Podcast
Blue Dot
Hosted by Dave Schlom, Matt Fidler · EN
Blue Dot, named after Carl Sagan's famous speech about our place in the universe, features interviews with guests from all over the regional, national and worldwide scientific communities. Host Dave Schlom leads discussions about the issues science is helping us address with experts who shed light on climate change, space exploration, astronomy, technology and much more. Dave asks us to remember: from deep space, we all live on a pale, blue dot.
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Blue Dot: Wildlife photography with Yellowstone's Tom Murphy
Mar 600:51:36Tap to summarizeHost Dave Schlom is joined by nature and wildlife photographer Tom Murphy for an in-depth conversation about his life and career.
Transcribe →Best of Blue Dot: The anatomy of a disaster-- inside the Titan submersible implosion
Feb 2000:51:35Tap to summarizeGordon Telepun joins host Dave Schlom to discuss the Titan submersible implosion that killed five people, including Ocean Gate CEO and pilot Stockton Rush, in 2023.
Transcribe →Blue Dot: Exploring the Salish Sea and coast with the SeaDoc Society
Feb 1300:51:37Tap to summarizeHost Dave Schlom is joined once again by Joe Gaydos and Bob Friel from the SeaDoc Society based on Orcas Island in the Pacific Northwest.
Transcribe →Blue Dot: Sky ghosts of the cosmos: Comets
Feb 600:51:36Tap to summarizeHost Dave Schlom is joined by two scientists from the SETI Institute in Mt. View, California, to talk about one of hisfavorite celestial phenomena -- comets.
Transcribe →Blue Dot: Good Fire as a tool for landscape and human healing
Jan 3000:51:35Tap to summarizeHost Dave Schlom is joined by two program managers from California State University's Big Chico Creek Ecological Reserve to discuss the concept of "good fire."
Transcribe →Blue Dot: California's imperiled Delta region
Jan 2300:51:37Tap to summarizeBlue Dot takes a deep look at issues surrounding one of the world's most diverse waterways, the California Delta.
Transcribe →Best of Blue Dot: Understanding the earthquake and tsunami hazards of California's North Coast with Lori Dengler
Jan 1600:51:35Tap to summarizeGeology Professor Emeritus Lori Dengler joins host Dave Schlom from Cal Poly Humboldt for an in-depth look at the tectonic forces that have shaped California's North Coast.
Transcribe →Blue Dot: The undertold story of Project Gemini with Jeffrey Kluger
Jan 1600:51:36Tap to summarizeHost Dave Schlom is joined by veteran space journalist Jeffrey Kluger to talk about his new book, Gemini: Stepping Stone to the Moon, The Untold Story.
Transcribe →Blue Dot: Britain's standing stones and prehistoric sites: a conversation with author Fiona Robertson
Jan 200:51:36Tap to summarizeHost Dave Schlom is joined by Fiona Robertson, author of the new book, Stone Lands: A Journey of Darkness and Light through Britain's Ancient Places (
Transcribe →Best of Blue Dot: SETI Institute: it's role in the Disney/Pixar animated film Elio and The Fermi Paradox
Dec 2700:51:37Tap to summarizeHost Dave Schlom is joined by two guests from the SETI Institute in Mountain View, California, for a fun and thought-provoking program. Simon Steel, Deputy Director of the Carl Sagan Center for Research, joins us for an inside look at the Institute's role as a science advisor for the Disney/Pixar film Elio.
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