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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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51:37

Blue Dot: New Sáttítla Highlands National Monument...

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2025/03/21

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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Blue Dot: The Hawaiian Volcano Observatory

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2025/03/14

Blue Dot continues its series of profiles for the United States Geological Survey's volcano observatories with a visit to the granddaddy of them all -- the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) on the big island of Hawaii.

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Blue Dot: Looking for life in alien oceans with Dr....

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2025/03/07

Host Dave Schlom is joined by NASA planetary scientist Kevin Hand for a fascinating, in-depth (pun perhaps intended) look at the search for life in the oceans of alien worlds like Jupiter's moon Europa and the Saturnian satellite Enceladus.

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51:36

Blue Dot: Microplastics in the marine environment

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2025/02/28

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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Blue Dot: Mussels and a scientific detective story at...

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2025/02/21

Host Dave Schlom is joined by two researchers who have connections to UC Davis's Bodega Marine Laboratory on the Northern California coast.

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51:37

Blue Dot: The social cost of carbon and storing...

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2025/02/07

Host Dave Schlom visits with two UC Davis professors to discuss one of the most important yet problematic elements on the Periodic Table: Carbon.

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51:37

Blue Dot: Welcome to the Pyrocene— an in-depth look...

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2025/01/31

In the wake of the massive Southern California wildfires, Blue Dot turns its scientific lens on the role fire has played on our planet and how that is changing along with the climate.

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51:37

Blue Dot: Gerry Griffin and the movies! A NASA legend...

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2025/01/24

Host Dave Schlom visits with his good friend retired NASA Flight Director Gerry Griffin. But instead of talking about the space program, this time, they discuss Griffin's amazing experiences on major studio film projects.

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51:38

Blue Dot: Elephants In The Hourglass: a conversation...

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2025/01/17

Host Dave Schlom visits with Kim Frank, author of the new book, Elephants in The Hourglass.

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51:38

Blue Dot: Restoring hope for imperiled Sacramento...

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2025/01/10

Host Dave Schlom and Producer Matt Fidler explore some hopeful restoration work being done to improve salmonid habitat on the Sacramento River in Northern California.

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Best of Blue Dot: State of the lake: A conversation...

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2025/01/03

Host Dave Schlom is joined by two scientists from the UC Davis Tahoe Environmental Research Center (TERC) to discuss the state of one of the crown jewels of the Sierra, Lake Tahoe.

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51:38

Best of Blue Dot: The most fascinating creature...

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2024/12/27

Host Dave Schlom is joined by UC Riverside biologist and hummingbird expert Christopher Clark for a fascinating and in-depth look at the smallest birds' lives.

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51:37

Blue Dot: A Tour of Alaska's Volcanoes with...

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2024/12/20

Blue Dot's series of programs about the United States Geological Survey's Volcano Observatories continues with a trip north to Alaska!

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51:36

Blue Dot: California's Magical McCloud River

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2024/12/13

Host Dave Schlom is joined by Curtis Knight, Executive Director of California Trout, for an in-depth look at one of California's crown jewels, the McCloud River near Mt. Shasta.

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51:36

Best of Blue Dot: A Range of Biodiversity: the...

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2024/12/06

Host Dave Schlom and Michael examine the incredible forests of the Klamaths with two Cal Poly Humboldt professors who are deeply involved in studying them, Lucy Kerhoulas and Rosemary Sherriff.

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Best of Blue Dot: A Range of Biodiversity: the...

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2024/11/29

In the first of a special two-part series, Host Dave Schlom is joined by Michael Kauffmann, co-editor and publisher of The Klamath Mountains: A Natural History.

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51:38

Blue Dot: Water on the Moon and Lunar Trailblazer...

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2024/11/23

Host Dave Schlom is joined by Dr. Bethany Ehlmann, Director of Caltech's Keck Institute for Space Studies and Principal Investigator for the upcoming Lunar Trailblazer mission.

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51:39

Blue Dot: The fascinating lives (really!) of chickens...

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2024/11/15

Host Dave Schlom visits with nature and wildlife writer Sy Montgomery, whose Soul of An Octopus was a National Book Award finalist, about her latest work, What The Chicken Knows: A New Appreciation of the World's Most Familiar Bird.

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Best of Blue Dot: Musings on the Moon with author...

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2024/11/11

Host Dave Schlom finds a kindred spirit with Christopher Cokinos, author of the new book, Still as Bright: An Illuminating History of the Moon from Antiquity to Tomorrow.

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51:38

Blue Dot: What your tummy has to say: a conversation...

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2024/10/25

Host Dave Schlom visits with Elsa Richardson, an academic at the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow. Her new book, Rumbles: A Curious History of The Gut is a fascinating journey through the story of our ongoing quest to understand the process of digestion.

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