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Blue Dot

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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All Episodes

51:37

Best of Blue Dot: Restoring an ancient and important...

Blue Dot ·

2025/09/28

Host Dave Schlom and Producer Matt Fidler go out in the field and in the studio to learn about the story of a major restoration on Big Chico Creek in Chico, California's historic and precious Bidwell Park.

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51:37

Blue Dot: Bill Nelson: Congressman, astronaut and...

Blue Dot ·

2025/09/19

Bill Nelson joins host Dave Schlom for a special conversation about his life in public service at NASA. Nelson served representing the people of his home state of Florida for 30 years, first in the House of Representatives and then the Senate.

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51:37

Blue Dot: Permaculture; A Permanent Culture for...

Blue Dot ·

2025/09/12

Host Dave Schlom is joined by Producer Matt Fidler for a special look at the world of permaculture. If you are like Dave and have never heard of permaculture before, this show is for you

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54:59

Blue Dot: The art and science of fly fishing with...

Blue Dot ·

2025/09/05

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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51:38

Blue Dot: The Roosevelt brothers quest to find the...

Blue Dot ·

2025/08/29

Host Dave Schlom visits with one of his favorite authors, Nathalia Holt, to talk about her new book The Beast in the Clouds: The Roosevelt Brothers Deadly Quest to Find the Mythical Giant Panda.

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51:37

Best of Blue Dot: Protecting invertebrate pollinators...

Blue Dot ·

2025/08/22

Executive Director Scott Black joins host Dave Schlom for a brief history and overview of the Xerces Society.

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51:36

Blue Dot: Going nuclear? A conversation about atomic...

Blue Dot ·

2025/08/15

Host Dave Schlom visits with Tim Gregory, a senior nuclear chemist at the United Kingdom National Nuclear Laboratory at Sellafield, Cumbria. Gregory is the author of Going Nuclear: How Atomic Energy Will Save the World, published in the US by Pegasus Books.

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51:37

Blue Dot: On the frontiers of philosophy and physics:...

Blue Dot ·

2025/08/08

Host Dave Schlom is joined by California Institute of Technology Philosophy Professor Chip Sebens for an engaging look at how philosophical thought and methodology can help unravel the mysteries of modern Physics.

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51:37

Best of Blue Dot: Ocean science at UC San Diego's...

Blue Dot ·

2025/08/01

Host Dave Schlom is joined by guests from the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of San Diego to profile the ocean science being done at one of the world's most important and historic places to study our blue planet.

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51:31

Best of Blue Dot: The challenge of California's...

Blue Dot ·

2025/07/25

Host Dave Schlom is joined by two University of California at Davis researchers and the state's gray wolf coordinator to learn more about how California's steadily growing wolf population is affecting cattle ranchers and communities in rural Northern California.

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51:37

Blue Dot: Climate change through Earth history: UC...

Blue Dot ·

2025/07/18

Host Dave Schlom visits with Isabel Montañez, Distinguished Professor in the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences at UC Davis.

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51:37

Best of Blue Dot: New Sáttítla Highlands National...

Blue Dot ·

2025/07/11

Host Dave Schlom is joined by Sam Davidson from Trout Unlimited and Brandy McDaniels from the Pit River Nation for an in-depth look at the newly designated Sáttítla Highlands National Monument.

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51:38

Blue Dot: Exploring California's Native Trees with...

Blue Dot ·

2025/07/04

Host Dave Schlom is joined by Backcountry Press Publisher Michael Kauffmann along with Cal Poly San Luis Obispo botany professor Matt Ritter. Both combined to author the superb new book, California Trees: A Field Guide to the Native Species.

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51:36

Best of Blue Dot: Microplastics in the...

Blue Dot ·

2025/06/27

Host Dave Schlom is joined by Zeke Spooner, a Ph.D student at the UC Davis Bodega Marine Laboratory, to discuss microplastics.

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51:36

Blue Dot: Celebrating Jaws at 50 with the "Lost Shark...

Blue Dot ·

2025/06/20

Host Dave Schlom is joined by David Ebert, Director of San Jose State University's Pacific Shark Research Center to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the movie Jaws.

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51:37

Blue Dot: The golden state's volcanic legacy: The...

Blue Dot ·

2025/06/13

Host Dave Schlom discusses one of his favorite topics, California's volcanoes, with two United States Geological Survey staff members from the USGS California Volcano Observatory based at Moffett Field in the San Francisco Bay Area.

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51:38

Blue Dot: Celebrating three years of astronomy with...

Blue Dot ·

2025/06/06

Blue Dot marks three years of operation of the magnificent James Webb Space Telescope. NASA Webb Project Manager Mike Davis joins host Dave Schlom for an overview of the telescope's operation and unique capabilities that have surpassed the expectations of the astronomical community.

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51:37

Blue Dot: Restoring an ancient and important salmon...

Blue Dot ·

2025/05/30

Host Dave Schlom and Producer Matt Fidler go out in the field and in the studio to learn about the story of a major restoration on Big Chico Creek in Chico, California's historic and precious Bidwell Park.

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51:31

Blue Dot: The challenge of California's growing wolf...

Blue Dot ·

2025/05/23

Host Dave Schlom is joined by two University of California at Davis researchers and the state's gray wolf coordinator to learn more about how California's steadily growing wolf population is affecting cattle ranchers and communities in rural Northern California.

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51:38

Best of Blue Dot: Fire and ice: a look at the Cascade...

Blue Dot ·

2025/05/16

Host Dave Schlom is joined by scientists from the United States Geological Survey's Cascades Volcano Observatory in Vancouver, Washington, for an overview of the iconic cones sheathed in snow and ice and the geologic hazards they represent.

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