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Blue Dot
by Dave Schlom, Matt Fidler
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.
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Blue Dot: An innovative solution to removing and storing carbon: biochar and bio-oil with Charm Industrial
Host Dave Schlom explores the world of biochar and ways to remove carbon from the landscape with Pyrolysis engineer Joe Polin and policy expert Nora Cohen Brown from Charm Industrial.
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Blue Dot: Hot Creek in peril: a proposed gold mine threatens one of California's natural wonders
Host Dave Schlom examines an environmental issue exploding in eastern California.
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Blue Dot: The "earthquake gate" in Southern California between the San Andreas and San Jacinto faults
Host Dave Schlom is joined by Liliane Burkhard, a geophysicist and planetary scientist at the University of Bern in Switzerland, to discuss a recent study linking earthquakes on two of Southern California's major faults.
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Blue Dot: California 1776: what was it like? With pyrogeographer Don Hankins
To mark the nation's 250th birthday, host Dave Schlom is joined by California State University Chico geography professor Don Hankins to discuss what California would have been like in 1776.
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Best of Blue Dot: The art and science of fly fishing with Hall of Famer Mike Mercer
Host Dave Schlom gets to delve into his favorite pastime, fly fishing, with two of his heroes -- Mike Mercer and Bryan Quick from The Fly Shop in Redding, California.
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Best of Blue Dot: Sky ghosts of the cosmos: Comets
Host Dave Schlom is joined by two scientists from the SETI Institute in Mt. View, California, to talk about one of hisfavorite celestial phenomena -- comets.
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Blue Dot: Animal intelligence with Lori Marino
Host Dave Schlom is joined by neuroscientist and animal intelligence advocate Dr. Lori Marino, who was recently named the 2026 winner of the Frank Drake Award by the SETI Institute in Mountain View, California.
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Best of Blue Dot: Wildlife photography with Yellowstone's Tom Murphy
Host Dave Schlom is joined by nature and wildlife photographer Tom Murphy for an in-depth conversation about his life and career.
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Blue Dot: All that glitters: a conversation with Dominic Frisby author of The Secret History of Gold
Host Dave Schlom is joined by British humorist and financial writer Dominic Frisby.
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Blue Dot: Understanding the basic science of spaceflight with Trisha Muro
Host Dave Schlom is joined by science educator and author Trisha Muro to discuss her new book, It's (Just) Rocket Science: Exploring Physics Through Spaceflight Missions.
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Best of Blue Dot: Exploring the Salish Sea and coast with the SeaDoc Society
Host Dave Schlom is joined once again by Joe Gaydos and Bob Friel from the SeaDoc Society based on Orcas Island in the Pacific Northwest.
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Blue Dot: Studying penguins for a season in Antarctica with Louise K. Blight
Blue Dot's host Dave Schlom is joined by Canadian conservation biologist and marine bird expert Louise K. Blight to talk about her new book, Where The Earth Meets The Sky: A Story of Penguins, People, and Place in Antarctica.
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Blue Dot: Rivers from space and on the ground: the US/French SWOT mission and restoration of Battle Creek
Blue Dot host Dave Schlom takes a look at rivers from space and on the ground in this fluvial episode.
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
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.
HOSTED BY
Dave Schlom, Matt Fidler
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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...
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