Slacker Astronomy Podcast
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A weekly podcast about a recent news item in astronomy done by gen-xy astronomers. We try to be irreverent and humorous and occasionally we get the facts straight.
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 Write a Review of Slacker Astronomy Podcast
 
J.E., February 17, 2006
Reviewer: J.E.
from Chicago, Illinois
The Slacker Astronomy podcast is a very cool way for people who have a casual interest in astronomy to catch up with what is happening in the greater universe. The podcasts are pretty short (only about 10 minutes), so you won't have to commit much time to listening.
The entire show is scripted, and you can tell that the hosts are just reading the dialogue. This gives the show a bit of a "canned" feel, but it's not too bad. The hosts bring a lot of enthusiasm and levity to the show, which does a lot to overcome the canned effect.
Each show is packed with information about a single topic, such as Pluto and its moon Charon, superwind, and some dangerous phenomena in our solar system and beyond. I listened to several of these podcasts and I found all of them to be very interesting and informative.
This podcast is a fun (and understandable)way to learn about astronomy. I definitely recommend subscribing to it.
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Interview: JJ Kavelaars and the Kuiper Belt
Mon, Nov 17, 2008
Michael and Doug discuss Mars Phoenix, Hubble and iPhone rockets plus an interview with Dr. JJ Kavelaars about Kuiper Belt objects.
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Is Geoff Clayton the man from Nantucket?
Thu, Oct 23, 2008
From the Nantucket studios of Slacker Astronomy, we join Aaron, Michael and Doug for some astronomical chatter, including an interview with Dr. Geoff Clayton, an expert on R Coronae Borealis stars.
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Another Slacker Chat!
Thu, Sep 25, 2008
After the tragedy of the "lost episode", undaunted, we got the gang together on Skype and had some fun recording a new show. Warning: Some politics within!
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SOFIA and Hubble
Tue, Aug 26, 2008
Brief discussions about SOFIA and the upcoming Hubble servicing mission from the AAS meeting in Saint Louis. Cameos by Phil Plait (Bad Astronomy) and Mike Simonson (AAVSO).
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Slacker Chat with Doug, Michael, Aaron and Travis
Thu, Aug 21, 2008
We bring the old gang back together for a chit chat about Mars, Brian May, kinematic footprints, IYA and more. We had some technical problems so please ignore the occasional static, beeps or bad jokes.
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Interview: Doug Baum on the BIPH
Fri, Aug 08, 2008
Doug and Michael interview Doug Baum who, along with his partner Russ Lederman, has developed the Binocular Photon Machine (BIPH), a device which amplifies incoming light 50,000 times, effectively tripling your telescope aperture. We talk about the device, how it works and the cool ways it can be used.
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Interview: Ethan Vishniac
Sun, Jul 27, 2008
An interview with Dr. Ethan Vishniac who is the editor-in-chief of The Astrophyscial Journal and a professor of astronomy at McMaster University.
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Interview: Science Cafes
Tue, Jul 08, 2008
An interview with Ben Wiehe of WGBH about science cafes.
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Aaron Price on BZ UMa [FF]
Sun, Jun 29, 2008
Aaron Price won a Chambliss Astronomy Achievement Student Award for this poster on the cataclysmic variable star BZ UMa. Aaron walks us through his poster and results.
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Interview: Juan Collar and Detecting Dark Matter
Mon, Jun 16, 2008
An interview with Juan Collar of the Kavli Institute on detecting dark matter in the laboratory.
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The Goddess of the IYA [FF]
Fri, Jun 13, 2008
A short interview with Susana Deustua about the International Year of Astronomy, with a brief cameo by Mike Simonson of the AAVSO.
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Interview: Rick Fienberg of Sky and Telescope [FF]
Wed, Jun 04, 2008
A short interview with Rick Fienberg of Sky and Telescope magazine.
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Ice Cube
Mon, May 26, 2008
Michael and Doug discuss the Ice Cube Neutrino Observatory, supernovae light echos and buying a star.
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Light Pollution
Sun, May 11, 2008
Julie Wilbert brings us a report on light pollution with members of the Minnesota Astronomical Society.
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Whatever the hell is Slacker Astronomy
Sat, Apr 19, 2008
An interview with Aaron Price about the history of Slacker Astronomy plus ramblings by Michael.
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Podcast interview with Brant Robertson
Fri, Mar 28, 2008
Doug and Michael chat with Brant Robertson, who is a Spitzer Fellow doing research at The Kavli Institute for Cosmological Physics. Brant is a theoretical astrophysicist involved with computer simulations of the evolution of galaxies.
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Slackerpedia Galactica 8.0: A Brief History of the Universe
Mon, Jan 07, 2008
A brief history of the universe according to modern cosmology. Also a brief discussion of asteroid 2007 WD5, which may hit Mars.
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First Principles 4.0 - Inside Stars [FF]
Tue, Nov 27, 2007
Discussion on what stars are and how they work.
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Interview: Timothy Ferris [FF]
Sat, Sep 15, 2007
Astrotalk about news and events followed by an exclusive interview with author and film maker Timothy Ferris.
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Video: DAO Visit [FF]
Fri, Aug 10, 2007
A tour of the DAO Observatory in Victoria, BC, Canada.
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SG Chit Chat #6
Fri, May 25, 2007
Opening skit, Astro news, another First Principles, discussions of astronomy tenure
policies and the first of a new recurring segment: Kavli Cosmology Nugget, where cosmologists sit
around a table with wine and cheese and talk shop.
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Cosmology #8: Dr. Lucy Fortson on VERITAS and new forms of astro research
Fri, May 18, 2007
Dr. Lucy Fortson is vice president for research at the Adler Planetarium
and a member of the VERITAS gamma ray experiment. She talks about VERITAS, gamma rays, astronomy
artifacts and new roles for the public in astronomy research practices.
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Cosmology #7: The CMB Soap Opera w/Dr. Stephan Meyer
Thu, May 17, 2007
Dr. Stephen Meyer has been a part of most of the major CMB discoveries in the past two decades.
He takes us on a journey of all the experiments, their challenges and successes and then sets the stage for the next
phase of CMB experiments.
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Cosmology #6: Dark Energy w/Dr. Josh Frieman
Wed, May 16, 2007
Dr. Josh Frieman discusses dark energy and alternative theories along with current and pending experiments to
test it.
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Cosmology #5: Dr. Michael Turner updates his famous 1998 paper: Cosmology Solved?
Wed, May 16, 2007
Dr. Michael Turner updates his famous 1998 checklist of the seven major cosmological questions
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Cosmology #4: Nobel Laureate Dr. Jim Cronin On Cosmic Rays
Wed, May 16, 2007
Dr. Jim Cronin, winner of the 1980 Nobel Prize in physics, discusses cosmic rays and the Pierre Auger
Observatory
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Cosmology #3: The Big Bang and CMB w/Dr. Clem Pryke
Tue, May 15, 2007
Dr. Clem Pryke discusses the Big Bang, the cosmic microwave background, and
various properties of it currently being tested in an effort to test and answer open questions about the
Big Bang.
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Cosmology #2: Dark Matter w/Dr. Andrey Kravtsov
Tue, May 15, 2007
Dr. Andrey Kravtsov gives a good description of the dark matter concept along with current
understandings, challenges and active experiments underway to positively detect dark matter.
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Cosmology #1: The South Pole Telescope and KICP w/Dr. John Carlstrom
Mon, May 14, 2007
Our first interview from the Kavli Institute For Cosmological Physics. The Director, Dr. John
Carlstrom, gives us an overview of the institute and the major equipment they are building and using. Throughout the
week we will bring you many interviews, both audio and video, from the institute and about all things cosmology.
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SG #5.0
Mon, May 7, 2007
It's baaaacckk.
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First Principles 2: Mass and Stuff (also McNaught/Titan skits)
Mon, Apr 2, 2007
The second in the First Principle series in which our heroes posit on mass, inertia and other stuff. Also, two skits with Travis and Rebekah about Comet McNaught and Titan.
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First Principles 1.0: Astronomers
Tue, Feb 13, 2007
The first episode of a new segment called First Principles, in which we discuss the basics of what astronomers are and what they do.
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Video: The Moon Is A Trip
Sun, Feb 4, 2007
Fun with the Apollo Lunar Surface Journal
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Second Life Astro Cafe Interviews Promo
Sun, Jan 28, 2007
Join us Feb. 3 and Feb. 5 in Second Life for Slacker Astronomy Cafe Interviews with
Dr. Stuart Lowe and Dr. Doug Welch. More on Second Life at slackerpedia.org.
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Video: Hot Astronomers [OF]
Thu, Jan 18, 2007
Tonya, Michael and Travis wander the halls in search of hot
astronomers. Filmed at the 209th American Astronomical Society meeting in Seattle,
WA.
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Video: AAS Doug Interviews an Astronomy Visualizer [FF]
Thu, Jan 11, 2007
Dr. Doug Welch interviews Dr. Travis Rector, a science visualizer
with NOAO and Gemini observatories.
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Video: AAS Poster Wanderings [FF]
Wed, Jan 10, 2007
Mike and Aaron wander the posters on day two of the AAS
meeting in Seattle
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AAS: Day 3 Round Up and The Hot Chocolate Experiment [FF]
Wed, ,
Jan 10, 2007
Aaron, Doug, Michael, Travis and a friend Anthony talk about day 3 of the
American Astronomical Society meeting and perform an experiment with hot chocolate from room service.
Craziness ensues.
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AAS Interview With Pamela Gay [FF]
Tue, Jan 9, 2007
Interview with Dr. Pamela Gay at the 209th meeting of the American Astronomical
Society
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AAS Recap Days 1-2 [OF]
Tue, Jan 9, 2007
A recap of the first two days of the American Astronomical Society meeting. Ryan
Wyatt (Science Visualization blog) joins us as a guest. Meeting blog at slackerastronomy.org.
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Video: Neil deGrasse Tyson [FF]
Mon, Jan 8, 2007
A quick interview with Neil deGrasse Tyson at AAS
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Dirty Rotten Astronomers [JF]
Sat, Jan 06, 2007
Michael and Travis skip out to Bermuda and report on the Space Technology
6 program from NASA.
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Video: AAS Meeting Nonsense [FF]
Sun, Jan 7, 2007
Some dumb questions asked of smart people at the AAS meeting in Seattle.
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Video: Optical SETI at Oak Ridge Observatory [FF]
Wed, Jan 3, 2007
A tour of the Harvard University Oak Ridge Observatory and the Optical
SETI telescope there
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Video: Are there extra-terrestrials? [FF]
Wed, Dec 13, 2006
3 Questions. Second question: Are there extra-terrestrials?
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SG 4.0: The Astronomer Who Cried Wolf [FF]
Wed, Nov 22, 2006
In this show we cover stories of astronomical predictions: the good, bad and why it's
easier to be the former than the latter. We also have an interview with Ryan Wyatt, a science visualizer at the American
Museum of Natural History who talks about what goes on behind the scenes to turn those faint fuzzies into pretty pictures and
gives us a report from a recent astro-visualization conference. And of course the news, mail and more.
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Video: The Story of V838 Mon - [FF]
Wed, Nov 22, 2006
Rebekah and Travis tell the story of V838 Mon, a planet eater or just a really weird star?
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Video: Should Pluto be a planet? [FF]
Tue, Nov 14, 2006
3 Questions. First question: Should Pluto be a planet?
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Video: Behind The Scenes [FF]
Thu, Nov 2, 2006
Michael is visited by Timothy Ferris and a video crew to shoot
a scene for an upcoming PBS show about amateur astronomers.
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SG #3.0: Planet eating monsters, light echos, unicorns and more...[FF]
Wed, Nov 1, 2006
Rebekah is back and we have two old-school skits, Doug joins us from Gemini South observatory in Chile and we cover
lots of news and gossip in the world of astrology, oops, I mean, astronomy.
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