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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 UK. We aim to share cutting-edge astrophysics research with the wider public, and challenge the stereotypes of who can be an astronomer. In our episodes, you can listen to interviews with researchers about their work, hear the latest space news and get your astronomy questions answered. Over the years we have featured interviews with Professor Brian Cox, Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell, Buzz Aldrin and Rosemary Coogan just to name a few! So, if you want to get a peak behind the curtain (or massive 76 metre dish!) and find out what's happening in astronomy - The Jodcast is the podcast for you!
Jodrell Bank Centre for Astrophysics hosts The Jodcast, a science show with 333 episodes published.
Teaching Machines the Cosmos. In this month's episode, we talk to Dr Seshardi Nadathur from the Institute of Cosmology and Gravitation at the University of Portsmouth about his work in cosmology. Then, from the Universit
Reach to the Moon. In this month’s episode, we talk to Dr Harry Bevins from the University of Cambridge about the cosmology experiment REACH. Then, from the University of Exeter, we talk to Dr Claire Davies about her exp
Astronomy in the North. In this month’s episode, we talk to Jane Hurley from RAL Space about how the space sector shapes daily life. Then, from our live event at the Chester Astronomy Society in March, we listen to Jodca
Dawn of the Very Luminous Dinosaurs. In this month’s episode, we talk to John Weaver about EUCLID, galaxies, and black holes. Then, from our live event at the Chester Astronomy Society in March, we listen to Jodcaster Ja
Into the Cosmic Void. This month, we have a double cosmology interview special where Sohini and Jamie chat with Marika Asgari about her work on cosmic shear with KiDS and the future of KiDS, and her favourite models of d
Blue Skies Ahead! This month, we have an interview with Professor Jonathan Tennyson where he chats to Louisa and Lily about his founding of the satellite launching company Blue Skies Space, and in our Jodbite, Louis and
Same Planet, New Year. This month, we are kicking off the new year with a special interview with Science communicator and climate advocate, Dr Simon Clark. He talks to Jessy and Louisa about why climate literacy is impor
Feeling the Cosmic Pulse. In this month's episode, Jessy and Barbara had the opportunity to speak to Dr Kai Schmitz of the University of Munster about the first results from the Pulsar Timing Array and how this could aff
Reaching the Stars. In this month’s episode, we’ve got lots of exciting interviews. This year, the UK Space Conference was held in Manchester so we had the opportunity to interview the CEO of the UK Space Agency, Paul Ba
Reaching the Stars. In this month’s episode, we’ve got lots of exciting interviews. This year, the UK Space Conference was held in Manchester so we had the opportunity to interview the CEO of the UK Space Agency, Paul Ba
Simons Observatory Special.With Manchester playing a key role within the Simon Observatory’s development, we’ve recorded a special episode during their face-to-face meeting here. We talk to SO:UK Principal Investigator P
From Stars to Cells. In this month’s episode, we interview Dr Mel Ifran about her research adapting machine learning techniques from radio astronomy to detecting cancer cells. We also answer some of your questions from o
Galaxy Redshifts - A hard thing to nail down. In this month’s episode, we interview Prof Joe Zuntz about his research into clustering galaxies for cosmology. Our next Jodbite comes from this year’s PhD cohort, Georgie, a
Infinite Diversity In Infinite Combinations. 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 agains
Bursting with Mysteries, FRBs. Welcome to our first themed episode of 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 us
Exoplanets from the Archives. 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 an
A Blast from the Past. In this month’s episode, we are hearing from a familiar voice as 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 familiar
Cloudy with a Chance of Stars. In this month’s episode, we have two interviews from back in 2022: one with with Eloy de Lera Acedo and another with Mark Magee. Louisa and Barbara talk about the Arecibo Message, imaging s
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 and Imogen about her work in dark matter detection. Nastassia
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 Ai
Claire Davies
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John Weaver
former principal of a Baptist Theological College · McLane Middleton
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Simon Clark
Science communicator and climate advocate · Sustainable Homes Melbourne
1 appearance on this show
Rosemary Coogan
European Space Agency astronaut · European Space Agency
2 appearances on this show
James Turner
retired library assistant and poet · J Turner Constructions
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Dr Soheb Mandhai
JBCA
1 appearance on this show
Dr Harry Bevins
University of Cambridge
1 appearance on this show
Dr Claire Davies
University of Exeter
1 appearance on this show
Jane Hurley
RAL Space
1 appearance on this show
Jonathan Tennyson
Blue Skies Space
1 appearance on this show
Dr Kai Schmitz
University of Munster
1 appearance on this show
Paul Bate
UK Space Agency
2 appearances on this show
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