{"podcast":{"title":"Shirtloads of Science","slug":"shirtloads-of-science-720391","podcast_index_feed_id":720391,"rss_url":"https://shirtloadsofscience.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"http://shirtloadsofscience.libsyn.com/podcast","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/d/7/9/c/d79c05514b0c95dd/MISC145_BANNER_Square_AW.jpeg","author":"Karl Kruszelnicki","episode_count":469,"summary":"Dr Karl's a curious optimist. Join him as he explores the latest developments in science with leading researchers and communicators. And remember, it's never too late for a happy childhood. Series Producer: Isabelle Benton Technical Producer: Maya Cook Contact: shirtloadspodcast@gmail.com","last_synced_at":"2026-07-19T22:18:44.390464+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/shirtloads-of-science-720391"},"episode":{"title":"Solving a Cosmic Radio Signal Mystery with Kovi Rose (477)","slug":"solving-a-cosmic-radio-signal-mystery-with-kovi-rose-477","published_at":"2026-06-06T23:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/shirtloads-of-science-720391/solving-a-cosmic-radio-signal-mystery-with-kovi-rose-477","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/shirtloads-of-science-720391","url":"https://shirtloadsofscience.libsyn.com/the-discovery-of-the-cosmic-rosetta-stone-solving-a-radio-signal-mystery-with-kovi-rose","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/shirtloadsofscience/SOS_477_KR_Long-period_radio_transients_.mp3?dest-id=436327","summary":"Astronomer and soon-to-be Dr. Kovi Rose joins us to discuss his newly published Nature Astronomy paper on one of the universe's newest mysteries: strange repeating flashes of radio waves and X-rays coming form deep within our galaxy! His team's discovery of ASKAP J174 has helped identify the source as a pair of stars orbiting each other, with a white dwarf pulling or accreting material from its companion. This discovery could help unlock the origins of mysterious signals flashing across the sky, unlocking even more secrets of the universe.","meta_description":"Astronomer and soon-to-be Dr. Kovi Rose joins us to discuss his newly published Nature Astronomy paper on one of the universe's newest mysteries: strange…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1792,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/shirtloads-of-science-720391/episodes/solving-a-cosmic-radio-signal-mystery-with-kovi-rose-477/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/shirtloads-of-science-720391/solving-a-cosmic-radio-signal-mystery-with-kovi-rose-477.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}