Blue Dot
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.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 51 minutes
- Episodes
- 31
- Years Active
- 2025
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.
00:54:59 |
Fri 05 Sep 2025
Blue Dot: The Roosevelt brothers quest to find the Giant Panda: a conversation with author Nathalia Holt
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.
00:51:38 |
Fri 29 Aug 2025
Best of Blue Dot: Protecting invertebrate pollinators and endangered species with the Xerces Society
Executive Director Scott Black joins host Dave Schlom for a brief history and overview of the Xerces Society.
00:51:37 |
Fri 22 Aug 2025
Blue Dot: Going nuclear? A conversation about atomic power with British scientist and author Tim Gregory
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 …
00:51:36 |
Fri 15 Aug 2025
Blue Dot: On the frontiers of philosophy and physics: a conversation with Caltech's Chip Sebens
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 m…
00:51:37 |
Fri 08 Aug 2025
Best of Blue Dot: Ocean science at UC San Diego's Scripps Institution of Oceanography
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 histo…
00:51:37 |
Fri 01 Aug 2025
Best of Blue Dot: The challenge of California's growing wolf population
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 affectin…
00:51:31 |
Fri 25 Jul 2025
Blue Dot: Climate change through Earth history: UC Davis paleoclimatologist Isabel Montañez
Host Dave Schlom visits with Isabel Montañez, Distinguished Professor in the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences at UC Davis.
00:51:37 |
Fri 18 Jul 2025
Best of Blue Dot: New Sáttítla Highlands National Monument overview with Sam Davidson and Brandy McDaniels
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.
00:51:37 |
Fri 11 Jul 2025
Blue Dot: Exploring California's Native Trees with Matt Ritter and Michael Kauffmann
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 T…
00:51:38 |
Fri 04 Jul 2025
Best of Blue Dot: Microplastics in the marine environment
Host Dave Schlom is joined by Zeke Spooner, a Ph.D student at the UC Davis Bodega Marine Laboratory, to discuss microplastics.
00:51:36 |
Fri 27 Jun 2025
Blue Dot: Celebrating Jaws at 50 with the "Lost Shark Guy" David Ebert
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.
00:51:36 |
Fri 20 Jun 2025
Blue Dot: The golden state's volcanic legacy: The USGS California Volcano Observatory
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 Fie…
00:51:37 |
Fri 13 Jun 2025
Blue Dot: Celebrating three years of astronomy with the James Webb Space Telescope
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 uni…
00:51:38 |
Fri 06 Jun 2025
Blue Dot: Restoring an ancient and important salmon habitat: Big Chico Creek in Northern California
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…
00:51:37 |
Fri 30 May 2025
Blue Dot: The challenge of California's growing wolf population
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 affectin…
00:51:31 |
Fri 23 May 2025
Best of Blue Dot: Fire and ice: a look at the Cascade volcanoes
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…
00:51:38 |
Fri 16 May 2025
Blue Dot: Protecting invertebrate pollinators and endangered species with the Xerces Society
Executive Director Scott Black joins host Dave Schlom for a brief history and overview of the Xerces Society.
00:51:37 |
Fri 09 May 2025
Best of Blue Dot: Elephants In The Hourglass: a conversation with author Kim Frank
Host Dave Schlom visits with Kim Frank, author of the book, "Elephants in the Hourglass."
00:51:38 |
Fri 02 May 2025
Blue Dot: TV Meteorologist, surfer and all around chill guy Bill Martin
Host Dave Schlom visits with recently retired TV meteorologist Bill Martin. Bill grew up in Paradise, Calif., and went on to a legendary, Emmy winning career as a television meteorologist on KTVU Cha…
00:51:37 |
Fri 25 Apr 2025
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