells us about exploring the evolution of galaxies using dust in this month's JodBite, and your astronomical questions are answered by Dr Joe Zuntz in Ask an Astronomer.
  • April 2014
    Only Human. In the show this time, we conduct a linguistic interchange with Prof. Ian Shipsey regarding the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope, Indy issues a bulletin acknowledging the latest triumph of computational analysis in astronomy and Ian Morison and John Field describe what the human eye can detect during the nocturnal hours of the lunar period known as April. Meanwhile, our new, more efficient presenters bring us superior odds and ends.
  • March 2014 Extra
    Inhabitable? In the show this time, Dr. Manda Banerji talks to us about dusty quasars, Prof. Ian Browne talks to us about the BINGO telescope in this month's JodBite, your astronomical questions are answered by Dr. Joe Zuntz in Ask an Astronomer and Stuart rounds up the March news, one episode later than usual.
  • March 2014
    Impact. In the show this time, we talk to Dr Miguel Pérez-Torres about radio observations of supernovae and we find out what we can see in the March night sky from Ian Morison.
  • February 2014 Extra
    Exotic. In the show this time, Prof. Paul Crowther tells us about the most massive stars in the universe, Dr. Ian Harrison talks to us about his work with weak lensing at JBCA in this month's JodBite, and your astronomical questions are answered by Dr. George Bendo in Ask an Astronomer.
  • February 2014
    Spaghetti. In the show this time, we talk to Dr Chris Messenger about gravitational waves, Stuart rounds up the latest news and we find out what we can see in the February night sky from Ian Morison and John Field.
  • January 2014 Extra
    Llama 2. In the show this time, Prof. Valery Nakriakov talks to us about MHD waves and oscillations in the Sun, Dr. Liz Guzman tells us about life at ALMA in a special guest JodBite all the way from the Atacama Desert, and your astronomical questions are answered by Prof. Tim O'Brien in Ask an Astronomer.
  • January 2014
    Octastic. In the show this time, we talk to Dr Victor Debattista about the evolution of spiral galaxies, Stuart rounds up the latest news and we find out what we can see in the January night sky from Ian Morison and John Field. Meanwhile, we completely forget that it's the Jodcast's eighth birthday.
2013
  • December 2013 Extra
    Late! In the show this time, Dr Jonathan Pritchard tells us about exploring the dawn of cosmic structure with the 21cm line, Dr Michael Keith talks about pulsars in this month's JodBite, and your astronomical questions are answered by Prof. Tim O'Brien in Ask an Astronomer.
  • December 2013
    Stormy. In the show this time, we talk to Dr Erminia Calabrese about the ACT, Stuart rounds up the latest news and we find out what we can see in the December night sky from Ian Morison and John Field.
  • November 2013 Extra
    Momentous. In the show this time, Dr Adam Deller tells us about a new high-resolution radio survey, Peter Schemmel talks about experimenting with the orbital angular momentum of light in this month's JodBite, and your astronomical questions are answered by Dr Mark Purver in Ask an Astronomer.
  • November 2013
    Trigger. In the show this time, we talk to Prof Clive Tadhunter about AGN and their trigger mechanisms, Stuart rounds up the latest news and we find out what we can see in the November night sky from Ian Morison and John Field.
  • October 2013 Extra
    Bling. In the show this time, Dr Rob Crittenden tells us about the Microwave Background, Dr Bryan Rees talks about Planetary Nebulae in this month's JodBite, and your astronomical questions are answered by Dr Iain McDonald in Ask an Astronomer.
  • October 2013
    Splash.In the show this time, we talk to Prof Andrew Jaffe about probing the early universe with Planck, Stuart rounds up the latest news and we find out what we can see in the October night sky from Ian Morison and John Field.
  • September 2013 Extra
    Frontiers. In the show this time, Dr Álvaro Sánchez Monge tells us about High Mass Star Formation, Dr Evan Keane discusses magnetic fields and pulsars in this month's JodBite, and your astronomical questions are answered by Prof. Tim O'Brien in Ask an Astronomer.
  • September 2013
    Telescopey. In the show this time, we talk to Prof David Kirkby about measuring the universe with cosmic sound, Stuart rounds up the latest news and we find out what we can see in the September night sky from Ian Morison and John Field.
  • August 2013
    Cataclysm. In the show this time, we talk to Dan Thornton about Fast Radio Bursts, Stuart rounds up the latest news and we find out what we can see in the August night sky from Ian Morison and John Field.
  • NAM 2013
    St. NAMdrews. We bring you a National Astronomy Meeting special episode full of interviews with scientists talking about the work they were presenting.
  • July 2013
    Planet-builders. In the show this time, we talk to Dr. Zoë Leinhardt about planet formation, Stuart rounds up the latest news and we find out what we can see in the July night sky from Ian Morison and John Field.
  • June 2013 Extra
    Deep. In the show this time, Dr Omar Almaini tells us about the Ultra Deep Survey, Dr Eamonn Kerins discusses the VVV Survey in this month's JodBite, and your astronomical questions are answered by Dr Joe Zuntz in Ask an Astronomer.
  • June 2013
    Flight. In the show this time, we talk to Prof. David Neufeld about hydrides, Indy rounds up the latest news and we find out what we can see in the June night sky from Ian Morison and John Field.
  • May 2013 Extra
    Oddity. In the show this time, Brother Guy Consolmagno tells us about meteorites in our Solar System, Dr Joe Zuntz discusses the Dark Energy Survey in this month's JodBite, and your astronomical questions are answered by Dr Iain McDonald in Ask an Astronomer.
  • May 2013
    Breakable. In the show this time, we talk to Dr Rubina Kotak about supernovae, Stuart rounds up the latest news and we find out what we can see in the May night sky from Ian Morison and John Field.
  • April 2013 Extra
    Orbit. In the show this time, Prof Paola Caselli tells us about her research into water in the very early stages of star formation, Prof Shude Mao tells us about finding exoplanets using gravitational microlensing in this month's JodBite, and your astronomical questions are answered by Dr Tim O'Brien in Ask an Astronomer.
  • April 2013
    Forwards. In the show this time, we talk to Dr Matt Auger about dark matter, Christina rounds up the latest news and we hear what we can see in the April night sky from Ian Morison and John Field.
  • March 2013 Extra
    Plancking. In the show this time, Dr Paddy Leahy tells us about today's exciting new results from the Planck mission, Prof Richard Davis tells us about the Planck instruments and satellite in this month's JodBite, and your astronomical questions are answered by Dr Iain McDonald in Ask an Astronomer.
  • March 2013
    Moons. In the show this time, we talk to Dr Jeronimo Bernard-Salas about circumstellar and interstellar fullerenes, Stuart rounds up the latest news and we hear what we can see in the March night sky from Ian Morison and John Field.
  • February 2013 Extra
    Mercurial. In the show this time, Maria del Mar Rubio tells us about mass loss in massive stars, Dr Gemma Janssen talks about a new method for timing pulsars in this month's JodBite, and your astronomical questions are answered by Dr Michael Brown in Ask an Astronomer.
  • February 2013
    Bubbles. In the show this time, we talk to Dr Ettore Carretti about magnetised outflows from the Milky Way, Stuart rounds up the latest news and we hear what we can see in the February night sky from Ian Morison and John Field.
  • January 2013 Extra
    Youngsters. In the show this time, Dr. Stuart Lumsden talks to us about young stellar objects, Prof. Peter Wilkinson tells us about MUST, the Manchester University Student Telescope, in this month's JodBite, and your astronomical questions are answered by Dr. Iain McDonald in Ask an Astronomer.
  • January 2013
    Seven! In our seventh birthday show, we talk to Professor Joanna Haigh about the effect of the Sun on climate change, Stuart rounds up the latest news and we hear what we can see in the January night sky from Ian Morison and John Field.
2012
  • December 2012 Extra
    Past, Present, Future. In the show this time, Dr Dave Jones tells us about an unusual planetary nebula, Professor Phil Diamond talks about the new Square Kilometre Array headquarters at Jodrell Bank in this month's JodBite and Dr Iain McDonald answers your astronomical questions in Ask an Astronomer.
  • December 2012
    Argo. In the show this time, Dr Phil Marshall talks to Libby about how and why he weighs galaxies, Ian Morison and John Field bring us the December night sky and Megan gives her last-ever round-up of the astronomy news.
  • November 2012 Extra
    Monsters. In the show this time, Dr. Rene Breton talks to us about measuring the mass of binary neutron stars, Dr. Malcolm Gray tells us about objects known as astrophysical masers in this month's JodBite and your astronomical questions are answered by Dr. Iain McDonald in Ask an Astronomer.
  • November 2012
    Gigapixel. In the show this time, Dr Martin Stringer talks to Liz about the principles of supernova driven winds. Ian Morison and John Field tell us what not to miss in the November night sky and Megan gives us a round up of the latest astronomy news.
  • IMC 2012
    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.
  • LOFAR
    In this video, three Jodcasters go to watch the UK LOFAR station being repaired. Christina finds out about this unusual-looking radio telescope, which is observing the low frequencies of the Universe better than ever before.
  • October 2012
    Curious. In the show this time Dr David Moss talks about the magnetic fields of spiral galaxies and Dr David Jess talks about the sun and it's corona. We find out what to see in the night sky from Ian Morrison and John Field and Megan gives us this month's astronomy news.
  • September 2012 Extra
    Elevation. In the show this time, Prof. Joss Bland-Hawthorn talks to us about the interplay between baryonic and dark matter in galaxy formation, Eddie Blackhurst about low noise amplifiers and microwave recievers in this month's JodBite and your astronomical questions are answered by Dr Tim O'Brien in Ask an Astronomer.
  • September 2012
    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 and Dr Joseph Mottram talks about massive star formation. Stuart brings us the latest astronomy news and we find out about the September night sky from Ian Morison and John Field.
  • August 2012 Extra
    Sir Bernard Lovell, 1913-2012. We begin this episode with a look back at the life of Sir Bernard Lovell, founder of Jodrell Bank, who sadly died on the 6th of August at the age of 98. We also talk to Prof. Alan Hood about the solar atmosphere, Dr. Jacqueline Hodge about observing submillimetre galaxies with the VLA, and Prof. Ray Norris about the Evolutionary Map of the Universe (EMU) project. This month's Jodbite features Jo Bowler who tells us about the Square Kilometre Array (SKA), and Dr Mark Purver answers your astronomical questions in Ask an Astronomer.
  • August 2012
    A Ring To It. In the show this time, Dr Fergus Simpson tells us about mapping dark matter using weak gravitational lensing and Professor Carlos Frenk talks about exploring the nature of dark matter through simulations. Megan summarises the latest astronomy news and we find out about the August night sky from Ian Morison and John Field.
  • July 2012 Extra
    Anti-ageing. In this episode we talk to Dr Fraser Clarke about the E-ELT telescope, Dr Lisa Kaltenegger about rocky exoplanets, and Dr Michelle Collins about dwarf galaxies. We also talk to Kim Mance 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.
  • June 2012 Extra
    Twice-in-a-lifetime. In this episode we talk to Dr Katharine Johnston about massive star formation, Professor Ed Copeland about alternative theories of gravity, and Dr Dave Jones about binary stars and astronomy at the Very Large Telescope (VLT). We also talk to Mike Anderson 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.
  • June 2012
    Captured. This month, we continue our feast of interviews from the National Astronomy Meeting. We talk to Dr Patrick Sutton about gravitational wave detection with LIGO, Dr Antonio Chrysostomou and Dr Mark Thompson tell us about the sub-millimetre camera SCUBA-2, and Professor James Dunlop brings us up to speed on sub-millimetre galaxies and the instruments used to observe them. Megan rounds up the latest news and we find out what's in the June night sky from Ian Morison and John Field.
  • May 2012 Extra
    Photogenic. In the show this time, Nik Szymanek tells us about astrophotography, Dr. Thomas Targett tells us about supermassive black holes and Prof. Alan Fitzsimmons tells us about the NEOShield project. We also talk to Foteini Lykou about evolved stars in this month's JodBite and your astronomical questions are answered by Dr Tim O'Brien in Ask an Astronomer.
  • May 2012
    Piggy-Back. In this month's show we bring you the first of many interviews recorded at the National Astronomy Meeting. We talk to Dr Jayne Birkby about Hot Jupiter planets, Dr Nick Cross about a billion star image, Phil Bull about dark energy and Dr Dan Brown and John Tanner about light pollution in the Peak District. Plus, Megan rounds up the latest news and we find out what's in the May night sky from Ian Morison and John Field.
  • April 2012 Extra
    Alternative. In the show this time, Dr Christine Jordan tells us about the computers that run the telescope and about the data processing at Jodrell Bank in this month's JodBite, we talk to Prof. Raman Prinja about stellar winds in massive stars, Dr Paulo Freire talks about testing alternative theories of gravity using pulsars and your astronomical questions are answered by Dr Melanie Gendre.
  • April 2012
    Fooling No-one. In the show this month, Megan rounds up the latest news and we find out what's in the April night sky from Ian Morison and John Field.
  • NAM 2012
    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.
  • March 2012 Extra
    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, we talk to Prof. Tom Shanks about cosmological theories that avoid the need for dark matter and dark energy and Dr Cristiano Sabiu discusses how to study the large-scale Universe using observation and theory. Your astronomical questions are answered by Dr Tim O'Brien and we round up some odds and ends from the sphere of astronomy.
  • March 2012
    Flat-packed. In this LOFAR-themed episode, we talk to Dr Neal Jackson about the Low Frequency Array itself, Dr Tom Hassall tells us about using it to detect pulsars and Anna Kapinska discusses how it can be used to study active galactic nuclei. Megan rounds up the latest news and we find out what's in the March night sky from Ian Morison and John Field.
  • February 2012 Extra
    Turtle. In the show this time, Dr Danielle Fenech tells us about starburst galaxies and we talk to Dr Ant Holloway about his role at Jodrell Bank in the JodBite. Your astronomical questions are answered by Dr Tim O'Brien in Ask an Astronomer and we round up some odds and ends from the world of astronomy.
  • February 2012
    Sweet.This time around, we talk to Dr Lucie Green about Solar activity and Dr Paul Woods tells us about a sweet molecule in space. Megan rounds up the latest news and we find out what's in the February night sky from Ian Morison and John Field.
  • January 2012 Extra
    Bitten. In the show this time, Dr David Floyd tells us about microlensing and we talk to Dr Tim O'Brien about his role at Jodrell Bank in the first ever JodBite. Your questions are answered by Dr Iain McDonald in Ask an Astronomer and we round up some odds and ends from the world of astronomy.
  • January 2012
    Now We Are Six. In our sixth birthday show, we talk to Professor Chris Collins about galaxy formation and we hear about molecules in space from Dr Serena Viti. Megan rounds up the latest news and we hear what we can see in the January night sky from Ian Morison and John Field.
2011
  • December 2011 Extra
    Habitable? In the show this time, Dr Matt Griffin tells us about the Herschel mission and we talk to Dr Eduard Kontar about the Sun and solar flares. As always, your questions are answered by Dr Iain McDonald and we round up some odds and ends from the world of astronomy.
  • December 2011
    Sparky. In this show, we talk to Dr Sonia Anton about quasars and the Gaia mission and we find out about a mysterious radio signal from an old Jodcaster, Dr Evan Keane. As always, Megan rounds up the latest news and we hear what we can see in the December night sky from Ian Morison and John Field.
  • November 2011 Extra
    Singularity. In the show this time, Dr Silke Britzen tells us about a recent black hole meeting in Manchester and we find out about supermassive black hole formation from Prof Lucio Mayer and ultra-luminous x-ray sources from Dr Philipp Podsiadlowski. As always, Dr Tim O'Brien answers your questions and we round up some odds and ends from the world of astronomy.
  • The e-MERLIN Roadtrip
    The Jodcast crew take a roadtrip to see all seven telescopes in the e-MERLIN array, from the Welsh borders to Cambridge, in a single day. Jen takes us through the history and technology of the network, which is controlled from Jodrell Bank Observatory and can produce radio images as sharp as the optical pictures from the Hubble Space Telescope.
  • November 2011
    Mischievous. In the show this time, we talk to Prof. Rob Izzard about the mischievous J-stars. As always, Megan rounds up the latest news and we hear what we can see in the November night sky from Ian Morison and John Field.
  • October 2011 Extra
    Sunny Side Up. In this show, we talk to Professor Albert Zijlstra about a tasty-looking nebula, Dr Stella Offner tells us about low-mass star formation and we hear from Kirsten Gottschalk about processing astronomical data using your computer's spare time. Dr Tim O'Brien answers your big questions and we discuss a few whimsical odds and ends.
  • Radio Astronomy
    Dr Tim O'Brien presents a video all about the science of radio astronomy and its window on the invisible Universe: the history, the role of Jodrell Bank and some of the incredible objects in the radio sky.
  • October 2011
    Dusty. In the show this time, we talk to Dr Greg Sloan about evolved stars and dust. As always, Megan rounds up the latest news and we hear what we can see in the October night sky from Ian Morison and John Field.
  • September 2011 Extra
    Cactus. In this show, we talk to Dr Andrew Strong about the high-energy Universe. Dr Tim O'Brien answers your questions and we report on some astronomical odds and ends
  • September 2011
    Diamond. In the show this time, we talk to Dr Martin Bureau about galaxies and we find out about an exciting new discovery in the pulsar world. As always, Megan rounds up the latest news and we hear what we can see in the September night sky from Ian Morison and John Field.
  • August 2011 Extra
    Zoom. In this show, we get an update on the ALMA telescope from Dr Robert Laing and we talk to Dr Graham Smith about gravtitational lensing of galaxy clusters. Dr Tim O'Brien answers your questions and we report on some astronomical odds and ends
  • October 2011
    Dusty. In the show this time, we talk to Dr Greg Sloan about evolved stars and dust. As always, Megan rounds up the latest news and we hear what we can see in the October night sky from Ian Morison and John Field.
  • September 2011 Extra
    Cactus. In this show, we talk to Dr Andrew Strong about the high-energy Universe. Dr Tim O'Brien answers your questions and we report on some astronomical odds and ends
  • September 2011
    Diamond. In the show this time, we talk to Dr Martin Bureau about galaxies and we find out about an exciting new discovery in the pulsar world. As always, Megan rounds up the latest news and we hear what we can see in the September night sky from Ian Morison and John Field.
  • August 2011 Extra
    Zoom. In this show, we get an update on the ALMA telescope from Dr Robert Laing and we talk to Dr Graham Smith about gravtitational lensing of galaxy clusters. Dr Tim O'Brien answers your questions and we report on some astronomical odds and ends
  • A day in the life: Conference
    In April 2011 the Jodcast team attended the National Astronomy Meeting in Llandudno. Follow Jen in this video as she shows you a day in the life of an astronomer at a conference.
  • August 2011
    Witless. In the show this time, we talk to Dr Philipp Podsiadlowski about all sorts of different supernovae. As always, Megan rounds up the latest news and we hear what we can see in the August night sky from Ian Morison and John Field.
  • July 2011 Extra
    Interesting. In this Extra show, Dr Pierre Maxted tells us about the progress of the SuperWASP exoplanet search and Professor Glenn White 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, and we report on some odds and ends from the world of Astronomy.
  • July 2011
    Transmission. In this show we talk to Dr Giovanna Tinetti about exoplanet atmospheres. Megan rounds up the latest news and we hear what we can see in the July night sky from Ian Morison.
  • June 2011 Extra
    Rave. In this show we talk to Dr Leigh Fletcher about storms on Saturn, Robert Franke about neutrinos and Professor Iwan Williams about comets and asteroids in the last of our interviews from this year's National Astronomy Meeting. Dr Iain McDonald answers your astronomical questions, and we report on some odds and ends from the world of astronomy.
  • June 2011
    Spirit. In the show this time we have interviews about dark matter and evolved stars from the National Astronomy Meeting. Megan rounds up the latest news and we hear what we can see in the June night sky from Ian Morison and John Field.
  • May 2011 Extra
    Einstein. In this show we talk to Dr Karen Masters about LOFAR and Galaxy Zoo, Dr Haley Gomez talks about dust in galaxies and Dr Stephen Serjeant tells us about star-forming galaxies and strong gravitational lensing. Dr Tim O'Brien answers your astronomical questions, and we report on some odds and ends from the world of astrophysics.
  • May 2011
    Conferring. In the show this time we have interviews from two conferences - .astronomy and the National Astronomy Meeting. Megan rounds up the latest news and we hear what we can see in the May night sky from Ian Morison and John Field.
  • April 2011
    Arriba! Arriba! In this episode we talk to 4 members of the Jodrell Bank Centre for Astrophysics: Dr Bob Watson tells us about the cosmic microwave background radiation, Dr Cristobal Espinoza tells us about pulsar glitches, Dr Jaime Pineda tells us about star formation and Matias Vidal tells us about cosmology. As usual, Megan has the latest astronomical news and Ian Morison and John Field tell us what's in the night sky
  • Abril 2011
    Ándale! Ándale! En este episodio entrevistamos a 4 miembros de nuestra casa de estudios, Dr. Bob Watson nos platica del fondo de radiacion cósmica, el Dr. Cristobal Espinoza nos platica sobre glitches en Pulsares, el Dr. Jaime Pineda nos cuenta sobre los estados iniciales de la formación estelar y el estudiante de doctorado Matias Vidal nos cuenta sobre cosmología. Liz nos presenta lo mas relevante del mundo astronómico en las noticias y Dave Jones nos explica lo que podremos ver en el cielo nocturno en el mes de Abril.
  • March 2011 Extra
    Glorious. In this show, Professor Derek Ward-Thompson tells us about the early stages of star formation and Libby talks to Dr Jay Farihi about locating the remains of planets around white dwarfs. Dr Iain McDonald answers your far-out questions, we bring you the latest astronomical odds and ends and there is a round up your feedback since the last show.
  • March 2011
    Llama. In the show this time we find out about quasars from Dr Alejo Martinez-Sansigre, and Dr Alastair Edge tells us about the gas between clusters of galaxies. Megan rounds up the latest news and we hear what we can see in the March night sky from Ian Morison and John Field.
  • February 2011 Extra
    Royal. In this show, Professor Martin Rees tells us about gamma-ray bursts and the future of humanity and two new work experience students ask Doctor-in-waiting Adam Avison about the ALMA telescope. Dr Iain McDonald answers your astronomical questions, we report on some odds and ends from the universe of astronomy and there is a round up your feedback since the last show.
  • February 2011
    Bucky. In the show this time we find out about cosmology and the cosmic microwave background from Dr Hiranya Peiris and learn about buckyballs in space from Dr Jan Cami. Megan rounds up the news from the 217th AAS meeting and we hear what can be seen in the night sky in February.
  • January 2011 Extra
    Stargazing. In this show we talk to the presenters of BBC Stargazing Live: Dara Ó Briain, Mark Thompson and Professor Brian Cox. As always, Dr Tim O'Brien answers your astronomical questions and we report on some odds and ends from the world of astronomy
  • January 2011
    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. As always, Megan brings us the latest astronomical news and we hear what can be seen in the northern hemisphere night sky during January.
2010
  • December 2010
    Century. In this special 100th episode show, we talk to two Jodcasters, Dr. Megan Argo and Dr. Stuart Lowe about their day jobs. As always, Megan brings us the latest astronomical news and we hear what can be seen in the December night sky from Ian Morison and John Field.
  • November 2010
    Good Vibrations. In this show we talk to Professor Yvonne Elsworth about solar and stellar vibrations. As always, Megan brings us the latest astronomical news and we hear what can be seen in the November night sky from Ian Morison and John Field.