{"podcast":{"title":"The Astrophysics Podcast","slug":"the-astrophysics-podcast-6738395","podcast_index_feed_id":6738395,"rss_url":"https://media.rss.com/astrophysics/feed.xml","website_url":"https://rss.com/podcasts/astrophysics","image_url":"https://media.rss.com/astrophysics/20231225_111219_67ad80ee1e1453e035f779d1a2630eb2.jpg","author":"Paul Duffell","episode_count":31,"summary":"Once a month, Purdue University's Professor Paul Duffell discusses astronomy and astrophysics with experts from around the world. Duffell and guests discuss supernovae, galaxies, planets, black holes, and the nature of space and time. Supported by the National Science Foundation under grant AAG-2206299. Music by Brittain Ashford. Produced in beautiful Lafayette, Indiana by Paul Duffell. Follow us on BlueSky!","last_synced_at":"2026-07-01T14:22:36.788065+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-astrophysics-podcast-6738395"},"episode":{"title":"Dr. Andrea Derdzinski -- How do we see black holes?","slug":"dr-andrea-derdzinski-how-do-we-see-black-holes","published_at":"2025-06-01T04:00:34+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-astrophysics-podcast-6738395/dr-andrea-derdzinski-how-do-we-see-black-holes","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-astrophysics-podcast-6738395","url":"https://rss.com/podcasts/astrophysics/1964419","audio_url":"https://content.rss.com/episodes/243526/1964419/astrophysics/2025_03_30_17_13_54_7bcc544a-0be2-4fea-9f24-e151f6474b8d.mp3","summary":"A black hole is so dense, its gravitational field prevents anything from escaping, including light. You would think that would make them the \"blackest\" things in the universe; how in the world do we know they are there? Dr. Andrea Derdzinski tells us about how we detect black holes, either due to the gravitational waves they produce, or due to their interaction with material orbiting around them, which paradoxically can make them some of the brightest objects in the universe.","meta_description":"A black hole is so dense, its gravitational field prevents anything from escaping, including light. You would think that would make them the \"blackest\" th…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3342,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-astrophysics-podcast-6738395/episodes/dr-andrea-derdzinski-how-do-we-see-black-holes/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-astrophysics-podcast-6738395/dr-andrea-derdzinski-how-do-we-see-black-holes.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}