Blue Dot

A Astronomy podcast by NSPR

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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.

Recent Episodes

Blue Dot: SETI Institute: it's role in the Disney/Pixar animated film Elio and The Fermi Paradox
Published: October 3, 2025
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Best of Blue Dot: Restoring an ancient and important salmon habitat: Big Chico Creek in Northern California
Published: September 28, 2025
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Blue Dot: Bill Nelson: Congressman, astronaut and NASA Director
Published: September 19, 2025
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Blue Dot: Permaculture; A Permanent Culture for People and all the inhabitants of the Planet
Published: September 12, 2025
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Blue Dot: The art and science of fly fishing with Hall of Famer Mike Mercer
Published: September 5, 2025
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Blue Dot: The Roosevelt brothers quest to find the Giant Panda: a conversation with author Nathalia Holt
Published: August 29, 2025
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Best of Blue Dot: Protecting invertebrate pollinators and endangered species with the Xerces Society
Published: August 22, 2025
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Blue Dot: Going nuclear? A conversation about atomic power with British scientist and author Tim Gregory
Published: August 15, 2025
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Blue Dot: On the frontiers of philosophy and physics: a conversation with Caltech's Chip Sebens
Published: August 8, 2025
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Best of Blue Dot: Ocean science at UC San Diego's Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Published: August 1, 2025
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