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Blue Dot

Blue Dot

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 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. Astronomy Astronomy & Space Science Science
Episodes
  • Blue Dot: California 1776: what was it like? With pyrogeographer Don Hankins

    Blue Dot: California 1776: what was it like? With pyrogeographer Don Hankins
    Jul 3 2026
    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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    52 mins
  • Blue Dot: The "earthquake gate" in Southern California between the San Andreas and San Jacinto faults

    Blue Dot: The "earthquake gate" in Southern California between the San Andreas and San Jacinto faults
    Jul 10 2026
    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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    50 mins
  • Best of Blue Dot: The art and science of fly fishing with Hall of Famer Mike Mercer

    Best of Blue Dot: The art and science of fly fishing with Hall of Famer Mike Mercer
    Jun 26 2026
    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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    55 mins
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