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NAM 2015 Retrospective: A trip to the seaside May 30, 2016

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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 [00:02:22.698 - 00:13:16.015], Dr. Carolin Villforth about quasars [00:14:57.590 - 00:18:29.526], Professor Pedro Ferreira about general relativity [00:20:17.943 - 00:22:45.439] and Dr. Matt Taylor about the Rosetta mission [00:24:19.101 - 00:35:58.795]. We also have interviews with Professor Jo Dunkley about the cosmic microwave background [00:36:37.046 - 00:39:41.633], Dr. Daniel Brown about archeoastronomy [00:40:59.291 - 00:53:29.898] and Lars Mejnertsen about Neptune's magnetosphere [00:54:50.916 - 00:58:03.049].

May 2016 Extra: The Ocean Machine Is Set To 9 May 19, 2016

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The Ocean Machine Is Set To 9. In the show this time, Dr. Sambit Roychowdhury talks to us about dwarf galaxies [17:22 - 38:44], Professor Phillipa Browning talks to us about the Sun in this month's Jodbite [2:30- 17:15], and your astronomical questions are answered by Professor Tim O' Brien in Ask an Astronomer [54:02 - 1:13:04].

May 2016: Reaching Out May 07, 2016

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Reaching Out. In the show this time, we talk to Richard Lake [11:33 - 18:19], Dr. Sarah Crowther [18:23 - 22:55], and Dr. Giles Johnson [23:03 - 29:05] at the Manchester Museum of Science and Industry, Mateusz Malenta rounds up the latest news [00:46 - 09:47] and we find out what we can see in the May night sky from Ian Morison and Haritina Mogosanu [39:13 - 71:54].

April 2016 Extra: Space Butterflies Apr 18, 2016

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In the show this time, we talk to Dr Izaskun Jiminez-Serra about astrochemistry [00:13:35.215 - 00:42:22.470], Professor Richard Battye tells us about the SuperCLuster Assisted Shear Survey in this month's JodBite [00:01:40.745 - 00:12:22.141], and your astronomy questions are answered by Dr Anna Scaife in Ask an Astronomer [01:12:22.804 - 01:19:56.926].

April 2016: Radio Burst Apr 01, 2016

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Radio Burst. In the show this time, we talk to Professor Mihalis Mathioudakis about solar magnetism [11:05 - 28:16], Ian Harrison rounds up the latest news [02:22 - 10:55] and we find out what we can see in the April night sky from Ian Morison and Haritina Mogosanu [47:27 - 84:03].

March 2016: United In Radio Silence Mar 21, 2016

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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 [32:29.065 - 48:24.770], Mark Purver and Jen Gupta return to tell us about their lives since their Jodcast tenure ended [48:43.409 - 1:03:25.350] and Chris Lintott was interviewed for the 7th time about the Zooniverse and his recent wildlife-counting trip to the Antarctic [1:50:02.660 - 2:09:54.835]. We find out what we can see in the march night sky from Ian Morison and Haritina Mogusanu [05:58.660 - 32:07.621] and our live studio audience pose their questions to the largest ever Ask An Astronomer panel [1:03:52.335 - 1:49:42.400] .

February 2016: Recovering Feb 01, 2016

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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 [11:03.863 - 26:25.420], Dr Brooke Simmons about Pulsar Zoo and her role behind the scenes of the public's search for new pulsars [28:26.288 - 46:45.977], Dr Matt Taylor, Rosetta's project lead, about the current status of the mission [47:30.176 - 1:19:28.576] and Professor Lucie Green about the Sun's magnetosphere [1:20:18.010 - 1:40:09.531]. Ian rounds up the latest news [1:53.675 - 09:54.186] and we find out what we can see in the February night sky from Ian Morison and Haritina Mogosanu [1:40:17.012 - 2:15:38.065].

January 2016 Extra: Just In Time Jan 14, 2016

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Just In Time. In a special 10th birthday episode of the Jodcast, Professor John Seiradakis talks to us about the Antikythera Mechanism [18:21 - 47:22], Dr. Jean-Francois Robitaille describes the intricacies involved with measuring galactic magnetic fields [3:14-18:12], and your astronomical questions are answered by Dr. Joe Zuntz in Ask an Astronomer [68:12 - 76:52].

January 2016: Farewell Enceladus. Jan 09, 2016

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Farewell Enceladus. In the show this time, we talk to Dr. Judith Croston about the radio galaxy population [01:28.004 - 16:08.556], and we find out what we can see in the January night sky from Ian Morison and Haritina Mogosanu [29:56.292 - 57:35.182].

December 2015 Extra: Resurfacing Dec 29, 2015

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Resurfacing. In the show this time, Professor Frank Close describes the life of Bruno Pontecorvo [38:05.515 - 57:31.363], Professor Ralph Spencer talks to us about cosmic rays, peryton and inteferometery in this month's Jodbite [6:46.946 - 37:58.600], and your astronomical questions are answered by Dr Iain Macdonald in Ask an Astronomer [1:09:57.259 - 1:17:50.261].

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