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: California's landscapes: human and natural history with artist and author Obi Kaufmann
Published: November 14, 2025
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Best of Blue Dot: Exploring California's Native Trees with Matt Ritter and Michael Kauffmann
Published: November 7, 2025
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Blue Dot: New MacArthur Fellow Kareem El-Badry from Caltech on black holes, binary and hypervelocity stars
Published: October 31, 2025
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Best of Blue Dot: Celebrating three years of astronomy with the James Webb Space Telescope
Published: October 24, 2025
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Blue Dot: Understanding the earthquake and tsunami hazards of California's North Coast with Lori Dengler
Published: October 17, 2025
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Blue Dot: The anatomy of a disaster: inside the Titan submersible implosion
Published: October 10, 2025
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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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