Podcast

Blue Dot

Author: Dave Schlom, Matt Fidler ([email protected])
Feed episode count: 20
Official site: https://www.mynspr.org/podcast/blue-dot
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Summary

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.

Episodes

Jul 17, 2026 · not_requested

Blue Dot: Hot Creek in peril: a proposed gold mine threatens one of California's natural wonders

Duration seconds: 3123
Source: https://www.mynspr.org/show/blue-dot/2026-07-17/blue-dot-hot-creek-in-peril-a-proposed-gold-mine-threatens-one-of-californias-natural-wonders

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Jul 10, 2026 · not_requested

Blue Dot: The "earthquake gate" in Southern California between the San Andreas and San Jacinto faults

Duration seconds: 2971
Source: https://www.mynspr.org/show/blue-dot/2026-07-10/blue-dot-the-earthquake-gate-in-southern-california-between-the-san-andreas-and-san-jacinto-faults

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Jul 3, 2026 · not_requested

Blue Dot: California 1776: what was it like? With pyrogeographer Don Hankins

Duration seconds: 3098
Source: https://www.mynspr.org/show/blue-dot/2026-07-03/blue-dot-california-1776-what-was-it-like-with-pyrogeographer-don-hankins

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Jun 26, 2026 · not_requested

Best of Blue Dot: The art and science of fly fishing with Hall of Famer Mike Mercer

Duration seconds: 3299
Source: https://www.mynspr.org/show/blue-dot/2026-06-26/best-of-blue-dot-the-art-and-science-of-fly-fishing-with-hall-of-famer-mike-mercer

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Jun 19, 2026 · not_requested

Best of Blue Dot: Sky ghosts of the cosmos: Comets

Duration seconds: 3096
Source: https://www.mynspr.org/show/blue-dot/2026-06-20/best-of-blue-dot-sky-ghosts-of-the-cosmos-comets

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Jun 12, 2026 · not_requested

Blue Dot: Animal intelligence with Lori Marino

Duration seconds: 3096
Source: https://www.mynspr.org/show/blue-dot/2026-06-12/blue-dot-animal-intelligence-with-lori-marino

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Jun 5, 2026 · not_requested

Best of Blue Dot: Wildlife photography with Yellowstone's Tom Murphy

Duration seconds: 3096
Source: https://www.mynspr.org/show/blue-dot/2026-06-05/best-of-blue-dot-wildlife-photography-with-yellowstones-tom-murphy

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May 29, 2026 · not_requested

Blue Dot: All that glitters: a conversation with Dominic Frisby author of The Secret History of Gold

Duration seconds: 3097
Source: https://www.mynspr.org/show/blue-dot/2026-05-29/blue-dot-all-that-glitters-a-conversation-with-dominic-frisby-author-of-the-secret-history-of-gold

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May 22, 2026 · not_requested

Blue Dot: Understanding the basic science of spaceflight with Trisha Muro

Duration seconds: 3457
Source: https://www.mynspr.org/show/blue-dot/2026-05-22/blue-dot-understanding-the-basic-science-of-spaceflight-with-trisha-muro

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May 15, 2026 · not_requested

Best of Blue Dot: Exploring the Salish Sea and coast with the SeaDoc Society

Duration seconds: 3097
Source: https://www.mynspr.org/show/blue-dot/2026-05-15/best-of-blue-dot-exploring-the-salish-sea-and-coast-with-the-seadoc-society

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May 8, 2026 · not_requested

Blue Dot: Studying penguins for a season in Antarctica with Louise K. Blight

Duration seconds: 3097
Source: https://www.mynspr.org/show/blue-dot/2026-05-08/blue-dot-studying-penguins-for-a-season-in-antarctica-with-louise-k-blight

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May 1, 2026 · not_requested

Blue Dot: Rivers from space and on the ground: the US/French SWOT mission and restoration of Battle Creek

Duration seconds: 3096
Source: https://www.mynspr.org/show/blue-dot/2026-05-01/blue-dot-rivers-from-space-and-on-the-ground-the-us-french-swot-mission-and-restoration-of-battle-creek

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Apr 24, 2026 · not_requested

Blue Dot: Bird conservation success stories with Scott Weidensaul

Duration seconds: 3097
Source: https://www.mynspr.org/show/blue-dot/2026-04-24/blue-dot-bird-conservation-success-stories-with-scott-weidensaul

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Apr 17, 2026 · not_requested

Blue Dot: California's wild and scenic Eel River and California Fly Fisher magazine

Duration seconds: 3098
Source: https://www.mynspr.org/show/blue-dot/2026-04-17/blue-dot-californias-wild-and-scenic-eel-river-and-california-fly-fisher-magazine

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Apr 10, 2026 · not_requested

Blue Dot: The science behind NASA's historic return to the Moon with Artemis 2

Duration seconds: 3096
Source: https://www.mynspr.org/show/blue-dot/2026-04-10/blue-dot-the-science-behind-nasas-historic-return-to-the-moon-with-artemis-2

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Apr 3, 2026 · not_requested

Best of Blue Dot: On the frontiers of philosophy and physics: a conversation with Caltech's Chip Sebens

Duration seconds: 3097
Source: https://www.mynspr.org/show/blue-dot/2026-04-03/blue-dot-on-the-frontiers-of-philosophy-and-physics-a-conversation-with-caltechs-chip-sebens

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Mar 27, 2026 · not_requested

Best of Blue Dot: Reimagining Ag: the California State University Chico Center for Regenerative Agriculture

Duration seconds: 3098
Source: https://www.mynspr.org/show/blue-dot/2026-03-27/best-of-blue-dot-reimagining-ag-the-california-state-university-chico-center-for-regenerative-agriculture

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Mar 20, 2026 · not_requested

Best of Blue Dot: California's imperiled Delta region

Duration seconds: 3097
Source: https://www.mynspr.org/show/blue-dot/2026-03-20/best-of-blue-dot-californias-imperiled-delta-region

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Mar 13, 2026 · not_requested

Blue Dot: Excellence in science teaching: Caltech's Feynman award-winning Sarah Reisman

Duration seconds: 3098
Source: https://www.mynspr.org/show/blue-dot/2026-03-13/blue-dot-excellence-in-science-teaching-caltechs-feynman-award-winning-sarah-reisman

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Mar 6, 2026 · not_requested

Blue Dot: Wildlife photography with Yellowstone's Tom Murphy

Duration seconds: 3096
Source: https://www.mynspr.org/show/blue-dot/2026-03-06/blue-dot-wildlife-photography-with-yellowstones-tom-murphy

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Feb 20, 2026 · not_requested

Best of Blue Dot: The anatomy of a disaster-- inside the Titan submersible implosion

Duration seconds: 3095
Source: https://www.mynspr.org/show/blue-dot/2026-02-20/best-of-blue-dot-the-anatomy-of-a-disaster-inside-the-titan-submersible-implosion

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Feb 13, 2026 · not_requested

Blue Dot: Exploring the Salish Sea and coast with the SeaDoc Society

Duration seconds: 3097
Source: https://www.mynspr.org/show/blue-dot/2026-02-13/blue-dot-exploring-the-salish-sea-and-coast-with-the-seadoc-society

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Feb 6, 2026 · not_requested

Blue Dot: Sky ghosts of the cosmos: Comets

Duration seconds: 3096
Source: https://www.mynspr.org/show/blue-dot/2026-02-06/blue-dot-sky-ghosts-of-the-cosmos-comets

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Jan 30, 2026 · not_requested

Blue Dot: Good Fire as a tool for landscape and human healing

Duration seconds: 3095
Source: https://www.mynspr.org/show/blue-dot/2026-01-30/blue-dot-good-fire-as-a-tool-for-landscape-and-human-healing

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Jan 23, 2026 · not_requested

Blue Dot: California's imperiled Delta region

Duration seconds: 3097
Source: https://www.mynspr.org/show/blue-dot/2026-01-23/blue-dot-californias-imperiled-delta-region

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Jan 16, 2026 · not_requested

Best of Blue Dot: Understanding the earthquake and tsunami hazards of California's North Coast with Lori Dengler

Duration seconds: 3095
Source: https://www.mynspr.org/show/blue-dot/2026-01-11/best-of-blue-dot-understanding-the-earthquake-and-tsunami-hazards-of-californias-north-coast-with-lori-dengler

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Jan 16, 2026 · not_requested

Blue Dot: The undertold story of Project Gemini with Jeffrey Kluger

Duration seconds: 3096
Source: https://www.mynspr.org/show/blue-dot/2026-01-16/blue-dot-the-undertold-story-of-project-gemini-with-jeffrey-kluger

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Jan 2, 2026 · not_requested

Blue Dot: Britain's standing stones and prehistoric sites: a conversation with author Fiona Robertson

Duration seconds: 3096
Source: https://www.mynspr.org/show/blue-dot/2026-01-02/blue-dot-britains-standing-stones-and-prehistoric-sites-a-conversation-with-author-fiona-robertson

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Dec 27, 2025 · not_requested

Best of Blue Dot: SETI Institute: it's role in the Disney/Pixar animated film Elio and The Fermi Paradox

Duration seconds: 3097
Source: https://www.mynspr.org/show/blue-dot/2025-12-27/best-of-blue-dot-seti-institute-its-role-in-the-disney-pixar-animated-film-elio-and-the-fermi-paradox

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