The Jodcast
di Jodrell Bank Centre for Astrophysics
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November 2026: Explosive Stars, Less Explosive Planets
November 2026: Explosive Stars, Less Explosive Planets
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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!
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- November 2026: Explosive Stars, Less Explosive Planets · 1 h 3 minExplosive Stars, Less Explosive Planets. In this month’s episode, we talk to Jane Greaves about finding phosphene on Venus and her work on PEBBLES. We also talk about searching…
- October 2026: Darkened Skies and Nebulous Space · 30 minDarkened Skies and Nebulous Space. This month, we talk to experts about searching for transients, multiprobe cosmology and planetary nebulae. We also discuss what it’s like doing…
- July 2026: Teaching Machines the Cosmos · 1 h 16 minTeaching 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…
- June 2026: Reach to the Moon: · 47 minReach 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…
- May 2026: Astronomy in the North · 44 minAstronomy 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…
- April 2026: Dawn of the Very Luminous Dinosaurs · 39 minDawn 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…
- March 2026: Into the Cosmic Void · 56 minInto 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…
- February 2026: Blue Skies Ahead! · 1 h 2 minBlue 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…
- January 2026: Same Planet, New Year · 1 h 0 minSame 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…
- December 2025: Feeling the Cosmic Pulse · 1 h 15 minFeeling 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…
- November 2025: Reaching the Stars · 55 minReaching 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…
- October 2025: Simons Observatory Special · 1 h 13 minSimons 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…
- July 2025: From Stars to Cells · 48 minFrom 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…
- June 2025: Galaxy Redshifts - A hard thing to nail down · 54 minGalaxy 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…
- May 2025: Infinite Diversity In Infinite Combinations · 1 h 15 minInfinite 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…
- April 2025: Bursting with Mysteries, FRBs · 53 minBursting 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…
- March 2025: Exoplanets from the Archives · 36 minExoplanets 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…
- February 2025: A Blast from the Past · 1 h 1 minA 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…
- January 2025: Cloudy with a Chance of Stars · 1 h 1 minCloudy 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…
- December 2024: Shining a Light on Dark Matter · 40 minShining 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…
- November 2024: Exploring Exoplanets with JWST · 56 minExploring 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…
- October 2024: How to build your own radio telescope! · 40 minHow 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…
- September 2024: Exoplanets, Brown Drawfs, and Sepantics · 49 minExoplanets, 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…
- July 2024: The Euclid Special · 32 minTo celebrate the first images from the Euclid Mission, we are doing a special Euclid episode
- June 2024: The CMB and it's B-modes · 43 minThe 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…
- May 2024: Galaxy evolution: not so sim(ple)ulations · 1 h 5 minGalaxy 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…
- April 2024: ABC's of GRB's · 1 h 19 minABC's of GRB's. In this episode, Soheb interview Dr Gavin Lamb from Liverpool John Moores University and they discuss the exotic nature of gamma ray bursts. Fiona is joined by…
- March 2024: Feel the Magnetic Pull · 57 minFeel 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…
- February 2024: Blueberries and Peas · 40 minBlueberries and Peas. 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…
- January 2024: Bluedot 2023 Special · 45 minBluedot 2023 Special. In this episode, Fiona Porter travels to Bluedot and interviews Dr. Rebecca Bowler, Sheena Cruickshank, and Jen Gupta. Additionally, Fiona Porter conducted…
- December 2021: Hello? Is there anybody there? · 1 h 21 minHello? Is there anybody there? In the show this time, we talk to Tom Scragg about Pulsar timing arrays [07:43:00 - 00:41:43], Jonathan Wong rounds up the latest news…
- May 2021: Back in Business · 1 h 25 minBack in Business. In the show this time, we talk to Bert Hawkins and Matt Morgan about their work at the NRAO [06:32.5-37:49.0], Amy Suddards rounds up the latest news…
- December 2020: 2020 Is Over · 57 min2020 Is Over. In the show this time, we talk to Kaustav Basu about The Sunyaev-Zeldovich effect [6:32 - 16:39], Cameron Bogue rounds up the latest news [1:19 - 6:22] and we find…
- November 2020: A-RIP-bo · 52 minA-RIP-bo. In the show this time, we talk to Taïssa Danilovich about the chemistry of Asymptotic Giant Branch stars [05:46 - 27:57], Michael Wright rounds up the latest news…
- October 2020: Worthy Winners · 1 h 6 minWorthy Winners. In the show this time, we talk to Sofia Wallstrom about Studies of Asymptotic Giant Branch stars with TESS [09:03.00-27:14.00], Michael Wright rounds up the…
- September 2020: A Pair of Planets · 1 h 22 minA Pair of Planets. In the show this time, we talk to Andrew Tkachenko about Stellar astrophysics in the era of big data [04:43.00-29:21.00], Fiona Porter rounds up the latest…
- August 2020: Sights Scarce Seen · 1 h 18 minSights Scarce Seen. In the show this time, we talk to Rosita Kokotanekova about her work on Jupiter family comets [07:42 - 25:51], George Bendo rounds up the latest news [02:20…
- May 2020: Breaking Apart · 42 minBreaking Apart. In the show this time, Emma Alexander rounds up the latest news [00:56.96-07:22.00] and we find out what we can see in the May night sky from Ian Morison…
- Month 4 2020: Keeping It Simple · 46 minKeeping 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 [03:48 - 21:30], Luke Hart rounds up the news that has…
- March 2020: Kaboom · 1 h 19 minKaboom. In the show this time, we talk to Rebecca Bowler about galaxies in the early universe [04:09.0 - 20:25.5], Alice Humpage rounds up the latest news [00:54.5-04:02.5] and…
- February 2020: A Fond Farewell · 1 h 35 minA Fond Farewell. In the show this time, we talk to Anais Moller about machine learning to find supernovae for cosmology [04:42.00 - 26:19.20], Alice Humpage rounds up the latest…
- January 2020: Now You See It... · 2 h 0 minNow You See It... In the show this time, we talk to Alexandre Lazarian about magnetic fields in astronomy [07:38 - 30:49], Michael Wright rounds up the latest news [00:48…
- December 2019 Extra: Snow White and the Seven Dwarf Novae · 1 h 14 minSnow White and the Seven Dwarf Novae. In the show this time, we talk to Simon Johnston about Searching for pulsars [32:53.3 - 46:54.0], Laura Driessen tells us about the first…
- December 2019: Who's afraid of big, bad numbers? · 1 h 35 minWho'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 [07:30.46…
- November 2019: Baby Black Holes and Blobs · 1 h 8 minBaby Black Holes and Blobs. In the show this time, we talk to Connor Smith about searching for blobs in the submillimetre regime [05:53 - 21:19], Fiona Porter rounds up the…
- October 2019 Extra: Mission to Transition · 51 minMission to Transition. In the show this time, we talk to Atsuhisa Ota about his work studying anisotropies in the cosmic microwave background [10:02 - 17:02], Shahbaz Chaudhry…
- October 2019: Worlds Big and Small · 57 minWorlds Big and Small. In the show this time, we talk to Sadie Jones about her outreach work at the University of Southampton [03:58 - 14:57], Alice Humpage rounds up the latest…
- September 2019: Circling in · 1 h 33 minCircling in. In the show this time, we talk to Fabio Antonini about modelling gravitational wave sources[08:57 - 26:09], Michael Wright rounds up the latest news [01:04 - 08:50]…
- August 2019: Small Steps · 1 h 17 minSmall Steps. In the show this time, we talk to Jonathan Pober about his work with 21cm line and understanding galaxy formation and cosmology [06:42.0-28:31.5], George Bendo…
- July 2019: To The Moon and Buck(yballs) · 1 h 12 minTo The Moon and Buck(yballs). In the show this time, we talk to Jess Wade about her work within public engagement with science [05:56.2 - 38:11], Fiona Porter rounds up the…
