The Jodcast

In our November 2026 episode, Louisa and Sohini interview Dr. Jane Greaves from Cardiff University on her work with PEBBLES, finding phosphine on Venus and proposing risky science. Listen now! 🎧 (Links in bio) Photo credit: Francesca Jones, francesca-jones.co.uk/

In our November 2026 episode, Explosive Stars, Less Explosive Planets, Louis and Josh talk to Conor Omand from Liverpool John Moores Univeristy about searching for transients and modelling superluminous supernovae as magnetar engines. Listen now! 🎧 (Links in bio)

May's episode is out now, ft a special interview with Jane Hurley from @RAL_Space_STFC about how the space sector shapes daily life 🛰️ Plus, from our live event at the Chester Astronomy Society, we hear Jodcasters Phoebe & Josh talk about their research.jodcast.net/archive/202605/

April's Episode is out now - Dawn of the Very Luminous Dinosaurs! We interview John Weaver about EUCLID, galaxies and black holes. At a live event at Chester Astronomical Society, we hear Jodcaster Jamie talk about their research. Listen on Spotify or at jodcast.net/archive/202604/

Future missions, solving a global problem, or developing new technology - what are you most excited for regarding space exploration & the space industry? We want to hear from you - for a chance to have your thoughts shared on air! #astronomy #astrophysics #science #Podcast #space

This month - a double cosmology interview special, with interviews from Marika Asgari about her work on cosmic shear with KiDS, and Leon Koopmans about LOFAR's niche capabilities (even in a post-SKA era) Listen to find out more! jodcast.net/archive/202603/

New episode incoming!🎧 Interview with Dr Simon Clark on why climate literacy is important and what the day in the life of a YouTuber is really like. 🌍Phoebe chats to Dr Vasu Shaw on her work in Galactic magnetism & cosmic rays. On Spotify & at jodcast.net/archive/202601/

✨We are reaching the stars in this month's episode! ✨We spoke at @ukspaceconf to CEO Paul Bate & Astronaut Rosemary Coogan from @UKSpaceAgencyPB. In our Jodbite, we hear more about the Simon Observatory from Berni Reid Guachalla. jodcast.net/archive/202511_m…

Catch our October 2025 special episode on the Simons Observatory if you haven't listened yet! With Manchester playing a key role in it's development, we recorded during their face-to-face meeting here to learn more... jodcast.net/archive/202510/

Missing The Jodcast over summer?🌞Whilst the team takes a well-deserved rest during Aug & Sept, make sure to catch up on all episodes we've released this year. We already have some exciting stuff lined up, but what would you like to hear about when the podcast returns? 🎧

July's Episode is out now! From Stars ✨️ to Cells ️🧬 Hear from Dr Mel Ifran about her work adapting machine learning from radio astronomy to cancer cells. Plus, Ask an Astronomer (with questions taken from Jodcast Live! at The Pint of Science) jodcast.net/archive/202507/

Why do you listen to The Jodcast? We want to hear from you!🫵 Please fill out our listener feedback form and let us know what you think about our recent space ramblings! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F…

Out now - 'Galaxy Redshifts - A Hard Thing To Nail Down' We interview Prof Joe Zuntz about his research into clustering galaxies. Our next Jodbite comes from Georgie, as she submits her thesis on molecular line fitting using ALMA. jodcast.net/archive/202506/

Fancy a pint whilst listening to talks about the early universe, undiscovered exoplanets & alien detection? Do you want to be part of our podcast? Tickets are now on sale for Jodcast Live! with @pintofscience - see you next week! pintofscience.co.uk/event/jo…

The May 2025 episode of the Jodcast is out! We interview Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell on her discovery of pulsars and resilience against challenges she faced. We also talk to Louise Carvahlo, the diversity and inclusion programme leader at CERN, jodcast.net/archive/202505/

Welcome to our first themed episode of 2025! All about Fast Radio Bursts, or FRBs - their exciting discovery, mysterious origins and paving the way to using them as probes in space, featuring Dr Cherry Ng and Dr Inés Pastor Marazuela. jodcast.net/archive/202504/

Listeners - we need your questions! This week, we will be interviewing Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell, and we want to feature some of your questions - what would you like to ask Jocelyn?

The Jodcast's February 2025 episode is now out! - A Blast from the Past 💥🌌 Featuring Dr. Ian Harrison (Cardiff University) and Dr. Cora Uhlemann, @CosmoCora (Bielefeld University, @unibielefeld.) jodcast.net/archive/202502/